VH-EWJ. Fokker F.27-1085. c/n 10287.


First flown as PH-FIE - November 6, 1965

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWJ - November 11, 1965

Departed Schiphol on delivery flight to Australia - November 13, 1965

Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight - November 18, 1965

Flight crew: Capts V.H. Schuback, K.M. Crowe, L.R. Jackson

Operated its first revenue service - November 26, 1965

Aircraft named 'City of Parkes' - December 1, 1965

Registerd to East West Airlines (Operations) Ltd - March 9, 1977

Withdrawn from service - 1981

Cancelled from Australian Register - June 26, 1981

Aircraft had flown 38,717 hours and 45, 164 cycles

Sold to Air Executive A/S - July 9, 1981

Departed Tamworth on delivery flight to Norway - July 9, 1981

Entered onto Norwegian Aircraft Register as LN-NPM - August 20, 1981

Transferred to Busy Bee when Air Executive renamed

Leased to Air Nordic - October 1992 to December 1992

Cancelled from Norwegian Aircraft Register - June 11, 1993

Entered onto Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-KZG - June 11, 1993

Leased to Air Nordic / Swe Aviation - June 11, 1993 to June 15, 1996

Sold to Swetrail Transport A/B - July 30, 1993

Placed in storage at Woensdrecht, Netherlands

Leased to Newair Air Services - January 1997 - August 1997

Returned to storage at Woensdrecht following Newair declaring bankruptcy

Leased to SWE Aviation Europe - January 1998

Sub-leased to Eureca Sri Aviation, Italy - January 1998 to January 1999

Leased to Eureca - December 1 - 7, 1999 & September 2000

Sold to Sobel Air, Gabon - June 2001

Cancelled from Swedish Aircraft Register - June 13, 2001

Entered onto Ghana Aircraft Register as 9G-SOB - June 2001

Leased to Air-Max Gabon - November 2002

Repossessed by Sobel Air - January 2003

Leased to La Nationale - January 2003

Observed at Bangui as TL-ADS with Air Oubangui titles - March 12, 2007

Lease / sale did to Air Oubangui did not proceed


VH-EWJ. East West Airlines - in its original livery at Albury Airport, June 1967.

(J. Hopton Photograph. 1999-295.)

VH-EWJ. East West Airlines - in its original livery at Sydney Airport, December 1967.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-388.)

VH-EWJ. East West Airlines - in its original livery at Sydney Airport, December 1967.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-386.)

VH-EWJ. East West Airlines - in its original livery at Sydney Airport, December 1967.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-389.)

VH-EWJ. East West - in the old livery with revised titles and new tail logo at Sydney Airport, May 1968.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-713.)

VH-EWJ. East West - in the old livery with revised titles and new tail logo at Sydney Airport, May 1968.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 1993-165.)

 

VH-EWJ. East West - in old livery with revised titles and new tail logo at Sydney Airport, October 1969.

(G. Bennett Collection. 1993-249.)

 

VH-EWJ. East West - in the experimental livery at Sydney Airport, January 1970.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1993-043.)

VH-EWJ. East West - in the experimental livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(P. J. Gates Collection. 1999-770.)

VH-EWJ. East West - in the experimental livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(P. J. Gates Collection. 1999-908.)

VH-EWJ. East West - in the experimental livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(P. J. Gates Collection. 1999-910.)

VH-EWJ. East West - in the experimental livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(P. J. Gates Collection. 1999-909.)

VH-EWJ. East West - in the experimental livery at Sydney Airport, January 1972.

(P. J. Gates Collection. 1993-164.)

VH-EWJ. East West - in the final livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, November 1974.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-646.)

VH-EWJ. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-199.)

VH-EWJ. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-197.)

VH-EWJ. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-198.)

VH-EWJ. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, June 1979.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-652.)

VH-EWJ. East West - additional '10 years flying to the Gold Coast' titles at Sydney Airport, May 1980.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1993-248.)

VH-EWJ. East West - additional '10 years flying to the Gold Coast' titles at Sydney Airport, May 1980.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-645.)

VH-EWJ. East West - additional '10 years flying to the Gold Coast' titles at Sydney Airport, May 1980.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-651.)

LN-NPM. Busy Bee - in the full livery without titles, March 1982.

(P. J. Gates Collection. 1999-015.)

LN-NPM. Busy Bee - in the full livery without titles, March 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-653.)

LN-NPM. Busy Bee - in the full livery at unknown location, March 1984.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-654.)

LN-NPM. Air Nordic - in the full livery with no 'Swe Aviation' titles, October 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-121.)

SE-KZG. Air Nordic Swe Aviation - in the full livery at Stockholm Airport, March 1996.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-655.)

SE-KZG. Eureca - in basic Swe Aviation livery at unknown airport, June 1998.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-151.)

9G-SOB. Air Max Gabon - in basic Swe Aviation livery at Libraville, January 2003.

(J. Guillem Photograph. 1999-783.)

9G-SOB. La Nationale - in basic Swe Aviation livery at Libraville, November 2003.

(J. Guillem Photograph. 1999-851.)

TL-ADS. Air Oubangui - in basic Swe Aviation livery at Libraville, March 2007.

(J. Guillem Photograph. 1993-184)