VH-EWK. Fokker F.27-1110. c/n 10319.


First flown as PH-FKO - February 9, 1967

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWK - February 17, 1967

Registered to East-West Airlines Ltd

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - February 18, 1967

Delivered new to East West Airlines at Tamworth - February 26, 1967

Aircraft was named 'City of Armidale'

Operated its first East West Airlines revenue service - March 6, 1967

Wet leased to Wards Express for freight services - March 4, 1980 to April 1, 1980

Withdrawn from service and stored at Tamworth - November 14, 1983

Departed Tamworth on delivery flight to Holland - November 25, 1983

Sold to Fokker-VFW and placed in storage at Ypenburg - December 3, 1983

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 5, 1983

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FKO - March 23, 1984

Sold to Busy Bee - becoming LN-NPD - April 5, 1984

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - April 5, 1984

Leased to NLM Cityhopper - May 1990

Leased to Swetrail Transport - Air Nordic Swe Aviation - September 1, 1992 to December 2, 1992

Busy Bee declared bankrupt - December 16, 1992

Cancelled from Norwegian Aircraft Register - July 7, 1993

Entered onto Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-KZH - July 7, 1993

Registered to Swetrail Transport AB

Leased to Air Nordic - July 7, 1993 to June 15, 1996

Returned to Swetrail when Air Nordic ceased operations due to cancellation of A.O. licence

Aircraft stored - June 1996

Registered to Swe Aviation Europe AB - April 1999

Leased to European Regional Carrier - Eureca - July 22, 1999 to February 10, 2000

Leased / sold to Sobel Air, Ghana - June 2001

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

Leased to Air Max Gabon - November 2002

Repossessed by Sobel Air - January 2003


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

(Image 1999-656. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWK. East West - in the experimental livery at Canberra Airport, January 1971.

(Image 1993-188. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWK. East West - in the final livery at Canberra Airport, January 1971.

(Image 1999-720. R. Waller Collection)

VH-EWK. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1999-200. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWK. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, May 1979.

(Image 1999-690. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWK. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, May 1979.

(Image 1999-256. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWK. East West - in the final livery at Tamworth Airport, May 1979.

(Image 1999-324. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-EWK. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, September 1980.

(Image 1999-088. P. J. Gates Collection )

VH-EWK. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, September 1980.

(Image 1999-658. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWK. East West - in the final livery at Canberra Airport, September 1983.

(Image 1999-657. R. N. Smith Photograph)

LN-NPD. Busy Bee - in the full livery at unknown airport, November 1985.

(Image 1999-009. R. N. Smith Collection)

LN-NPD. Busy Bee - in the full livery at unknown airport, November 1985.

(Image 1999-659. R. N. Smith Collection)

SE-KZH. Swe Aviation SAE Europe - in the full livery, location and date unknown.

(Image 1999-660. R. N. Smith Collection)

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

(Image 1999-782. J. Guillem Photograph)

9G-BEL. La Nationale - in basic Swe Aviation livery at Libraville, January 2004.

(Image 1999-850. J. Guillem Photograph)