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revenue service - March 6, 1967 Wet leased to Wards Express for freight services - March 4, 1980 to April 1, 1980 Withdrawn from service and stored at Tamworth - November 14, 1983 Departed Tamworth on delivery flight to Holland - November 25, 1983 Sold to Fokker-VFW and placed in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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 ) |
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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) |
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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) |
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SE-KZH. Swe Aviation SAE Europe - in the full livery, location and date unknown. (Image 1999-660. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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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) |
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