This airframe was the prototype for the Series 500 Friendship

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FLM - November 14, 1967

Registered to Fokker BV

First flown as PH-FLM - November 15, 1967

Originally ordered by Luxair but was not taken up

Delivered new to Sterling Airways - May 16, 1968

Entered onto Danish Aircraft Register as OY-STO - May 16, 1968

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - May 17, 1968

Leased by Fokker for demonstration flights to Air Afrique - January 21 to February 15, 1970

Leased to Gulf Aviation as OY-STO - January 15, 1973 to April 30, 1973

Sold to East West Airlines - October 3, 1973

Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight in full Sterling livery - November 3, 1973

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWO - November 13, 1973

Registerd to East West Airlines Ltd

Operated its first revenue service with East West - November 19, 1973

Aircraft was named 'City of Port Macquarie' - December 6, 1973

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

Sold to Fokker BV - October 21, 1983

Operated its final revenue service Sydney-Tamworth - October 24, 1983

Departed Tamworth on delivery flight to Amsterdam - November 11, 1983

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 30, 1983

Placed in open storage at Ypenburg, Holland

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXM - June 22, 1984

Registered to Fokker BV

Sold to Aircraft Finance & Trading for lease to MVA - June 23, 1984

Departed Amsterdam on delivery flight to USA - June 23, 1984

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - June 26, 1984

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N272FA

Leased to Air Wisconsin following merger with M.V.A. - May 17, 1985

Returned to Aircraft Finance & Trading - October 31, 1985

Leased to Transportes Aereos Meridionais SA t/a TAM as PT-LAL - April 18, 1986

Cancelled from U.S. Aircraft Register - May 1986

Sold to Transportes Aereos Meridionais SA t/a TAM as PT-LAL - September 1997

Converted to freighter configuration & test flown by Fokker - June 14, 1999

Sold to Farner Air Transport - July 20, 1999

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FLM - November 18, 1999

Registered to Tulip Air Charter BV

Transferred to Farnair Germany GmbH - 2002

Entered onto German Aircraft Register as D-AFGA

Current

OY-STO. Sterling - in the original livery at Copenhagen Airport, February 1970.

(Image 1999-766. R. N. Smith Collection)

OY-STO. Sterling - in the original livery at Copenhagen Airport, February 1970.

(Image 1999-767. R. N. Smith Collection)

OY-STO. Air Afrique - in the full Sterling livery, date & location unknown.

(Image 1999-765. R. N. Smith Collection)

OY-STO. Sterling - in the full livery with modified titles at Paris Airport, May 1972.

(Image 1999-502. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-EWO. East West - in its final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1999-204. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWO. East West - in its final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1999-205. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWO. East West - in its final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1999-089. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWO. East West - in its final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979.

(Image 1999-203. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWO. East West - in its final livery at Sydney Airport, May 1979.

(Image 1999-666. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWO. East West - in its final livery at Sydney Airport, May 1979.

(Image 1999-667. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWO. East West - '10 Years flying to the Sunshine Coast' titles at Sydney Airport, May 1980.

(Image 1999-691. R. N. Smith Photograph)

N272FA. MVA - in the full livery at unknown airport, April 1985.

(Image 1993-134. R. N. Smith Collection)

PT-LAL. TAM - in the full livery at unknown airport, May 1988.

(Image 1999-668. R. N. Smith Collection)