Order placed by East West Airlines - April 24, 1975

First flown as PH-EXW - July 26, 1976

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWP - September 9, 1976

Registered to Pacific & Western Aviation Company

Accepted by East West at Schiphol - September 9, 1976

Departed Amsterdam on delivery flight - September 10, 1976

Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight - September 16, 1976

Operated its first revenue service - December 1, 1976

Fitted with long range tanks and seating for 44-46 passengers for services to Norfolk Island

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

Aircraft named 'Norfolk Island' in naming ceremony at Norfolk Island - March 30, 1977

Withdrawn from service and stored Tamworth - May 22, 1989.

Sold to Royal Australian Navy as VH-EWP for defence contract work - May 17, 1989

Leased to Air Cruising Australia as VH-EWP - October 19 to November 25, 1989

Sold to BHP Engineering - January 20, 1992

Registered to Associated Airlines Pty Ltd - February 28, 1992

Registered to Department of Defence - March 24, 1992

Registered to Associated Airlines - May 5, 1992

Registered to Executive Airlines Engineering Pty Ltd - February 18, 2000

Registered to Department of Defence (Navy) - June 27, 2006

Had flown 43,547 hours with 29,258 cycles - May 31, 2007

Current

PH-EXW. East West - in its original livery prior to delivery, July 1976.

(Image 1999-451. R. N. Smith Collection)

PH-EXW. East West - in its original livery prior to delivery, July 1976.

(Image 1999-082. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-EWP. East West - in its original livery at Tamworth Airport, November 1976.

(Image 1999-043. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-EWP. East West - in its original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1999-206. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWP. East West - in its original livery at Sydney Airport, May 1979.

(Image 1999-090. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWP. East West - in its original livery at Sydney Airport, May 1979.

(Image 1999-342. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWP. East West - in its original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1980.

(Image 1999-672. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWP. East West - in its original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1980.

(Image 1999-368. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWP. East West - with '10 Years Flying to the Sunshinecoast' titles at Sydney Airport, May 1980.

(Image 1999-209. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWP. East West - in its original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1983.

(Image 1999-669. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWP. East West - in its original livery at unknown airport, January 1983.

(Image 1999-670. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-EWP. East West - in its original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1983.

(Image 1999-671. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWP. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, November 1984.

(Image 1999-674. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWP. East West - in the final livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1985.

(Image 1999-325. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-EWP. Royal Australian Navy Hydrography Unit - full livery at Essendon Airport, February 1994.

(Image 1999-675. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWP. Royal Australian Navy Hydrography Unit - full livery at Cairns Airport, September 1999.

(Image 1999-676. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-EWP. Royal Australian Navy Hydrography Unit - in the full livery off Cairns, February 2000.

(Image 1999-692. B. Dannecker Collection)

VH-EWP. Royal Australian Navy Hydrography Unit - the full livery, location and date unknown.

(Image 1993-163. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-EWP. Royal Australian Navy Hydrography Unit - revised titles at Cairns Airport, June 2005.

(Image 1993-044. P. J. Gates Collection)