Order placed by East West Airlines - April 24, 1975

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXY - August 19, 1976

Registered to Fokker BV

First flown as PH-EXY - September 15, 1976

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWQ - October 1, 1976

Registered to Pacific & Western Aviation Company

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - October 1, 1976

Accepted by East West at Schiphol - October 2, 1976

Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight - October 9, 1976

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

Operated its first revenue service with East West - December 8, 1976

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

Carried 'Gold Coast Express' titles for a few weeks - November 1983

Withdrawn from service and stored Tamworth - November 12, 1984

Departed Tamworth on delivery flight to Amsterdam - November 24, 1984

Sold to Fokker - November 30, 1984

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 17, 1984

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-JBO - January 31, 1985

Leased to Transportes Aereos Meridionais SA t/a TAM - as PT-LAM - November 28, 1986

Damaged in belly-landing during training flight at Ubereaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil - January 9, 1997

Tempory repairs made and flown to TAM's home base - January 17, 1997

Considered beyond economic repair - written off

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

(Image 1999-210. R. N. Smith Photograph)

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

(Image 1999-211. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWQ. East West - view of entry divider with new logo at Oakey Airport, May 1979.

(Image 1999-288. G. Wilkes Photograph)

VH-EWQ. East West - in its original livery at Sydney Airport, September 1981.

(Image 1999-678. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWQ. East West - in its original livery at Canberra Airport, February 1983.

(Image 1999-679. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-EWQ. East West - 'Gold Coast Express - 4GQ' titles & logo at Sydney Airport, November 1983.

(Image 1999-680. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWQ. East West - 'Gold Coast Express - 4GQ' titles & logo at Adelaide Airport, November 1983.

(Image 1999-719. R. N. Smith Collection)

PT-LAM. TAM - in the full livery at San Paulo Airport, December 1987.

(Image 1999-829. R. N. Smith Collection)