Originally ordered by Lignes Nationale Aeriennes Congolaises but cancelled

Registration marks TN-ABZ applied to airframe - May 12, 1971

Registration marks TN-ABZ removed from airframe - May 13, 1971

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXD - May 13, 1971

Registered to Fokker VFW

First flown as PH-EXD - May 14, 1971

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - May 18, 1971

Delivered new to Maersk - October 29, 1971

Entered onto Danish Aircraft Register as OY-APF -

Sold to Air Rouergue - February 21, 1977

Entered onto French Aircraft Register as F-BYAH -

Delivered Copenhagen-Rodez, France - March 6, 1977

Did not enter service and was placed in storage at Marillac, France

Sold to East West Airlines - July 1977

Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight as F-BYAH - July 12, 1977

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWR - September 30, 1977

Registered to East West Airlines (Operations) Ltd

Aircraft was named 'City of Grafton'

Operated its first East West revenue service - September 30, 1977

Leased to Northern Airlines in basic East West colors - September 14, 1980 to January 10, 1981

Aircraft was named 'The Territorian'

Registered to Northern Airlines (Operations) Pty Ltd - September 14, 1980

Registered to East West Airlines (Operations) Ltd - December 4, 1980

Withdrawn from service and stored Tamworth - February 7, 1983.

Departed Tamworth on delivery flight to Amsterdam - February 26, 1983

Arrived Amsterdam at conclusion of delivery flight in East West livery - March 5, 1983

Sold to Fokker - March 5, 1983

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 8, 1983

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-RUA - April 21, 1983

Leased to Egypt Air / Air Sinai - April 22, 1983 to January 2, 1984

Returned to Fokker and placed in storage at Ypenburg - January 21, 1984

Sold to Scibe Airlift Zaire as 9Q-CBI - December 2, 1986

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - December 2, 1986

Leased to Business Flight Services as OY-APF - September 16, 1989

Returned to Scibe Airlift - January 1, 1992

Flown to Dinard, France and placed in storage - March 17, 1992

Sold to Jersey European Airways - April 13, 1995

Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-JEAP - April 13, 1995

Arrived Exeter on delivery flight in Business Flight livery - April 19, 1995

Converted to freighter configuration at Exeter

Entered service with Jersey European Airways - June 17, 1995

Leased to Channel Express (Air Services) Ltd - October 1996

Sold to Channel Express - becoming G-CEXG - October 9, 1999

Overshot runway at Conentry on landing and badly damaged - January 1, 2000

Considered to be a write-off but was salvaged by Fokker Aircraft Services

Provisional repairs were made on-site before flown to Woensdrecht - October 25, 2000

During repairs nose of former Lina Congo Friendship TN-ABZ used

Sold to Dart Group Plc and reregistered G-CEXG - November 13, 2000

Leased to Channel Express - first flown following repairs - January 13, 2001

Leased / sold to MNG Kargo, Istanbul, Turkey - May 2005

Entered onto Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-MBG -

Current

OY-APF. Maersk - in the final livery at unknown airport, July 1974.

(Image 1999-136. R. N. Smith Collection)

OY-APF. Maersk - in the final livery at unknown airport, July 1974.

(Image 1999-134. R. N. Smith Collection)

OY-APF. Maersk - in the final livery at Copenhagen Airport, August 1976.

(Image 1993-143. R. N. Smith Collection)

F-BYAH. UAR Air Rouergue - in the full livery at unknown location, March 1977.

(Image 1999-131. R. N. Smith Collection)

F-BYAH. UAR Air Rouergue - in the full livery at unknown airport, March 1977.

(Image 1999-738. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-EWR. East West - in the 'blue tail' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979.

(Image 1999-214. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWR. East West - in the 'blue tail' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979.

(Image 1999-213. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWR. East West - in the 'blue tail' livery at Sydney Airport, May 1979.

(Image 1999-681. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWR. East West - in the 'blue tail' livery at Sydney Airport, June 1979.

(Image 1999-218. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWR. East West - in the 'blue tail' livery at Sydney Airport, May 1980.

(Image 1999-212. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWR. East West - with '10 Years Sunshine Coast' titles at Sydney Airport, May 1980.

(Image 1999-215. R. N. Smith Photograph)

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

(Image 1999-685. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWR - Northern - in basic East West livery at Sydney Airport, January 1981.

(Image 1999-683. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWR. East West - in the 'blue tail' livery at Sydney Airport, February 1981.

(Image 1999-217. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EWR. East West - in the 'blue tail' livery at Sydney Airport, May 1982.

(Image 1999-684. R. N. Smith Photograph)

9Q-CBI. Scibe Zaire - in the full livery at unknown location, December 1986.

(Image 1999-753. R. N. Smith Collection)

9Q-CBI. Business Flight - in the full livery at Ypenburg, August 1989.

(Image 1999-103. R. N. Smith Collection)

OY-APF. Business Flight - in the full livery with drop-tanks at Copenhagen Airport, September 1989.

(Image 1999-891. R. N. Smith Collection)

OY-APF. Business Flight - in the full livery with drop-tanks at Copenhagen Airport, March 1991.

(Image 1993-162. R. N. Smith Collection)

OY-APF. Business Flight - in the full livery but without drop-tanks at Copenhagen Airport, October 1991.

(Image 1999-892. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-JEAP. Jersey European - in the full livery at unknown airport, June 1995.

(Image 1999-004. P. J. Gates Collection)

G-JEAP. Jersey European - in the full livery at Jersey Airport, August 1995.

(Image 1999-503. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-JEAP. Channel Express - in the full livery at unknown location, May 2003.

(Image 1999-914. R. N. Smith Collection)