VH-EWS. Fokker F.27-5161. c/n 10425.


Dutch registration PH-FOZ reserved - November 19, 1969

First flown as PH-FOZ - November 20, 1969

Entered onto Danish Aircraft Register as OY-APA - December 9, 1969

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - December 9, 1969

Delivered new to Maersk Air A/S - December 9, 1969

Sold to Air Rouergue - becoming F-BYAF - February 11, 1977

Leased to Royal Air Inter as F-BYAF - September 10, 1977 to October 22, 1977

Sold to East West - March 2, 1978

Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight from Schiphol - April 20, 1978

Test flown at Tamworth after overhaul - August 5, 1978

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWS - August 7, 1978

Registered to East west Airlines (Operations) Ltd

Aircraft was named 'City of Inverell'

Operated first revenue service - August 10, 1978

Withdrawn from service and stored Tamworth - September 16, 1983.

Sold to Fokker - September 20, 1983

Departed Tamworth on delivery flight to Ypenburg - September 20, 1983

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - October 12, 1983

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FOZ - April 3, 1986

Sold to Scibe Airlift Zaire - December 2, 1986

Entered onto Zaire Aircraft Register as 9Q-CBU - December 2, 1986

Withdrawn from use and placed in storage at Dinard, France - April 25, 1992

Sold to Jersey European Airways Ltd - April 13, 1995

Entered onto British Aircraft Register as G-BVZW -

Arrived Exeter at conclusion of delivery flight - April 25, 1995

Converted to freighter configuration and rolled out - August 10, 1995

Leased to Channel Express (Air Services) Ltd for 2 years - August 18, 1995

Returned to Jersey European - May 1996

Leased to BAC Express Airlines Ltd - May 1996

Aircraft named 'Highland Trader'

Sold to BAC Express Airlines - August 4, 1997

Sold to Tulip Air Charter BV - December 1998

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FOZ

Sold to OFSB Ltd and leased to Farner Air Transport - November 4, 1999

Entered onto Swiss Aircraft Register as HB-IVQ

Company was renamed Farnair Switzerland AG - September 1, 2000

Operated by Farner for BAC Express - September 2002

Leased to Farnair Hungary - June 2, 2004

Entered onto Hungarian Aircraft Register as HA-FAE

Current


OY-APA. Maersk - in the original 'white tail' livery at Copenhagen Airport, June 1971.

(Image 1999-758. R. N. Smith Collection)

OY-APA. Maersk - in the original 'white tail' livery at Copenhagen Airport, June 1971.

(Image 1999-759. R. N. Smith Collection)

OY-APA. Maersk - in the final 'blue tail' livery at an unknown airport, September 1974.

(Image 1993-190. R. N. Smith Collection)

F-BYAF. Royal Air Inter - in basic Maersk livery at an Paris Airport, October 1977.

(Image 1993-196. R. N. Smith Collection)

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

(Image 1999-220. R. N. Smith Photograph)

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

(Image 1999-219. R. N. Smith Photograph)

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

(Image 1999-221. R. N. Smith Photograph)

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

(Image 1999-222. R. N. Smith Photograph)

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

(Image 1999-687. R. N. Smith Photograph)

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

(Image 1999-686. R. N. Smith Photograph)

9Q-CBU. Scibe Zaire - in the full livery with drop tanks at Dinard Airport, May 1992.

(Image 1999-102. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BVZW. BAC Express - in the full livery at unknown airport, May 1996.

(Image 1999-127. R. N. Smith Collection)

PH-FOZ. Farnair Europe - in the full livery, location and date unknown.

(Image 1999-907. R. N. Smith Collection)

HB-IVQ. Farnair Europe - in the full livery at unknown airport, September 2002.

(Image 1999-906. R. N. Smith Collection)

HB-IVQ. Farnair Europe - in the full livery at unknown airport, February 2003.

(Image 1999-152. R. N. Smith Collection)