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west Airlines (Operations) Ltd Aircraft was named 'City of Inverell' Operated first revenue service - August 10, 1978 Withdrawn from service and stored Tamworth - September 16, 1983.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1986 Sold to Scibe Airlift Zaire - December 2, 1986 Entered onto Zaire Aircraft Register as 9Q-CBU - December 2, 1986 Withdrawn from use and placed in storage at Dinard, France - April 25, 1992 Sold to Jersey European Airways Ltd - April 13, 1995 Entered onto British Aircraft Register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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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HB-IVQ. Farnair Europe - in the full livery at unknown airport, February 2003. (Image 1999-152. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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