VH-EWT. Fokker F.27-5161. c/n 10431.
Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FPF - February 9, 1970 Registered to Fokker NV First flow as PH-FPF - February 9, 1970 Entered onto Danish Aircraft Register as OY-APC - February 13, 1970 Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - February 13, 1970 Delivered new to Maersk Air A/S - February 14, 1970 Sold to Air Rouergue - December 14, 1976 Entered onto French Aircraft Register as F-BYAC Delivered to Air Rouergue from Kobenhavn - December 23, 1976 Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight as F-BYAC - July 13, 1878 Sold to East West Airlines - July 14, 1978 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWT - November 15, 1978 Registered to East West Airlines (Operations) Ltd Operated first revenue service Tamworth-Sydney - November 16, 1978 Aircraft entered service without a name Aircraft named 'The Tasmanian' - February 1982 Operated final revenue service Sydney-Tamworth - August 13, 1983 Sold to Fokker - August 16, 1983 Departed Tamworth on delivery flight to Fokker - August 16, 1983 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 6, 1983 Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXI - November 30, 1983 Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - January 6, 1984 Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N4560Z - January 6, 1984 Registered to Fokker Aircraft U.S.A. Departed Amsterdam on delivery flight to U.S.A. - January 8, 1984 Leased to Aircraft Finance & Trading BV Sub-leased to Mississippi Valley Airlines Inc - January 10, 1984 Transferred to Air Wisconsin following merger - June 1, 1985 Returned to Aircraft Finance & Trading - October 1985 Ownership transferred to Fokker NV - October 1985 Departed U.S.A. on delivery flight to Fokker - October 1985 Leased to Mesaba Airlines Inc - January 25, 1986 to August 1993 Departed Amsterdam on delivery flight to U.S.A. - January 25, 1986 Leased to Mahalo Air as N980MA - September 1993 to May 1994 Aircraft was named 'The Nene' Withdrawn from service and stored at Honolulu, before being ferried to Lunken Field, Cincinnati - May 1994 Sold to Air 1st Aviation Companies Inc - October 29, 1996 Seen stored at Mena - January 17, 1998 Sold to International Aviation - April 1998 Registration VH-IAV was reserved but not taken up Sold to International Air Parts for resale but aircraft was not sold Reduced to spares having flown 45,534 hours with 52,240 cycles |
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OY-APC. Maersk - in the original white tail livery at Copenhagen Airport, February 1972. (Image 1999-741. R. N. Smith Collection) |
OY-APC. Maersk - in the original white tail livery at Copenhagen Airport, February 1972. (Image 1999-763. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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OY-APC. Maersk - in the original white tail livery at unknown airport, June 1972. (Image 1999-760. R. N. Smith Collection) |
OY-APC. Maersk - in the final livery at unknown airport, December 1976. (Image 1999-761. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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F-BYAC. UAR Air Rouergue - in the basic Maersk livery at Basel Mulhouse Airport, April 1978. (Image 1999-740. R. N. Smith Collection) |
F-BYAC. UAR Air Rouergue - in the basic Maersk livery at unknown airport, May 1978. (Image 1999-938. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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VH-EWT. East West - in the original 'blue tail' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979. (Image 1999-224. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-EWT. East West - in the 'blue tail' livery at Sydney Airport, September 1979. (Image 1999-225. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-EWT. East West - '10 Years Flying to the Sunshine Coast' titles at Sydney Airport, May 1980. (Image 1999-321. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-EWT. East West - '10 Years Flying to the Sunshine Coast' titles at Sydney Airport, May 1980. (Image 1999-223. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-EWT - East West - in the 'blue tail' livery at Sydney Airport, September 1981. (Image 1999-688. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-EWT. East West - with rare 'The Tasmanian' nose titles at Brisbane Airport, March 1982. (Image 1999-771. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
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VH-EWT - East West - in the 'blue tail' livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown. (Image 1999-095. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-EWT - East West - in the 'blue tail' livery at Port Macquarie Airport, date unknown. (Image 1993-133. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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N4560Z. MVA - in the full livery at unknown airport, March 1984. (Image 1999-689. R. N. Smith Collection) |
N4560Z. MVA - in the full livery at unknown airport, April 1984. (Image 1999-031. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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N4560Z. MVA - in the basic livery without titles at unknown airport, October 1985. (Image 1999-816. R. N. Smith Collection) |
N4560Z. Northwest Orient Airlink - in the original livery at unknown airport, July 1986. (Image 1999-693. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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N4560Z. Northwest Airlink - in the final livery at unknown airport, April 1990. (Image 1999-450. R. N. Smith Collection) |
N4560Z. Northwest Airlink - in the final livery at unknown airport, April 1990. (Image 1993-072. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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N980MA. Mahalo Air - in the full livery at Honolulu Airport, December 1993. (Image 1999-028. R. N. Smith Collection) |
N980MA. Mahalo Air - in the full livery at Honolulu Airport, December 1993. (Image 1999-854. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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N980MA. Mahalo Air - in the full livery at Honolulu Airport, date unknown. (Image 1993-157. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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