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Withdrawn from service and stored at Honolulu, before being ferried to Lunken Field, Cincinnati - May 1994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


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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

 

N980MA. Mahalo Air - in the full livery at Honolulu Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1993-157. P. J. Gates Collection)