VH-EWW. Fokker F.27-5293F. c/n 10637.
Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXE - May 3, 1982 Registered to Fokker BV Registration marks applied to aircraft - May 4, 1982 First flown as PH-EXE - August 3, 1982 Aircraft was intented for Air Zaire, and then Air Sinai but not taken up Stored at Ypenburg, Holland until purchased by East West Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWW - September 30, 1983 Registered to East West Airlines (Operations) Ltd Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - September 30, 1983 Accepted by East West at Schiphol - October 2, 1983 Departed Schiphol on delivery flight to Australia - October 2, 1983 Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight - October 10, 1983 Flight crew: Capts A. Clayton, S. Spence, A. Richards; F/E Dean Aircraft was named 'City of Devonport' Operated first revenue service - October 15, 1983 Withdrawn from service and stored Tamworth - April 10, 1989 to May 25, 1989 Returned to service - May 26, 1989 to August 23, 1989 Leased to Charter Cruise Air - May 17, 1990 to June 30, 1990 Departed Tamworth on delivery flight to Exeter, England - December 10, 1990 Arrived Exeter at conclusion of delivery flight - December 12, 1990 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - December 27, 1990 Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-JEAF - January 2, 1991 Leased then sold to Jersey European Airways Entered onto Danish Aircraft Register as OY-SRD - September 23, 1994 Cancelled from U.K. Aircraft Register - September 23, 1994 Leased to Star Air A/S - September 20, 1994 to August 19, 1996 Cancelled from Danish Aircraft Register - August 19, 1996 Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-JEAF - September 15, 1996 Withdrawn from use and stored at Exeter - July 1999 Registered to BAC Leasing & Sales Ltd - August 13, 1999 Leased to European Regional Carrier (Eureka) - 1999 to September 27, 2000 Returned to BAC Express Airlines Converted to freighter configuration by Caledonia Airmotive Appeared in full BAC Express colors at Aberdeen, Scotland - January 18, 2001 Aircraft named 'Highland Trader' Entered onto Italian Aircraft Register as I-SIXA - April 26, 2001 Registered to Locafit SpA, Italy Leased to Six Cargo - April 26, 2001 Registered to SixCargo SpA - June 4, 2001 Cancelled from U.K. Aircraft Register - June 26, 2001 Returned to BAC Leasing & Sales Ltd - November 2001 Leased to BAC Express Airlines - November 25 to December 25, 2001 Leased to SixCargo S.A.I. SpA (cargo division of Clubair Sixgo SpA) - 2002 Aircraft named 'Madame Olsen' Sub-leased to Vernikos Aviation S.A. t/a Ver-Avia - November 2, 2004 Current |
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VH-EWW. East West - in the final livery at Melbourne Airport, February 1984. (Image 1999-952. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
VH-EWW. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, May 1984. (Image 1999-096. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-EWW. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, August 1984. (Image 1999-701. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-EWW. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1985. (Image 1999-702. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-EWW. East West - in the final livery at Melbourne Airport, June 1987. (Image 1999-703. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-EWW. East West - with '40 Years' sticker by rear door at Inverell Airport, September 1987. (Image 1999-711. G. Wilkes Photograph) |
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VH-EWW. East West - with '40 Years' sticker by rear door at Brisbane Airport, December 1987. (Image 1999-704. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
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G-JEAF. Jersey European - in the full livery at Jersey Airport, May 1994. (Image 1999-153. R. N. Smith Collection) |
G-JEAF. Jersey European - in the full livery at Jersey Airport, June 1994. (Image 1999-705. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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G-JEAF. Jersey European - in the full livery, location and date unknown. (Image 1993-099. P. J. Gates Collection) |
OY-SRD. Star Air - in the basic white livery without titles at unknown airport, November 1994. (Image 1999-739. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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OY-SRD. Star Air - in the basic white livery without titles at unknown airport, November 1994. (Image 1993-042. R. N. Smith Collection) |
OY-SRD. Star Air - in the full white livery at unknown airport, July 1995. (Image 1999-893. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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G-JEAF. EuReKa - in the basic Star Air livery at unknown airport, October 1999. (Image 1999-706. R. N. Smith Collection) |
I-SIXA. Six Cargo - in basic BAC Express livery at unknown airport, December 2001. (Image 1993-046. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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I-SIXA. Six Cargo - in basic BAC Express livery at unknown airport, February 2002. (Image 1999-104. R. N. Smith Collection) |
I-SIXA. Six Cargo - in the new livery at Berlin's Tegel Airport, June 2005. (Image 1993-108. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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I-SIXA. Six Cargo - in the new livery at unknown airport, July 2005. (Image 1993-110. P. J. Gates Collection) |
I-SIXA. Six Cargo - in the new livery at unknown airport, August 2005. (Image 1993-109. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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