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VH-EWZ. Fokker F.27-5319F. c/n 10672.
Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXS - August 6, 1984 Registered to Fokker NV First flown as PH-EXS - August 8, 1984 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWZ - August 27, 1984 Registered to East West Airlines (Operations) ltd Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - August 27, 1984 Accepted by East West at Schiphol - August 28, 1984 Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight - September 4, 1984 Aircraft named 'City of Port Macquarie' Operated its first East West revenue service - September 11, 1984 Withdrawn from service - and stored Tamworth - August 23, 1989 Sold to Walker Aviation Leasing Ltd for lease to Jersey European Airways Departed Tamworth on delivery flight to Exeter - August 5, 1990 Arrived Exeter at conclusion of delivery flight - August 11, 1990 Operated its first Jersey European revenue service - August 23, 1990 Registered to Walker Aviation Leasing Ltd, Jersey - October 30, 1990 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - December 13, 1990 Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-JEAI - December 18, 1990 Sold to Jersey European Airways Offered for immediate sale for $US 2.3 million having flown 20,710 hours and 25,169 cycles Withdrawn from use and stored at Exeter - September 12, 1999 Observed at Luton Airport - September 17, 1999 Proposed sale to Scenic Airlines in 2000 did not eventuate Sold to Euroceltic Airways Ltd - March 30, 2000 Reregistered as G-ECAT - April 14, 2000 Temporarily withdrawn from use and stored at Exeter - August, 2000 Operated final revenue service as ECY406 Dublin-Sligo, Eire - November 2, 2002 Overran runway and ended up nose-down in salt water whilst landing in wet, stormy weather No injuries were sustained by the 36 passengers or crew Damaged beyond economical repair and officially withdrawn from service - November 2002 |
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VH-EWZ. East West - in the final livery at Canberra Airport, September 1984. (Image 1999-490. E. D. Daw Photograph) |
VH-EWZ. East West - in the final livery at Canberra Airport, Octoberber 1984. (Image 1999-491. E. D. Daw Photograph) |
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VH-EWZ. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1985. (Image 1999-845. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-EWZ. East West - in the final livery with city name on nose at Melbourne Airport, June 1989. (Image 1999-726. R. Waller Collection) |
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VH-EWZ. Jersey European - in the basic East West livery at Jersey Airport, October 1990. (Image 1999-750. E. D. Daw Collection) |
G-JEAI. Jersey European - in the full livery at Jersey Airport, September 1992. (Image 1999-846. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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G-JEAI. Jersey European - in the full livery at Jersey Airport, October 1992. (Image 1999-504. R. N. Smith Collection) |
G-ECAT. Euroceltic - in the full livery at unknown airport, August 2002. (Image 1999-884. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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