Built for East West Airlines order

First flown as PH-EXO - October 26, 1983

Accepted at Schiphol - November 23, 1983

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWB - November 23, 1983

Registered to East-West Airlines (Operations) Ltd

Departed Schiphol on delivery flight - November 24, 1983

Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight - November 27, 1983

Aircraft named 'George Harrison'

Operated first revenue service - December 6, 1983

Operated East West's inaugural Brisbane-Cairns service - July 21, 1986

Operated the last F.28 service as EW306 Sydney-Tamworth (Capts T. Clayton, E. Norman) - July 18, 1991

Transferred to Ansett Express - August 2, 1991

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd - October 9, 1991

Transferred to Ansett Australia when Ansett Express was merged - October 31, 1996

Final revenue service as AN357 Kalgoorlie-Perth (Capt M. Diamond; F/O D. Anderson ) - November 30, 1996

Ferried Perth-Melbourne for storage - December 2, 1996

Sold to Flight West Airlines - March 1997

Ferried Melboure-Perth for overhaul & painting by Hawker de Havilland - May 30, 1997

Registered to Airline Facilities Pty Ltd - July 7, 1997

Ferried Perth-Brisbane (Capt. K. Simpson; F/O S. Allen) - July 29, 1997

Operated first Flight West revenue service Brisbane-Proserpine - August 30, 1997

Registered to Flight West Airlines Pty Ltd - September 8, 1997

Aircraft named 'Sir John Guise' at ceremony at Port Morseby - September 12, 1997

Operated services for Ansett within Queensland & Northern Territory in Flight West livery - August 2000

Flight West suspended operations - June 19, 2001

Leased to Ansett Australia - June 29, 2001

Advertised for sale by Aeromil (Australia) Pty Ltd - August 16, 2001

Operated the final passenger service by an Australian registered F.28 - March 23, 2002

This service YC5811 Townsville-Brisbane was operated for Flight West

Withdrawn from service and stored at Brisbane - March 25, 2002

Sold to International Air Parts -March 2003

Dismantling commenced at Brisbane Airport - March 10, 2003

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 8, 2003