VH-EWT. Fokker F.27-5161 Friendship. c/n 10431.
Was also registered as: OY-APC; F-BYAC; PH-EXI; N4560Z; N980MA.
This aircraft was ordered new by Maersk - ? Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as 'PH-FPF' - February 09, 1970 Registered to Fokker NV, Schiphol First flow as 'PH-FPF' - February 09, 1970 Entered onto the Danish Aircraft Register as OY-APC - February 13, 1970 Registered to Maersk Air A/S Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - February 13, 1970 Delivered to Maersk Air A/S - February 14, 1970 Sold to Air Rouergue - December 14, 1976 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-BYAC - ? Delivered to Air Rouergue from Kobenhavn - December 23, 1976 Withdrawn from service awaiting sale - 1978 It arrived at Tamworth on completion of the ferry flight as 'F-BYAC' - July 13, 1978 Sold to East-West Airlines - July 14, 1978 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWT - November 15, 1978 Registered to East West Airlines (Operations) Ltd, Tamworth Operated its first revenue service Tamworth - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - November 16, 1978 This aircraft entered service and was operated for most of its life without being named It was named 'The Tasmanian' for a short period - February 1982 Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Tamworth - August 13, 1983 Sold to Fokker - August 16, 1983 Departed Tamworth on the ferry flight to Holland - August 16, 1983 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 06, 1983 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXI - November 30, 1983 Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - January 06, 1984 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N4560Z - January 06, 1984 Registered to Fokker Aircraft U. S. A. Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to the United States - January 08, 1984 Leased to Aircraft Finance & Trading BV Sub-leased to Mississippi Valley Airlines Inc - January 10, 1984 Transferred to Air Wisconsin following the merger with MVA - June 01, 1985 Returned to Aircraft Finance & Trading - October 1985 Ownership was transferred to Fokker NV - October 1985 Departed the United States on the ferry flight to The Netherlands - October 1985 Leased to Mesaba Airlines Inc - January 25, 1986 Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to the United States - January 25, 1986 Returned to the lessor at the end of the lease - August 1993 It was reregistered as N980MA - ? Leased to Mahalo Air as the registered operator - September 1993 The aircraft was named 'The Nene' Returned to the lessor at the end of the lease - May 1994 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 It was observed stored at Mena - January 17, 1998 Sold to International Aviation - April 1998 The Australian registration 'VH-IAV' was reserved but it was not taken up Sold to International Air Parts for resale but the aircraft remained unsold Reduced to spares having flown 45,534 hours with 52,240 cycles |
OY-APC. Maersk - in the original livery at Copenhagen Airport, February 1972. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-741.) |
OY-APC. Maersk - in the original livery at Copenhagen Airport, February 1972. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-763.) |
OY-APC. Maersk - in the original livery at Copenhagen Airport, June 1972. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-760.) |
OY-APC. Maersk - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, December 1976. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-761.) |
F-BYAC. UAR Air Rouergue - in the basic 'Maersk' livery at Basel Mulhouse Airport, April 1978. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-740.) |
F-BYAC. UAR Air Rouergue - in the basic 'Maersk' livery with additional 'Air Inter' titles at an unknown airport, May 1978. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-938.) |
VH-EWT. East-West - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 15, 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-224.) |
VH-EWT. East-West - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 09, 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-225.) |
VH-EWT. East-West - in the standard livery with additional '10th Year Flying To The Sunshine Coast' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 16, 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-321.) |
VH-EWT. East-West - in the standard livery with additional '10th Year Flying To The Sunshine Coast' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 16, 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-223.) |
VH-EWT. East-West - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 12, 1981. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-688.) |
VH-EWT. East-West - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-095.) |
VH-EWT. East-West - in the standard livery at Port Macquarie Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-133.) |
VH-EWT. East-West - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-272.) |
VH-EWT. East-West - 'The Tasmanian' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, March 1982. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-771.) |
N4560Z. MVA - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, March 1984. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-689.) |
N4560Z. MVA - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 1984. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-031.) |
N4560Z. MVA - in the basic livery at an unknown airport, October 1985. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-816.) |
N4560Z. Northwest Orient Airlink - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, July 1986. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-693.) |
N4560Z. Northwest Airlink - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-450.) |
N4560Z. Northwest Airlink - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-072.) |
N980MA. Mahalo Air - in the standard livery at Honolulu Airport, December 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-028.) |
N980MA. Mahalo Air - in the standard livery at Honolulu Airport, December 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-854.) |
N980MA. Mahalo Air - in the standard livery at Honolulu Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-157.) |