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VH-EWQ. Fokker F.27-5229F Friendship. c/n 10539.
Was also registered as: PH-JBO; PT-LAM.
This aircraft was order new by East-West Airlines - April 24, 1975 Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXY - August 19, 1976 Registered to Fokker BV First flown as 'PH-EXY' - September 15, 1976 Powered by Rolls-Royce Dart 532-7 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWQ - October 01, 1976 Registered to Pacific & Western Aviation Company Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - October 01, 1976 Accepted by East-West Airlines at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - October 02, 1976 It arrived at Tamworth on completion of the delivery flight - October 09, 1976 It was fitted with long range tanks and seating for 44-46 passengers for services to Norfolk Island Operated its first revenue service - December 08, 1976 Registered to East West Airlines (Operations) Pty Ltd - March 09, 1977 Carried 'Gold Coast Express' titles for a few weeks - November 1983 Withdrawn from service and stored at Tamworth - November 12, 1984 Departed Tamworth on the ferry flight to the Netherlands - November 24, 1984 Flight crew: Captain B. Gillespie Sold to Fokker - November 30, 1984 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 17, 1984 Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-JBO - January 31, 1985 Leased to Transportes Aereos Meridionais SA t/a TAM - November 28, 1986 Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PT-LAM - ? It was damaged in a belly-landing accident during a training flight at Ubereaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil - January 09, 1997 Tempory repairs were made and it was flown to TAM's home base - January 17, 1997 To view details on this accident please click 'HERE' Considered to be beyond economic repair and was written off |
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VH-EWQ. East-West - in the standard livery at Tamworth Airport, November 1976. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-268.) |
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VH-EWQ. East-West - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1978. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-210.) |
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VH-EWQ. East-West - in the standard livery at Oakey Airport, May 22, 1979. (G. Wilkes Copyright Image 1999-288.) |
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VH-EWQ. East-West - in the standard livery with additional '10th Year Flying To The Sunshine Coast' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-211.) |
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VH-EWQ. East-West - in the standard livery at Canberra Airport, January 11, 1983. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-679.) |
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VH-EWQ. East-West - in the standard livery at Canberra Airport, January 11, 1983. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-092.) |
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VH-EWQ. East-West - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 1983. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-678.) |
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VH-EWQ. East-West - in the standard livery with additional 'Gold Coast Express - 4GC' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1983. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-267.) |
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VH-EWQ. East-West - in the standard livery with additional 'Gold Coast Express - 2WS' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1983. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-266.) |
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VH-EWQ. East-West - in the standard livery with additional 'Gold Coast Express - 4GC' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 1983. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-680.) |
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VH-EWQ. East-West - in the standard livery with additional 'Gold Coast Express - 2WS' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 1983. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-590.) |
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VH-EWQ. East-West - in the standard livery with additional 'Gold Coast Express - 4GC' titles at Adelaide Airport, November 1983. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-719.) |
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VH-EWQ. East-West - copy of the transfer document, December 04, 1984. (C. Mechielsen Copyright Image 1993-618.) |
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PT-LAM. TAM - in the standard livery at San Paulo Airport, December 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-829.) |