VH-EWW. Fokker F.27-5293 Friendship. c/n 10637.

Was also registered as: G-JEAF; OY-SRD; I-SIXA.

 

This aircraft was intented for Air Zaire and then Air Sinai but it was not taken up

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as 'PH-EXE' - May 03, 1982

Registered to Fokker BV

The registration marks were applied to the aircraft - May 04, 1982

First flown as 'PH-EXE' - August 03, 1982

It was stored at Ypenburg, Holland until it was purchased by East-West Airlines

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWW - September 30, 1983

Registered to East West Airlines (Operations) Ltd, Tamworth

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - September 30, 1983

It was accepted by East-West at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - October 02, 1983

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - October 02, 1983

It arrived at Tamworth on completion of the delivery flight - October 10, 1983

Flight crew: Capts A. Clayton, S. Spence, A. Richards; F/E Dean

The aircraft was named 'City of Devonport'

It operated its first revenue service - October 15, 1983

Withdrawn from service and stored at Tamworth - April 10, 1989 to May 25, 1989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

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Tamworth - ?

Departed Tamworth on the ferry flight to Exeter, England - December 10, 1990

It arrived at Exeter on completion of the ferry flight - December 12, 1990

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - December 27, 1990

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-JEAF (CofR G-JEAF/R1) - January 02, 1991

Leased and then sold to Jersey European Airways

Entered onto Danish Aircraft Register as OY-SRD - September 23, 1994

Cancelled from the British 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 the British Aircraft Register as G-JEAF (CofR G-JEAF/R2) - 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Withdrawn from use and stored at Exeter - July 1999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

It was converted to freighter configuration by Caledonia Airmotive - ?

It appeared in the BAC Express livery at Aberdeen, Scotland - January 18, 2001

The aircraft was named 'Highland Trader'

Entered onto Italian Aircraft Register as I-SIXA - April 26, 2001

Registered to Locafit SpA, Italy

Leased to Six Cargo as the registered operator

Registered to SixCargo SpA - June 04, 2001

Cancelled from the British 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 was named 'Madame Olsen'

Sub-leased to Vernikos Aviation S.A. t/a Ver-Avia - November 02, 2004

Current status - ?

 

 

VH-EWW. East-West - 'City of Devonport' in the final livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1984.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-952.)

VH-EWW. East-West - 'City of Devonport' in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 11, 1984.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-096.)

VH-EWW. East-West - 'City of Devonport' in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 11, 1984.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-701.)

VH-EWW. East-West - 'City of Devonport' in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 17, 1985.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-702.)

VH-EWW. East-West - 'City of Devonport' in the final livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 26, 1987.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-703.)

VH-EWW. East-West - 'City of Devonport' in the final livery with additional '40 Years' decal' Inverell Airport, September 1987.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1999-711.)

VH-EWW. East-West - 'City of Devonport' in the final livery with additional '40 Years' decal' Brisbane Airport, December 1987.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-704.)

VH-EWW. East-West - 'City of Devonport' in the final livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1988.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-276.)

VH-EWW. East-West - 'City of Devonport' in the final livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-678.)

G-JEAF. Jersey European - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, August 1991.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-203.)

G-JEAF. Jersey European - in the standard livery at Jersey Airport, June 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-705.)

OY-SRD. Star Air - in the basic 'white' livery at an unknown airport, November 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-739.)

OY-SRD. Star Air - in the basic 'white' livery at an unknown airport, November 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-042.)

OY-SRD. Star Air - in the 'white' livery at an unknown airport, July 1995.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-893.)

OY-SRD. Star Air - in the 'white' livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-685.)

G-JEAF. Eureka - in the 'white' livery at an unknown airport, October 1999.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-706.)

I-SIXA. SixCargo S.p.A. - in the basic 'BAC Express' livery at an unknown airport, December 2001.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-046.)

I-SIXA. SixCargo S.p.A. - in the basic 'BAC Express' livery at an unknown airport, February 2002.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-104.)

I-SIXA. SixCargo - in the new livery at Berlin Tegel Airport, June 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-108.)

I-SIXA. SixCargo - in the new livery at an unknown airport, July 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-110.)

I-SIXA. SixCargo - in the new livery at an unknown airport, August 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-109.)