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Richards; F/E Dean The aircraft was named 'City of Devonport' It operated its first revenue service - October 15, 1983 Withdrawn from service and stored at Tamworth - April 10, 1989 to May 25, 1989 Returned to service - May 26, 1989 to August 23, 1989 Leased to Charter Cruise Air - May 17, 1990 to June 30, 1990 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Tamworth - ?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Register - August 19, 1996 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-JEAF (CofR G-JEAF/R2) - September 15, 1996 Withdrawn from use and stored at Exeter - July 1999 Registered to BAC Leasing & Sales Ltd - August 13, 1999 Leased to European Regional Carrier (Eureka) - 1999 to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.) |