This aircraft was ordered by Skywest Holdings Pty Ltd on behalf of Skywest Airlines - ?

The order was placed via East-West Airlines to facilitate licence and import approvals

It was intended to use the aircraft on the Perth - Port Headland - Karratha route along with a second Fellowship

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register with the temporary registration 'E-801 / PH-EXT' - January 05, 1984

Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker

First flown as 'PH-EXT' - January 06, 1984

Placed in storage at Woensdrecht

It had been painted in the standard East-West livery

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - October 30, 1984

It was accepted by East-West at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - November 13, 1984

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWD - November 13, 1984

Registered to East-West Airlines (Operations) Ltd, Tamworth

The aircraft was configured for 72 passengers in economy class seating

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - November 14, 1984

It arrived at Tamworth on completion of the delivery flight - November 17, 1984

Operated its first revenue service Tamworth - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - November 23, 1984

Withdrawn from service and sold to Ansett Express - June 24, 1991

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for refurbishment - ?

Operated its first revenue service with Ansett Express Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Canberra - July 10, 1991

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne - October 09, 1991

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

Operated its final revenue service Mackay - Brisbane as AN267 - July 07, 1996

Ferried Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage - July 10, 1996

Test flown at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - April 30, 1999

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Perth as AN4907 - April 30, 1999

Returned to service Perth - Port Headland as AN324 - May 2, 1999

Withdrawn from use after operating the Broome - Perth service as AN377 - December 06, 1999

Flight crew: Captains R. Hodge, M. Coletti

Ferried Perth - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN4406 - December 07, 1999

Flight crew: Captain A. Wilson; F/O S. Allen

Returned to service to operate charter flight Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Portland as AN4331 - December 14, 1999

Operated its final revenue service Portland - Melboure (Tullamarine) as AN4332 - December 15, 1999

Flight crew: Captain R. Hosking; F/O S. Allen

Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage at Melbourne having flown 33,430 hours with 29,207 cycles

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register at Ansett's request - October 19, 2001

Sold to Universal Asset Management, Memphis, TN - October 2001

Sold to Air Futures, Los Angeles

Stripped of all useful parts at Melbourne (Tullamarine)

The fuselage was trucked to a holding yard at East Keilor, Melbourne - December 09, 2001

The fuselage was later taken to small aviation museum near Mitiamo, Victoria - 2004

This museum moved to Simpsons Creek Road, Arnold, Victoria - 2006

Currently open for inspection on weekends