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VH-EWG. Fokker F.27-1073 Friendship. c/n 10266.
Was also registered as: LN-NPI; SE-KZF; 9G-AIR.
First flown as 'PH-FGH' - December 24, 1964 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWG - January 06, 1965 Registered to East-West Airlines Ltd Accepted by East-West Airlines at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - January 07, 1965 It arrived at Tamworth on completion of the delivery flight - January 18, 1965 Operated its first revenue service - February 07, 1965 The aircraft was named 'City of Orange' - November 12, 1965 Operated TAAs Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Coolangatta - Sydney services - February 1968 to July 1968 Carried 'Sun Fun Holidays' titles for several weeks promoting the Gold Coast - August 12, 1972 Sold to Air Executive, Norway - October 29, 1978 Entered onto the Norwegian Aircraft Register as LN-NPI - October 29, 1978 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 30, 1978 It had flown 35,462 hours with 40,462 cycles Departed Tamworth on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom for overhaul and painting - October 30, 1978 It arrived at Norwich on completion of the ferry flight - November 08, 1978 Transferred to Busy Bee when Air Executive was renamed - September 01, 1980 Withdrawn from service and prepared for lease to Air Nordic, Sweden Cancelled from the Norwegian Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-KZF - May 18, 1993 Sold to Swetrail Transport AB - July 30, 1993 Lease to Air Nordic continued Returned to Swetrail, withdrawn from use and stored at Woensdrecht, Netherlands - June 15, 1996 Leased to SAE Swe Aviation Europe AB - April 1998 Departed Woensdrecht on delivery to SAE Swe Aviation Europe AB - September 03, 1998 The intended sub-lease to Eureca SRL was not taken up - 1999 Major overhaul carried out at Woensdrecht - October 04 - 28, 1999 Withdrawn from service at stored at Malmo (Strurup) in the standard SWE livery without engines - 1999 - 2002 Sold to Sobel Air, Ghana - August 30, 2002 Major overhaul carried out at Malmo (Strurup) - October 2002 Cancelled from the Swedish Aircraft Register - November 04, 2002 Entered onto the Ghana Aircraft Register as 9G-AIR - November 04, 2002 Registered to Sobel Air Ghana Ltd Test flown at Malmo - November 07, 2002 Departed Malmo (Strurup) on the ferry flight to Ghana - November 08, 2002 Made a precautionary landing at Groningen-Eelde Airport (Netherland) due to engine problems - November 08, 2002 Ferried Groningen Eelde - Jersey - November 11, 2002 It arrived at Accra (Kotabu) on completion of the ferry flight - January 30, 2003 Reposessed due to the non payment of accounts - February 01, 2003 Leased to National Airways Gabon - October 2003 Returned to Sobel Air Ghana Ltd - 2004 Leased to Antrak Ghana Ltd - March 2005 Returned to Sobel Air Ghana Ltd on termination of the lease - 2006 It was observed withdrawn from use and stored at Accra (Kotabu) - October 09, 2006 Scrapped - ? |
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VH-EWG. East-West Airlines - 'City of Orange' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1966. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-143.) |
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VH-EWG. East-West Airlines - 'City of Orange' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 16, 1967. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-391.) |
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VH-EWG. East-West Airlines - 'City of Orange' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 16, 1967. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-549.) |
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VH-EWG. East-West - 'City of Orange' in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, date unknown. (G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1993-252.) |
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VH-EWG. East-West - 'City of Orange' in the revised livery at Albury Airport, January 1968. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-638.) |
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VH-EWG. East-West - 'City of Orange' in the experimental livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 1970. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-586.) |
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VH-EWG. East-West - 'City of Orange' in the experimental livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 18, 1970. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-639.) |
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VH-EWG. East-West - 'City of Orange' in the final livery with additional 'Sun Fun Holidays' titles and logo at Melbourne Essendon Airport, August 1972. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-086.) |
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VH-EWG. East-West - 'City of Orange' in the final livery with additional 'Sun Fun Holidays' titles and logo at Melbourne Essendon Airport, August 1972. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-642.) |
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VH-EWG. East-West - 'City of Orange' in the final livery with additional 'Sun Fun Holidays' titles and logo at Melbourne Essendon Airport, August 1972. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-456.) |
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VH-EWG. East-West - 'City of Orange' in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1975. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-251.) |
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VH-EWG. East-West - 'City of Orange' in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1976. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-085.) |
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VH-EWG. East-West - 'City of Orange' in the final livery at Grafton Airport, December 1976. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-250.) |
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VH-EWG. East-West - 'City of Orange' in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 12, 1978. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-641.) |
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VH-EWG. East-West - 'City of Orange' in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 14, 1978. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-640.) |
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LN-NPI. Air Executive - in the basic East-West livery at Darwin Airport, October 1978. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-643.) |
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LN-NPI. Air Executive - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, March 1979. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-013.) |
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LN-NPI. Air Executive - in the standard livery at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, May 1979. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-645.) |
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LN-NPI. Busy Bee - in the basic livery at Brussels Airport, October 1980. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-815.) |
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LN-NPI. Busy Bee - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, July 1982. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-011.) |
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LN-NPI. Air Nordic - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, July 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-012.) |
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SE-KZF. Air Nordic Swe Aviation - in the standard livery at Stockholm Airport, July 1995. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-737.) |
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SE-KZF. Air Nordic Swe Aviation - in the standard livery at Stockholm Airport, July 1995. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-644.) |
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SE-KZF. Swe Aviation - in the standard livery with additional 'SAE Europe' titles at an unknown airport, October 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-830.) |
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9G-AIR. La Nationale - 'Amira' in the basic Swe Aviation livery at Libraville Airport, January 27, 2004. (J. Guillum Copyright Image 1999-428.) |
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9G-AIR. La Nationale - 'Amira' in the basic Swe Aviation livery at Libraville Airport, January 27, 2004. (J. Guillum Copyright Image 1999-849.) |
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9G-AIR. La Nationale - 'Amira' in the basic Swe Aviation livery at Libraville Airport, January 27, 2004. (J. Guillum Copyright Image 1993-129.) |