This aircraft was intended for Air Zaire and later Air Sinai but was not taken up

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as 'PH-EXL' - November 18, 1981

Registered to Fokker BV

First flown as 'PH-EXL' - February 17, 1982

As the aircraft was unsold it was stored at Ombouw, Ypenburg

Sold to East-West Airlines - 1983

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - September 21, 1983

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWU - September 23, 1983

Registered to East West Airlines (Operations) Ltd, Tamworth

Accepted by East-West Airlines at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - September 28, 1983

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - September 28, 1983

It arrived at Tamworth on completion of the delivery flight - October 06, 1983

Flight crew: Capts P. Bird; F/O Norman, J. McCosker; F/E Fumeaux

The aircraft was named 'City of Albury'

Operated its first revenue service - October 11, 1983

Withdrawn from service and stored at Tamworth - April 11, 1989

Leased to Air Niugini - May 26 - August 15, 1989

Leased to Spirit Air - October 04 - December 11, 1989

Sold to Walker Aviation Leasing - October 1990

Departed Tamworth on the ferry flight to England - October 29, 1990

Registered to Walker Aviation Leasing Ltd, Jersey - October 30, 1990

It arrived at Exeter on completion of the ferry flight - November 04, 1990

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 14, 1990

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-JEAD (CofR G-JEAD/R1) - November 14, 1990

Registered to Walker Aviation Leasing Ltd, Jersey

Leased to Jersey European Airways

Operated its first revenue service Exeter - Guernsey - November 27, 1990

Sold to Jersey European

Leased to BAC Express - August 01, 1997 - April 1999

The aircraft was named 'Midland Trader'

Leased to BAC Express Airlines - late 1999

Sold to BAC Leasing with continued lease to BAC Express - March 31, 2000

Registered to BAC Group Ltd - April 13, 2000

Withdrawn from use and stored at Toulouse - February 17, 2001

Re-entered service with BAC Express and used for night freight operations - March 2003

Leased to Air Contractors (Ireland) Ltd - February 2004

Withdrawn from service after operating the freight service from Guernsey - July 19, 2005

Returned to BAC Leasing and stored at Southend-On-Sea and offered for sale

Ferried Southend - Edinburgh for storage - October 14, 2005

Sold to MiniLiner s.r.l., Italy - November 2006

Delivered to MiniLiner - November 20, 2006

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Italian Aircraft Register as I-FWXB - ?

Ferried to Nairobi - November 2007

Cancelled from the Italian Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto Kenyan Aircraft Register as 5Y-BVF - ?

Registered to Five Forty Aviation Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya

The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed some 50 km southwest of Mogadishu, Somalia - August 13, 2008

It was engaged in a freight service to K-50 Airport carrying 5.4 tonnes of khat from Nairobi, Kenya

K-50 Airport is the replacement airport for Mogadishu Aden Adde International

The aircraft struck a telecommunications tower some 2 km from the airport in poor visibility

The pilots had been advised not to land due poor visibily

Three crew members on board were killed

VH-EWU. East-West - 'City of Albury' in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 17, 1983.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-722.)

VH-EWU. East-West - 'City of Albury' in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 19, 1984.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-694.)

VH-EWU. East-West - 'City of Albury' in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 07, 1985.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-695.)

VH-EWU. East-West - 'City of Albury' in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 29, 1986.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-745.)

VH-EWU. East-West - 'City of Albury' in the final livery at Canberra Airport, March 1988.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1999-744.)

VH-EWU. East-West - 'City of Albury' in the final livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1989.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-273.)

VH-EWU. East-West - in the basic livery at Tamworth Airport, September 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-723.)

G-JEAD. Jersey European - in the standard livery at Jersey Airport, June 1991.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-047.)

G-JEAD. Jersey European - in the standard livery at Jersey Airport, July 1991.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-756.)

G-JEAD. Jersey European - in the standard livery at Jersey Airport, July 1991.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-801.)

G-JEAD. BAC Express - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-696.)

G-JEAD. BAC Express - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, June 2002.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-204.)