This aircraft was originally ordered by Air Zaire but it was not taken up - ?

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as 'PH-EXG' - June 08, 1982

Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker

First flown as 'PH-EXG' - August 27, 1982

It was stored at Ypenburg until purchased by East-West - October 09, 1983

The registration marks were removed from the aircraft - October 19, 1983

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - October 21, 1983

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWX - October 25, 1983

Registered to East West Airlines (Operations) Ltd, Tamworth

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia as EW8797 - October 30, 1983

It arrived at Tamworth on completion of the delivery flight - November 05, 1983

Flight crew: Capts N. Bird, P. Bird; F/O R. W. Aggett

The aircraft was named 'Sunshine Coast'

Operated its first revenue East-West service - November 11, 1983

Withdrawn from service and stored Tamworth - August 23, 1989

This was the airline's last operational Fokker F.27 Friendship

Leased to Air Cruising Australia - October 1989

Sold to Walker Aviatio Leasing Ltd, Jersey, England

Departed Tamworth on dthe ferry flight to England - October 29, 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-JEAG (CofR G-JEAG/R1) - November 14, 1990

Registered to Jersey European Airways, Exeter

Operated its first revenue service Exeter - Guernsey - November 30, 1990

Leased to Ratioflug GmbH - June 14, 1994

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - November 22, 1994

Entered onto German Aircraft Register as D-ADAP - November 22, 1994

Returned to Jersey European at the end of the lease - ?

Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - October 1995

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-JEAG (CofR G-JEAG/R2) - October 02, 1995

Registered to Jersey European Airways, Exeter

Registered to BAC Leasing Limited, Horley (CofR G-JEAG/R3) - October 13, 1999

Sold to ECCS Air & Cargo Service - October 19, 1999

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - October 19, 1999

Entered onto German Aircraft Register as D-ACCT - October 19, 1999

Leased to Sky Team and converted to freighter configuration

Stored at Karlsruhe-Baden Baded, Germany when SkyTeam ceased operations - June 2002

Returned to flying status and observed at Barajas Airport, Madrid - March 2003

Lease / sold to Avanti Air GmbH, Siegerland, Germany

Operated by Medit Air Vuelos Mediterraneo, Valencia, Spain - June 02, 2002

Cancelled from German Aircraft Register - October 2004

Lease / sold to MNG Hava Yollari ve Tasimacilik A.S. t/a MNG Cargo - December 09, 2004

Entered onto Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-MBE - December 2004

The aircraft was used to service postal contracts in the U.K.

It was damaged at Coventry Airport during a severe storm with the nose and tail being smashed - January 18, 2007

The aircraft was written off

Cancelled from the Turkish Aircraft Register January 18, 2007

Remains were trucked to Outdoor Adventure Company, Old Hutton, Kendal, Cumbria - July 14, 2008

VH-EWX. East-West - 'Sunshine Coast' in the final livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1983.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-277.)

VH-EWX. East-West - 'Sunshine Coast' in the final livery at Canberra Airport, January 1984.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1999-747.)

VH-EWX. East-West - 'Sunshine Coast' in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 11, 1985.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-097.)

VH-EWX. East-West - 'Sunshine Coast' in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 19, 1985.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-707.)

VH-EWX. Jersey European - in the basic 'East-West' livery at an unknown airport, November 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-809.)

G-JEAG. Jersey European - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-708.)

G-JEAG. Jersey European - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-098.)

G-JEAG. Ratioflug - in the 'all-white' livery at an unknown airport, June 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-709.)

G-JEAG. Ratioflug - in the 'all-white' livery at an unknown airport, December 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-641.)

D-ADAP. Ratioflug - in the 'all-white' livery at an unknown airport, May 1995.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-154.)

D-ADAP. Ratioflug - in the 'all-white' livery at an unknown airport, May 1995.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-059.)

D-ACCT. SkyTeam - in the standard livery at Berlin Schonfeld Airport, July 2001.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-779.)

D-ACCT. SkyTeam - in the standard livery at Berlin Schonfeld Airport, May 2002.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-130.)

TC-MBE. MNG Kargo - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 2006.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-150.)

TC-MBE. Outdoor Adventure Company - in the basic 'MNG Kargo' livery at Kendal, Cumbria, September 2021.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-640.)