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VH-EWO. Fokker F.27-5120 Friendship. c/n 10341.
Was also registered as: OY-STO; PH-EXM; N272FA; PT-LAL; HA-FAC.
This aircraft was the prototype for the Series 500 Friendship Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FLM - November 14, 1967 Registered to Fokker BV First flown as PH-FLM - November 15, 1967 This aircraft was originally ordered by Luxair but it was not taken up Delivered new to Sterling Airways - May 16, 1968 Entered onto Danish Aircraft Register as OY-STO - May 16, 1968 Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - May 17, 1968 Leased by Fokker for demonstration flights to Air Afrique - January 21 to February 15, 1970 Leased to Gulf Aviation as OY-STO - January 15, 1973 to April 30, 1973 Sold to East-West Airlines - October 03, 1973 It arrived at Tamworth on completion of the ferry flight in the 'Sterling' livery - November 03, 1973 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWO - November 13, 1973 Registerd to East West Airlines Ltd, Tamworth Operated its first revenue service - November 19, 1973 It was named 'City of Port Macquarie' - December 06, 1973 Registered to East West Airlines (Operations) Pty Ltd - March 09, 1977 Sold to Fokker BV - October 21, 1983 Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Tamworth - October 24, 1983 Departed Tamworth on the ferry flight to Amsterdam (Schiphol) - November 11, 1983 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 30, 1983 Placed in open storage at Ypenburg, Holland Registration 'PHEXM' reserved by Fokker - May 08, 1984 Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXM - June 22, 1984 Registered to Fokker BV Sold to Aircraft Finance & Trading for lease to Mississippi Valley Airlines - June 23, 1984 Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the flight to the United States - June 23, 1984 Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - June 26, 1984 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N272FA - June 26, 1984 Registered to Aircraft Finance & Trading Leased to Mississippi Valley Airlines as the registered operator Leased to Air Wisconsin following the merger with M.V.A. - May 17, 1985 Returned to Aircraft Finance & Trading - October 31, 1985 Leased to Transportes Aereos Meridionais SA t/a TAM - April 18, 1986 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 1986 Entered onto the Brasilian Aircraft Register as PT-LAL - ? Sold to Transportes Aereos Meridionais SA t/a TAM Brasil - September 1997 Withdrawn from service - 1998 Converted to freighter configuration at Toulouse - September 1998 Test flown by Fokker Service pilots at Toulouse - June 14, 1999 Sold to Farner Air Transport - July 20, 1999 Cancelled from the Brasilian Aircraft Register - ? Dutch registration 'PH-FLM' reserved by Tulip Air Charter - August 23, 1999 Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FLM - November 18, 1999 Registered to Tulip Air Charter BV Transferred to Farnair Germany GmbH - 2002 The German registration 'D-AFGA' was reserved but not taken up Entered onto the Hungarian Aircraft Register as HA-FAC - November 19, 2003 Registered to Farnair Hungary Withdrawn from use at Bergamo - January 2009 Scrapped at Bergamo, Italy |
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PH-FLM. Fokker - in the standard livery somewhere over Holland, circa 1968. (Fokker Heritage Trust Copyright Image 1993-556.) |
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OY-STO. Sterling - in the standard livery at Copenhagen Airport, March 1970. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-766.) |
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OY-STO. Sterling - in the standard livery at Copenhagen Airport, March 1970. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-767.) |
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OY-STO. Air Afrique - in the Sterling livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-765.) |
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OY-STO. Sterling - in the revised livery at Paris Le Bourget Airport, May 30, 1972. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-502.) |
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VH-EWO. East-West - 'City of Port Macquarie' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1978. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-204.) |
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VH-EWO. East-West - 'City of Port Macquarie' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1978. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-205.) |
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VH-EWO. East-West - 'City of Port Macquarie' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1978. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-089.) |
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VH-EWO. East-West - 'City of Port Macquarie' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-203.) |
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VH-EWO. East-West - 'City of Port Macquarie' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-666.) |
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VH-EWO. East-West - 'City of Port Macquarie' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-667.) |
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VH-EWO. East-West - 'City of Port Macquarie' in the standard livery with additional '10th Year Flying To The Sunshine Coast' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-691.) |
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N272FA. MVA - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 1985. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-134.) |
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PT-LAL. TAM - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, May 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-668.) |
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HA-FAC. Farnair Europe - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, August 29, 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-657.) |