KLu : FOKKER F-27
The F-27 was undoubtedly the most successful design of the Dutch Fokker aircraft factory and it was even built under license by Fairchild in the U.S.
This elegantly looking transport aircraft was mostly used by civil airlines and commonly called : “Friendship” , while the military often used the name “Troopship”.
The Royal Netherlands Air Force acquired twelve F-27’s entering service in 1960 and they were serialled C-1 to C-12 , the last ones being phased out as late as in 1996. In these 36 years nr.334 squadron carried out many passenger and freight-transport flights to lots of destinations , but they were also used for special duties and even in aerobatics by the “F-27 Display Team” , which was extraordinary for a transport plane !
Different colour-schemes were applied during its career : at first they were still uncamouflaged with “day-glow” , but this changed during the Seventies .In the final phase various white and grey camo.-liveries were adopted .
In this gallery we present you a selection of pictures of all twelve of the aircraft as we have seen them over the years.
(note that this type of K.Lu. aitcraft has been frequently seen by us in active operational service , which is the reason for composing this photo gallery)
- C-1 at Soesterberg in 1970 (HE)
- C-2 at Soesterberg in 1968 (HE)
- C-3 at Soesterberg in 1968 (HE)
- C-3 in camouflage at SSB (FK)
- C-4 at Eindhoven in 1971 (HE)
- C-5 at Bierset in 1969 (HE)
- C-5 at Soesterberg in 1971 (HE)
- C-5 camouflaged at DL in 1974 (FK)
- C-6 at Soesterberg in 1972 (HE)
- C-6,C-7.C-10 at Soesterberg in 1972 (HE)
- C-7 at Deelen in 1973 (FK)
- C-7 at Soesterberg in 1972 (HE)
- C-8 at Soesterberg in 1971 (HE)
- C-9 at Soesterberg in 1991 (HE)
- C-9 at Soesterberg in 1995 (HE)
- C-10 at Eindhoven in 1968 (HE)
- C-11 at Soesterberg in 1993 (HE)
- C-12 at Soesterberg in 1992 (HE)
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