F27-300M C-5
The Fokker F27 was the workhorse of the Dutch Air Force for almost 36 years. C-1, C-2 and C-3 were F27-100 ‘Friendships’, the other nine were F27-300M ‘Troopships’ with a larger cargo door.
During their operational time, that lasted from 1960 to 1996, the Fokkers were updated and modified numerous times. During peace keeping UN-missions in Cambodia and former Yugoslavia some were sprayed white and received flare systems for self defence.
This F27 is seen on short finals for runway 23 at Valkenburg in January 1995. C-5 was the only one to receive this camouflage. It was sold to Luft Afrique in South Africa and became ZS-OEI. In 2010 it crash landed in Somalia.
F27-300M C-5
The Fokker F27 was the workhorse of the Dutch Air Force for almost 36 years. C-1, C-2 and C-3 were F27-100 ‘Friendships’, the other nine were F27-300M ‘Troopships’ with a larger cargo door.
During their operational time, that lasted from 1960 to 1996, the Fokkers were updated and modified numerous times. During peace keeping UN-missions in Cambodia and former Yugoslavia some were sprayed white and received flare systems for self defence.
This F27 is seen on short finals for runway 23 at Valkenburg in January 1995. C-5 was the only one to receive this camouflage. It was sold to Luft Afrique in South Africa and became ZS-OEI. In 2010 it crash landed in Somalia.