PK-MFO_1983-08_MUC_1290_HS

 

Photo taken by Herwart Schneider and kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.

 

 

München-Riem

August 1983

 

PK-MFO "Biak"

Fokker F27-600 Friendship

10435

Merpati Nusantara Airlines

 

PK-MFO is parked out in the "Westpilz" parking area. This was another F27 that passed through Riem on its way to and/or from maintenance with Fokker in the Netherlands. A Merpati F27 was noted at Riem on 25 August 1983, probably the precise date for this shot.

 

First flight 17 April 1970 as PH-FPK. Delivered to Garuda Indonesia as PK-GFO in May 1970. Went on to Merpati Nusantara as PK-MFO in October 1973. To Trigana Air Service as PK-MFO in July 1983, re-registered as PK-YPL in October 1993. Seen stored at Jakarta-Halim in September 1998 without engines in poor condition. (Sources: scramble.nl, planelogger.com)

 

Registration details for this airframe:

www.scramble.nl/database/civil/details/F27_544

 

Another shot of PK-MFO with Merpati Nusantara (port side view):

www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/31450240828

 

 

Scan from Kodachrome slide.

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