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D-BOBY_1982-05_MUC_1290_CW

 

Photo taken by Chris Witt, slide kindly provided for scanning by Theo Kastner from his collection.

 

 

München-Riem

May 1982

 

D-BOBY (3)

Fokker F27-100 Friendship

10106

WDL Aviation (basic Aviaco colours)

 

Note: The registration D-BOBY was used for two different Fokker F27s: c/n 10106 (this one here) and c/n 10257. It was previously also used for Vickers 635 Viking 1B c/n 293 flying with Trans-Avia Flug in the late 1950s and later for De Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 c/n 177 flying with Hamburg Airlines and Cirrus Airlines from 1998 to 2008.

 

 

Information from airhistory.net - thanks to Richard Vandervord:

The fourth F-27 built (excluding two test airframes), delivered to Aer Lingus on 19.11.58 as EI-AKB, also served Philippine A/l, Alia, Spantax, Aviaco and WDL before becoming the first large aircraft with Manx Airlines as G-IOMA in 9.82. Went on to Loganair in 9.83 and back to WDL in 1986. Wfu and used for fire practice at Västerås 4.96.

 

Registration details for this airframe:

www.scramble.nl/database/civil/details/F27_215

 

This airframe as EI-AKB with Aer Lingus at BHX in February 1965:

www.airteamimages.com/pics/335/335986_big.jpg

 

This airframe as EC-BNJ with Spantax at PMI in 1970 (equipped with pylon tanks):

www.planepictures.net/a/163/19/1615996212.jpg

 

EC-BNJ with Aviaco at MAD in February 1973 (basic Spantax colours):

www.aviationcorner.net/public/photos/6/4/avc_00054564.jpg

 

EC-BNJ with Aviaco at BCN in July 1979 (later colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/61320542@N06/46021841932

 

This airframe as G-IOMA with Manx Airlines at LHR in January 1983:

www.flickr.com/photos/105925977@N03/37556268155

 

G-IOMA with Loganair at DUB in July 1984:

www.flickr.com/photos/24101413@N03/6142229970

 

This airframe as G-BMZI with WDL at ESS in 1987:

www.flickr.com/photos/64863821@N06/49811946558

 

D-BAKO with WDL at BRU in October 1994:

www.airhistory.net/photo/292353/D-BAKO

 

 

Scan from Kodachrome slide.

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Taken in May 1982