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F-BYAO_1980-04_MUC_1290_NK

 

Photo taken by Norbert Kröpfl, scan kindly provided by Stephan Barth for inclusion on this page.

 

 

München-Riem

April 1980

 

F-BYAO

Fokker F27-100 Friendship

10127

Uni-Air

 

F-BYAO was seen at Riem on 14 April 1980 (probably the precise date for this shot) and 25 October 1980 (operating two flights and then leaving on 26 October 1980). It had been noted here before with Uni-Air in basic East-West Airlines colours on 23 March 1978 and 4 May 1978.

 

Information from airhistory.net - thanks to Stephan Barth:

The operator of this Fokker Friendship was Uni-Air; the aircraft was painted in the old Uni-Air colours on this visit to Munich-Riem. After 8 years of service with Uni-Air, F-BYAO was sold to ARAT ("Avion de Recherche Atmosphérique et de Télédétection") and flew as a research aircraft until 2002. It was retired at Creil and scrapped after a few years.

 

Information from airhistory.net - thanks to Paul Seymour:

Test Reg PH-FAX before delivery to East-West Airlines as VH-EWA in 1959. To Uni-Air as F-BYAO in 1977. Converted to a series 700 with a cargo door in 1986 then to the IGN - Institut Géographique National in 1988. Converted to an ARAT (Avion de Recherche Athmospherique) version with test reg F-WYAO in 1989. Back to F-BYAO in 1989. Retired at Creil in 2004 and scrapped in 2007.

 

Registration details for this airframe:

rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=117339

 

Detailed history of this airframe including photos:

www.aussieairliners.org/f-27/vh-ewa/vhewa.html

 

This airframe as PH-FAX with East-West Airlines (EWA) at AMS in July 1959:

www.aussieairliners.org/f-27/vh-ewa/1999.053l.jpg

 

This airframe as VH-EWA with East-West Airlines (EWA) at Tamworth ca. 1959:

www.aussieairliners.org/f-27/vh-ewa/1999.865l.jpg

 

VH-EWA with East-West Airlines (EWA) at SYD in October 1966 (later colours):

www.aussieairliners.org/f-27/vh-ewa/1999.742l.jpg

 

VH-EWA with East-West Airlines (EWA) at SYD in May 1968 (later colours):

www.aussieairliners.org/f-27/vh-ewa/1993.253l.jpg

 

VH-EWA with East-West Airlines (EWA) at SYD in November 1976 (later colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/vh-cuc/46083183294

 

F-BYAO leased to Air Senegal at ORY in December 1978:

www.aussieairliners.org/f-27/vh-ewa/1999.150l.jpg

 

F-BYAO with Uni-Air at ORY in June 1984 (later colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/190105067@N03/50326569223

 

This airframe as F-WYAO with IGN as ARAT at LBG in June 1989:

www.flickr.com/photos/paulschaller67/26719080460

www.flickr.com/photos/jbsollentuna/31604404101

 

F-BYAO with IGN as ARAT in August 1999:

www.flickr.com/photos/chaika12/33726490823

 

 

Scan from Kodachrome slide.

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