slide from the NK collection. - After the loss of the prototype (D-BABA) in February 1972, airframes G-02 and G-03 had to perform all the test flights. But despite all efforts, the VFW-614 was never a commercial success, and eventually only 19 aircraft were completed. D-BABB was broken up at Lemwerder in 1980.

The second and third VFW 614s, D-BABB and D-BABC. D-BABA had crashed on 1 February 1972. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

Operating a flight from/to Bremen. The aircraft was the second prototype for VFW with its first flight on January 14, 1972. It was withdrawn from use at Bremen between February 1979 and April 1980 and broken up at Lemwerder in June 1980.