Aircraft Photo of ZK-BDS | Fletcher FU-24 | Robertson Air Service | AirHistory.net #183745
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:ZK-BDS
Aircraft Original Type:Fletcher FU-24
Aircraft Generic Type:Fletcher FU-24
Aircraft Version:Fletcher FU-24
C/n (msn):1
Operator Titles:Robertson Air Service
Location
Location:In Flight
Country:New Zealand
 
Photo Date:6 April 1955
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID: 183745
Photo Comment

The first Fu-24 with its open cockpit. By October 1956 it had been enclosed. The basic aircraft remains in production albeit highly developed with a turboprop engine producing more than three times the power of the initial version.

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