
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | EB-91 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Fokker F27 Friendship |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Fokker F27 Friendship/Troopship (C-31) |
Aircraft Version: | Fokker F27-200 Friendship |
C/n (msn): | 10138 |
Operator Titles: | Bolivia - Army |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | La Paz - El AltoMap |
Country: | Bolivia |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: SLLP IATA: LPB Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 24 October 2015 |
Photo by: | Tim Spearman |
Photo ID: | 435214 |
Photo Comment |
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1959 vintage first flown as PH-FBF and delivered to Trans Australian Airlines as VH-TFK in November 1959. Later flew with Air Niugini between November 1973 and June 1979 as VH-TFK, P2-FTK and P2-AND before returning to Australia as VH-TFK with Conair, East West Airlines and Wards Express. Donated to the Bolivian Government via Fokker in August 1985 and flew with LAB until withdrawn from use and stored at Cochabamba in December 2004. Subsequently intended for use by the Air Force but was bought by the Bolivian Army in January 2011. Still active in 2021 This photo is copyright © Tim Spearman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 January 2022, and has since been viewed 551 times. |