| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-AFZR |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fokker F.XXXVI |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fokker F.XXXVI |
| Aircraft Version: | Fokker F.XXXVI |
| C/n (msn): | 5348 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force / Scottish Aviation |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Glasgow - PrestwickMap |
| Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGPK IATA: PIK Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 November 1939 to 21 May 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 578502 |
| Photo Comment |
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It looks like these three four-engined Fokkers are identical but there was only one F.XXXVI (F.36, up to 36 passengers), and G-AFZP and G-AFXR, behind, are of the downsized F.XXII (F.22, 22 pax) variety. Having replaced them with DC-3s, KLM sold these three aircraft to Scottish Aviation at Prestwick in August 1939 for military service as navigation trainers, their unit becoming No 1 Air Observer and Navigation School on 1 November. The F.XXXVI crashed on 21 May 1940 on take-off from Prestwick. Military serial HM161 does not seem to be worn. Photo from: Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 14 June 2023, and has since been viewed 239 times. |