PH-TFL gliding over RWY10 in BON

An airline of the ABC Islands.

One of the three training aircraft in Bonaire and one of he ones I have trained in.

PH-GOV captured in the sunset light while staying on Bonaire.

Ex. XC-DUO, N29MR and C-FDYT. Joined the Divi Divi fleet in March 2005.

Delivered to Britannia Airways in February 1998 as G-OBYE. To Britannia (Germany) between October 1998 and October 1999 as D-AGYE. Back to G-OBYE in October 199 . Lots of leases to Garuda Indoneisa between February 2000 and October 2010. To Arkefly in November 2011 as PH-OYE, rebranded as Arke in October 2013. Back to Thomson in October 2014 as G-OBYE. to Tuifly (Germany) in November 2015 as D-ATYE. Back to G-OBYE to finally be withdrawn from use in October 2017. Stored at KGYR DEC 2017 - DEC 2018. To N661AC for cargo conversion. To SF Airlines in May 2019 as B-20AV.

Written off on January 4, 2008 when the crew readioed in that they had lost both engines during the descent to Los Roques (from Caracas). The crew made an unsuccesful ditch into the ocean, which cost the life of all on board (14 POB). The wreckage was located in 2013, when a new search operation was started. On June 20, 2013, the attorney General of Venezuela reported that the aircraft had been found 6 nautical miles off the coast of Los Roques, at a depth of about 3.200ft (974m).

With Beech 58 N601FC (c/n TH-1181) behind.

The 'Snip' is famous for operating the first transatlantic flight for KLM. Between 15-22 December 1934, it flew the routing Amsterdam - Marseille, Alicante, Casablanca, Porto Praia, Paramaribo, La Guaira, Curaçao. Covering 10488 km in 54h27. For support, the Dutch Navy submarine "K XVIII" and ships "Stuyvesant" and "Van Renelaer" were based in the Atlantic Ocean. The aircraft stayed at the Antilles and was reregistered PJ-AIS in February 1936 to KLM West-Indisch Bedrijf. Written off in April 1948 and used as fire trainer. At upload, the cockpit section still preserved at the Curacao museum. Location unknown, although likely to be Curacao.

Delivered to ALM in June 1992, registration cancelled in September 2001. To N341CT in September 2001 as it was withdrawn from use and parked at Oklahoma City. Sold to Magellan Aircraft Inc. (Boca Raton) at an auction on January 17, 2003. Ferried to Loring AFB on July 25, 2003 for dismantling, which was eventually done by March 2004. Photo taken as we were about to board for our holiday in Aruba. The waving kid in the foreground is me.

Ex G-BXNP, registered 25th Feb 1999 and to TC-TCF 13th July 2009

Ex. C-GFCA, N304CH. Operated for Winair between 1986 and 2005. In 2005 it was seen being used for spares. Registration canceled in March 2011. To N67SA, YN-CHQ, C-GKPV, J8-GLS, C-GKPV, PK-VIL, PK-FSC.

This cute little building used to be the main (and only) terminal building in the 1990's. It has since been replaced by something more modern. The kid in the white T-shirt all the way to the left is me.

This carcass had been present at the airport for as long as I remember, but it has disappeared in recent years. With burnmarks on the ground all around, I always figured the frame was used as a live fire trainer. Ex PJ-AVC.

Ex. G-BBUA, F-BUTN, G-51-377, G-BBUA, D-IHER and SE-LGN before becoming PJ-SUN with Divi Divi Air. On October 22, 2009, while operating a passenger flight from Curacao to Bonaire, the right hand engine lost power. With the aircraft being overweight, the pilot was unable to maintain altitude. The aircraft crashed into the water near Klein Bonaire. All 9 passengers survived, but attempts to free the pilots (who became unconscious after hitting the water), were sadly not succesful. After a few minutes, the aircraft sank with the pilot still on board and came to rest at a depth of 190m.