With 50 years 334 squadron markings on the fin and 15 years F27 display markings on the nose.

A piece of history: the Natalee Holloway case, a American teen that went missing on the island of Aruba in 2005, brought KDC-10 T-264 to Curacao, supporting a number of Dutch F-16s that were deployed to the Caribbean to join the search for her. She was never found.

Early example of the military F-27M Troopship, from 334 Sqdn. Preserved at Soesterberg.

Test reg PH-FBV before delivery to the Royal Netherlands Air Force as C-7 in 1960. Withdrawn from use at Woensdrecht in 1996 and broken up in 2002. Fuselage to Eindhoven as a ground trainer and later scrapped.

Very rare 60 years 334 squadron sticker tail, which was only carried for several days.

The pilots of the F27 fleet of the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) always enjoyed their take-off, directly after rotation they often selected gear-up. And that resulted in some nice photos! Here C-8 is seen just after take-off. The Troopship made its first flight on 6 Oct'60 as PH-FBW and was delivered to the KLu on 28 Dec'60. The aircraft was also used as demo aircraft from 1994 onwards and gave through the years a spectaular show. It was withdrawn from use in Aug'96 and became a gate-guard in late 1997. In late 2003 it became an instructional airframe at Eindhoven.

Test reg PH-FCA before delivery to the Netherlands Air Force as C-12 in 1961. Preserved at Eindhoven marked as C-8 from 1996.

Photo: Palle Nørby Christensen

Taken during the Farewell tour (all Dutch Air Bases), here taken over Leeuwarden AB.

First flow on 15 June 1960 with Fokker test registration PH-FBO. It was delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force) on 6 July 1960. The Friendship was withdrawn from use on 26 September 1996. It was stored with Fokker at Woensdrecht and eventually sold to Valitrade on 18 December 1997. It is reported as N32180 and then as an instructional airframe at Subang (Indonesia).