VH-ATE was delivered to the Australian Department of Transport, Air Transport Group, in 1977. Aviation bureaucracy in Australia was in state of endless reorganisation as governments changed. The Air Transport Group became the Department of Aviation in whose colours the flight inspection F28 is pictured. It was sold to Ansett in November 1987, which deemed the aircraft unsuitable for conversion to an airliner. It was sold to in Canada in 1988 and operated as an airliner until 2002.

Sold to Air Niugini in 1989 as P2-ANH

With sister-ship PK-GKM taxiing out behind. Delivered 1.83 and transferred to Merpati as PK-MGK in 7.96. Derelict at Surabaya 12.08

Rare shot of the first of three Fellowships briefly operated by Iberia - delivered 4.70 but wfu at MAD 1.74. Went back to Fokker then later Burma Airways as XY-ADV, Horizon as N802PH and various Argentine operators as LV-WZC. Stored at EZE. Scan revived from a badly damaged scrap of unmounted Kodachrome that was abandoned for years off the start of a roll

Here still in old colours, the Fellowship served Garuda in large numbers for short-haul services. PK-GFS was delivered in 1977 and went to the colourful Citilink division in 2001 and Gatari Air Services as PK-HNN in 8.05; noted in storage at Halim in 10.06 still in basic Citilink c/s

Ex PK-GKP and transferred from Garuda in 7.96 and by 11.08 was the last Merpati F28 in service, on standby, but since wfu

Returning from Kupang, Timor, across the Sawu Sea. Earlier in the day, this old Fellowship flew me in from Denpasar.

New with Burma Airways Corp in 1986 and withdrawn from service at the end of 2012 together with XY-AGB parked alongside

First flown in July 1981, this Fokker was delivered to Garuda as PK-GKG. Leased to Merpati in 1989. Re-registered in 1996, and stored since 1998. Also visible are PK-IHT, HS-VAU and HS-UTC.

Sold to Air Nuigini as P2-ANS in 2002