Former TAA aircraft. Sold in UK as G-SPUD.

Looking great in full NLM colours, the Fokker Heritage Flight F27 was unfortunately grounded due to insurance complications. This is a very historic aircraft, being the third F27 to fly and the first to be operated by an airline after Aer Lingus took delivery of her on 19th November 1958 as EI-AKA (subject of the original Airfix kit)

This smart-looking 100 Srs Friendship was first registered VH-EWK in Feb 1967 and went to Busy Bee in April 1984. To Air Nordic/Swe Aviation as SE-KZH July 1993 and then Sobel Air in Ghana as 9G-BEL. Stored at Accra 2004

Another smart scheme on this early Friendship - history with my shot of her with Manx Airlines

Nicely preserved at the Aviodrome in her original demonstrator colours, the second prototype Fokker Friendship had a long career with LTU, IFG and WDL as D-BAKI before acquisition for preservation in 1995. Actually the third F27 built, as the second was a static test airframe; parts of prototype F27 PH-NIV's fuselage are stored behind one of the hangars at Lelystad

The fourth F-27 built, delivered to Aer Lingus on 19.11.58 as EI-AKB, also served Philippine A/l, Alia, Spantax, Aviaco and WDL before becoming the first large aircraft with Manx in 9.82. Went on to Loganair in 9.83 and back to WDL in 1986. Wfu and used for fire practice at Västerås 4.96. I reckon it looked gorgeous in the Manx colours, like it must have done way back in the old Aer Lingus scheme

Short-lived colour scheme adopted late in 1969 and abandoned by early 1971.

"City of Parkes" departing the TAA terminal on another flight to a regional city.