Fokker F28 Fellowship maiden flight 9 May 1967.

On the 9th of May 1967, the F28 made its maiden flight. Departing at 05.19am from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport it returned safely after a flight of 1h25m. The F28 was the first civil Fokker aircraft equipped with jet engines and in its original configuration it could seat 65 passengers. A total of 243 aircraft was built and at the end of last year 45 were still operational, predominantly in Africa, Latin America and Asia.

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Ik was getuige van de 1e proefvlucht van de F28 Fellowship vanaf het platform Fokker.
Een bijzondere belevenis, nadat ik de assemblage heb meegemaakt.
Ik werkte op de vliegdienst in die tijd
Chris Stroo

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I love some of these Fokker company films. The footage is always accompanied with a smooth jazz riff.

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Some still fly.

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Noisy beast!

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is a dream ..!!

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wolrd of 21 crash shampions..