Details: Fokker F-27 Friendship - G-BAUR, Air UK (1/200 Scale)

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HL1105	Corgi	Fokker F-27 Friendship - G-BAUR, Air UK (1/200 Scale)	£
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	HL1105 is this excellent 1/200 scale diecast model of Fokker F-27 Friendship G-BAUR in the superbly attractive livery of Air UK. Very low production run model and now hard to find. Fokker F-27 c/n 10225 made it’s first flight on April 19,1963 and was delivered to MAL Malayan Airways in May 1963 registered as 9M-AMI. In January 1967 the aircraft was sold to MSA Malaysia-Singapore Airlines and registered as 9V-BAP. The aircraft was sold to Air Anglia registered as G-BAUR and given the name Bess. In January 1980 the airline merged with Air UK and was renamed Robert Louis Stevenson. In May 1995 the aircraft was leased to Jersey European and in 1996 the aircraft was withdrawn from use and used as spare parts. The Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker developed the 32 seat turboprop F.27 Friendship to replace the DC-3. In 1956 Fokker licensed U.S. manufacturer Fairchild to produce the F.27. In April 1958 the Fairchild F.27 flew and in November 1958 the first Fokker produced F.27-100 was delivered to Aer Lingus. In November 1967 the F.27-500 (FH.227 in the U.S.) first flew. The 500 was a stretched version and the most numerous with 123 being produced. When production ended in 1987 there were 586 Fokker and 207 Fairchild aircraft built.

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