How the Hardware Gets Lost

    In 1994, Aerolíneas Argentinas retired its Fokker F-28 Fellowship fleet, which had been in service since 1975. Most of the reusable components were subsequently removed from the airframes, while the stripped-down remains were left abandoned on the grass at the far end of the hangar apron at Ezeiza. This was where they were found in Nov96. The one that survived the longest was LV-LOA. msn. 11085.
    The aircraft's cockpit section remained within the airport grounds for some time and was even used by a union faction during several demonstrations, the kind of events Argentine society has had to endure on a seemingly daily basis. The last report on the cockpit was that it had been acquired by a private individual, who kept it parked on a trailer in front of her residence in the northern suburbs of Greater Buenos Aires. -"LOA´s Cockpit"-

Read the original article in Spanish in Roll Out.

Never delivered #35

 

On April 11, 1973, the President of Romania, Nicolae Ceaușescu, visited Fokker's manufacturing facilities as part of his official tour of the Netherlands.

We illustrate the Fokker F-28 Mk.1000 in the livery of the Romanian airline Tarom, had they purchased it.

At that time, Tarom operated BAC One-Eleven 400 series aircraft, and in 1978 signed an agreement with British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) to mass-produce the BAC One-Eleven.

Another day in the F-28 life

 

 Photo taken by Adrián Gómez on August 7, 2026, during rehearsal for the parade

Believe it or not, the Fokker F-28 Mk.1015C TC-53 (c/n 11020) remains very active these days! Today, August 10, 2026, it took part in the aerial parade commemorating another anniversary of the Argentine Air Force. On August 7 and 8, it carried out logistical flights between bases and practice runs for the aerial parade.