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The great success that Fokker achieved with its F27 model encouraged the Dutch manufacturer to go one step further. In this way, in Apr1962 the new project was announced: The F28 Fellowship.
On the occasion of the 57th anniversary of the prototype´s first flight, -May 9, 1967-, we glad to invite you to the launch of this new Blog fokkerfellowship28.blogspot.com, dedicated absolutely to the Fellowship.
We invite all those who are passionate about this small Dutch colossus to share their experiences, photographs, or information in this space. The site is under development, and we hope all readers will like it.
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Gonzalo Carballo, Esteban Lerín & Carlos Abella

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.

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