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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 200)

F27-10135Scrapped

RegistrationGBG-SOFS

REOperatorRegion Airways

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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 200) built in 1959. Operated for TAA Trans Australia Airlines, Air Niugini, Air UK and Region Airways. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerFokker

First flight1959

Country of registrationReino Unido

MSN10135

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Fokker F27 Friendship

Figures for the F27-500 variant, the most representative of the family

Length25.1 m82 ft

Wingspan29.0 m95 ft

Height8.5 m28 ft

Range1,926 km1,040 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed460 km/h248 ktMach 0.43

Service ceiling8,990 m29,495 ftIt flies above Everest (1.0 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight20,410 kg44,996 lb

Maximum payload9,206 kg20,296 lbIts 52 passengers with baggage would weigh about 5.2 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity52 passengersUp to 56 in a high-density layout

Endurance4 h 11 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1955 (71 years ago) · About 786 units built · Production ended in 1987

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1959

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Oct 6, 1959

Delivered to Fokker

Delivered to Fokker as PH-FBC.

Oct 21, 1959

Transferred to TAA Trans Australia Airlines

Transferred to TAA Trans Australia Airlines.

May 1, 1974

Transferred to Air Niugini

Transferred to Air Niugini.

Dec 1, 1975

Re-registered

Changed from P2-TFJ to P2-ANC (still with Air Niugini).

Sep 1, 1984

Transferred to Air UK

Transferred to Air UK.

Sep 25, 1987

Transferred to Region Airways

Transferred to Region Airways.

Operators

1959-10-06

Fokker

Registration PH-FBC

1959-10-21

TAA Trans Australia Airlines

Registration VH-TFJ

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TAA Trans Australia Airlines

Registration VH-TFJ

1974-05-01

Air Niugini

Registration P2-TFJ

1975-12-01

Air Niugini

Registration P2-ANC

1984-09-01

Air UK

Registration G-BLML

1987-09-25

Region Airways

Registration G-SOFS

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 200) · G-SOFS · Region Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/F27-10135},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/F27-10135}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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