Pictured with first operator Union Carbide Corporation (1959 - 73), this Fairchild built F-27 would move to Canada as CF-PQI for the government of Quebec in March 1973. Sold in 2000 to Trygon Ltd and stored as 3C-QQB in Southend where it was scrapped.

aircraft leased from TAT (France); operated in full TAT c/s with Swedair tail logo.

The French regional carrier TAT owned this Fairchild F-27 after 1980, but repeatedly leased it to other airlines rather than operating it on own routes. However, the distinctive yellow colour scheme was retained, and Swedair operated the yellow turboprop for one season during 1984. - F-GBRU was active until 1990, then withdrawn and stored at Dinard, where it was last noted in 1996.

Photographer Dietmar Wüthrich

It was damaged beyond economical repair at Paris Orly 5 Jul 1979, but was flown back to Dinard where it was reduced to spares.

To Pacific Airlines as N2772R on 18 Apr 1959. Merged into Air West 07 Mar 1968. Noted as Hughes Airwest 01 Apr 1970. To Touraine Air Transport as F-GBRV on 30 Sep 1979. WFU and stored at Dinard Apr 1993.

Stored with its registration erased. Became CC-PMP and N7068J

Seen here active at its Greybull base, in operational service as a company transport in support of H&P's firebomber deployments.

After flying for Aeronor in Chile as CC-CBQ for almost 15 years this Fairchild ended up in Toledo, Ohio in 1993. The aircraft was registered as N7068J on behalf of Kansas Air Investments until a new owner was found in... Chile. Malan Inversions became the new operator and the F27 received a new colour scheme and was registered CC-PMP. If the aircraft ever returned to Chile remains to be seen as the it was noted stored at Ottawa, Kansas, in 1995 which is very close to the Dodson salvage yard in Rantoul, Kansas.

Registered N150L when delivered to Bonanza in October 1959, this Fairchild built F-27A was re-registered N750L in 1964. Merged with Air West in March 1968, the airline was bought by Howard Hughes in 1969 and re-named Hughes Air West the following year. Sold to Air Mauritanie as 5T-CJU, Horizon Air acquired the aircraft in May 1984 (N4798W) and converted to an F-27J re-registered N280PH by July. With CATA Linea Aerea as LV-PAD / AZV from 1987. Retired in 1995, parts were be used to re-build F-27 LV-RLB (cn 42), the abandoned fuselage was donated to a technical school in Buenos Aires circa 2005.

Reportedly going to the Hagerstown Aviation Museum in Maryland.

from my collection, photographer unknown

K25 slide scan. Built 1958 as N2709R for Butler Aviation/Pepsico. Later operated by US Navy in various guises it went to Hawkins and Powers in 1988. Withdrawn from use at Greybull by early 1990's. Acquired by Hagerstown Aviation Museum in 2016, dismantled July 2023 and trucked to Hagerstown.