ex PH-FAB, EI-AKB, PI-C530, PH-FSH, JY-ADD, PH-FSH. Became D-BOBY, G-IOMA, G-BMZI, D-BAKO, broken up

To Aer Lingus as EI-AKB on 19 Nov 1958. To Philippine Airlines as PI-C530 on 17 Jan 1966. To Fokker and leased to Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines as JY-ADD on 26 Apr 1967.To Spantax as EC-BNJ on 09 Nov 1967. To Aviaco 01 Apr 1976. To Air Classic Aug 1981 as D-BOBY. On to WDL Nov 1981. To British Midland as G-IOMA on 20 Sep 1982. Leased to Manx Airlines 21 Sep 1982 and to Loganair 20 Nov 1983. To Tal Air May 1986. To G-BMZI with Fortis Aviation 21 Oct 1986 and leased to WDL. To D-BAKO in May 1987. Bought by Swetrail AB 13Apr 1996. WFU and used for fire practice at Vasteras in Sweden.

Photo by Michael Tosta.

K25 slide scan. Built 1958 as EI-AKB for Aer Lingus. PAL PI-C530 1966, Alia JY-ADD 1967, Spantax EC-BNJ 1967, Aviaco 1976, SAT D-BOBY 1981, Manx G-IOMA 1982, Loganair 1983, WDL G-BMZI 1985, reregistered D-BAKO 1987, withdrawn 1995. Seen here operating a scheduled DLT passenger flight.

Operated from new in 1958 until sold to PAL as PI-C530 in 1966. Thereafter it flew with a multitude of operators, including as G-IOMA with Manx Airlines and Loganair (see here), until scrapped at Vasteras (ESOW) in 1996.

K25 slide scan. Built 1958 as EI-AKB for Aer Lingus. PAL PI-C530 1966, Alia JY-ADD 1967, Spantax EC-BNJ 1967, Aviaco 1976, SAT D-BOBY 1981, Manx G-IOMA 1982, Loganair 1983, WDL G-BMZI 1985, reregistered D-BAKO 1987, withdrawn 1995. In standard 1986 colours with grey belly albeit logos have been applied reversed, operating for UPS.

Only the sixth F-27 off the production line. Previously with Manx Airlines in the Isle of Man hence the IOM in the registration.

This F27 started life with Aer Lingus in 1958 as EI-AKB. Here it is about to land on runway 23 at its former home base.

Another smart scheme on this early Friendship - history with my shot of her with Manx Airlines

The fourth F-27 built, delivered to Aer Lingus on 19.11.58 as EI-AKB, also served Philippine A/l, Alia, Spantax, Aviaco and WDL before becoming the first large aircraft with Manx in 9.82. Went on to Loganair in 9.83 and back to WDL in 1986. Wfu and used for fire practice at Västerås 4.96. I reckon it looked gorgeous in the Manx colours, like it must have done way back in the old Aer Lingus scheme