slide scan from the NK collection. - Holstenflug brought D-BOOM onto the German register in 1979, but after a few months and Holstenflug's financial troubles, the Fairchild was operated by Wirtschaftsflug. In 1982 it was sold again to the US (as N381BA to Britt Airways) and returned to Germany as D-BCEA in 1990. Withdrawn in 1992, it was used as a fire trainer at Cologne and finally broken up in 2012.

Delivered to Allegheny Airlines as N2704J in 1965. To Air South in 1973. Stored at Marana, AZ in 1975. To Holstenflug as D-BOOM then to Wirtschaftsflug in 1979. To Britt Airways as N381BA in 1982 then to Best Tool and Manufacturing in 1989. and CARA Express Aviation as D-BCEA in 1990. Withdrawn from use at Cologne in 1991 and used as a fire trainer. Scrapped in 2012.

Ex-Rieker Air Service. Used for training by the fire brigade with painted fake registration "D-CGN 01". Is actually ex D-BCEA. Still wearing basic Continental Express cheatline and faded ficticious "Tax-Air" titles.

Basic Holstenflug livery

K25 slide scan. Delivered 1965 as N2704J to Allegheny Airlines, stored 1971. Air South 1973, stored 1975. Holstenflug D-BOOM 1978, Pennair 1979, Wirtschaftsflug 1979. Britt Airways N382BA operating as Continental Express 1982. CARA Express 1990, withdrawn Cologne 1992. Used as fire and rescue trainer, scrapped 2012. The only Fairchild amongst the many F.27's turning up in the late 80's / early 90's Express parcels boom.

Ex N2704J Allegheny Airlines and Air South. To Britt Airways as N381BA and then returned to Germany as D-BCEA with CARA Express Aviation. Stored Cologne Bonn circa 2005 and used by the airport fire services painted with reg D-CGN01.

Built in 1965. Ex-N2704J, D-BOOM and N381BA. Delivered to Frankfurt as N381BA then to CARA Express Aviation (hence the registration) and reregistered as D-BCEA in 1990. Operated for CARA by Air Traffic GmbH. Withdrawn from use in 1991 at Cologne and scrapped in 2012.

This F.27J spent a few days of crew training at NUE.