![Aircraft Photo of ZK-BDS | Fletcher FU-24 | Robertson Air Service | AirHistory.net #183745](/photos/0183745.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | ZK-BDS |
Aircraft Original Type: | Fletcher FU-24 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Fletcher FU-24 |
Aircraft Version: | Fletcher FU-24 |
C/n (msn): | 1 |
Operator Titles: | Robertson Air Service |
Location | |
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Location: | In Flight |
Country: | New Zealand |
Photo Date: | 6 April 1955 |
Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
Photo ID: | 183745 |
Photo Comment |
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The first Fu-24 with its open cockpit. By October 1956 it had been enclosed. The basic aircraft remains in production albeit highly developed with a turboprop engine producing more than three times the power of the initial version. This photo was added on 12 November 2019, and has since been viewed 547 times. |