| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | D-AELM |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fokker F27 Friendship |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fokker F27 Friendship/Troopship (C-31) |
| Aircraft Version: | Fokker F27-600RF Friendship |
| C/n (msn): | 10450 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Cologne - Butzweilerhof (closed)Map |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: ETBB IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 29 December 2022 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 537440 |
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This F.27 was originally delivered to the Ivory Coast Government as TU-VAJ in December 1970. It then had a long and varied career before joining WDL Aviation as D-AELM in December 1997. After being wfu it was purchased in September 2020 and is now displayed outside Motorworld Cologne, a car-themed hotel and conference venue built on the site of the old Butzweilerhof airfield. This was a test and training field from 1912 an saw airline service from 1922 up to the 1950s when it was superceded by the newly opened Cologne / Bonn (EDDK / CGN). This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 January 2023, and has since been viewed 359 times. |