First flow on 15 June 1960 with Fokker test registration PH-FBO. It was delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force) on 6 July 1960. The Friendship was withdrawn from use on 26 September 1996. It was stored with Fokker at Woensdrecht and eventually sold to Valitrade on 18 December 1997. It is reported as N32180 and then as an instructional airframe at Subang (Indonesia).