| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N2227L |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fokker F27 Friendship |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairchild Hiller F-27/FH-227 |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairchild Hiller FH-227 |
| C/n (msn): | 501 |
| Operator Titles: | Fairchild |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hagerstown - Regional / Richard A Henson FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Maryland, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KHGR IATA: HGR Local: HGR Other: - |
| Photo Date: | October 1972 |
| Photo by: | Peter Marshall (via Gary Vincent) |
| Photo ID: | 577947 |
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In 1956 Fokker signed a licensing agreement with US aircraft manufacturer Fairchild to build F-27s in the USA. While building F-27s, Fairchild independently developed the FH-227 featuring a 6 ft (1.83m) fuselage stretch. N2227L was the first of these off the production line. Pictured in Fairchild house colors, the aircraft was tested and demonstrated by Fairchild 1966 - 74 before sold to Mobile Oil as N2657. Acquired by the Burma / Myanmar Air Force in 1977 with serial 0001, it is currently on display at the Defence Services Museum in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. This photo is copyright © Peter Marshall, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 June 2023, and has since been viewed 642 times. |