![Aircraft Photo of VH-TQN | Fokker F27-500F Friendship | Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA | AirHistory.net #704057](/photos/0704057.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | VH-TQN |
Aircraft Original Type: | Fokker F27 Friendship |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Fokker F27 Friendship/Troopship (C-31) |
Aircraft Version: | Fokker F27-500F Friendship |
C/n (msn): | 10680 |
Display Paint: | Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | ShellharbourMap |
Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSHL IATA: WOL Local: - Other: - |
Collection: | Historical Aircraft Restoration Society - HARS |
Photo Date: | 10 November 2023 |
Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
Photo ID: | 704057 |
Photo Comment |
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Painted to represent the original VH-TQN which flew with TAA from 1968 to 1985, this is actually a 1985-build F27 first owned by Midstate Airlines as N244MA, later sold via Fokker to NEPC as VT-NEH. Bought by Airwork NZ in 1998 to fly for New Zealand Post as ZK-POH and acquired by HARS in 2018. Seen here part way through painting in period TAA colours, completed in early 2024 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 July 2024, and has since been viewed 63 times. |