
VH-TFA Fokker
F.27 Friendship 'Charles
Todd'
c/n
10111
Orignally to have
been named 'Dirk Hartog', but changed to the above name immediately
upon
arrival at Essendon in June 1959..
First of a dozen Friendships ordered by TAA in 1958.
This shot, by R.N. (Bob) Smith was taken at Mascot in
December 1965. It was converted
to
-200 standard at Fokkers in 1965 and in 1969 transferred to TAA's New
Guinea operations.
In November 1973 it was sold to Air Nuigini and a year
latewr became P2-TFA, later becoming
P2-ANA. In 1978
it was sold to Aerolineas de Guatemala Aviateca as TG-AIA and then spent
some
time with the Guatemalan Air Force serialed '1094' before being
withdrawn from use in 2000.