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As planned on an almost perfect winters day, the F27 took off from Chevron’s
Base Maintenance Facility at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire at around
12:00hrs.

The Fokker was permitted for just the one low level ferry flight with
undercarriage up, and with a flight time of around 1 hour we were all eagerly
anticipating the 14:00hrs arrival time in Amsterdam.

The F27 was met over the North Sea by the Fokker four Aerobatic team and escorted into Schiphol in a flat formation. It was a nervous wait, but then suddenly we caught our first
glimpse of the formation.

As mentioned in the previous article, this is the first time in 15 years that
Schiphol has received a Fokker F27. With this, special permission was
given to do several low passes down the main runway, followed by a very
impressive 90 degree banked turn.

After an exciting display the Fokker F27 made a perfect landing. This was
welcomed with loud cheers and warm applause from the hundreds of spectators who
had gathered to watch the once in a lifetime event.

The F27 taxied onto stand and was greeted by the Schiphol Airport fire service.
They gave the Fokker F27 a respectful salute in the form of a water cannon
archway, to commerorate the final flight of this almost iconic aircraft.

A special thank you goes to David Kraaijenbrink, Peter de Jong and everyone
else who was involved in this memorable occasion.

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In September 2010 three former Farinair F27’s touched down at Cotswold airport for storage, (Home of Chevron Aircraft Maintenance).
In conjunction with the owner, one of these aircraft “HA-FAD” s/n: 10449 was acquired and plans were drawn up to fly this aircraft to Schiphol.

During the summer of 2011 Chevron Aircraft Maintenance staff have been preparing  the aircraft for flight and it is scheduled that on the 24^th of November 2011 HA-FAD will arrive at Schiphol after completing its final flight, it is a fitting end that this fabulous workhorse of an aircraft will spend its remaining days on show as a tribute to all those that were ever involved in Fokker and its products.

The preparation and eventual flight of the F27 will be a very special event for Schiphol, and for all those involved. The airport hasn’t received a F27 for more than 15 years, and its arrival is sure to raise a lot of local interest. To mark this this very special occasion, the F27 will be escorted in formation from the Northsea by the Fokker Four aerobatic team.  

Follow the progress of HA-FAD on this page we will keep everyone updated via further issues of this newsletter. The estimated arrival time of the F27 at Schiphol Airport will be 14:00hrs local time on the 24^th of November 2011, for all you Fokker enthusiasts in the UK the aircraft will be departing Kemble @ approx. 12:00hrs local time. 

Keep watching this space for further updates !