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Fokker 50 (20127)

 

 
Date: 21/12/1999

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: Fokker F50 of VLM in the airframes first color scheme and baptized "City of Geneva", it was delivered at Antwerp airport on December 19 1999 in their full colors but still with registration "ES-AFL" of previous operator Estonian Air.

Date: 12/06/2000

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: Skystef

Description: on January 11 2000 it entered the Belgian register.

Date: 09/2005

Location: TXL/EDDT

Photo: Andreas Himm

Description: since April 23 2005 in the updated livery, baptized "City of Amsterdam".

Date: 21/05/2008

Location: AMS/EHAM

Photo: Gert-Jan Vis

Description: between February 2007 and February 2009 it was baptized "Trade Winds".

Date: 18/12/2009

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: since December 16 2009 in the new corporate identity of CityJet, here shown a couple of days afterwards.

Date: 2014

Location: STR/EDDS

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: it was leased to Vizionair from June 30 2014 onwards in their markings. Last flight was made on December 1 2014, afterwards laid up at Antwerp. On August 30 2015 it became again operational for VLM in all white markings but a bit later, its final flight took place on October 23 2015 and afterwards it was used used for spares at Antwerp. When the airline went into liquidation on June 22 2016, it remained as source parts for the "new" VLM from 2017 onwards. On July 13 2018 it was sold to Amapola Flyg, still for spares only. The hulk was finally transported on January 8 2019 to Neerhespen where it is used by the police for dogs training on drugs and explosives.

 

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