New Zealand's Fokker F.27 Friendship Story - Every NAC & Air NZ Friendship explained

In this episode of Random Flyer, we trace the full story of New Zealand’s Fokker F.27 Friendship fleet — from the government’s decision to buy them, to their arrival in 1960, and the long careers that followed under NAC, Air New Zealand and more. Every airframe has a story: retirements, storage, scrapping, crashing, preservation — and hijacking. If you enjoy stories of classic New Zealand airliners, check out the companion videos on:    • New Zealand’s Boeing 737-200 Story – Every...      • What happened to New Zealand's Douglas DC-...      • What happened to New Zealand's pre-war de ...   and subscribe to Random Flyer for more true stories from New Zealand’s airline past. Thumbnail image credit: Daniel Tanner at wikipedia.org via CC BY-SA 4.0