Fokker F28 Fellowship maiden flight 9 May 1967.

On the 9th of May 1967, the F28 made its maiden flight. Departing at 05.19am from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport it returned safely after a flight of 1h25m. The F28 was the first civil Fokker aircraft equipped with jet engines and in its original configuration it could seat 65 passengers. A total of 243 aircraft was built and at the end of last year 45 were still operational, predominantly in Africa, Latin America and Asia.