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Fokker 50 (20132)

 

 
Date: 05/1994

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: delivered at Antwerp airport on March 17 1994 as "PH-ARG", but the same day coming in the Belgian register, this Fokker F50 of VLM did wear temporary a white color scheme.

Date: 21/09/1997

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: Skystef

Description: since 1995 in the full colors with additional "Wings of Flanders" titles below the cheatline and baptized "City of Dusseldorf".

Date: 04/1999

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: between July 28 1998 and May 3 1999 it wore an all white c/s with only "VLM" titles.

Date: 05/2001

Location: LCY/EGLL

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: but on October 3 1999, this changed into their full blue color scheme, at that time it was their first airframe in this livery.

Date: -

Location: MAN/EGCC

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: updated livery between January 5 2005 and September 20 2009.

Date: 03/2010

Location: HAM/EDDH

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: since October 2 2009 in the new corporate identity.

Date: 03/2011

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: since January 2011 with tail titles. On May 10 2011 it made its final commercial flight as on the same day, at Rotterdam, it was damaged beyond repair when the main landing gear collapsed while on ground being prepared for its next flight. After a short period in storage, it was ferried to Norwich on July 17 were it was broken up for spares.

 

Belgian register