Purposely designed to replace the venerable Douglas DC-3 as a medium transport, the Fokker F.27 made its first flight in 1955 and proved highly popular and a great commercial success. Following in the footsteps of the IIAF, which acquired a total of 12 starting in 1972, the IINA acquired four for liaison and tactical airlift. Two of these were F.27-400M Troopships (equipped for troops or cargo and with wider doors in the rear), and two were F.27-600 Friendships (passenger variant). This F.27-600 is shown in the livery and markings worn immediately on delivery and for a relatively short period of time in late 1975: with upper fuselage surfaces in white, two cheat lines in dark green and one in light blue, the lower sides of the fuselage, and the wing all in gull gray. (Artwork by Luca Canossa)