AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1955

Aircraft hub · 1955 · Cold War

Fokker F27 Friendship

The Dutch answer to the Viscount, sold for forty years; Air UK and Aer Lingus flew them on short hops across the water. The gazetteer currently lists it at 2 UK museums.

1955
First flight
c.800(incl. Fairchild)
Built
290 mph(cruise)
Top speed
2
Museums
Fokker F27 Friendship
Recognition silhouette · 1955

Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Fokker F27 Friendship in the UK

The gazetteer records 3 Fokker F27 Friendship airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 2 UK collections, in one region: East of England.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
City of Norwich Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Norwich East of England Fokker F27-600 Friendship G-BHMY
Fokker F27-200 Friendship fuselage G-BCDN
Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Bungay East of England Fokker F.27-200 Friendship cockpit section G-BDVS Cockpit or section

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Colomban Cri-Cri & the homebuilt shelf, Dassault Mystère IV, de Havilland Mosquito, de Havilland Vampire, English Electric Canberra.

Where the type is thickest

East of England has 2 collections recording the type.

Marks and variants recorded

Fokker F.27-200 Friendship cockpit section; Fokker F27-200 Friendship fuselage; Fokker F27-600 Friendship.

Type notes

The Fokker F27 Friendship in brief

TypeFokker F27 Friendship (F27-200, F27-600)
UK museums holding one2
Airframes recorded in this survey3

Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across all 118 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many Fokker F27 Friendship airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 3 Fokker F27 Friendship airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Fokker F27 Friendship airframes?

City of Norwich Aviation Museum has the most in this survey, with 2 recorded airframes.