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Announced by Fokker in April 1962 , production was a collaboration between a number of European companies namely Fokker, MBB of Germany , Fokker-VFW of Germany and Short Brothers of United Kingdom . There was also government money invested in the project, with the Dutch government providing 50% of Fokker's stake and the German government had 60% of the 35% German stake. In terms of responsibility for production, Fokker design and built the nose section, centre fuselage and inner wing, MBB/Fokker-VFW constructed the forward fuselage, rear fuselage and tail assembly, Shorts designed and built the outer wings. Final assembly was at Schiphol Airport in Netherlands .


The first prototype PH-JHG first flew on


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Original operators




Military Operators


The 250th Presidential Airlift Wing of the Philippine Air Force maintains 1 F-28, mainly for the official domestic trips of the president of the Republic of the Philippines , as well as for the members of the president's cabinet.

  • Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Malaysia, Netherlands (Dutch Royal Flight), Peru, Tanzania, Togo.



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