Over 100 people gathered at the Illawong beach on Tuesday to mark 65 years since the Fokker Friendship Abel Tasman crashed off the coast of Mackay claiming the lives of all 29 on board.

His sister, Tyra Wales, said it only felt "like yesterday" that she heard the Fokker F27 Friendship had crashed in the sea near Mackay in north Queensland. "Sixty-five years doesn't seem that long ...

An Indonesian air force Fokker F27 transport has crashed near Jakarta’s Halim air base. An air force source confirmed the incident on 21 June, but was unable to provide further details.

On Jun. 21, an Indonesian Air Force Fokker F-27, crashed into a residential ... was one of the six F27-400 planes (to be replaced by nine Casa C-295) in use with the Indonesian Air Force.

With her sister already at the airport waiting for the Fokker F-27 Friendship to touch down, Ms Camilleri and her mum decided to chase her brother’s plane through the foggy streets to where her ...