Argentine Troopship retirement

F27-400M TC-79 landing at Paraná. Esteban Brea THE ARGENTINE Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina, FAA) staged a farewell ceremony for the Fokker F27 at the II Brigada Aérea (2nd Air Brigade), based at Paraná in Entre Ríos, on November 24. Before the aircraft was stood down, the final operational F27-400M Troopship in service with the FAA, serial TC-79 (c/n 10575), performed flights and demonstrated cargo and paratroopers being dropped. The ceremony was also attended by three IA-58 Pucarás and a