Fokker designed/Fairchild built C-31A 'Troopship' brings the US Army's Golden Knights parachute team to the drop zone over Hector Airport, Sunday 8/20/1989. Getting ready to jump before the ND Centennial Air Show crowd.
Photo by Bob Nelson.
Design of the Fokker F27 started in the 1950s as a replacement to the successful Douglas DC-3 airliner. The manufacturer evaluated a number of different configurations before finally deciding on a high-wing twin Rolls-Royce Dart engine layout with a pressurised cabin for 28 passengers. market. -wiki