"Kalayaan" or the Fokker F-28
"Fellowship" jet liner assigned to the 250th Presidential Airlift
Wing can be readily transformed into an air ambulance, Philippine Air Force
(PAF) spokesperson Col. Araus Robert Musico said in message to the PNA Tuesday.
"Yes, it is feasible. (But it will take some time) as
the aircraft will be converted to perform a different mission. There will be
definitely some modifications to be made," he added.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, during his visit to the 8th
Infantry Division headquarters in Catbalogan, Samar
Monday, wants the F-28 to be converted in an air ambulance to transport sick
and wounded troopers to hospitals.
The F-28 is used for domestic flights of the incumbent
president and is named "Kalayaan."
It is a short range jet airliner designed and built by
defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.
The 250th Presidential Air Wing is in charge of flying the
President and his family aside from providing transportation to visiting heads
of state and other government officials.
It is also equipped with a Fokker F-27
"Friendship" transport, four Bell
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