Originally Posted by
pax britanica
Extra ordinary pics, F50 fuselage seems to be a very rugged construction being seemingly intact after landing on its back and having both wings torn off. I suppose it is similar if not the same as the F27 /FH227 forebears designed and built in the 1950s where ruggedness for this type of aircraft was essential given the kind of places they would routinely operate to. Mogadishu sounds an incredibly scary place to operate into.
Built like a brick, flew like one too.