"SLF on Garuda F28s in the 1980s" - I can remember they had a panel that had acres of empty space - just about the basic T - and they were better than Bouraq or (shudder) Merpati
But the F28 was/is a great aeroplane for that part of the world - built for carrier-style landings on awful airstrips in dreadful conditions.......... Same in Nigeria