Scramble Magazine – June 2018

(Nandana) #1

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Scramble 469


Napoli (NA)

MM54378 MB326 instructional mar16


The Polotecnico Fermi Gadda at Corso Malta 141 is using this

MB326. The aircraft carries its serial on both sides on the tail

and in the cockpit. It also has the markings of 9 Stormo, its

last unit. Therefore MM54378 cannot be the aircraft parked

at a ramp at Napoli Capodichino. Recent info states that the

aircraft at the airfield is MM54170/4-71.

Persano (SA)

A yet unknown (and uncoded) AB204B is preserved at the

Caserma Guido Cucci (N40.57856, E15.11286). It is said to have

come from Pontecagnano.

Latvia


Lielvarde

145 L-410UVP-T preserved 820737 mar18


Since at least June 2017 the Turbolet is preserved at the north

gate (N56.79100, E24.84979).

Luxembourg


Ehnen

An unmarked SO1121S Djinn is parked outside at the back of a

wine museum in this village (N49.601013, E6.38558). It is here

since 1988.

Norway


Oslo Gardermoen

(PC-1) PA31-350 LN-TTA, ex OH-PAJ 31-8252076 18
(PC-2) PA31-350 LN-TTB, ex OH-PAL 31-8252077 18


These two are now operated by Terratec AS, which also has a

site (as Blom Geomatics AS) at Rakkestad. Both registrations

were reserved on 29 January 2018 and the aircraft are listed

in EMOOS under Finland, location unknown.

Kjeller

Small update from here. The Chinese CJ-6A 61762 has become

LN-WNC (ex G-CGFS).

Stavanger Sola

On 19 May 2018 P-51D SE-BIL (ex 405/Salvador) had flown in

from Ängelholm, Sweden. Spitfire SE-BIR (ex RW386) will also

make the same trip. It looks like this will be the end of flying

career for these two aircraft as there are plans to put them on

permanent displays at Biltema department stores in Norway.

Poland


Kraków

626 Mi-8T instructional 10626 may18


The Mi-8 at the parachutists barracks in the north west

side of town has been identified. The helicopter came from

Leznica Wielka.

Romania


Bacău

75 MiG-29 stored 32375 may18


One more former Mihail Kogälniceanu has been identified in

storage here.

Bucharest

IAR93MB 208, which was a gate 4 of the Faur factory, has

gone.

Râmnicu Sărat

The three stored Mi-8Ts, 719, 724 and 727, have gone.

Valea Budului

MiG-15UTI 1527 is still derelict at the holiday resort in May

2018, but the staff mentioned that it will be scrapped and

replaced by a MiG-21 Lancer.

Vădeni

508 MiG-21PF preserved 761508 may18

The MiG-21, which came from the Muzeul Aviatiei in Bucha-

rest, has joined IAR99B 229 at the local aero club.

Spain


San Louis (Menorca)

E.3B-421 C1131E EC-DAI 1067 may18
(E.9-194) AISA I-115 EC-DEO, dismantled 194 may18
(L.8C-4) AISA I-11B EC-BKB, white/blue c/s 13 may18

All three are with Real Aero Club de Menorca. The previous

reported wreck of I-11B L.8C-130/EC-BUY has gone.

Switserland


Sion

42-16936 PT-13D N450D, pink colours 75-5099 may18

The wing walking Stearman with 46aviation has been identi-

fied as N450D.

Wildegg

J-4013 Hunter F58 preserved mar18

The Hunter is a recent addition to the Militär Museum

Wildegg. It used to be stored in a barn near Langenthal.

United Kingdom


RAF Marham, Norfolk

The cockpit of Victor K2 (XL160) arrived from Flixton on 27

April 2018 for the Heritage Centre.

Montrose, Scotland

TX226 Anson C19 apr18

The Air Station Heritage Centre took delivery of an Anson

from storage at Coventry at the end of April.

RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire

XX351 Hawk T1A instructional 312175 may18
ZA560 Tornado GR4 instructional 3044 may18
XZ183 Lynx AH7 instructional 061 may18

71 (Reserve) Squadron has three aircraft. The extreme rear of

Hawk XX330 is also present.

Credist: Phil Adkin, Erwin Alexander, Steve Bell, Ed Davison,

Warren Hardcastle, Peter Heeneman, Les Hitchings, Václav

Kudela, Dennis Peteri, Ben Sadler, Tom Svendsen, Richard

Tregear.

MiG-23ML 20+29 is painted in its old East German markings as 554 and is preserved at the Lehnin training area, south west of Berlin. It came

from the museum at Gatow. (29 April 2018, Dennis Peteri)
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