Scramble Magazine – June 2018

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Scramble 469

Libya

al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al Jamahiryan al Libya (AF)

Mi-24A
1031 w/o 1982 f/n DB, photo

A photo of a crashed Mi-24 in Chad was found on a French

website. We assume this was an A-model but unfortunately

only the tail section was on the photo.

Libyan National Army Air Force (AF)

MiG-21MF
F_11 exact sub-type confirmed may18
F_12 exact sub-type confirmed may18

MiG-23MS
4613 act. ex std.? may18

This MiG-23MS was first noted in February 2016 at an

unknown location.

SF260WL
539 act. ex stored Tamanhint 539 may18

Malawi

Malawi Defence Force Air Wing (AF)

FWZA = Zomba

C-47B-10-DK
.../76-21 pres FWZA 15560/27005 apr15

For a long time this Dakota was put up for sale at Zomba Air

Force Base, but eventually it ended up as a monument at the

same airport at 15°23’23.6”S, 35°23’13.4”E.

Do228-201
MAAW-T01 reregistered as MDFAW-T01 8092?
MDFAW-T01 Air Wing ex MAAW-T01 8092? nov16

The Dornier 228 also still wearing the code 75-01. The con-

struction needs confirmation because the 8092 was reported

as to become ZS-CCC in December 2001 and permanently

withdrawn from use in September 2004.

Do228-202

MAAW-T03 reregistered as MDFAW-T03 8148

MDFAW-T03 Air Wing ex MAAW-T03 8148? nov16

Also this Dornier 228, still wearing code 75-03, is a bit of

mystery. It was last noted in June 2005 stored Zomba airport

waiting to be sold. It was reported as sold to South Africa but

it was never found in a civil register.

Mali

Force Aérienne de la République du Mali (AF)

Ce185

TZ-392 reregistered as TZ-41R

TZ-41R ex TZ-392 apr18

Morocco

al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Malakiya Marakishiya (AF)

Morocco hopes to acquire an additional twelve, all single

seat, F-16V Vipers. This announcement was made with the

utmost discretion a few weeks ago. The Royal Moroccan

Air Force has already fifteen F-16C block 52 and eight F-16D

block 52 fighters in service, which were delivered in 2011 and

2012, and are based at 6 Air Base Ben Guerir with Escadron

de Chasse: “Falcon”, “Spark” and “Viper”. One F-16C, the

08-8008, crashed on 10 May 2015 during the campaign in

Yemen.

The twelve F-16V would allow Morocco to retire some of

their Northrop F-5E Tiger II, which are in service since the

late 1970s and never modernized since.

Such an acquisition of combat aircraft is, however, subject

to various American diplomatic and political agreements,

Seeing serial RS-01, most spotters will probably think of the Sea King of the Belgian Air Force. Also a very nice helicopter, no arguing about that,

but come-on this Kamov with coaxial rotors will let your heart beat much faster if you get this one for your camera. This Ka-32T, construction

number 8703, started its career with Omega Helicopters as RA-31100. In 1994 it was sold to Algeria and became the AG-01 of the Algerian Navy.

In 2013 it was send to SPARK in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, for a complete overhaul. After the overhaul it was transferred to the air force

and became the RS-01. (Chlef, 29 March 2018, Kingvarg)