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Thunderchief restoration fi nished in New York
Newly restored Republic F-105B Thunderchief 57-5783 has been rolled out at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on Long Island, New York. It has been painted in the markings of the
335th Tactical Fighter Squadron, and is currently the only F-105 on display with a late 1950s-style pre-Vietnam War bare metal fi nish. http://www.cradleofaviation.org EDWARD FUREYSikorsky H-19 Chickasaw ‘H-08’ has
been restored by students at the
Technical Secondary School No.7 in
Quilmes City, Buenos Aires.
Retired in 1968 following an
accident, it has been used at the
college as an instructional airframe
in recent years. The Sikorsky has now
been fi tted with new rotor blades,
Plexiglass and a mast, and has been
fi nished in new markings.The school has also recently
acquired Aero Commander AC-500U
T-152 and the front section of Bell UH-
1H Iroquois 67-18577, both of which
will be used for training purposes.
The Aero Commander has been cut
into two sections and is without its
engines. Originally on the US register
as N6240X, it later fl ew in Argentine
hands until being withdrawn in 2000.
ESTEBAN BREAHelicopter refurbished by Argentine students
Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw ‘H-08’ (originally H8) at Quilmes City, Buenos Aires. ESTEBAN BREAJaguar GR.1 to undergo
restoration in UK
SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX764 has been acquired by Neil Atterbury who plans to carry out a full
cosmetic restoration of the aircraft, which is now at Enstone in Oxfordshire. Neil is also assessing the
potential to return some electrical and hydraulic functionality to the airframe, and will establish a
dedicated website – jaguarXX764.co.uk – to detail its progress. WITH THANKS TO NEIL ATTERBURY
Hercules becomes underwater
‘attraction’ in Jordan
A retired Royal Jordanian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules has been sunk in the Red
Sea near Aqaba, Jordan, where it will become a tourist attraction for divers. Having been
stripped of markings, it was lowered into the sea in November in a move overseen by the
Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority. AQABA TOURISM VIA ROGER SOUPART