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Noted the last few days, straight from the book: 161333LF P-3C (full colour mkgs) 77-0353ZZ E-3B 961 AACS 61-0295ZZ KC-135R 909 ARS A97-448 C-130J-30 RAAF mm62223/ C-27J (46-88) mm55144 T-346A RSV 8312 F-15SG RSAF 8321/05-0017 F-15SG RSAF 8328/05-0023 F-15SG RSAF 010 G550 RSAF 670 F-16D RSAF 672 F-1...

USN a/c seen late afternoon on Jan 20:
163839 UC-12M
165313JW C-130T VR-62
166695 C-40A VR-58

Seen on January 30th:
EJC-1147 An-32B Ejercito
FAC1180 E170SU SATENA
FAC1201 707-373C FAC
FAC1202 767-200MMTT FAC

Seen on January 29th: 140117 CP140 CF 161410 EP-3E VQ-1 71-1407OK E-3B 960AACS 76-1607OK E-3B 960AACS 60-0339 KC-135T MacDill V-11 G-1159C KLu On January 30th USN retro c/s P-3C was seen: 158206JQ-21 It did numerous T&Gs late afternoon, while 161410 came back from a mission. Quite a sight to beh...

Absolutely stunning.

Shukran !

Thanks for your update, again.
Maybe I missed this, but can you please indicate the name of the company, which is storing / dismantling these aircraft?
merci

SAFAT: check out www.safatavia.com

A few bits & pieces to add: On Nov 11 I noted: Rafale 125 / 104-GD on the flightline UAEAF L-100-30 was seen departing *(all white) AMI MM62244, Da900EX was seen arriving RAFO A320 Prestige 554 came in at sunset. On Nov 12 Kuwait C-130H KAF325 came also in. On Nov 13 at about 9 am I noted Oman G...

Tim, and others, I have visited the trade days since 2003 as well as a number of MEBAs. If you have proper attire, i.e. no jeans Tshirt flip flops etc. and a business card, then you should have no problem to get in on a trade day. Being out on the apron, typically in the shade of a large aircraft :-...

Seen during a short stop on October 22: TY-21A HS 748, Benin AF TY-22A HS 748, seemingly ex Belgian AF c/s and stored TY-24A 727-200, Benin government 9L-LFB L1011, ex Air Rum and stored 5N-BJN 727-200F, Allied 5N-VNK 737-300 air Nigeria A 'Willy Claes' (A109) escaped identification as well as an al...

Noticed the following on landing on October 26: 5Y-BVX Beech 1900D, WFP TT-EAS F28 Mk4000, Toumai Air Tchad C-GRGF Dash8-300, regional 1A UP-AN208 An-12, EAST WING (wreck, but mostly complete; reg roughly painted out) TT-DAX 707-300F, Mid Express Tchad Plus 2 C-54s and 2 C-47s. These are wfu near th...

Seen on October 26 were the following:
02 ye Mi24 or 35, CARAF with fresh coat of paint. Did't know they have Hind(s)
5Y-BRU L410UVP, Red Cross
ZS-ATC L410UVP, UN
ZS-EPB L410UVP, UN
RA-22931 Mi-17, UN
TL-AEF Beech E90

Seen permanently wfu today was N.262 TJ-AID c/n 18 and with Air Affaires Afrique titles. Aircraft is complete, but covered in fungus. Same fate for Cameroon Airlines 767-231 TJ-CAD. Seen parked were 2 727-200s: TJ-AAM, as well as 5Y-AGM in an all white 'colour scheme'. Also parked was 737-700 TJ-QCA...

Seen today were DHC-5Ds: TJX-BN and TJX-BS. Both aircraft appeared to be in storage and looked 'reasonable'. Two more Buffalos escaped identification. According to at least one source TJX-BS is supposed to have been w/o in 2003. Doesn't really look like it. On the far side of the field 2 Do-28s coul...

Many thanks Arjan. If the picture was taken at Lomé it's not where they are parked now: on the apron in front of the big Military hangar on the NE side. Cheers.