Trip Portugal (CIV/MIL)

ehusmann · Post by **ehusmann** » 04 Oct 2014, 14:47

A couple of days driving around the country and visiting some of the Portuguese Air Force bases delivered the following results.

Monday we started at Montijo, but unfortunately a visit was not possible as our contact was away. So we drove on to Sintra. The museum is closed on Mondays and holidays (of course), so only some operational stuff. All TB.30s went flying after lunch and also some Chipmunks went about. After Sintra we drove on to Cascais for a look around and finally Lisbon.

29 Sep 2014 - Sintra Air Base

C-47A        Stored           6157
C.212A2      Stored           16508, 16524
DHC.1        802Esq           1315, 1319, 1335, 1339
TB.30        101Esq           11401, 11402, 11406, 11407, 11409, 11410

29 Sep 2014 - Cascais Airport

BAe.125	     nn               HB-VOQ
BD.700       nn               CS-LAM
Be.200       nn               CS-DTI
Ce.525       nn               CS-DGW
Ce.560XLS    nn               D-CCVD
Cl.605       nn               VP-BML
Lj-31        nn               CS-DDZ
P.180        nn               D-IGOB
SA.365N      nn               CS-HHF
SA.365N3     nn               CS-HHR
SD.360       Stored           CS-TMH

29 Sep 2014 - Lisbon Portela Airport

ERJ.135BJ    nn               G-SUGR
Da.900       nn               G-HMEI
G.1159D      nn               N37AL

On Tuesday it was time for Beja. Only halfway down the route we got confirmation we were welcome which indeed was the case. The visit was a bit short due to other obligations by our guide, but at least we managed to get the storage hangar full of Alpha Jets and some others. After that we went back to Sintra to get the museum again. Museum not listed here, but full inventory can be found here.

30 Sep 2014 - Beja Airport

F-104G       Stored           2099
Alpha Jet    Stored           15210, 15213, 15214, 15215, 15218, 15221,
                              15229, 15230, 15232, 15235, 15236, 15237, 
                              15243, 15245, 15247, 15248
             Preserved        15201
P-3C         601Esq           14807, 14808, 14810, 14811
SA.330S1     Stored           19502, 19503
SE.3160      552Esq           19368
T-33A        Stored           1905
             Preserved        1951
T-38A        Preserved        2610

30 Sep 2014 - Sintra Air Base

Da.50        504Esq           17403
TB.30        101Esq           11401, 11402, 11406, 11407, 11413, 11415

On Thursday we gave Montijo another try and this time a reserve officer accompanied us and he got us through the gate in no time. In a former Puma diver we found a guide and he took us everywhere, except into the Marinha hangar. Therefore two Lynxes inside remained unidentified. Later we also noticed two more C.295 tails in an area we did not go with the guide, so also those were missed.
The stored Hercules was still in the camo colours and engineless near the platform. It may just be waiting for new parts, but it may also be a spares source itself....

2 Oct 2014 - Montijo Air Base

EH.101       751Esq           19604, 19606, 19607, 19608, 19609, 19610, 
                              19611, 19612
C-130H-30    Stored           16802
             501Esq           16806
C-130H       501Esq           16805
C.295M       502Esq           16705, 16706
C.295MPA     502Esq           16709
G.91R/3      Preserved        5453 (as 5463)
             i/a              5447
Lynx Mk.95   EsqHelMarinha    19202, 19205
SE.3160      552Esq           19349

Log created with OPAD trip report

Erwin

mirage 69 · Post by **mirage 69** » 04 Oct 2014, 15:37

Nice log Erwin,
Can you tell wich c-130 was enginless at the tarmac?
Saw thuis one in februari nut was not able to read iT.

Grtz Rene

ehusmann · Post by **ehusmann** » 04 Oct 2014, 16:15

The 16802 is the one in camo colours and engineless.

Erwin

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