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Trip to Bretagne

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Hello everyone,

Last few days I was in Bretagne too for the NTM at Landivisiau. I made a little W&R trip and saw the following:

13-6-2017
Lint: (Fabriekstraat 38, AED Studio's:
F-104G "FX007" (GAF 23+94?) PRES on pole (sometimes changing fake serials?)

Gent (Nieuwe Scheldestraat 5)
L-29R "L37-36418-M7" (9903) PRES (Tjech.AF) (from Rotterdam?)
MI-2 (5824) "06red" PRES (Pol.AF) (from Essen?)

Koksijde:
no gateguards? are they scrapped?
on the ramp at the barracks site I saw a nose of a Seaking
on ramp:
SEA KING MK48 RS-05 (spec.color)
NH-90-NFH 1x

Poperinge (Lenestraat 19, Geert Gesquiere Landbouwmachines)
This Dacota is for sale.
DC-3 K31 (OT-CNR) STORED BAF

Abbeville-Drucat airfield: (Buigny-Saint-Maclou)
MYSTERE 4A (287) 8-NM Pres on pole FAF
SCHLEICHER ASK-21 F-CJRG (21734)
WT9 Dynamic F-JUFA
Robin DR400 F-GTPE
Robin DR400 F-GCAT
TB-20 F-GTYB (cn.2153)

Le Havre airport: (Rue Hubert Latham)
MIRAGE 3E (616/3-IG) FAF

Merville-Franceville-Plage: (Avenue de la batterie de Merville)
DC-3 43-15073/Yug.AF 71248 PRES USAF, Yugoslavian AF, FAF
Which FAF serial has it? In Yugoslavia now a cafe for French soldiers or not?

15-6-2017
Brest Harbour: (Boulevard des Francais Libres/ at the other side not from tour de Tanguy)
SA-321G 134 FNavy

Brest town: (10 Avenue 1ère Dfl - DFL can't find in TomTom/Thales)
SUPER ETENDARD 35 (17F) FNavy

Lanveoc-Poulmic:
HSS-1 129 (SA50) PRES GATE FNavy
SA-321G 162 PRES ON RAMP FNavy (nothing seen at Rue de Tal ar Groas-is the same one?)
MS893-100S 64 (yellow c/s) PRES ON BASE FNavy (on pole next to Rue de Poulmic to the gate)

Gourlizon: (D765, La Croix neuve) (nightclub Le Moulin)
L.1049G cn.1049G-4626 (F-BHRG) PRES CIVIL

Plobannec-Lesconil: (ZA de Quelarn at the end of the road)
From outside at the other side. In my eyes bad shape. The fence was closed.
F-4C (64-0922)
H-34A (SKY705) FAF and rest FNavy?
HSS-1 (135/N)
HSS-1 (148)
HSS-1 (512/V)
HSS-1 (640)
HSS-1 (688)

16-6-2017
Rennes airport:
At the ALAT side saw:
TBM-700 136 (ABR) EAAT FArmy
TBM-700 139 (ABS) EAAT FArmy
TBM-700 156 (ABT) EAAT FArmy
EC135 0867 (JDL) GENDARMERIE CIVIL (F-MJDL)

Flyingclub:
CM-170 (315) F-GKYF PATROUILLE TRANCHANT nr. 3 CIVIL (FAF)
SE-210 CARAVELLE F-GCVJ Air Inter STORED CIVIL (no Mirages)

Chateaudun: (afternoon)

MIRAGE 3RD (367) 33-TP PRES ON POLE near gate FAF

Serials read from the Nivouville side:
N-262E 100, 79, 53, 69, 75, 52, 45, 71, 63, 73, 70, 46, 51 FNavy
Fa-20 (422) F-RAEH, 131

C-160R (total 12 from right to left, from EMOOS some from Orleans)
R46 (61-MR), R157 (61-ZW), R215 (64-GO), R11 (61-MF), 43? read as 34, R42 (61-MN), RA02 (61-MI), - ,R154 (61-ZT)

RA06 (61-ZB) +7 the row with N262 of FAF/FArmy

Aulnay-sous-Bois: (Rue Louison Bobet)
N.2501F 50 (50-CB) FAF (code was on the tail)

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Re: Trip to Bretagne | C-47 @ Merville Battery

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"Merville-Franceville-Plage: (Avenue de la batterie de Merville)
DC-3 43-15073/Yug.AF 71248 PRES USAF, Yugoslavian AF, FAF
Which FAF serial has it? In Yugoslavia now a cafe for French soldiers or not?"


Previous French s/n (4)15073.
This very plane was used in multiple WWII airborne operations and arrived in the Merville casemate museum in 2008 after extensive restoration.
The plane's relation with the museum is that UK Airborne Commando's raided the German battery in June 1944.
See also http://www.the-snafu-special.com for an exhaustive story.
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Re: Trip to Bretagne

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Hiya!

Nice report, inspiring, thanks!
Sukhoi22 wrote: Gourlizon: (D765, La Croix neuve) (nightclub Le Moulin)
L.1049G cn.1049G-4626 (F-BHRG) PRES CIVIL
Small correction, this is F-BHBG.

Grtz,

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Re: Trip to Bretagne

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Also seen on the way to/from Landi: Fouga 80 preserved at Dinan-Trélivan airfield
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