PHOTOS: the French Transall C-160 retirements before December 2023....

[Stratofreighter]

https://www.facebook.com/generations.tr ... 9848766218
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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 139&type=3

[f4phantom]

looks like these are the last flying Transalls in the world, or has anybody seen a Turkish Transall flying recently ?

[Stratofreighter]

...and photos of a special colour scheme have come to light :

https://mobile.twitter.com/Marsattaqueb ... 3211331588
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https://mobile.twitter.com/JulieTurcat/ ... 6381161477
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Pictured by Yvon Cozannet

Pictured by Yvon Cozannet

[thiel03]

looks like these are the last flying Transalls in the world, or has anybody seen a Turkish Transall flying recently ?

2019 was the last time I've seen a Turkish Tran flying. It was at Konya and during the Anatolian Eagle exercise. That was one of the special ECM variants

Which makes me wonder about the 2 Gabriel's the French still have. Will they be retiring at the same time or will they soldier on for the moment?

[f4phantom]

Will they be retiring at the same time or will they soldier on for the moment?

https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/03/af ... well-tour/

now these days a lot can be changed because of the war in Ukraine, at first the retirement was planned together with the other Transalls , time will tell

[f4phantom]

And as expected Transall Gabriel F216 still operating as of 5-4-22.

[f4phantom]

F216 was flown from Romania to Evreux 31-5-22 and has not flown since

[Gerard]

F216 was flown from Romania to Evreux 31-5-22 and has not flown since

Airborne overhead Paris right now (ADS-B, 20JUN22, 15.15lt)

[Stratofreighter]

Last month the "regular" Transalls were indeed retired.

Only the C-160G Gabriels are still more or less flying...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md2DvnQeZy0


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYka9_A7Rlg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4y1M8_s5oc

https://www.france24.com/fr/info-en-con ... de-troupes
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https://air-cosmos.com/article/le-trans ... deau-36806

Le C-160G encore en service
En janvier 2022, la France opérait encore deux C-160G Gabriel de guerre électronique.
Au moins l'un de ces deux avions est encore en service car l'appareil numéroté F216
était visible ce 22 mai sur les différents sites internet de tracking au-dessus de la mer Noire.

Le C-160G compte ses dernières heures de vol puisqu'il doit aussi prendre sa retraite cette année.

The Gabriels will retired before 2023...

http://www.opex360.com/2022/05/02/les-f ... mer-noire/

Alors qu’il est prévu de les retirer du service d’ici la fin de cette année, les deux Transall C-160G « Gabriel », spécialisés dans la collecte du renseignement d’origine électromagnétique [ROEM] sont actuellement très actifs.

https://www.aeroweb-fr.net/actualites/2 ... tos-videos

https://actu.fr/normandie/evreux_27229/ ... 64440.html

https://www.escadrilles.org/2022/05/bas ... eu-pollux/

https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/mo ... 161e95378c


https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10606288