Seen Thessaloniki while landing Sept 23rd:
CL415 2050 dump (serial read), wings are laying further NW:
1x F-5A next to the CL415
West side:
13x F-5 (2 are in brown camo)
2x F-5 pres HQ
Fire fighting ramp south side:
(A)B.212/412 yellow c/s
1x Mi-8 UN c/s
2x CL.415 Greece AF
F-4E (67-0345) std
Aeroclub east side:
C-47 camo std
Later extra seen from the sea side from a boat:
C-47 camo std north side near sea
ca 4x F-5 std north side near sea
On a small ramp east of RWY34 but west of the ramp with F-4/CL.415s a grey fighter was seen, not a F-5. Can this be a oparational Greek jet? It wasn't there when we taxied close by 3 days later by dep from RWY34!
September 24th the white C-47 on roof café; some 70km west of Thessaloniki town was seen "café Aeroporto", serial known
September 25th the War museum in Thessaloniki was visited with F-5A 13353 pres outside.
A walkaround the mil complex west of the museum for the F-5 preserved inside the place did not succeed. (Looked over every wall and from entrance street also nothing)
September 26th when departing Thessaloniki:
CL.415 2050 dump + 1x F-5A NW side
13x F-5 West side
2x F-5 at HQ
RF-5A and F-84F pres SW side
F-5B pres main gate south side
Fire fighting ramp:
F-4E (67-0345) 1x grey F-5A, 1x sand camo F-5A std ramp
CL.415 20.. and 2053?
Mi-8 UN c/s
(A)B.212/412 yellow c/s; code 2 on door
And today 1x S-64 Skycrane orange c/s
North side near sea visible between shelters while taxien:
1x F-5A no canopy with brown back and black tail s/c
2 or 3x F-5 std in 1 tone grey
C-47 camo std
And the C-47 at the aeroclub was seen
Any serials are welcome if not clear from Eurodemobbed. Anyone for the fire fighting helicopters there??
Erik
Edit: I found a picture from UN Mi-8MTV RA-27172 taken here at the ramp in 2019. Can this be still the one here?
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