Castelo Branco (PT) - 11/05/2024 (CIV+MIL)

ImageDedicated forum to share your own recent photos with the rest of the community.
Please note large files may exist here before you start browsing!

Forum rules
ImageThis is the forum to share your recent aviation photos with the rest of the community, being photos not older than six months at the moment of topic opening. Theme-based topics, not about recent events, should go into the sub-forum.
Although we will not screen beforehand, we reserve the right to delete any images, especially if clearly unsharp or otherwise low in quality. For more information on how to upload you images, check this post.
In topic titles, please use airfield names in stead of just codes, and be clear about what kind of photos your viewers can expect (e.g. CIV/MIL, location etc.).

Finally, bring any photo criticism understandable and to the point, not cynical or offensive! Simultaneously, do not feel offended by criticism per se, but simply explain your motives, taste et cetera, or ignore if you wish so.
Post Reply
MikeRomeo
Scramble Junior
Scramble Junior
Posts: 242
Joined: 14 Jul 2008, 16:21
Subscriber Scramble: MikeRomeo
Location: Gaia, Portugal

Castelo Branco (PT) - 11/05/2024 (CIV+MIL)

Post by MikeRomeo »

Hello everyone

Last month I visited for the 1st time Castelo Branco (Portugal) aerodrome. There's not much going on here but on the 11th of May the annual Beiras Airshow took place and that drawn a lot of GA aircraft. The Portuguese Air Force was also present with a DHC-1 Chipmunk and a C-295.
Noteworthy about Castelo Branco airfield is that Dassault has opened a scrapping facility here. First "client" is Falcon 900, c/n 13, N297AP : https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11262860. This aircraft was indeed present inside an hangar belonging to the local Aero Club, missing its engines, landing gear, registration and had to had its tail cut off to be tucked in inside the hangar. There're plans for Dassault to have its own hangar.

Back to the airshow, visiting aircraft start arriving between 1000 and 1130. I, like other spotters who registered themselfs as such, had the oportunity to be on a special location closer to the runway and the taxiway that was used for getting access to the apron. The 1st photo was however takn from the control tower.

Image

Image

Image


Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

All in all, there was plenty of sunshine to take photos of the many aircraft that visited Castelo Branco for this event. It was well organized and spotters were well taken care of.
Rui Miguel - oblogdoruimiguel.blogspot.com
Post Reply

Return to “Aviation Photo Forum”