Istres (LFMI) 2024

[mallday]

Log from the air show at Istres on 29/09/2024. This may not represent a full log (light aircraft/GA not noted).

Fist a few requests:

• Any confirmation or further information regarding helicopters in the JJGK Aero hangar would be appreciated.

• Can anyone confirm the ID of the Mirage III gate guardian being 232 at this location - https://www.google.com/maps/place/25RGA ... FQAw%3D%3D

• Any help with the identities of these two Rafales by the Dassault Aviation Hanger would be appreciated - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1deOwpX ... drive_link

On with the log.
Apron
046/F-UJCL A330MRTT French Air Force
047/F-UJCM A330MRTT French Air Force
048/F-UJCN A330MRTT French Air Force Flew in tactical display
049/F-UJCO A330MRTT French Air Force
F-UJCU A330 French Air Force

Static JJGK Aero
F-WMXP H225 For Ecuador Army c/n 2768 - see picture here from earlier in the year https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php? ... 8587104655
F-WMXQ H225 For Ecuador Army c/n 2801
2375 AS.532 French Air Force Reported as being aircraft in primer by the open doors
Confirmation/thoughts on the above appreciated.
Any further IDs of other helicopters in the hangar also appreciated.

Static Main
38 Rafale M French Navy
068/F-UJCQ A330MRTT French Air Force
078/YE E121 Xingu French Air Force
2233/FY AS.332 French Air Force
355/4-FV Rafale B French Air Force
361/30-SJ Rafale B French Air Force
49/2-EA Mirage 2000 French Air Force
497/31-CM C-135FR French Air Force
F-AYFP SA.318C Private
F-WAAD Gulfstream II Safran Aviation
F-WSIX Falcon 6X Dassault Aviation

Static South
240/33-BC Mirage F.1 French Air Force Cockpit section
673/DGA Mirage 2000 French Air Force
79/33-LD Mirage F.1 French Air Force Cockpit section
E1/F-ZABU Alpha Jet French Air Force Traveling exhibit in PdF clrs.
F-AZCC Pilatus P-2 Private
F-AZFG/7 WHITE Yak-18 Private
F-AZRO/"34-43" Texan MO Private
F-AZXU MS.733 Private
F-ZAJC EC225 French Air Force

Inside Large Hangar (By Falcon 6X)
4078/GJV SA.342 French Air Force
4143/GNX SA.342 French Air Force
D-FABZ Cessna 208 CAE Aviation Germany

Flightlines
146/4-GY Rafale C French Air Force
303/4-EA Rafale B French Air Force
308/4-HA Rafale B French Air Force
311/4-HD Rafale B French Air Force
345/4-FL Rafale B French Air Force
E112/F-SDAO Alpha Jet French Air Force (PdF)
E113/F-TETD Alpha Jet French Air Force (PdF)
E129/F-TELP Alpha Jet French Air Force (PdF)
E137/F-TELJ Alpha Jet French Air Force (PdF)
E165/F-TERE Alpha Jet French Air Force (PdF)
E20/F-TEMS Alpha Jet French Air Force (PdF)
E45/F-TETF Alpha Jet French Air Force (PdF)
E48/F-TEMH Alpha Jet French Air Force (PdF)
E73/F-TENE Alpha Jet French Air Force (PdF)
E87/F-TELC Alpha Jet French Air Force (PdF)
F-AYSB/FU-675 CL-13 Sabre Private
F-AZSN Boeing Stearman Private
F-AZST Boeing Stearman Private
F-AZZD CM.170 Patrouille Tranchant
F-BFMQ Piper J-3 Private
F-GKYF CM.170 Patrouille Tranchant

Flying (not complete)
0137/F-RABX A400M French Air Force
114/64-IJ CN-235 French Air Force Para dropper for display
5520/WE AS.555 French Air Force
574/31-CP C-135FR French Air Force Flew in tactical display

Gate Guard/Preserved
147/CM Mystere II French Air Force Preserved Main Gate
(232) Mirage III French Air Force Preserved

[Rico1969]

You forgot Extra EA330SC F-TGCI/04 and F-TGCK/96 from EVAA, both flying display.

Small but interesting airshow

[b777juju]

Dassault Aviation Hanger
Rafale "MCAe" moque-up for Anechoique test
Mirage 2000 (maybe 2000-5 01 cn39)

2375 AS.532 = 2775 EC225LP M-ABJP (cn paper on fwd lh window)

3874 F-HKCF Cirrus SR22
3875 F-HKCI Cirrus SR22
2 S-100 Camcopter French Navy

101 CAP10b VT EVAA peint

E80 Alpa Jet DGA-EV
1381 TBM-940 ER DGA-EV
6010 AS-365 F-ZAGG DGA-EV

24116 E-3F 36-CB 90 ans AAE (saturday only)
8071 Do-228-C-FPSH (sunday only)

[Rico1969]

2375 AS.532 = 2775 EC225LP M-ABJP (cn paper on fwd lh window)

Now mine main question! Did you enter the hangar to read off this c/n?

If so

Thanks

[BLACKHAWK101]

Also a bit confused with regards to the 4 EC225s
2 outside no problem, 1 behind the hording with Ukraine looking marks on the engine cover 2375 and then the primer airframe is this 2775 ?

Regards
Steve Coulson

[bangsandprangs]

No issue with the two outside airfames c/ns 2768 and 2801.

Inside and visible on Saturday were:

C/n 2722 on right hand side, blue underside - Ukraine

C/n 2794 nose on, partially masked for painting? with staging around it and directly in front of hangar doors, blue underside - Ukraine

A further example unidentified and directly in front of hangar door nose pointing to right hand side had a small Ukrainian badge on engine cowling. it was by component racking marled 2775 with sponsions in the same green colour scheme as the airframe. C/n TBC.

Behind this airframe was a further airframe, in red/blue/white c/s.

Other c/n references on racking with components were 2375 which had HBE 002 DGA appearing to be linked with it.

A white Puma, reported as N748VC and to its left behind screening 5 H225's in red/blue/white colour schemes - all unidentified.

Any update an the above welcome

Dave