T-37A 2411 pres Gate
T-37A 2412 pres on pole
A-7P 15508 with museum
G91R3 5441 with museum
T-38A 2601 with museum
F-86F 5319 with museum
A-7P 5507, 15514, 5522, 5526 dump
A-7P 5527, 5529,5532,5534,5544 dump
TA-7P 5546, 5547, 5549
There were a couple more but not readble as were a couple of T-37’s..
C-130H 5226/(61-PK) ET03.061 with OGMA
C-130H CH12 20sq with OGMA
C-130H TR-KKC Gabon AF, arr OGMA
Extra noted on 16-07-2008 were:
L-100-30 5A-DOM LibyanAF (new painting)
C-130H 118 LibyanAF
Hope it helps,
Cristian Schrik,
Arjan de Graaff,
Maurits Kraak,
Elmar Keetman
Only located some 15 km north of Lisbon is this PoAF base with the PoAF museum. When you drive towards the airbase you will note the signs towards the museum as well. The four aircraft outside will indicate the location pretty well.
Just before the museum is a road to the right, towards a large parking with a gate to the left ( OGMA ) and a gate to the right ( DGMFA )
PRESERVED at the gate of DGMFA:
02411 T-37C preserved
At the last roundabout towards the museum, if you take the third to the right, you will go towards the train station of Alverca. This train station has an exit next to the museum. Goood to know for the next time, this will save me some car rental money! Drive along the road to spot a T37 at some school.
PRESERVED close to the base at some school:
02412 T-37C preserved
OK, next time first read the excellent EMOOS than drive around, Piet! Because after reading this guide I noted I could park at the OGMA parking and spot some planes:
Just as I spotted the first Corsair, I was also spotted by the security guys. A large Renault drove towards me and the security guy urge me to stop. Next to not talking English, he also took his job very serious, especially on a boring sunday. As he was not willing to escort me in my innocent pastime, I had to leave. Damn!
I tried to have a proper look at the airport from different angles, drove around many industrial areas but it was almost impossible to have a look at the airport. As it is located next to the Taag, a boat would be the best solution.
From the public road on the other side of the railroad I could spot the following:
360 F-86F dump
333 F-86F dump
347 F-86F dump
While driving uphill, from some road I could see the airport and a beige colour faded hercules.
Crizz and friends, how did you spot the Hercs? This would be helpful info tp prepare the Airfield Guide!
Next day, while passing overhead in the afternoon, I spotted a Herc departing while some other were parked outside.
Piet Luijken wrote:
Crizz and friends, how did you spot the Hercs? This would be helpful info tp prepare the Airfield Guide!
Well...
We did see the GabonAF C-130 arrive, the French C-130 was doing engine runs on the taxitrack.
The Libian L-100 was read while he was slept from the taxitrack after a (probably) enginerun.
The other Libian C-130 and the Belgian one were much harder to see...
On the norht-east side of the field we walked from the railway into a dry riverbed..(at least it was dry the first 100mtrs..) we walked till the waters starts and climbed the rivirbank. From there we could see the Belgian C-130 but not the sand one..
Therefore we drove to a company on the northeast side. Just over the railway and just before their gate there is a dirttrack that runs into a field to a kind of ruine. From there we walked through a field of weeds towards the river and climbed in a tree... Thats the way we spotted the Libian C-130 118... Very hard to do, but worth it!!
