Airshow BA106 Merignac 14/5/17

[ehusmann]

My "full" log of this show. Not listed are civil small stuff and the civil traffic during the day. The small stuff I don't do, the civil traffic I can add if anyone is interested (as much as I logged it).

The show itself was dominated by the Conservatoire de l'Air et de l'Espace d'Aquitaine which is housed in one of the big hangars. Apparantly the state of the hangar is so bad that the public was not allowed in. Fortunately though, the hangar doors were open as wide as possible a large part of the collection that wasn't placed on the static was visible. The very friendly and helpful members of the association were more than happy to point out what was visible... and what not. A Mystere 2 fuselage and the second Cameroon Fouga were hidden from view. And P.S. the 40 is not a Super Etendard, but an Etendard 4

Static

A310		ZeroG		F-WNOV
A400M		nn		0037/F-RBAJ
Alpha Jet	11Sm		AT33
B-26APQ13	Pres		44-35859/Y
Be.200		45Sqn		ZK456/P
Br.1050		CAEA/Pres	50
CM.170		CAEA/Pres	1370 (as AdlA 320/11-OD)
DC-3				F-AZOX
D.140R		nn		516/XA
E-2C		4F		2
Emb.121A-A	GE319		086/YI (c/n 121086)
F-8P		CAEA/Pres	32
Hawk T.1	100Sqn		XX200/CO
Hawk T.2	4Sqn		ZK019/J
HK-36TTC	nn		729/UW (c/n 36729)
M346		150Sqn		331
MD.312		CAEA/Pres	202
MH.1521M	CAEA/Pres	228/43-BU
Mirage 3B	CAEA/Pres	204/DG
Mirage 4P	CAEA/Pres	56/CC
Mirage 5F	CAEA/Pres	19/13-SO
Mirage 2000-5F	EC2		57/2-ET
Mirage 2000D	EC3		603/3-XL
Mirage F1BQ	CAEA/Pres	4656 (BQ16 in tail)
Mystere 4A	CAEA/Pres	299
N.1101		CAEA?/Pres	F-AZVV/15
N.2501F		CAEA/Pres	188/63-BU
Rafale C	EC30		127/30-GL
SA.321G		CAEA/Pres	165
SA.342M		nn		4231/GEZ
SE.3130		CAEA/Pres	182
TB.30		GE315		142/315-ZG
TBM.700		ELA43		105/XK
Tigre HAP	nn		2006/BHL
Tornado IDS	TLG33		4618
WA-22A		nn		F-CHRE/749-RF (c/n 134)

Flightline

Alpha Jet E	PdF		E162/0, E45/1, E139/2, E119/3, E113/4,
				E79/5, E127/6, E152/7, E68/8, E146/9
AS.532UL	nn		2778/SI
EA.300		EVAA		F-TGCJ/05
EA.330		EVAA		F-TGCH
EC.120B		Team Aspa	HE.25-3/78-22, HE.25-7/78-26,
				HE.25-11/78-30, HE.25-12/78-31,
				HE.25-14/78-33, HE.25-15/78-34
F-16AM		nn		FA123, FA134
F/A-18C		nn		J-5016, J-5020
Mirage 2000D	EC3		602/3-XJ, 618/3-XC, 652/3-XN
Rafale C	EC4		122/4-GA, .../4-GL

Simulator Hangar

CAP.10B		CAEA/Pres	101/YT
Mirage F1CT	Pres		.../33-BC (cockpit only)
Mirage 3E	Pres		605/ED (cockpit only)

CAEA Hangar

A-4SU		Pres		928
Ce.FTB337	Pres		F-AZGU/62
Cl.215		Pres		F-ZBBW
CM.170		Std		1x (Fuselage, PdF c/s)
Da.20		Pres		F-WMSH
Da.30		Std		F-WAMD (fuselage only)
Da.50		Std		F-WNDB (fuselage only)
Etendard 4M	Pres		40
HSS-1		Pres		149
Jaguar E	Pres		E02/7-JH (as E1)
MD.450		Pres		232
MH.1521		Pres		285/43-BO
Mirage 3C	Pres		2
Mirage 3E	Pres		F-ZAEC/560
Mirage 2000B	Pres		B01
Mirage F1EQ	Pres		4627
Mystere 4N	Pres		01
NC.702		Pres		282
SO.4050-IIB	Pres		636/W
Super Mystere	Pres		158
T-33AN		Pres		21049

Drone Hangar

Mirage 2000C	Pres		1x (spec c/s)

Shelter

Jaguar A	Pres		A151/7-HJ

Gateguard

Mirage 4A	Pres		11/AJ

Dump

Mirage 3	Dump		2x (a 3rd was not seen, or removed)

North Side

MD.312		Pres		F-AZFX

North side, storage area

A330		Arik Air/std	5N-JID
A340		a/w		T7-SAU
Mercure 100	Std		F-BTTF
		i/a		F-BTTI
SE.210		Std		F-ZACQ

North side, maintenance hangars

A310		AdlA		F-RADB
A320		a/w		F-WTAV

Civil side, near Gendarmerie hangar

AS.555AN	nn		5397
Ce.F406		Douanes		F-ZBBB, F-ZBCG, +1 inside
CN.235		ET62		123/62-IM
Da.7X		Monaco Gov	3A-MGA (arrived during the day)
EC.135		Gendarme	F-MJDO
EC.145		Gendarme	F-MJBH
		Securite Civ	F-Z...
TBM.700		nn		77/XD, 117/XN

Questions, additions, remarks, corrections all much appreciated.

Erwin

Note about the M346, the c/n plate was visible, as it is located behind the second seat on the bulkhead. With a big scope there was a clear MSN box.... but the number itself was not very visible as it is engraved, not painted. One of the pilots, though very friendly, wasn't sure if he could check it for me and tell me. He promised to check back on base though.
But perhaps a hint for anyone else who happens to come close to one in the future.

[paul-760]

P.S. the 40 is not a Super Etendard, but an Etendard 4 .

Thanks.. and edited in the previous post.

[Vermeer]

MH.1521 Pres .../43-..

We read this one as 43-BO, so the 285!

Securite Civ F-Z...

We read this one as F-ZBPH (an EC-145)

The 3rd i/a Mirage-3 had no tail and was so hard to see.

Regards,

Michiel, Erwin and Wim

[Wrecks]

We read this one as 43-BO, so the 285!

Are you sure about this?
285/43-BO was preserved on base till it disappeared by 2011
228/43-BU is a CAEA aircraft, was still in their hangar in 2015 and still listed in the CAEA website

[CJ]

Broussard 43-BO was in the hangar, while 228/43-BU was on static display next to the Nordatlas on Saturday.

While taking off Sunday late afternoon I noted a C235 as well. Anyone plse?

[Wrecks]

Broussard 43-BO was in the hangar, while 228/43-BU was on static display next to the Nordatlas on Saturday.

Check. 228 should then be added to the static overview

[tally]

Flightline

Alpha Jet E	PdF		E162/0, E45/1, E139/2, E119/3, E113/4,
				E79/5, E127/6, E152/7, E68/8, E146/9

Did these still have their USA Tour color scheme?

[ehusmann]

Check. 228 should then be added to the static overview

Correct, I forgot that one.

While taking off Sunday late afternoon I noted a C235 as well. Anyone plse?

Most likely the 123 which was parked most of the day near the Gendarme hangar. It dropped the paras during the day and late in the afternoon it departed again. Just when I was on my flight back as well a CN.235 landed again and taxied to the static. That one I could not read anymore, but I would assume it was the 123 again.

Erwin

[ehusmann]

Did these still have their USA Tour color scheme?

I don't know what that c/s is, but Paul mentioned it as such:

* Patrouille de France with USA scheme, showing several small stars in the tails. As ever a great performance and it is remarkable how the French audience reacts to the smoke in their national colors etc.

Erwin

[Stafpilot]

Check. 228 should then be added to the static overview

Correct, I forgot that one.

While taking off Sunday late afternoon I noted a C235 as well. Anyone plse?

Most likely the 123 which was parked most of the day near the Gendarme hangar. It dropped the paras during the day and late in the afternoon it departed again. Just when I was on my flight back as well a CN.235 landed again and taxied to the static. That one I could not read anymore, but I would assume it was the 123 again.

Erwin

I noted the 62-IM landing, which indeed is the 123.

[Stafpilot]

According to European Military Out of Service 2011 the CM170 in PdF colours could be 454 code 1.

[Ken Cloke]

Parked thoughout the show adjacent to A340 T7-SAU was TBM700 111/XM. In the evening of Saturday 13th 77/XD, 93/XL and 125/XO were all on or around the Gendarmerie ramp together with 5397/VE AS555AN and 123/62IM CN235. I think maybe the CN235 was doing the Bapteme de l'air flights as it did several flights after 6 on Sunday. The Cessna F406 in the Douanes hangar was F-ZBAB.

Did anyone read any of the 3 derelict Mirages? Our bus passed them on the way in but took a different route outbound.

Also noted the Paris 73 in the back of the CAEA hangar next to the NC702.

[Ken Cloke]

Parked thoughout the show adjacent to A340 T7-SAU was TBM700 111/XM. In the evening of Saturday 13th 77/XD, 93/XL and 125/XO were all on or around the Gendarmerie ramp together with 5397/VE AS555AN and 123/62IM CN235. I think maybe the CN235 was doing the Bapteme de l'air flights as it did several flights after 6 on Sunday. The Cessna F406 in the Douanes hangar was F-ZBAB.

Did anyone read any of the 3 derelict Mirages? Our bus passed them on the way in but took a different route outbound.

Also noted the Paris 73 in the back of the CAEA hangar next to the NC702.

[ehusmann]

TBM700 111/XM. ... The Cessna F406 in the Douanes hangar was F-ZBAB.

Thanks for these two!

The Mirages should be 212, 346 and 454, though not read myself and following the note that the third one was still there (which I did not see myself).

Erwin

[paul-760]

Did these still have their USA Tour color scheme?

I don't know what that c/s is, but Paul mentioned it as such:

* Patrouille de France with USA scheme, showing several small stars in the tails. As ever a great performance and it is remarkable how the French audience reacts to the smoke in their national colors etc.

Erwin

See https://flic.kr/p/UMLY7G