Istres-Le Tube 28-29 September 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

[Vulture One]

Hi,

At the JJGK Euro hangar to the rear on the left were indeed 5 red/wh/bl 330/332 types. The furthest left (most western) had one of these ubiquitous bits of paper suggesting a MSN with 2398 on it, similar to 2722 and 2794. This matches G-CHCY which has recently been sold by Scotia Helicopters. In fact the colour scheme of this one and another matches exactly the colour scheme in which 'CY was last seen. There were three others which looked to have a similar but not the same colour scheme.
With Ukraine Ministry of Interior order for "repurposed" 225s plus one for their National Guard, some things fall into place.

Regards all
Rick W

[ben_sadler]

Gents,

Notes accumulated and put together thanks Phil below;

Outside the JJGK Aero hangar ;
c/n 2801 H225M
c/n 2768 H225M

JJGK Aero hangar ;
Starting in the far right corner, all c/ns were taken from A4 paper ;
F-HTPL / 2769 EC225LP
51 Blue / 2725 H225M
11 Yellow / 2722 H225M
(2775) H225 (2775 was on A4 paper in the hangar and was also listed on a white board along with other helicopters that were under overhaul in this area)
**** red/white H225
10 Yellow / 2715 H225M
**** H225, primer
2794 H225M
(N748VA) (2048) AS332L, white c/s

Five red/white H225s were stored in a line ;
(VP-CHC) (2393) AS332L
(G-CHCU) (2617) AS332L
(G-CHCH) 2601 AS332L
(G-CHCY) (2398) AS332L, furthest left
(G-CHCG) 2592 AS332L

Two French military ‘Pumas’ either in grey or bare metal were in the far left of the hangar. c/ns noted on A4 paper in the hangar were 2778, 2741, 2375. In addition HBE002DGA (F-ZAJB) was listed on paperwork in the hangar.

c/ns 2751, 2692, 2736 have been reported by someone else but i am not convinced were there..

Regards
Ben

[Rico1969]

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

@B777juju... could you please add some info on this one? Did you read it yourself

[b777juju]

[Rico1969]

b777juju... thanks for confirmation. You made my day great

[ben_sadler]

Gents,

Notes accumulated and put together thanks Phil below;

Outside the JJGK Aero hangar ;
c/n 2801 H225M
c/n 2768 H225M

JJGK Aero hangar ;
Starting in the far right corner, all c/ns were taken from A4 paper ;
F-HTPL / 2769 EC225LP
51 Blue / 2725 H225M
11 Yellow / 2722 H225M
**** red/white H225

**** red/white H225
10 Yellow / 2715 H225M

2775 H225, primer
2794 H225M

(N748VA) (2048) AS332L, white c/s

Five red/white H225s were stored in a line ;
(VP-CHC) (2393) AS332L
(G-CHCU) (2617) AS332L
(G-CHCH) 2601 AS332L
(G-CHCY) (2398) AS332L, furthest left
(G-CHCG) 2592 AS332L

Two French military ‘Pumas’ either in grey or bare metal were in the far left of the hangar. c/ns noted on A4 paper in the hangar were 2778, 2741, 2375. In addition HBE002DGA (F-ZAJB) was listed on paperwork in the hangar.

c/ns 2751, 2692, 2736 have been reported by someone else but i am not convinced were there..

Regards
Ben

[ben_sadler]

Outside the JJGK Aero hangar ;
c/n 2801 H225M
c/n 2768 H225M

JJGK Aero hangar ;
Starting in the far right corner, all c/ns were taken from A4 paper ;
F-HTPL / 2769 EC225LP
51 Blue / 2725 H225M
11 Yellow / 2722 H225M
(2692) red/white H225
**** red/white H225
10 Yellow / 2715 H225M
2775 H225, primer
2794 H225M

(N748VA) (2048) AS332L, white c/s

Five red/white H225s were stored in a line ;
(VP-CHC) (2393) AS332L
(G-CHCU) (2617) AS332L
(G-CHCH) 2601 AS332L
(G-CHCY) (2398) AS332L, furthest left
(G-CHCG) 2592 AS332L

Two French military ‘Pumas’ either in grey or bare metal were in the far left of the hangar. c/ns noted on A4 paper in the hangar were 2778, 2741, 2375. In addition HBE002DGA (F-ZAJB) was listed on paperwork in the hangar.


Mis report; 2765 (possibly misreport for 2769), 2751 (possibly misreport for 2715) 2736 - this is blue and white possibly the other one in the hangar marked as Red and White

Regards
Ben

[michel N]

2736 is not the one in the corner. Different colorscheme.
2736 has Heli Union colors (no red), the one in the back CHC colors, including red.

[Sea_Harrier_FA2]

Re 2736, in the furthest right corner (ie left of 2775 but right of 10 yellow) was a blue and white Ec225 matching the colours of 2736 from previous photos I’ve seen. Ie blue and white.

There was also a red and white (same scheme as 2398) boomless fuselage, behind 10 yellow, which I heard was 2692 (again colours match from past photos when in service). Anyone able to confirm?

Bob