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October 21, 2006 at 12:56 am in reply to: Chilean and Argentinian helo ops in Haiti #2542641

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Hi Hammer;

the helos are still white with UN markings, and I don’t really know when these will be resprayed.

Regards from Chile

October 8, 2006 at 1:01 am in reply to: Chilean and Argentinian helo ops in Haiti #2552211

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Thanks very much for the article; you would like to know that the three Chilean Army Pumas returned to Chile (onboard an Volga Dnepr An-124) in early September but without any press release on its return…there have been some TV programmes that have shown the Chilean (and Argentinian) helos in action there in Haiti.

September 26, 2006 at 12:44 am in reply to: Chilean Mirage… #2558673

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Hi Milton;

Panteras are in good shape and have received an electronic update. I don’t know if there is any country interested in buying the Chilean examples.

Regarding A-37s, there is no date for retirement, as the type proved to be excellent in the Patagonic zone and OCU training.

Cheers!

September 24, 2006 at 9:25 pm in reply to: Chilean Mirage… #2559026

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All 5BR were retired as soon as these arrived in Chile. 722 is preserved at Museo Aeronáutico de Chile; there is another on a pole at Air War Academy and there is a complete airframe used for mechanics training at El Bosque AFB, Santiago. The twin seater that wasn’t upgraded up to Mirsip standads is on a pole at the Air Base in Antofagasta. I have to say that and some airworthy airframes have been preserved.
If I’m not wrong there have been three crashes, and the number of operational ships is fifteen.

September 24, 2006 at 7:20 pm in reply to: The "But that aircraft never flew with that airforce"-picture thread #2559072

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just found this drawing on the net, of a ‘Chilean AF’ Me 108 Taifun from a Polish book (or magazine)…there was a Taifun in Chile but it was always a private-owned example. It now rests in a Museum in the US.

September 24, 2006 at 6:41 pm in reply to: Chilean Mirage… #2559122

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they will be retired by the end of the next year, until all ex-Dutch F-16A/Bs will be in Chile. Mirage Panteras won’t last much longer, too.

September 15, 2006 at 11:54 pm in reply to: A wander round the Air Museum at Santiago, Chile, in 50 odd photographs. #1292066

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Hunters and more

By the way, here are some images that I took yesterday at the Museo. The three Hunters are those that have been sold.

Cheers!

September 15, 2006 at 11:50 pm in reply to: A wander round the Air Museum at Santiago, Chile, in 50 odd photographs. #1292119

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What happened to all of the hunters that were in outside storage?

Hi Peter: all these Hunters are still there; the only news is that three of them have been sold to a US collector who wants to rebuild one airframe restore it to airworthiness condition.

Regards from Chile

September 15, 2006 at 2:21 am in reply to: A wander round the Air Museum at Santiago, Chile, in 50 odd photographs. #1293672

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Catalina restored!

hi all;

I could tell that, since those photos were taken, the following aircraft have been restored:
(…)
-the Catalina is undergoing a deep restoration, as it is going to be rebuilt to represent the ‘Manu-tara’ aircraft, the first plane to reach Easter Island from Chile’s mainland in the fifties.

rgds,
C182RG

Here I’m including two of my images taken last August of the restored Catalina, inside Museo’s main building.

Regards,

Ce172RG

August 25, 2006 at 12:09 am in reply to: Small Air Forces Thread #8, for Pictures and Discussion. #2581227

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here is an interesting article regarding the Fh227 that was used on the Alive! movie:

http://www.pilotoviejo.com/memoriaseb1e.htm

August 24, 2006 at 12:57 am in reply to: Small Air Forces Thread #8, for Pictures and Discussion. #2581843

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Does anyone have a pix of the Fokker F27 before it crashed. It was only used from July 27, 1971 till it crashed Oct 13, 1972 c/n 572 T-571

Chris

I suggest to visit http://www.pilotoviejo.com website, then click ‘FH-227 Fairchild’; there is a b/w image of the original FAU 571 and another one of the aircraft flown in the movie.

August 23, 2006 at 3:20 am in reply to: Small Air Forces Thread #8, for Pictures and Discussion. #2582374

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Uruguay F27

Uruguay air force

Hi, the F27 you posted here, serialled 571 is the aircraft used for the film Alive! (!Viven¡) which relates the tragedy of the Uruguayan rugby team in the Andes in 1972.

July 27, 2006 at 12:16 am in reply to: Soviet old rare aircraft #1276806

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why was the ANT-25 registered URSS instead of the usual CCCP lettering?
Thanks in advance.

July 26, 2006 at 3:54 am in reply to: Temora Museum Flying weekend (56K Warning) #455609

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Nice to see the Catalina still flying; I remember when I used to see it (in its water bomber guise) here in Chile in the ’80s when it was operated by ASPAR

regards

June 27, 2006 at 6:31 pm in reply to: Small Air Forces Thread #8, for Pictures and Discussion. #2576355

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Banshee: that is in fact a Varga Kachina, currently operated by Santiago’s aero club. It arrived dressed as a ‘Flying Tiger’ aircraft, with the pre-revolution Chinese roundels on wings (!).
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