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and now for something completely different - Cuatro Vientos (NOT museum)

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and now for something completely different - Cuatro Vientos (NOT museum)

Post by johnwickenden » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:05 am

Lucked in on the timing of a quick visit to CV yesterday morning....just in time to see the two choppers lift !!

ImageCuatro Vientos - P3C Spanish AF Ala22 - P3A-01-220222 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

ImageCuatroVientos-C-130H-Spanish AF-Ala31-T10-03-220222 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

ImageCuatroVientos-AS332-Spanish AF-Ala402-HT21A-04-220222-1 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

ImageCuatroVientos-AS332-Spanish AF-Ala402-HT21A-04-220222-3 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

ImageCuatroVientos-NH90-Spanish AF-Ala803-HD29-20-220222 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

ImageCuatroVientos-NH90-Spanish AF-Ala803-HD29-20-220222-2 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

plus the added bonus that two Mirage F1's have appeared in the Aero Club car park !!

ImageCuatroVientos - Mirage F1s C14-45 and CE14-30 - 220222-1 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

ImageCuatroVientos - Mirage F1s C14-45 and CE14-30 - 220222 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

Hope they are a bit different
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Re: and now for something completely different - Cuatro Vientos (NOT museum)

Post by catbird » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:20 am

Verder special inderdaad... top

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Re: and now for something completely different - Cuatro Vientos (NOT museum)

Post by Mustang531 » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:35 am

Thanks for sharing these, certainly a bit different. It's been several years since I last visited, so maybe somewhere else to add to the list.

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Re: and now for something completely different - Cuatro Vientos (NOT museum)

Post by Supra » Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:21 am

catbird wrote:
Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:20 am
Verder special inderdaad... top
Same as wot he said! :halo:

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Re: and now for something completely different - Cuatro Vientos (NOT museum)

Post by Alf » Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:36 pm

The C-130 was allocated to the museum last year. So will probably go over to the main museum area eventually. The P-3A is also from the museum.

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Re: and now for something completely different - Cuatro Vientos (NOT museum)

Post by Ridge Runner » Fri Feb 25, 2022 4:04 pm

Is there still a scattering of Caribou there, Jon?

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Re: and now for something completely different - Cuatro Vientos (NOT museum)

Post by johnwickenden » Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:41 pm

Yep, there are 3 of them. All carrying civvy registrations. Two at the Eastern end, stored and the third is at the Western end on the 'fire dump with a military serialised Aztec
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Re: and now for something completely different - Cuatro Vientos (NOT museum)

Post by F3 » Tue Mar 01, 2022 4:03 pm

Liking the backdrop to those chopper lift-offs. V. scenic.

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