LOG: Peru August 2023

[Ian French]

Lima-Callao - various visits 6-12 Aug

Police compound

H145 PNP-127, 129, 130 plus one bagged
R-22 PNP(124) Preserved

Pr on road at gate
B47G-3B PNP-102
C206 PNP-201

Ramp
Mi 8MTV-1 PNP-501
Y-12 PNP-226
An32 PNP-227, 234
C208B PNP-256
C208 PNP-257
BN-2 PNP-215

Army ramp
C560XLS EP-861
An32B EP-831, 835
B350 EP-825
Mi 8MTV-1 EP-656
Mi 8TV EP-592
Mi 17-1V EP-617
Mi 171Sh-P EP-673, 680, 686, 687, 689
B1900D EP-828
Mi 26 EP-(705), (706)
An28 EP-(826), (827)
IL103 (EP-812), (813), (814), (816), (817)
C206 EP-8(0)8

Lima-Cuartel General Fuerza Aerea
Su-22UM3 "159" (027) is still here

Lima-Junction of Av Alcazar/Av Las Tapadas
F-80C (154) is still at the park here

Also in town:
MB339AP 486

Pisco 10th Aug

Ramp
CH2000 EA511 404, 405, 407, 489, 492, 494, 499
EF280FX EA510 490

Hangar
KT-1P 402
KA-1P 436
EF280FX 672

The Canberra's all remain as per 2019

3 by the runway 253, 255, (205)
1 by the ramp 251
1 preserved 247 as "951"

No serials of these were read this time.

On gate is unmarked T-37B (475)

The park down the road still has the three Canberras and Mi 2.

The ramp has been cleared of the stored T-27s and MB339s although two of each could be seen by one of the hangars. One of these T-27s was 431.

Lima-Parque del Aire 10th August

I think this is unchanged since 2019:
MB339AP 477
Su-22 163
T-41D 407
B.A80 "729" (743)
Mi 8T (633)
Kuntar 401
F-86F 180
T-33A 455
Y-12 339
B212 660
Hunter F52 "634" (137)
Mirage 5P4 199
T-37B "447"

Las Palmas 10-11 Aug

EDACI ramp
PA-44 OB-2131 (ex 483)
T-41D 414

SEMAN Area
Mirage 5DP4 Pr at gate 198

Hangar 1
Mi 8MTV-1 OB-2055P (ex EP-642)

Hangar 2
Mi 8MT OB-2084P (ex PNP-504)
plus a bagged prop trainer on a pallet

Hangar 3
Mi 8MT PNP-503 & OB-2083P (ex EP609)

Hangar 4
DHC-6 312 ready to fly and 311 fuselage, six months away from completion

Hangar 5
Su-25 077, 079,
Su-25UB 085, 087
Outside 082, 086

Much of the old museum stuff has now been cleared. The only aircraft now opposite to Su-25 hangar was Mirage 5P3 113

Other aircraft outside the Su-25 hangar:
Canberra B(I)12 203
Mirage 5P3 111
T-6D (194) coded 41-3 one side & 31-4 the other
Mi 8MTV-1 602 - this was on outside maintenance

Shelter
KC-130H 393 in primer

EA334 Hangar
Learjet 36B 524, 525
C-26B 527, 528

Outside
PC-6/B2-H4 331
C-26B 529
RC690B 708

Opposite ramp
L100-20 Gr8 382

Nearby hangar
CH650B ACP-101, 102

Along the ramp towards the EDACI hangars are four blue hangars numbered 1-4. The first 3 were empty but number 4 had:
Mi 35P 696 on rework
T-41D OB-1052 (905)

On the ramp near hangar 1 was MB339AP 481 which is going to be preserved

Stored/dumped by runway/taxiway
Mirage 5DP4 108, 110, 184, 187, 191
DHC-5D 322
C-47A 357
B-26C 227

Preserved near the EDACI hangars is Stinson F-19 17

This time we actually got around the walled "T-27" dump compound:
MB339AP under roofed area: 467, 479, 480, 495
MB339AP 482
T-41D 405, 417, 442 plus 1
T-27 421, 423, 424, 429, 433, 438, 440, 449, 450, 454, 457, 473

Preserved:
Gate
T-37 462 Real serial?

HQ Square
Su-22 003
Mirage 5P 182
A-37B 151
Mi 8
NA50 50-951/3-41

Cental area arranged around a building
T-37 "497"
Mi 8
Y-12 335
Su-22 174
Lodestar "512"
T-37 "165" fuselage
Canberra nose
B.A80 900
Briegleb BG-12B 802

Back towards the HQ square is another Canberra nose

Lima-Callao AB 11th Aug

Ramp
KC-130H EdT842 396
AN32B EdT843 327
B737 EdT841 356
C-27J EdT844 328, 330, 332
Bo105LSA-3 EdH315 622
Mi 17-1V EdH341 618

Main hangar
An32B 325
C-27J 329

Learjet 45XR 526 was in its shelter at the side of the ramp

Stored outside by ramp
B737 352
An32 324

Dumped
Small compound at rear of hangars
Bo105 x 3 (could be 601, 621, 624 which are listed as stored but who knows, could be the Policia ones)
B212 cab grey
Mi 8 cab Army scheme

Main store/dump area - we were not allowed to walk around or in this area unlike our 2019 visit
Su-22 (005) Same camo pattern as 005 which was preserved outside but tail markings missing
C-130 394, 398 +1
An32 322, 392 in two pieces + 2 which should be 323 and 367 based on our last visit when we inspected them
B737 350

In between the hangars - Bo105LSA-3 639 which is an AF serial but marked Policia on side (ex PNP116). Not complete.

Preserved

Note - the line of aircraft outside the base has now gone as they were being vandalised. Inside the gate:
Mi 8T 633 - this is potentially a false serial as there is another 633 preserved in Peru
DHC-5D 328
DC-6 381
Bo105C 607
C-130 nose
DB8A XXXI-93-I

On road towards dump area
B212 (615)
C-26B (341)

Behind 306 hangar
B47G-3B-2A 663

[JAWS]

Excellent Log, very interesting. Thanks for posting.