LOG: Istres (LFMI) 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 hangar 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

[Bierset1989]

Nice log Maliday.
Just wondering if anyone got what I thought was a Da2000 and a A400M FAF arriving before the air show opened both between 9.30 and 10am.
MTIA

Iain

[Kurnass]

Nice log Maliday.
Just wondering if anyone got what I thought was a Da2000 and a A400M FAF arriving before the air show opened both between 9.30 and 10am.
MTIA

Iain

Saturday morning Falcon 7X F-HJCP arrived, still in Indonesia AF colors.
A400M 0037 / F-RBAJ arrived just after that.

[Bierset1989]

Many thanks Kurnass

[Bierset1989]

Hi All
I am not a member of Scramble so could not comment on what H.225’s were in the JJGk hangar. After reading all reports I was struck that the DGA H.225 HBE002 was listed as possibly 1 of the 2 French military in the far LHS of the hangar. It was listed on paperwork and other stores as being in the hangar. F-ZAJC was in the static and was primarily a white and blue helicopter with red in its scheme as a DGA H.225. Could this colour scheme fit with missing ID’s in the RHS of the hangar. If someone could post this in the Scramble topics for Istres show as it might have been missed that its colours are white and blue. Just a thought.
Cheers
Iain

[Kurnass]

The colors of F-ZAJB don’t match with any of the helicopters in the hangar. And as all helicopters are known, except the two grey ones left hand side, I seriously doubt that it was in the hangar at all.
For the two in the left hand side, their colors match with 2 of the 4 French serials mentioned on papers. The other two mentioned, were not physically present, in my opinion.

[Bierset1989]

Thanks again Kurnass