Wrecks of aircrafts at airports - where are they?
I've just seen virtually every aircraft ever supplied to Libyan Arab Airlines since 1950 still dotted around Tripoli Airport. Probably no process in country for scrapping airframes.
The whole of the Madagascan Air Force is parked up adjacent to Antananarivo Airport,
Both sites probably show up on Google Earth.
Oh yes, Atyrau Kazakhstan on the Caspian there were a decent number of AN-2s and their spare engines in boxes last time I passed through.
Lets face it Seb/Av2007; your thread will actually reveal there are wrecks and removed from service aircraft in 50% of the worlds airports in one form or another, all covered on other threads inc spotters corner.
pp
The whole of the Madagascan Air Force is parked up adjacent to Antananarivo Airport,
Both sites probably show up on Google Earth.
Oh yes, Atyrau Kazakhstan on the Caspian there were a decent number of AN-2s and their spare engines in boxes last time I passed through.
Lets face it Seb/Av2007; your thread will actually reveal there are wrecks and removed from service aircraft in 50% of the worlds airports in one form or another, all covered on other threads inc spotters corner.
pp
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Jackson's Airport at Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea has 3 F-28s, there is also a DC-3, Nomad, Casa 212, and a Piper Aztec scattered about the airport. There may also be more, as there is quite a bit of old GA junk parked up that no longer seem to fly.
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There was around about 100 aircraft wrecks on and around the airfield at Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the expected ex Soviet military and transports there was also a sizeable collection of AN-2s, a Yak-40 (or two) and the recognisable shape of a DC3 fuselage.
There was one of the Ruski first generation small jet bombers with tail gunners position on the grass quite close to the terminal building but I see in recent photographs that it has gone.
I noticed in Cairo, about 1982, that you could trace the political affiliations of Egypt if you knew your aircraft types by the succession of wrecks adjacent to the taxiway, French, British, Russian and American types in that order.
There was one of the Ruski first generation small jet bombers with tail gunners position on the grass quite close to the terminal building but I see in recent photographs that it has gone.
I noticed in Cairo, about 1982, that you could trace the political affiliations of Egypt if you knew your aircraft types by the succession of wrecks adjacent to the taxiway, French, British, Russian and American types in that order.
Wrecks & Relics is a good read, but covers the UK only and all aircraft civil, military, large and small.
For old airliners worldwide I'd recommend getting hold of Survivors published by the Gatwick Aviation Society. (I have no personal connection, so hope this recommendation isn't seen as advertising).
Rhys.
For old airliners worldwide I'd recommend getting hold of Survivors published by the Gatwick Aviation Society. (I have no personal connection, so hope this recommendation isn't seen as advertising).
Rhys.
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At ZRH there's an ex-Air Afrique DC-8 used for fire practice.
At the old Athens airport (now an exhibition centre) there's an ex-Olympic B737 and B747 and a few other odds and sods....
I would have thought they would be worth a bob or two now also given the price of scrap metal.
At the old Athens airport (now an exhibition centre) there's an ex-Olympic B737 and B747 and a few other odds and sods....
I would have thought they would be worth a bob or two now also given the price of scrap metal.
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When I worked in Africa over a decade ago I remember seeing these babies slowly rotting away in front of the main terminal building....
Constellations:
L-1049H c/n 4831 CF-NAL Abandoned at Sao Tome since 1970 in derelict condition.
L-1049H c/n 4832 CF-NAM Abandoned at Sao Tome since 1970 in derelict condition.
.............along with a DC3 fuselage and a jet aircraft fuselage possibly a Fouga Magister.
Around the back on the apron sat the delapidated sight of an Equatorial Airlines F27.
Not been back since 1999 so not sure if these are still in situ
Constellations:
L-1049H c/n 4831 CF-NAL Abandoned at Sao Tome since 1970 in derelict condition.
L-1049H c/n 4832 CF-NAM Abandoned at Sao Tome since 1970 in derelict condition.
.............along with a DC3 fuselage and a jet aircraft fuselage possibly a Fouga Magister.
Around the back on the apron sat the delapidated sight of an Equatorial Airlines F27.
Not been back since 1999 so not sure if these are still in situ
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There's an airframe at BOD in very good condition sans engines... I enquired about the airline who possibly owns the body on here, but there's not been any reply. Looked like an Airbus 32x or 31x frame to me, but then again it was fairly distant and we were taxiing too quickly.
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