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quinta-feira, 9 de abril de 2020

AEROTRANSTORNADOS Nº56 - Notes on the Celourico da Beira's FIAT G.91



First noted by me in 7 June 1999, following information published in a planespotting magazine (not sure which), I had mistakenly identified the FIAT G.91R/3 displayed in Celourico da Beira, in a public garden/kids playground located in the Largo da Corredoura. 
The aircraft was noted on that date without the c/n serial plate thus the information I had was as this being the c/n 91-508, thus exWGAF 32+39 (previously HD+498, EC+313, MD+313, BD+270 and 32+39), and noted as one of the BA2 Ota decoys, noted as cannibalized sometime in 1984.  
This aircraft was lend to the Celourico da Beira municipality in the 70’s or 80’s, for display, being first noted here in 1989.

In a visit to the Museu do Ar, in Alverca, in September 2000, I was able to consult some data on the aircraft lend to several municipalities, and found that the FIAT of Celourico was noted as being c/n 91-508 (ex32+39), and noted there by 14 December 1993. Which in a way, corroborate the previous information.

Later on, was noted dumped in the outskirts of the city, near the IP3 road [IP5 between exit 23 and 24, North side].  I was able to access the aircraft in 22 April 2001, and took a few more shots of it. By the time the WGAF markings were more visible, because the paint that was covering it was fading out. By this time, I corrected some of my previous notes, including the information on EMOOS 2007, which was also correct. Unfortunately the information I gave to for Scramble no.263 (sorry guys!).  
From now, there was no doubt that the FIAT noted by me in 1999 and 2001 was in fact exWGAF 32+69 (c/n 91-539).

The same aircraft was noted in the following month, during a protest in front of the Portuguese Parliament, in Lisbon, related to the demand by Canas de Senhorim, in Nelas, to become a council. I presumed then that the aircraft went back to the dump site or to Canas de Senhorim. 
I’ve visited Canas de Senhorim in 12 September 2001, but could not locate the aircraft, and several attempts to contact the promoter of the protest were unsucessful.


Some years after, a video showing what appears to be a ex-WGAF FIAT G.91 submerged in a dam, for training purposes for divers of firefighting corporations. This appeared in a blog of a diver in 2011, it was most likely placed here some years before. The dam is Barragem de Calde, Várzea de Calde, in Viseu.
This one could be the “lost” FIAT from Celourico da Beira... exWGAF32+69…?

Apart from all that, by some odd reason I persisted in the mistake in my FIAT list, which was, corrected this week.


Enough of that, here are some of the slides I’ve recently scanned.







sábado, 16 de novembro de 2019

AEROTRANSTORNADOS Nº54



Barrô, Águeda
Continued presence of FIAT G.91R/4 5403, noted on the 1th July 2019.

Beja (BA11)
Noted from September 2019, as another adition to the gate guard collection, Alphajet A FAP nº15229 (c/n 0091; wxWGAF 40+91).

Bragança (castle)
The tower of the castle of Bragança, houses a small military museum that includes a single aviation relic, the tail fin and most part of the propeller of an Aeronáutica Militar aircraft. The photo and the notes near by it, refer to a crash landed Potez 25A2, AM no.9, that occurred somewere near the city on the 21st July 1932.  
However I was called to reason by friend of mine that this is actually part of a Avro 504, the vertical tail plane and a broken propeller. Why the two are together it’s a mistery to me ... any thoughts?

Bragança (airfield)
Confirmed presence of Lockheed T-33A FAP no.1922 (USAF s/n 56-1624, c/n 9974).

Chaves (airfield)
The Aero Club de Chaves maintains at it’s car park entrance the Lockheed T-33AN no.1952 (c/n T33-278; RCAF 21228) noted on 14 November 2019.

Famalicão 
At the local Museu da Guerra Colonial, noted the presence of SE.3160 Alouette III FAP no.19314 (s/n 1621), on loan from the Museu do Ar. l/n 14Sept2019

Horta de Numão
Still current the FIAT G.91R/3 30+80, noted on the 1th July 2019.

Maceda (AM1)
Noted during a visit on the 31stJanuary2019
Gate Guard – A-7P nº15504
Esquadra 501 C-130’s 16805 + 16806-
SAR Alert – Esquadra 552 SE.3160 nº 19376 + 19401
Museu do Ar a/c – Piper Cub nº 3208, MH Broussard nº3301, Chipmunk nº1305, Auster D.5 nº 3548, T-6G nº1769 (being rebuilt), FTB-337G nº 13710, T-37C nº2427, G.91R/3 nº5452, T-38A nº2608, C-212 nº16503, TA-7P nº15545, Alphajet nº15246 Alouette II A13.

Mirandela 
Displayed in a garden next to the local building of INATEL, since 21.9.1999, is Cessna T-37C FAP no.2422 (c/n 40747; s/n 62-5947) in Asas de Portugal c/s, l/n 13 November 2019.

Monte Real (BA5)
29June2019 – Força Aérea Portuguesa’s 67th anniversary air show included,
Gate Guards: ‘15150’ F-16A, 15524 A-7P, 5301 F-86F (old gate)
Static display (base collection): 5347 F-86F, 5454 G.91R/3, 1918 T-33A, 2609 T-38A, 15521 A-7P,
Static display: 15104 F-16AM, 19608 EH-101, 1316 DHC1, 14113 TB.30, 19401 SE.3160, 29701 AW119Kx, 16706 C-295M, 16801 C-130H-30
Maintenance hangars contained: 15102, 15105, 15106, 15115, 15119, 15131, 15132, 15133, and 15142. 
Note that with F-16AM 15105, on main hangar, was the trophies Silver Tiger and Tiger Spirit, won by Esquadra 301 Jaguares on display!
Air display sequence:
. QRA F-16A’s 15107, 15112 (simulating  a sortie in pursuit of a inidentified a/c);
. C-295M 16703 landed to transport the Army’s Falcões Negros parachute team:
. the two QRA F-16’s arrived escorting the unidentified a/c [C-295M (16707) with the FAP Chief of Staff and party] ;
. Falcões Negros demo (carrying the national Flag and FAP Flag);
. flyby of Falcon 50 17402 escorted by the 2 QRA F-16’s
. Yakstars display (a/c SP-YAH/Fernando Marinho, SP-YAL/Jorge Fachadas)
. C-295M demo
. Marche Vert demo, CAP 232 a/c CN-ABT/1, CN-ABR/2, CN-ABW/3, CN-ABV/4, CN-ABQ/5, CN-ABU/6, CN-ABP/7, [reserve a/c CN-ABX/9 , support a/c CN-235 CN-AMB]
. helicopter flyby with AW119Kx 29702, SE.3160 19376, EH-101 19608
. EH-101 demo (19608)
. Ejercito del Aire - Team ASPA display : HE.25-3/78-22, HE.25-7/78-26, HE.25-4/78-23, HE.25-11/782-11, HE.25-6/78-25 [reserve a/c HE.25-1/78-20]
. C-130H demo (a/c 16805)
. TB.30 demo (a/c 14103, 14111, 14114, 14118)
. F-16 flyby/demo (a/c 15101, 15108, 15110, 15118)

Aditional movements: a couple of F-16’s flew in the morning a training mission, a/c 15101 and 15108. Also the 3 Yak-52 from Yakstars Aerobatic Team performed a practice run before the airshow  (a/c’s SP-YEL/Cerveira Pinto, SP-YEL/Jorge Fachadas, SP-YAH/Fernando Marinho).
Aditionaly: ‘15100’ F-16A n/n (temporary exhibition in Viseu); fuselage and wings of 5320 F-86 noted in hangar near Gate.

Palhais, Trancoso
Still present here is the FIAT G.91R/3 5474 on the 1th July 2019.

Vila  Real (airfield)
Current noted on the 1th July 2019, FIAT G.91R/3 5470, and again on the 13th November.

Viseu (airfield)
The FIAT G.91R/4 5408 was restored to a new life, a FAP/Museu do Ar team restored it in June. Noted 1 July 2019.

Viseu (city)
Força Aérea Portuguesa commemorated it’s 67th anniversary in the city of Viseu, thus many events were held here all during the week before the 1st of July. The official ceremony parade and air display took place on the actual day, and included passages of several aircraft formations, first a four ship formation (F-16’s – 15107/QRA, 15112/QRA, 15141 lead a/c, 15101), after a three ship formation lead by a C-130H with a C-295M and a C-295MPA as wing planes , after another time the 4 F-16’s in a diamond formation, ending with a seven ship formation with the C-130H (leader) + 2 C-295’s + 4 F-16’s.   
The exhibition of FAP activities took place at the local Multiusos pavilion from 27th ? June, and included the following a/c: ‘15100’ F-16A (dep. BA5 on the 21th June), 15247 Alphajet A, SE.3160 19377 plus  Blanik 12101.
Museu do Ar SE.3130 Alouette II (A13, exBAF), was displayed in the locar Ice Palace shopping center.



Elsewere…

Touring through the central part of Galicia (Spain), on the 7th September 2019, picked up a few a/c, some operational and some wrecks&relics,
Vigo (airport) - Local resident w&r Cessna Ce421B EC-CDD (s/n 421B-0348) in one of the roundabouts.
Noted on tarmac: EC-JET Sikorsky S-76C of Guarda Costas “Pesca 2” (s/n 76-0578); EC-IGM Eurocopter AS365N3 of Aduanas/Agencia Tributaria, plus Bombardier CRJ-1000 reg.9H-MOX of Binter Canarias.
Santiago de Compostela (airport)
Local w&r at the entrance of the military section of the airport is SA-330J Puma HD.19-08 (c/n1307).
Noted on the military taxiway: Eurocopter EC-135T2 HU.26-07/ET-195 UME (s/n 0557); and Grupo 43 Canadair CL-215T’s UD.13-25/43-25/1119 and UD.13-30/43-30/1125, this last departed shortly after (noted North from Santiago, flying over the highway in the direction of a Coruña airport).
Noted also: Aer Lingus A320-200 EI-DEN.

Later on, on the 15th November, in Salvaterra do Miño – still present at SEGANOSA[http://www.seganosa.com/], the MiG-17 that has been noted here since 1998. The aircraft is painted in the livery of the Soviet AF, wearing the nº31. According to EMOOS the aircraft is exBulgarian AF nº31 (c/n 1194, Bulgarian "triangle number" 21-7207). Aircraft visible from the outside but if asked one can go inside and take better pictures.
Post on Pássaro de Ferro.

Thanks to: André Carvalho; Fábio Acuña; Pedro “Pugachev”; SEGANOSA; Manuel Pacheco; Andy Marden;

















sábado, 22 de junho de 2019

AEROTRANSTORNADOS Nº53



Alfeite
At the Centro Social do Alfeite still lingers on the FIAT G.91R/3 nº 5469 (exWGAF30+50; c/n 91-307).  Noted on the 11Feb2018, plus again in 10Jul2018 (confirmed c/n on plate!);



Alverca (Gago Coutinho high school)
The Cessna T-37C, numbered 02412 (s/n 62-5936, c/n 40736), wearing the Asas de Portugal c/s, is visible and accessible outside, just to the right of the school entrance. l/n 10Feb2018

Alverca (DGMFA)
Noted during open base day/commemoration of the 100th anniversary, last 22nd September 2018.
All the Museu do Ar branch of Alverca was also open and all the a/c were noted in their usual places, except for DHC1 1376 and DH.82 “144”, which were inside the DGMFA compound in one of the exhibitions, which outside was lead by 19513 SA-330 fuselage.
Gate guard at DGMFA T-37C FAP 2411.
One of the open storage compounds had 9 Alphajets nos. 15223, 15232, 15242, 15243, 15245, plus 4 and another one (should be 15212); these are being stored with the two FTB’s previously stored near hangar 15 nos. 13704 (c/n 0005), 13706 (c/n 0007).
Other compound, near hangar 15, continues to store the 8 Cessna T-37C nos. 2402, 2403, 2404, 2406, 2421, 2425, 2426, 2428, plus the CS-DDC Piper PA38  of Aero Clube Alverca do Ribatejo.
Inside the Museu do Ar open storage compound, nothing new: DC-6 6706; SC-54 6606; G.91’s 1804, 5472, 5473; Ju52 6301; Noratlas 6412, 6417, 6420; C-45 2415; Piper Cub 3201.
Near the airfield control tower were noted 7 Emb-145, not all in PGA-Portugália Airlines livery (3 white o/a), identified: CS-TPG/Melro, CS-TPH/Pardal, CS-TPL/Pisco (white o/a), CS-TPM/Rola, CS-TPN/Brigão.
A single C-295M of Esquadra 502 was noted doing air baptisms (no.16710).

Alverca (city)
New adition to the w&r map, is the T-38A nº 2612 (s/n 61-0903; c/n N5269) that was placed on a plinth just by the entrance of the A1 whilst coming from the city. f/n being assembled on site in early June 2019.
https://www.spottingmode.com/wro/location/22942/   l/n 06.2019


Barrô (Águeda)
6Jan2018 – continued presence of FIAT G.91R/4 5403. l/n 11.07.2018

Beja (civil airfield)
The fuselage and wings of AT-401 Thrush Commander reg. CS-AQE still present by 13Jan2018.

Beja (BA11)
13Jan2018 – Gate Guards T-33AN 1951, T-38A 2610, F-104G 22+62; by Command building noted Alphajet A 15201;
During the last flight ceremony of the Esquadra 103 Alphajet A’s, noted flying were 15211 (Snail c/s), 15236 (50.000 flight hours c/s), 15226, 15206, 15208, 15250 (last three in Asas de Portugal c/s). 15250 was the last of the formation to land around 13H04M.
Also noted Esquadra 601 P-3C 14807 and Esquadra 502 C-2395M 16701.
Noted stored/cannibalized: 15241 and 15220.
Noted elsewhere, T-38A 2602 plus two T-33, one of which was 1907.

25May2019 – Open Base Day included - Gate Guards T-33AN 1951, T-38 2610, F-104G ‘22+62’ and Alphajet 15201 by Command building;
Static display included: T-33A 1930; T-38A 2606; Alphajet A 15244; 29702 AW119; 14809 P-3C;
In Esquadra 552 hangar: 19376 SE.3160;
Flyby´s and displays: 19302 SE.3160; 29701 AW119; 16703 C-295M; 14808 P-3C; 15107 and 15136 F-16AM; 1306 and 1339 DHC1; 11411 TB.30;
Also noted Airtractor AT-802F’s EC-LGN and EC-MML of Avialsa/Protecção Civil (based Proença a Nova).


Braga (airfield)
8Jun2019 – noted during local airshow, apart from the resident T-37C 2410, were Yakovlev Yak-52 reg. SP-YCP (c/n 833609);  Yakovlev Yak-52  reg. SP-YAH (c/n 9011001), based at Ponte de Sor, plus several other light and ultralight aircraft types.
Noteworthy the presence of a exArmée de l'Air Mignet HM.1000 Balerit (s/n 82), registered CS-USW, unknowned base location, the owner lives at Torre de Dona Chama.

Évora (airfield)
13Jan2018 – still present stored here is Convair440 reg.3C-JJO

Faro
DRC Government reg.9Q-CMC Boeing B727-30 c/n 18371/145 - stored, ex Congo – l/n 05.07.2018

Leiria (city)
The Beechcraft C-45 ex FAP 2508 was noted here on the 27Jan2018 and on 10Jul2018;

Lisboa (Lumiar)
At the renamed Hospital das Forças Armadas, the Gate Guard continues to be Cessna T-37C FAP nº2429 (s/n 62-12500; c/n 40783). l/n 10Feb2018

Lisboa (Luz)
The Colégio Militar still maintains the FIAT G.91R/3 which was in recent years identified as c/n 91-547, noted here on the 10Feb2018.

Lisboa (airport – military area)
Present as Gate Guard by29Jan2018 was the T-38A no.2603.


Maceda (AM1)
During the Open Base Day, on the 15th July 2018, were noted the following,
Gate Guard – A-7P nº15504
SAR Alert – Esquadra 552 SE.3160 nº 19302 [performed SAR demo on the afternoon]
Museu do Ar a/c – Piper Cub nº 3208, MH Broussard nº3301, Chipmunk nº1305, Auster D.5 nº 3548, T-6G nº1769 (being rebuilt), FTB-337G nº 13710, T-37C nº2427, G.91R/3 nº5452, T-38A nº2608, C-212 nº16503, TA-7P nº15545, Alphajet nº15246
Other aircraft that flew and participated in the static display were,
Academia da Força Aérea “Águias” flt/DHC1 Chipmunk’s nºs. 1306, 1316, 1319, 1335
Esquadra 101/TB.30 Epsilon nº11417
Esquadra 201/301 / F-16AM nº15115
Esquadra 502/C-295M nº16704
Aditionaly noted – Cessna 172R reg. CS-DGM of Nortávia


Montijo (BA6)
Noted on the 30th March 2019 were noted the usual Gate Guard ‘5463’, CTSFA’s GIA 5447, and G.91R/4 ‘5404’ restaured as ‘5430’, and the tail of 5453 (monument).
By former FIAT flight line were noted Lynx Mk.95 19201 of Portuguese Navy EHM in “Red Bull Flight” mks., EH-101 19603, C-295M 16701, and C-212 16505.
In the hangar were noted C-212’s 16504, 16505, 16509, 16512 (shark mouth), 196513 and 16517 (Esq.401 Cientistas tail ). Inside the hangar was also noted EH-101 19612 (dismantled/stored).
Noted flying 19607 (SAR mission), plus a C-295M and a C-130.

Ota (CFMTFA)
On the 25th March 2018 were noted the following,
Gate Guard 5201 F-84G
NMA CFMTFA – 16510 C-212; 3707 FT-337G; 2611 T-38A; 9379 SE.3160; 15249 Alphajet A; 15506 A-7P; G.91R/3 c/n 91-1-0057/30+04; G.914R/3 c/n 91-555;  ‘5457’ G.91R/3 (exAFA, Sintra) – confirmed to be c/n 91-341; 2515 C-45;
N OPSAS CFMTFA – 15240 Alphajet A; 5420 G.91R/3; 15512 A-7P; plus
14804 P-3P GIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9kSAsZ-Wkw
Flyby of two F-16’s (QRA Alert a/c) 15101 and 15114.

Ponte de Sor (airfield)
Based here, noted on the 10Feb2018,  Antonov An-2 reg.SP-AIN (c/n 1G210-27),  Yakovlev Yak-52 reg. SP-YEL (c/n 9111509);  Yakovlev Yak-52 reg. SP-YCP (c/n 833609);  Yakovlev Yak-52 reg. SP-YAH (c/n 9011001).
 In May 2018 were joined in by, Antonov An-2TP reg. LY-ABK (c/n 1G238-11), and Antonov An-2 reg. SP-OOH.
Not noted by February, but was said to be in one of the hangars, Yakovlev Yak-52 reg. EC-IKC (c/n 866511)

Portalegre (city)
10June2019 - during the commemorations of the Day of Portugal, the following aircraft were noted during the parade (flyby): C-295M; C-130H; P-3C: 4xF-16’s.
Presidential flight was a EH-101.
Static display included: -15209 Alphajet A and SE.3160 9379

Portimão (city)
Fiat G.91R/3 (no FAP number applied, but said to be c/n 91-553 ,exWGAF 32+83). l/n 2018.07.08

Portimão (airfield)
I was not able to access the hangar were the Aero Algarve/Ken Tomsett aircraft, and Skydyve Algarve/ Wingglider  had no Do28’s on the airfield, on my passage here on the 2018.07.08, but previously noted were:
Aero Algarve, of Mr. Kenneth Tomsett, who owns a small collection of historic aircraft.
Yakovlev Yak-50 reg. SP-YEH (c/n 1374)
Chipmunk T.10 reg. G-BPAL (c/n DHB.f.299,  exRAF WG350)
Chipmunk DHC1 Mk.20 reg. G-CHPI (c/n OGMA14, exFAP 1324)
Skydive Algarve/Wingglider
Dornier Do28D-2 reg. D-IEDO (c/n 4134, ex 58+59 )
Dornier Do28D-2 reg. HA-HIB (c/n 4328, exKenya AF no116)
Dornier Do28D-2 reg. HA-ACY

S. Jacinto (army barracks)
The FTB-337G 13715, on loan from the Museu do Ar collection,  was noted on the 30Jan2018. Also noted inside one of the main hangars, near to the tower, the wings of Harvard II A FAP no.1524 (c/n 88-12188, BuAer. 27193) [propelor on the base museum], plus a port wing of a FIAT (not from the one previously displayed in the village), and a wing of a Chipmunk (possibly no.1328).

Santa Bárbara de Nexe
Fully restaured in full tiger livery is the FIAT G.91R/3 FAP no.5442 (c/n91-1-0077; exWGAF 30+21).
Older post on this a/c: http://bu153188.blogspot.com/2014/07/aerotranstornados-n33-notes-on-fiat.html
l/n 2018.07.08

Santa Cruz (airfield)
Displayed on the groundings of this civil airfield is the ex FAP Alphajet A no.15222, still in fading WGAF lizard c/s – l/n27Jan2018.

Setúbal
The local branch of the Associação de Especialistas da Força Aérea (AEFA), maintains the FIAT G.91R/3 no.5455 (c/n 91-440, exWGAF 31+72) , preserved in a small monument. l/n 11Feb2018

SETÚBAL (Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional)
Confirmed visually the existence in the training centre of the Reims-Cessna FTB-337G nº 13711 (c/n 0012, ex DGMFA), used as GIA in the aeronautical section of this professional school. The aircraft is in several stages of restoration for the Air Force. l/n 9Feb2018
Tancos (military complex)
The FIAT G.91R/3 (c/n 91-345, exWGAF 30+82), was by 10Feb2018 n/n, confirmed to have been scrapped.
Gate Guard at former BA3 (Air Base no.3) is CASA C-212A no.16507 (s/n028; c/nA2-3-28).
On the other side of the road, the former Base Escola de Tropas Paraquedistas, has on display FIAT G.91R/4 FAP nº5432 (c/n 91-4-0145, exWGAF BD+377), noted on the same day.

Tavira
2018.07.04 - confirmed at a local photography shop (with over 120 years of existence), Casa de Fotografia Andrade, the existence of photos of the following crashes,
. unk. aircraft crashed in local salt works during Spanish Civil War (sometime in 1939);
. unk. aircraft crashed in Moncarapacho (WWII);
. Vickers Wellington Mk.Ic (HD967), of RAF 10ADU emergency landing at Santa Luzia beach (Tavira), later integrated in the Arma de Aeronáutica;
Sadly, the owner showed me the pictures but didn’t sold me any copies…

Vila Nova da Raínha
Displayed at Vila Nova da Rainha, the Alphajet A nº15231 (exWGAF 40+96; c/n 0096; exBA11) was noted present by 10Feb2018

Vila Real (airfield)
6Jan2018 – continued presence of FIAT G.91R/3 5470.

Viseu (airfield)
6Jan2018 – continued presence of FIAT G.91R/4 5408 – restaured during May2019.



Thanks to: Miguel Santos; Tiago Leitão; Paulo “Oneshotland” Fernandes; André Carvalho; Manuel Pacheco Silva; Erwin Husmann / Spottingmode; TGen Mimoso e Carvalho; Pedro “Pugachev” Oliveira;




terça-feira, 6 de setembro de 2016

AEROTRANSTORNADOS Nº47




Some planespotting notes...

Lockheed T-33AN no.1952 (c/n T33-278; RCAF 21228) 
@ Chaves airfield (noted 26.08.2016)


FIAT G.91R/3 FAP no.5470 (s/n 91-339, exWGAF 30+77).
@ Vila Real airfield (noted 24.08.2016)



FIAT G.91R/3 (c/n 91-342; exWGAF 30+80)
@  Horta do Numão, V.N. de Foz Côa (noted 24.08.2016)


Lockheed T-33A, FAP no.1922 (USAF s/n 56-1624, c/n 9974)
@ Bragança airfield (26.08/2016) 

Noteworthy at  Bragança airfield, at the base of the T-33, a plaque in memory of the first landing ever to take place in Bragança, on the 29th August 1925, a Vickers Valparaíso II, of  the Arma de Aeronáutica do Exército (Army Air Corps). The aeroplane was piloted 
by Lt. Sérgio da Silva and Capt. Carlos da Cunha Almeida as an Observer.



Continued presence at  BA5 Monte Real (noted 1.9.2016)

Gate guards: A-7P 15524; F-16A ‘15150’
“Base Collection” – A-7P 15521, T-38A 2609, F-86 5347, G.91R/3 5454 









Vila Nova da Rainha

Displayed at Vila Nova da Rainha, in a roundabout between the local primary school and the N3 road, is the Alphajet A nº15231 (exWGAF 40+96; c/n 0096; exBA11).
Following several events commemorating the 100th anniversary of Portuguese Military Aviation, this Alphajet integrates a monument inaugurated on the 17th July, 2016.
Must visit also, at the local train station, thus where was located the former army barracks (Escola Aeronáutica Militar) -- at least one of the buildings still exists -- a set of panels illustrating some of the first steps of military aviation in Portugal. (noted 4.9.2016)












Thanks to: Rui Joaquim.