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European Museum of Fighter Aircraft, Montélimar

Montélimar Ancône Airport


European Museum of Fighter Aircraft, Montélimar

A big museum at Ancône, a quiet airport close to the centre of Montélimar, La Musée Européan de l'Aviation de Chasse has a good collection, and active restoration is in progress.

Aircraft Reg'n Thumbs Notes
Bleriot XI replica 'G-BLXI' BAPC132 False registration - some sources say this was built in Britain in 1909.
Breguet 1050 Alizé 49 1959 2000 French Navy
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star 3 21113 314-UV French AF, ex Canadian AF 21113.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star 3 21121 French AF, marked as '14045 TR-045'.
Dassault Dornier Alpha Jet A 40+18 Luftwaffe
Dassault Etendard IVM 30 French Navy
Dassault Falcon 20C 86 F-ZACG CEV (Centre d'Essais en Vol) - France's military flight test centre. Ex F-WMKI, N976F, N808F, N622R, F-BUYI, G-BBEK, HB-VDW, F-BRGQ, F-WRGQ.
Dassault MD312 Flamant 172 319-DD French AF
Dassault Mirage F1C 37 30-FR French AF
Dassault Mirage F1CT 235 30-SK French AF
Dassault Mirage IIIA 09 11 French AF. 9th pre-production aircraft.
Dassault Mirage IIIB 233 F-ZACJ CEV
Dassault Mirage IIIBS J-2001 Swiss AF
Dassault Mirage IIIC 55 10-RN French AF
Dassault Mirage IIIEX 467 13 French AF. The last Mirage III, used as a development aircraft for future Mirage versions.
Dassault Mirage IIIRS R-2103 Swiss AF
Dassault Mirage IIIS J-2304 Swiss AF - the first IIIS assembled in Switzerland.
Dassault Mirage IVP 31 BD French AF
Dassault (SABCA) Mirage 5BA BA-53 Belgian AF - was used in Turkey during the Iraq war, hence the name "Diyarbakir Express"
Dassault Mirage 2000 04 French AF and CEV.
Dassault Mirage 2000B 516 5-OL French AF
Dassault Mystère IVA 186 12-UT French AF
Dassault Ouragan 214 UG French AF - false Patrouille de France 1956 livery
Dassault Super Mystère B2 21 12-ZX French AF
De Havilland Vampire T11 XD613 M RAF - was based at Cosford.
Douglas DC-3A N56NA Actually a C-53C, ex 43-2023 (Montgomey's personal aircraft), United Airlines NC19934 (N19934), N93C, N81R, N400RS.
Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas forward fuselage EC-GGB Ex BOAC G-AOIB, N90802 converted to firebomber Tanker 115, EC-888 scrapped in 2010 at Cordoba, Spain.
Embraer EMB-312F Tucano 504 312-UX French AF
Fiat G91T-1 '60-62' Built by Dornier for the Luftwaffe as 34+19 then 98+58, now in false Italian AF livery.
Fouga CM170R Magister 57 13-TD French AF
Fouga CM170-1 Magister 101 12-XL French AF - Patrouille de France 1964-71 livery.
Fouga CM170R Magister 119 10-KF French AF
Fouga CM170R Magister 499 499-AF French AF Eagle livery
Gloster Meteor NF11 NF11-1 Ex WM296 ntu, French AF then F-ZABB and F-ZABH with CEV for testing missile guidance heads.
Hawker Hunter F58 J-4067 67 RAF F6 XE554 diverted to the Swiss AF.
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 94+54 Luftwaffe Eagle livery. Ex USAF 53-5778.
Max Holste MH1521M Broussard 124 HF French AF. Ex F-GRES.
MiG-21US Mongol-B 281 Ex East German AF, Luftwaffe 23+49.
MiG-23MF Flogger-B 20+03 Ex East German AF 582, then Luftwaffe. Russian AF markings.
Morane-Saulnier MS760 Paris IIR 116 ON Used by the CEV. French AF markings.
PZL-Mielec Lim-5R (MiG-17) 1910 Polish AF
PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra 1221 Polish AF
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 'FU-29' Ex USAF 53-6768, Belgian AF FU-123, now fitted with the rear section from FU-29.
Saab SK37E Viggen 37811 73 21 Swedish AF
Sepecat Jaguar A A157 7-HH French AF
Sepecat Jaguar E E28 7-PS French AF In the restoration workshop.
Stampe SV-4C F-BMRU Ex French AF 643.
Sud Caravelle III 116 CE Ex Finnair OH-LED. Used by CEV as F-ZACE for testing systems for Concorde and Airbus.
Sud SA-318 Alouette II 152 67-01 French AF
Vought F-8P Crusader 4 French Navy. Ex USN 151735 ntu. Updated from an F-8E (FN) around 1990.
Wassmer WA-30 Bijave Unknown  



Montélimar Ancône Airport

We found a few interesting aircraft around other parts of the airfield.

Aircraft Reg'n Thumbs Notes
CH-7 Helicopters Heli-Sport CH-7 Kompress F-PACN  
DTA J-RO Optimum 26AEH  
Ekolot KR-030 Topaz ?  
Flylab Tucano 26ABM  
Gardan GY 80-160 F-BLPV  
Jodel D113T F-PQAM  
Magni Gyro M-16 Tandem 26AFL  
Magni Gyro M-16 Tandem 26YS  
Murphy Renegade II Spirit 26ADI  
Mooney M20K N80GY  
Pecou Sartre SPA-230 F-PCOU  
Piper PA-28-181 F-GCLV  
Piper PA-28-161 F-GHDM  
Reims Cessna 150 F-GFFO  
Reims Cessna 152 F-GBJM  
Socata MS880B Rallye Club F-BNXY  
Socata Rallye 235 F-GUFZ  
Zenith CH-701 26ADS  
Zenith CH-701 26AGC  

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