Wednesday, October 10, 2001

National Aircraft Scrapyard, Tucson, AZ 10.08.01

Type Con No Number Park Code/Markings
A-7 D-220 71-309 AAAE0206
A-7 D-263 71-352 PR
B707 19266 9Q-CBL AACZ0184 Scibe Zaire
B707 17635 EL-AJV AACZ0180
B707 19207 N3161 AACZ0068 a/w
B707 18059 N3831X ex Avianca
B707 17652 N5038 AACZ0078
B707 17646 N519GA AACZ0063 Am. Overseas
B707 17640 N62TA AACZ0073
B707 18391 N752TW AACZ0025 ex TWA
B707 19237 N7564A
B707 19187 N7571A AACZ0010
B707 19326 N7576A AACZ0004 ex AA
B707 18328 N7578A AACZ0005 ex AA
B707 19329 N7579A AACZ0015
B707 19331 N7581A AACZ0003 ex AA
B707 19332 N7582A AACZ0006 ex AA
B707 19334 N7584A AACZ0012
B707 18396 N758TW AACZ0019 ex TWA
B707 17700 N793NA
B707 20057 N86741 ex TWA
B707 20067 N8738 AACZ0116
B707 20456 PT-TCQ a/w
B707 18792 TF-AYA AACZ0155
B707 ????? ????? "CG1340"
B707 ????? ????? Laker
B707 ????? ????? AACZ0074 green stripes
B707 ????? ????? Pan Am
B720 18033 HC-BDB ex EU
B737 20396 C-FEPL ex CP
B737 20397 C-FEPP ex CP
C-119 10876 131691
C-119 10891 131706
C-119 10900 131715
C-119 174 53-8071
C-130 3011 54-1624 AACF0009 OK
C-131 252 53-7800
C-133 45582 59-0531 a/s
CV990 30-10-27 N8356C ex Denver Ports of Call
DC-9 ????? ????? Spirit
DC-9 47054 N941VJ ex USAir
DC-9 47558 N956VJ ex USAir
F-27C ????? ????? ??
F-4 1085 64-0780 Arkansas
F-4 1292 64-0939
F-4 1618 65-0637 Arkansas
F-4 1844 65-0773 HS
F-4 1884 66-0228 HS
F-4 2079 66-7545 AL
F-4 2173 66-7610
F-4 2331 66-7714
F-4 2343 66-7720
F-4 1092 64-0784 Arkansas
F-4C 573 63-7543
F-4C 731 63-7637 AAFP0132
F-4C 1115 64-0798
F-4C 2308 66-7699 AAFP0347
F-4C 2407 66-7761
HR2S-1 ????? 145873 USMC
KC97? ????? ????? SAC band around fslg
S-61 ????? 88' USCG
Visc ????? ????? blue/gold
WW24 8 N101LB
????? ????? ????? "CG1347" USCG
B707 18954 N449J Somali Airlines
T-29 ????? 51-7909 ex NASA


Tuesday, October 09, 2001

Recent airport visits
Tucson (TUS) 6 OCT 2001
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New & noteworthy at Hamilton Aviation
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N32719 B72S Falcon Air, parked
N868AC B734 a/w, in front of hangar
* 2 B72S inside hangar being stripped & painted, probably for DHL.

Visible at Bombardier
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N1TS GLEX
N816SQ GLEX
N823TR LJ31
N430FX LJ45
N60VE LJ60 [60-222]

Active & transient
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N415TH WW24
N636DD Robinson R44
N712CC G4
N773TR HS125
N81KA HS125
N91DP LJ31
NX46Z USAF Trinidad (?)
XB-FKT LJ31

N12305 B72S basic DHL c/s, n/t
N103FE, N272FE FedEx
N902AX D9S ABX

Goodyear (GYR) 7 OCT 2001
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N105WP DC-8 a/w
N190GC LJ35
N307FV A300 a/w
* 11 Midway B73G stored behind the hangars, all full c/s + titles.

Avra Valley (E14) 07 OCT 2001
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N749VR L749 Restored, now has "The Blue Feeling" and www.aviodome.nl
titles painted on it.
N105CF L1049 bare metal, engines missing
N560BD Ce560 transient

Marana (MZJ) 07 OCT 2001
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A quick visit to the perimeter here revealed:
N158GE A300 Trans Aer
N158UA B747 ex UA
N161UA B747 ex UA
N164UA B747 ex UA
N270BC B743 a/w
N3140D L15 BWIA
N619FF B747 ex Tower Air
N636FE B747 a/w
N638FE B747 a/s, blue tail
N73730 B763 basic old Egyptair c/s, n/t (ex SU-GAO)
N745SJ B747 Southern Air
N747BC B744 ex Air China
N79712 B747 ex Korean Air
N79713 B74F a/w

* MD90, ProAir c/s w/ blue tail, missing rudder
* 2 ex-AA MD90s present, one of which is N903RA
* From my perspective, it appeared that most of the last-reported residents
were still there.

Tucson (TUS) 8 OCT 2001
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- Nothing changed at Hamilton Aviation.

Visible at Bombardier
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N495BA CL604 [5495] painted
N3000S LJ45 [45-161] a/w
N638BJ LJ45
N531AT LJ31
N220LJ LJ31
N109JR LJ60
N430FX LJ45
N450TR LJ
N22UF LJ31
N254FX LJ60
N505H LJ45
N40084 LJ45
N3003S LJ31 [31-225]
N429FX LJ45
B-HMA GLEX a/w
N700AH GLEX primer
N700XM GLEX primer
N155LG Monster.com Airship

No hassles encountered at any airport mentioned above.