Montelimar Museum

[Arjan]

Hi all,

Went to the museum at Montelimar on the 23th of june. Here is the log:

Entrance
SV-4C 643 Preserved, as F-BMRU
T-33A 94+54 Preserved

Hall A
Mirage IIIBS J-2001 Preserved, ex Swiss AF
Mirage IIIS J-2304 Preserved, ex Flst 16
Mirage IIIRS R-2103 Preserved, ex Flst 10

Main Display Hangar
MS-760 115/ON Preserved, ex CEV
Sk-37E 37811/71 Preserved, ex Flot 21
Mirage F-1C 37/30-FR Preserved, ex EC 2/30
S. Mystere B-2 21/12-ZX Preserved, ex EC 3/12
Mystere 4A 86/12-UT Preserved, ex EC 12
MD-450 214 Preserved, ex EC 3/4, Bremgarten
Vampire FB-6 (J-1055) Preserved, ex Sleep, Sion
Vampire T-11 XD613/M Preserved, Ex Air Traffic Ctrl School
Mirage G8 02 Preserved
Etendard 4M 30 Preserved, ex 59 S
G-91T MM6362/60-62 Preserved, BA 60

Restauration Shed
Mirage F-1B 505/30-FE Preserved, ex EC 2/30

Outside
Hunter F-58 J-4067 Preserved, ex Swiss AF
Mirage 3C 55/10-RN Preserved, ex EC 3/10
CM-170 (101) Preserved, PdF c/s
F-84F FU-29 Preserved, bare metal
MD-312 172/319-DD Preserved
C-53C 43-2023 Preserved, as N56NA
Vampire FB-6 J-1142 Preserved
CM-170 (57)/13-TD
MH-1521M 124 Preserved
Mig 23MF 20+03 Preserved, as 582, USSR
OV-10B 99+27 Preserved
CM-170 119 Preserved
SE-210 116/CE Preserved, ex ET 60
T-33AN 21121 Preserved, as 14045/TR045
Meteor NF-11 NF11-1 Preserved, ex CEV
F-8P (FN) 4 Preserved, ex 12 Flot
MD-312 210 Preserved
Mig 21U-600 281 Preserved, ex NVA
Alpha Jet 40+18 Preserved, ex JBG 49
Alouette II 152/67-OI Preserved, ex EH67
Mirage IIIEX 467/13-.. Preserved

On airfield
Mystere 4A 48 Stored
Mirage 3A 09 Stored

On museum ground
Mirage IIIB 233 Stored
CM-170 458 Stored
Mirage IIIE 418/QQ Stored
Mirage F-1B 515 Stored, tail and wings only?

Apparently the G-91T is new. But the German one disappeared. The Mirage F-1B 30-FE was in the restauration shed and the serial could not be read off. The tail was all bare metal and polished and the noseweel door wasn't installed. This is taken from the EMOOS. However, with the tail of 515 nearby I am not really sure if there haven't been a tail swap!

Cheers,

Arjan

[EvD]

According to the curator of caea bordeaux, one of the four Iraqi Mirage f1 was destined for Montelimar. No news about that?
Erwin

[patrick dirksen]

Thanks for the log! A few comments below:

MS-760 115/ON Preserved, ex CEV

Should be 116 according to EMOOS?

Mystere 4A 86/12-UT Preserved, ex EC 12

Should be 186 acc to EMOOS?

G-91T MM6362/60-62 Preserved, BA 60

If this is the real thing it came from the famous scrapyard in Rome. But I made a note in the past (source??) that it is the repainted 98+58, so confirmation on this one would be nice!

Missing compared with EMOOS are MS.733 79 (last noted 8-08), T-33 21113 (l/n 9-06) and Venom J-1526 (l/n 11-06). Anyone for info on those?

[Arjan]

Hi Patrick,

Yes you are right on the Mystere and Paris. And I do share your thoughts on the Gina however, there is apparently some movement between airframes there so it would not surprise me at all if it is a genuine Italian Gina. It looked marvelous by the way with a new, fresh paintjob.

Best regards,

Arjan

[mikebursell]

Patrick/Arjan,

I checked the c/n of the "Italian" Gina at Montelimar last month. It is simply a re-paint of 98+58 (ex 34+19).

Cheers,

Mike

[Arjan]

It is? Well a big applause for the painter then. Thanks for the update!