Tanagra: Log/Req early November 2022

[David Moore]

Tanagra was visited twice during the period of the annual open days.


The request is if anyone can identify any more of the 15 stored Mirage 2000EG’s, please. MTIA.


Pole mounted at the main gate was RF-104G 6691

Next was a row of five stored Hercules. These were:-
300
303
743
744
746

On static display were:-
01504 F-4E (AUP) 338 Mira
126 F-16C-30-CF 346 Mira
550 Mirage 2000-5EG 331 Mira
412 Rafale EG 332 Mira

Active were:-
01507 F-4E (AUP) 338 Mira
022 F-16D-52+-CF 336 Mira
025 F-16D-52+-CF 335 Mira
081 F-16D-50Q-CF 347 Mira
506 Mirage 2000-5BG 331 Mira
508 Mirage 2000-5BG 331 Mira
552 Mirage 2000-5EG 331 Mira QRA launch
554 Mirage 2000-5EG 331 Mira QRA launch
1123 CL-215V 355 Mira

Visible on the far side of the airfield was a circular pan containing 15 stored aircraft
160560 A-7E Not read off. This is the only A-7 on the active base
7450 RF-4E Read off. Special scheme
7506 RF-4E Not read off. ID from colour scheme and reports
69132 F-5A Read off.
and 11 Mirage F1CG. Four of them could be read off
114
122
136
137
The others are taken from what was reported in September 2022
102
104
109
117
133
138
139

Immediately behind the public area was the Hellenic Aerospace Industry complex (HAI).

The main ramp contained:-
9H-ILB Challenger 850 Read off
N296MA ERJ-145LU All white. Not read off but delivered with N416MA.
N416MA ERJ-145LU All white. Read off
01510 F-4E(AUP) Special marks. ID from colour scheme
Unknown F-4E(AUP) Not readable. Looks operational

Next was a row extending down the side of the main hangars:-
723 C-130B Camo. Read off
745 C-130H Grey. 60th Anniversary markings. ID from colour scheme
(SX-BNB?) Piper PA-31P
160060 / 60 T-2E Code only read
160061 / 61 T-2E Read off (serial and code)

Across the end and extending behind the hangar was another row.
7500 RF-4E Lizard camo. Camo matches photos
7529 RF-4E Read off. Lizard camo
61056 F-102A Camo
156747 TA-7C Camo. Not read. ID from reports. Camo matches photos
21269 T-33A Camo. ID from reports
SX-BSB Piper PA-34
Unknown Cessna 172

The yard to the south of the main HAI hangar contained some dumped aircraft
151366 P-3A Read as 51366
151389 P-3A Not read. ID from reports
152181 P-3A Not read. ID from reports
68-480 F-4E Clearly visible at right/far end of yard. Unpainted
159935 A-7H Fuselage. Visible next to F-4E 68-0480. Not read
160617 A-7E Fuselage. Visible next to F-4E 68-0480. Not read


Back to the main airfield and several stored aircraft were noted. Most obvious were 17 Mirage 2000s which were on pans on the southside and were clearly visible from many locations (at a distance).
The first batch was six aircraft of which two could be read
202 Mirage 2000BG
231 Mirage 2000EG
The other four were all 2000EG but could not be read

The second batch was of three aircraft of which one could be read off
233 Mirage 2000EG
The other two were both 2000EG

The third batch was of eight aircraft of which only three could be read off
201 Mirage 2000BG
216 Mirage 2000EG
242 Mirage 2000EG
The other five are all 2000EG. One of them is ‘possibly’ 232

I believe 16 Mirage 2000EG were active or stored recently but frustratingly only 15 were seen.

Visible behind the complete Mirages was a dumped fuselage
204 Mirage 2000BG This ditched in 2011 but was recovered to here. Not read but known

Some preserved aircraft were also on the South side.
KK156 Dakota Camo. Easily visible behind Mirages when seen from HAI end of airfield
61106 F-102A Camo. Not read
5961 TF-104G Silver. Not read
35801 T-33A Silver. Not read
These last three are among trees on the south side.

Some decoys were visible on the North side. The first two could be clearly seen from the main gate
61024 F-102A Camo. Marked ‘0-61024’. Read off
228 Mirage 2000EG No serial. Known ID for this long-retired airframe

Only the fins were visible of the remaining four, but for completeness they were:-
61034 F-102A
61039 F-102A
61079 F-102A
517183 HU-16B
All identified from reports and online photos

Finally, a row of semi-preserved aircraft were visible on level ground nearer to the fence.
From left to right:-
61001 F-102A Read off. Marked as 0-61001
61040 F-102A Read off. Marked as 0-61040
35118 T-33A Camo. Not read off. Only 35118 & silver 35801 are complete & moveable so it should be 35118
6662 TF-104G Silver. Read off
89081 F-5 Not read off. Only 2 F-5 on base and the other is with the Mirage F1s

[Canberra TT.18]

Great log.
Great impressive list.