Riga/Latvia 2024

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Hi All,
During my vacation in Latvia I spotted a couple of times at Riga airport. Starting off with the excellent Riga aviation museum which is now west of the airport near the spotters hill. I understand the museum was in the past near the terminal on the east side. There is no clear museum sign but you can't miss the entrance where you have to ring the doorbell. After 5 minutes a guy on his bicycle will come to open the fence and collect the 10 euro entrance fee (he is working normally working in a building behind the Backfire). There is a lot of old metal of planes, cars, airport equipment etc. A small group of Russian speaking Latvians do their best to conserve and repair the large collection of Soviet era planes. If anyone has c/n please let me know as I have difficulty ID-ing many planes in my database. Will post Riga airport movements later.
cheers
Anton

Pictures:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gulfstrea ... 319625475/

Log:
7 August 2024 Riga aviation museum
Museum:
(RA-02802) BAe 125-700 (reg under wings only)
RA-65717 Tu134A Aeroflot
CCCP-46400/ YL-LCD An-24B Latavio Latvian Airlines (double registration: CCCP reg on fuselage, YL reg under wings...)
53 red Tu-22 Soviet Air Force
09 red Mi-6 Soviet Air Force (c/n 10680704B on tail boom)
20 red Mi-24A Soviet Air Force
17 (red) Mi-8 Soviet Air Force (green cs)
CCCP-31449 Mi-4 Aeroflot (pink cs, was red before)
21 red Mi-2 Soviet Air Force (green cs)
22 red Mi-2 Soviet Air Force (green cs)
17 (red or white?) Mi-1 DOSAAF (green cs)
52 blue Mig 29UB Soviet Air Force (tail end missing)
60 red Mig 27 Soviet Air Force
34 red Mig 25RBS Soviet Air Force
16 red Mig 23 Soviet Air Force
74 red Mig 23M Soviet Air Force
06 red Mig 21 Soviet Air Force (2 seater)
10 yellow Mig 21 Soviet Air Force
40 yellow Mig 21 Soviet Air Force
76 yellow Mig 21 Soviet Air Force
94 yellow Mig 21 Soviet Air Force (2 seater)
58 yellow Mig 15 Soviet Air Force
14 red Mig 15 Soviet Air Force
43 red Su-7 Soviet Air Force
27 white Su-7BKL Soviet Air Force
38 blue L-29 Soviet Air Force
22 blue L-29 Soviet Air Force
92 red L-29 Soviet Air Force
26 red L-29 Soviet Air Force
CCCP-02660 An-2 Aeroflot
CCCP-32418 An-2 Aeroflot
22 yellow An-2 Soviet Air Force
CCCP-24057 Ka-26 Aeroflot
38 blue IL-28 Beagle Soviet Air Force
CCCP-38342 Yak 18T (blue/white cs)
22 red Yak-28R Soviet Air Force
OK-ZKC Let Z-37 Cmelák
Wrecks:
65608 Tu134 nose (reg visible on cockpit panel) and 2 other Tu134 noses and 1 An24 nose
30 blue unknown nose (Mig?)
15 red Mig 23? (front part)
Pieces of a Mi-24 Hind and front pieces of various fighter jets

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6 August 2024 Riga 13.31-15.00
Quick check of airport upon arrival
Pix:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gulfstrea ... 319519830/
Log:
Storage area:
(YL-BBO) 737 ARFF Training (fire brigade)
T7-VIP1 CL604 ‘Hyper Partners’/StarJet
Various other CRJs, Globals and 125s (more later on this week)
Airport proper:
N35GA Be350 Lasai Aviation
9H-CGG A321F SmartLynx (all white)
YL-LDO A321F SmartLynx (all white) (stored)
9H-CGR A321F SmartLynx (all white) (stored)
OE-IWE 738F Fedex/ASL
EC-MAF ATR72F Swift Air
EC-MAD 734F Swift Air
OH-ATG ATR72 Finnair (Nordic Regional Airlines)
SP-LMH EMB190 LOT
YL-CSL A220 Air Baltic/Latvian flag cs and tail ‘Lavija’ titels
YL-ABC A220 Air Baltic
YL-ABK A220 Air Baltic
YL-ABT A220 Air Baltic
YL-CSD A220 Air Baltic
D-AIRL A321 Lufthansa
EI-DWO 738 Ryanair
SP-RNE 738 Ryanair

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7 August 2024 Riga 12.07-14.33 (incl visit to museum)
Pix:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gulfstrea ... 319584510/
Log:
9H-DEE EMB190BJ AirX (all white)
OK-XLS Citation Excel Silesia Air
N35GA Be350 Lasai Aviation
YR-ABA A319 Carpatair
YR-ABB A319 Carpatair
UK32105 A321N Uzbekistan Airways
OE-IWE 738F Fedex
YL-RAE SF340F RAF-Avia
EC-KIZ ATR72F Swift Air
EC-MAD 734F Swift Air
OH-ATH ATR72 Finnair
SP-LNE EMB195 LOT
YL-AAP A220 Air Baltic
YL-AAY A220 Air Baltic (stored: right engine missing, left one covered)
YL-AAZ A220 Air Baltic
YL-ABH A220 Air Baltic
YL-ABI A220 Air Baltic
YL-ABK A220 Air Baltic
YL-CSC A220 Air Baltic
YL-CSL A220 Air Baltic/Latvian flag cs and tail ‘Lavija’ titels
YL-AAW A220 Air Baltic (stored, 2 engines missing)
YL-AAX A220 Air Baltic (stored, 2 engines covers on)
YL-CSN A220 Air Baltic (stored: randome missing, engine cover plus 1 engine missing)
YL-PAD Da40 (Air Baltic) Pilot Academy
D-AINY A320N Lufthansa/LoveHansa titles
SP-RKN 738 Ryanair
SP-RSC 738 Ryanair
EI-DWS 738 Ryanair
G-RUKK 738 Ryanair
9H-QDQ 738 Ryanair
(YL-BBO) 737 ‘ARFF training’ (no engines and missing randome)

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There is a storage area with 16 jets (CRJs, Challengers, Global, 125s) between some hangars on the west side of Riga airport and is surrounded on 3 sides by forest but is visible from the terminal. I was able to ID 10 of them but 6 others remain unknown due the way they are parked (tried multiple angles) and at least 2 seem not to carry a registration. Any assistance is appreciated. Thought there was only 1 Latvian flag A220 but only today I realized that they are two with one having no Latvija titles and a slightly different cs. The Estonian and Lithianian flagged A220s are hidden in the AirBaltic hangars at Riga for multiple months and were not seen this trip.
Cheers
Anton
Pictures:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gulfstrea ... 319606938/
Log:
11 August 2024 Riga 14.10-17.26
T7-DYN Challenger 604 Luxaviation
CS-LTP Citation Latitude NetJets Europe
N35GA Be350
YL-RAE SF340 RAF-Avia
YL-LDO A321F SmartLynx /all white (tail repaired/ compared to last week)
LY-NVL A320 (all white)
SE-RTH 737M8 Norwegian (Minna Canth tail)
SP-LDK EMB170 LOT/Star Alliance cs
SP-RNB 738 Ryanair
EI-HET 737M8 Ryanair
YL-ABN A220 Air Baltic/Latvian flag cs
YL-CSL A220 Air Baltic/Latvian flag cs and tail ‘Lavija’ titels
YL-AAS A220 Air Baltic
YL-AAW A220 Air Baltic (stored, 2 engines missing)
YL-AAX A220 Air Baltic (stored, 2engine covers on)
YL-CSN A220 Air Baltic (randome missing, engine cover plus 1 engine missing)
YL-CSM A220 Air Baltic
YL-ABB A220 Air Baltic
YL-ABE A220 Air Baltic
YL-AAV A220 Air Baltic
Storage area:
T7-VIP1 CL604 ‘Hyper Partners’/StarJet
VQ-BMK CRJ Iraero (engines missing)
VP-BAO CRJ exIraero (engines missing)
VP-BVC CRJ exRusline
VP-BVK? CRJ reg misread?
VP-BNK CRJ (exRusline)
2-CHAL CRJ-200 Weramex
M-ALEZ BD700 Blue Square Aviation
P4-ANG 125-900XP Falckenbergh Aviation
VP-BMY 125 Sirius-Aero (engines missing)
Reg-less CL600 (grey, top of tail red)
YL-ECO CRJ white, engines missing
White CL60x in the back reg?
Reg-less 125 (engines missing)
another 125 in the back unread