PALIS Foundation Storage - Kalivia 11 April 2024

[r.e.hendriks]

Hi all,

We had the opportunity to visit the storage area of the PALIS foundation in Kalivia.
Below a log of what we saw. Only two aircraft remained unidentified, so help on these would be very welcome.

34 Y-5 nn Albanian AF broken up
FX-52 F-104G nn BAF broken up Tail of FX-02
AX246 Anson I nn RCAF broken up
427 CM-170 nn FAF broken up
235 Mirage IIIB-1 nn FAF broken up
DD+384 F-84F nn GAF broken up
99+38 G-91R/3 nn GAF broken up
93+11 Mi-8T nn GAF rotorless Marked as “925”
20+08 MiG-23MF nn GAF broken up
1703 MiG-21PF nn Polish AF broken up
9292 MiG-21UM nn Polish AF broken up Tiger mks.
805 SBLim-2 nn Polish AF broken up Marked as “301”
22 Su-7BKL nn Polish AF broken up
3909 Su-22M-4 nn Polish AF
1920 TS-11 bis-DF nn Polish AF broken up
35329/29 J-35D nn Swedish AF broken up
WT537 Canberra PR.7 nn RAF broken up
XW421/60 Jet Provost T.5A nn RAF broken up
XM660 Whirlwind HAS.7 nn RAF rotorless
ZD991/722 Harrier T.8 nn RN broken up
ZE693/718 Sea Harrier F/A.2 nn RN broken up
ZH809 Sea Harrier F/A.2 nn RN broken up
XS876/PO-523 Wessex HAS.1 nn RN rotorless
10563/563 F-84G nn Yugoslav AF broken up
14. . . /. . . F-86D nn Yugoslav AF broken up
11082/082 F-86E nn Yugoslav AF broken up
23649/649 G-4 nn Yugoslav AF broken up
25112/112 J-2 nn Yugoslav AF broken up
SP-WXH Mi-2 nn Civil Poland rotorless
SP-ZXP Mi-2 nn Civil Poland rotorless
1x T-6 Havard nn Unknown broken up yellow c/s

Best regards Rob.

[K2G]

Nice log Rob !! Are the aircraft still wrapped in plastic ?
Thank you for the Marathon spot question.

Hans

[BennoT6]

good day Rob,

Any pictures? Am especially interested in the T-6. Not that many around in Greece, so might be able to help to identify.

BR

Benno

[dewint]

Hi Rob,
Great log, we only managed a look from outside, which proved to be a challenge. Did find some high ground with a good view inside.
Did you see the A7 cockpit near the Canberra with sharks mouth?

Regards
Adrian Clark

Hi all,

We had the opportunity to visit the storage area of the PALIS foundation in Kalivia.
Below a log of what we saw. Only two aircraft remained unidentified, so help on these would be very welcome.

34 Y-5 nn Albanian AF broken up
FX-52 F-104G nn BAF broken up Tail of FX-02
AX246 Anson I nn RCAF broken up
427 CM-170 nn FAF broken up
235 Mirage IIIB-1 nn FAF broken up
DD+384 F-84F nn GAF broken up
99+38 G-91R/3 nn GAF broken up
93+11 Mi-8T nn GAF rotorless Marked as “925”
20+08 MiG-23MF nn GAF broken up
1703 MiG-21PF nn Polish AF broken up
9292 MiG-21UM nn Polish AF broken up Tiger mks.
805 SBLim-2 nn Polish AF broken up Marked as “301”
22 Su-7BKL nn Polish AF broken up
3909 Su-22M-4 nn Polish AF
1920 TS-11 bis-DF nn Polish AF broken up
35329/29 J-35D nn Swedish AF broken up
WT537 Canberra PR.7 nn RAF broken up
XW421/60 Jet Provost T.5A nn RAF broken up
XM660 Whirlwind HAS.7 nn RAF rotorless
ZD991/722 Harrier T.8 nn RN broken up
ZE693/718 Sea Harrier F/A.2 nn RN broken up
ZH809 Sea Harrier F/A.2 nn RN broken up
XS876/PO-523 Wessex HAS.1 nn RN rotorless
10563/563 F-84G nn Yugoslav AF broken up
14. . . /. . . F-86D nn Yugoslav AF broken up
11082/082 F-86E nn Yugoslav AF broken up
23649/649 G-4 nn Yugoslav AF broken up
25112/112 J-2 nn Yugoslav AF broken up
SP-WXH Mi-2 nn Civil Poland rotorless
SP-ZXP Mi-2 nn Civil Poland rotorless
1x T-6 Havard nn Unknown broken up yellow c/s

Best regards Rob.

[r.e.hendriks]

Nice log Rob !! Are the aircraft still wrapped in plastic ?
Thank you for the Marathon spot question.

Hans

Most of them have plastic wrapped on them, but this is ripped on all aircraft.
So aircraft are all visible.

Rob.

[r.e.hendriks]

Hi Rob,
Great log, we only managed a look from outside, which proved to be a challenge. Did find some high ground with a good view inside.
Did you see the A7 cockpit near the Canberra with sharks mouth?

Regards
Adrian Clark

Yep, saw that one... it had 70-390 on the cockpit.
But as far as I could find out, this doesn't match any real serial.
It more looked like a sim.

But if anyone has more info, this is welcome.

Rob.

[dewint]

Thanks Rob..

Hi Rob,
Great log, we only managed a look from outside, which proved to be a challenge. Did find some high ground with a good view inside.
Did you see the A7 cockpit near the Canberra with sharks mouth?

Regards
Adrian Clark

Yep, saw that one... it had 70-390 on the cockpit.
But as far as I could find out, this doesn't match any real serial.
It more looked like a sim.

But if anyone has more info, this is welcome.

Rob.

[K2G]

good day Rob,

Any pictures? Am especially interested in the T-6. Not that many around in Greece, so might be able to help to identify.

BR

Benno

According EMOOS it is/was marked 132899. yellow c/s ex AT-6C 41-32899

[Laurent]

Hi,

Nice log, but can you please give the definition of 'broken up', do you mean that all the aircraft have been scrapped ?

Looking forward to your reply.

Kind regards,

Laurent

[r.e.hendriks]

good day Rob,

Any pictures? Am especially interested in the T-6. Not that many around in Greece, so might be able to help to identify.

BR

Benno

According EMOOS it is/was marked 132899. yellow c/s ex AT-6C 41-32899

Thanks for that!

[r.e.hendriks]

Hi,

Nice log, but can you please give the definition of 'broken up', do you mean that all the aircraft have been scrapped ?

Looking forward to your reply.

Kind regards,

Laurent

With this in mean.... the aircraft are not in one piece. Fuselages are parked next to each other. Wings are stored all together. Sometimes the tail is missing and stored with other tails. Most of them are complete, but not in one piece.

[r.e.hendriks]

Hi Rob,
Great log, we only managed a look from outside, which proved to be a challenge. Did find some high ground with a good view inside.
Did you see the A7 cockpit near the Canberra with sharks mouth?

Regards
Adrian Clark

Yep, saw that one... it had 70-390 on the cockpit.
But as far as I could find out, this doesn't match any real serial.
It more looked like a sim.

But if anyone has more info, this is welcome.

Rob.

I just had a better look at the photo I took.
The data block under the cockpit says:

U.S.AIR FORCE A-7D
AF SERIAL NO. 7C-390

The nose wheel door also shows "390"

[frank kramer]

According to Joe Baugher's serial site, this would most likely make it 75-0390. This was l/n in a scrapyard at Davis Monthan in 2000. In which case it may well be a sim, but made of "the real thing"...

[WR]

According to Joe Baugher's serial site, this would most likely make it 75-0390. This was l/n in a scrapyard at Davis Monthan in 2000. In which case it may well be a sim, but made of "the real thing"...

It was an ex US Navy A-7 with code 210 when still at its old location in Greece. Later it was repainted and marked 390.

[r.e.hendriks]

Ok any idea’s what the BuNo was of this A-7?