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Bolivian AF 50yrs Air Show

Post by canberra »

Just returned from Santa Cruz, so just one apetizer. More the coming week :lol:

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When was the last time you saw 9 T-33s in formation :?:

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Don't think I ever had a first time for that... :shock:
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Post by Iwan Bogels »

Holy s**t, that's cool !

I'm sure you're happy to have moved from Dutch F-16's to Bolivia's T-33's. ;-)

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:shock:
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Post by mart »

if that's the appatiser, then I can't wait for the main course :!: :idea:
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Post by Stephan Lodewijks »

Please don't do this to us!!! :wink: :D Extremely irritating!! 8)
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Post by Glidepath »

some might say:
"Glad I did't go, i do no like T-33's trainer. I just like fast jets" :||O:

or
"The sun wasn't shining, I do not take photo's on those days anyway" :||O:

me, I think you are a lucky son of a gun.
("mig , Jeg mene du er en heldig søn i en gevær." ((which problably is a stupid translation)) :lol:

MORE MORE MORE MORE!
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Post by Eagledriver 32 »

Woooh,

Canberra, you're a lucky son off a B... wathever!

Very nice!

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que padre! Mas Mas Mas...
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Post by roel lodder »

WE WANT MORE MORE MORE
Can't wait to see the rest!!!
You lucky devil!
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Re: Bolivian AF 50yrs Air Show

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canberra wrote:When was the last time you saw 9 T-33s in formation :?:

/Michael
long, too long ago 16 (jun77/Tours),
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Can't wait to see your report!

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Re: Bolivian AF 50yrs Air Show

Post by r.e.hendriks »

Jaap wrote:long, too long ago 16 (jun77/Tours),
Damn.....I wasn't even born at that time!!

Rdgs, Rob
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Post by canberra »

Hi again,

First of all thanks a lot for the interest :wink:

I will continue the torture a bit and even though the weather was ==censored== for photography most of the motives were quite OK.

The event was not really as I expected, it has been quite hard to get precise info about what was going to happen here. Friday (12/10) was the actual 50 years anniversary for the Bolivian Air Force. It was marked with a parade at El Trompillo with the fly-past of the attempted T-33 diamond 9. 4 PC-7s, 4 T-34s and 4 T-35s. No announcement on anything so the PC-7s actually came when I was sitting inside a Curtiss Commander, and the T-33s only arrived after the speaker had told everything was over and asked people to leave :?

The expected presentation of the MA-60s turned out to be a 'new' Casa 212 instead. There was a photo of one TAM MA-60 in China though. Arrival expected mid November this year.

Saturday (and Sunday) it turned out there was a open day at III Brigada Aérea so I had to postpone my departure back to La Paz.

Enough talk, on with a few more pictures :!:

Four of the five Extra 300s of Chilean AF Display Team 'Halcones' during Fridays short low program (because of the weather)
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Boeing 737-200 CP-2486 of local airline Aerosur, making a low past before landing and parking on static
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Not part of the show but these two Argentinian Army Hueys (AE-460 special c/s and AE-461) were very welcome visitors
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T-33 FAB-634 with special FAB 50 years tail on left side, on right side 75 years ?? (only mentioned 75 years 1932-2007)
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FAB-750 one of two Bolivian/Venezuelan Super Pumas displaying its SAR capabilities
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Last (for today at least) a three ship T-33 formation (FAB-626/627/631)
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All the best, Michael
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Post by Key »

Great insight into Bolivian organisation :wink: and the pics, well, don't worry 'bout the weather Michael!

Erik
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Post by canberra »

I will continue with a couple of the FAB trainers.....

FAB-503 T-25 Universal
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FAB-922 T-34 Mentor
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FAB-183 A.122 (T-23) Uirapuru
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More later, Michael
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