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Just received confirmation for the Spotters Day, despite still being geofenced in Portugal. Another portuguese spotter also received confirmation, so the process is ongoing.

From Youtube vídeos,
First and second waves were 4x Mi-2s.
Third and Fourth, 4x W-3.
Fifth, SH-2G + 2xMi-14.
Sixth. 2x W-3 + 2x Hips.
Seventh and Eighth. 4x Hips
Ninth and Tenth, 3x Hinds


The Su-22s and Mig-29s missing are a sad confirmation for Radom Airshow.

The event was publicly announced by the air force, both on Facebook and their website. Enrollment was done by email a day later (if I recall correctly), from 00h00. It was done on a first come first served basis (no lottery), and so was full at around 00h02. :lol: Portuguese spotter events are small...

Still love the little one:( . It's like they could go on for ages still......! We do too. Great looking aircraft and suited for their missions. We will miss them, but they are expensive to maintain due to their unique engines. They're still going strong in Canada! 8) And they look sharp in that blu...

A C-295M used for an air2air shoot with the formation.

The six Alpha Jets after landing.

The Portuguese Air Force bid farewell to the Alpha Jet after close to 25 years of service with 103 Sqn, 301 Sqn and the "Asas de Portugal" display team. About 50 spotters were allowed on base to witness the last flight (not really...) of the last 6 aircraft (15206, 15208, 15211, 15226, 15236 and 152...

The damage in the images isn't that substantial. Just a damaged tailplane (it's a moving part, so should be easy to replace), and some kind of ruptured tank or pipe. The caption from 5/1 on Russia24 reads: A new portion of humanitarian aid from Russia arrived in Syria - Russia 24 A new humanitarian ...

Su-24 "29" seems to have been repaired since. See at 1:08.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOHhmjUYC5Y

Or here, at 1:29:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5jS292m0BQ

So, a pretty random process. Even confirmation emails weren't sent ordered by registration time.

Did anyone get a confirmation email? A lot of portuguese spotters submited the registration form last monday, but only a few got a reply (some 12h later).

Just to report that Issue 404 has finally arrived.

Regards, ACarvalho

The latest issue (404) hasn't arrived here in Portugal too. But due to the bad weather situation across Europe it is probably a logistics issue. If I get 405 first, I'll report back.

Regards,

ACarvalho