Special "MFG3 Graf Zeppelin" jubilee colours

Ex UC+312. One of five German Navy Atlantics converted for use as ELINT aircraft. This was the last Atlantic in German Navy service, arriving for static display at RNAS Culdrose Air Day 2009, painted in special marks. It was withdrawn from use in 2010 and stored dismantled at Nordholz.

With Graf Zeppelin himself on the tail. One of a handfull of SIGINT Atlantics operated by MFG-3 and the last one flying till June 2010

A tribute to airship pioneer Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin, worn on the last operational example of the Elint variant of the Atlantic. Operated by MFG3, based at Nordholz.

A single Atlantic was modified to an eavesdropping ELINT-variant. Note the under-fuselage bulge as well as other antennae not standard on Atlantics

Arrival for NAS Valkenburg Open Day 2005, Valkenburg's final Open Day, which took place the next day.

The 20 Atlantics of the Bundesmarine served faithfully for 45 years but have finally been replaced by Orions. This, the last operational example, celebrated her last flight during the airshow held a day after this shot. The Graf Zeppelin marks reflect the name of the operating unit, MFG3