Aircraft Photo of I-CERX | Aeritalia G-222 | Aeritalia | AirHistory.net #664577
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:I-CERX
Aircraft Original Type:Aeritalia G-222
Aircraft Generic Type:Aeritalia G-222 (C-27 Spartan)
Aircraft Version:Aeritalia G-222
C/n (msn):4043
Operator Titles:Aeritalia
Location
City / Airport:FarnboroughMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGLF   IATA: FAB   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Farnborough International 1986
 
Photo Date:7 September 1986
Photo by:Massimo Liperi
Photo ID: 664577
Photo Comment

Note the spraying system installed on the horizontal stabilizer. This aircraft was used in this period by Aeritalia to test a spraying system to counter the pollution spreading of hydrocarbons on the sea. Later flew on 24th september 1999 converted as one of the two C-27J development aircraft with the new Rolls Royce AE2100D2 turpoprops. It suffered a bad landing on 21st september 2000. It was then demolished in 2006.

This photo is copyright © Massimo Liperi, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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