leased from TAROM.

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This New York City Police Department Bell 412 was seen outside the old NYPD Air Operations hangar at Floyd Bennett Field in 1989. This registration (N414PD) was later carried by two other Bell 412s built by the Bell factory in Canada. At the time of uploading in late 2021, this aircraft was owned by the Ultimate Aviation Group in Johannesburg, South Africa which flies 412s on mining and humanity relief contracts in Africa (e.g. ICRC) and also supports seasonal scientific research work in Antarctica.

Short-lived airline circa 1989 to 1990.

Delivered Dec 88. Re-registered HL7408 May 98. To Southern Air Jan 2008 as N708SA. Retired Sep 2012.

Acquired May 89 ex Air France F-BPJH. To Istanbul Airlines Apr 91 (as TC-AFB).

Re-registered RA-85634 Mar 93.

A one off motor glider design. Must be the strangest looking aircraft i have ever photographed!. It was on its way to the 1989 PFA Rally at Cranfield.

On 30 June 1989, two Atlantics from Italy visited Dutch naval air station Valkenburg, at that time home of the P-3C Orion. Luckily, the Atlantics were from both units, 86 Gruppo and 88 Gruppo (see my other picture). The 86 Gruppo bird was already painted with small codes.

On 30 June 1989, two Atlantics from Italy visited Dutch naval air station Valkenburg, at that time home of the P-3C Orion. Luckily, one of the Atlantics was carrying the old style large codes.