celebrating Italy becoming 4-time FIFA World Cup winner (1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006)

Delivered to the US Navy as R6D-1 Bu131611 in 1953. Redesignated as a C-118B in 1962. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB in 1977. Sold and moved to the Allied Aircraft Sales yard in 1988. Registered as N821CS in 1989 then HK-3644X in 1991 and N680AF in 2004. Stored at Bucaramanga, Colombia by 2007. Moved to near Curití, Santander, Colombia by 2015 and preserved as the Aero Hotel.

Delivered to the Royal Navy as XS562 in 1964. Stored at Wroughton 1987 then moved to Fleetlands in 1992. Sold to a dealer in New York, USA in 1994. To the Classic Rotors Museum, Ramona, CA in 2005.

Photographer Paolo Rollino

The aircraft arrived at Davis-Monthan for storage in June 1977 its last active duty station having been NAS Keflavik, hence the truncated marking AVIK on the fin. It was civilianised as N821CS in 1989 and in 1991 went to Columbia as HK-3644X, serving with Aeronorte and Lineas Aereas Suramericanas. It returned to the US register as N680AG in 2004 but lapsed into dereliction at Lebrija -Palonegro Airport, Colombia, until resurrected as the Aero Hotel at an off-airfield site at Curití, Santander, Colombia. (See photos on this web site).

L12 and Netherlands air force markings temporary removed while present at Pilatus factory for update. Serial number shown instead

Displaying during RNAY Fleetlands Open Day, flown by 829 NAS.

1994 Tornado Meet

Performing in the warbird event at Oshkosh '83, former BuNo 92509.

A three-ship formation of 736 Squadron Scimitars lands after their display at Farnborough. Also visible are XD224 '614' and XD316 '612'. Their home base was at Lossiemouth, Scotland.