manufactured and delivered to Germany in 2020.

First flight May 25th 1989 and delivered as F-ODGX June 12th to Aircalin. June 1st 2004 ZK-PLU Palau Micronesia Air. April 26th 2005 LN-KKS Norwegian Air Shuttle with Eduard Munch on tail. Octber 14th 2007 LN-KKS was presented as the first Unicef logojet, made after a drawing made by a 12 year old girl from Tromsø. Seen here arriving the same day on rwy 19R as DY265 from Alta. October 2008 LN-KKS back in standard DY colours, and op as a whitetail until wfu in April 2012. May 2012 stored at Stuttgart Municipal Airport, USA, and in September same year broken up there after 23 years of flying.

Antarctic mission markings displayed by penguins on this old workhorse, S-55 0371 which could be found in storage with the naval aviation museum.

Previously: N847GA, Later on to: N844RC, N777ZR

Built as a Mirage VJ-200, upgraded to IAI Nesher, Dagger and ultimately Finger, C-422 is waiting at the overhaul centre in Rio Cuarto to see what the rest of its retirement will bring.

Operated by: Okan Air. Later on to: N908TA

Operated by the Ridali Gliding Club

Recently re-activated after a period of storage pending delivery of UH-60M Blackhawks.

Previously: TC-MCX, later on to: N70HT, PP-DDR

Photographer Massimo Gori

Open cockpit Bell 47D-1 preserved in the naval aviation museum, with an Exocet missile in front.

Preserved in the town of Tandil, near the air base, is this unknown IAI Finger, once built as a Mirage VJ-200 and subsequently upgraded to IAI Nesher, Dagger and Finger.

Built in 1968 and ex DOSAAF 02 Yellow. With Riga Aeroclub by March 1993 and preserved at Jurmala in this leaf inspired colour scheme since early 2017.

It looks a tight squeeze in there!

Built in 1981 as CCCP-86518, to RA-86518 in September 1992 and later operated with VIM Airlines, Alpha Airlines and Deta Air. Acquired by Trust Air Company in late 2011 and stored at Tashkent for several years before being ferried to Jurmala in February 2019. Since offered for sale but still in May 2024.