| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | F221 |
| Military Code: | GS |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Transall C-160 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Transall C-160 |
| Aircraft Version: | Transall C-160G Gabriel |
| C/n (msn): | 224 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Évreux - FauvilleMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFOE IATA: EVX Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 20 August 2013 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 137564 |
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In 1984, the French MoD launched a programme to equip the Armée de l'Air with a modern and reliable Signal and Comint (SIGINT/COMINT) collection aircraft to replace the six heavily modified Noratlas aircraft. Two C-160s were taken from the transport inventory, being F216 and F221. These became resp. C-160G-1 and C-160G-2 , both modified with a radome containing a COMINT espionage system under the belly of the aircraft, two pods at wingtips containing the ELINT systems and four antennas on top of the nose. From 1989 the first spionage C-160, now named Gabriel, became operational. Assigned to Escadron Electronique Aéroporté (EEA) 1/54 "Dunkerque" This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 April 2019, and has since been viewed 751 times. |