
Aircraft | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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. It was added on 9 March 2024, and has since been viewed 135 times. |