Portuguese Air Force - Força Aérea Portuguesa
Sintra Base Aérea 1
Looking Back (to my pre-digital camera days)
Portugal June 1984
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Following a visit to the Força Aérea Portuguesa HQ in Lisbon we were given permission to visit a series of air bases, including the Museu do Ar's stored aircraft at Sintra.
The Museu do Ar (Air Museum) was formed in 1968 in a former military hangar at Alverca Air Base. The museum opened to the public in 1971. Some of its collection were stored at this time at Sintra Air Base awaiting restoration. In 2009 a new museum building was built at Sintra Air Base most of the restored collection of aircraft were transferred there. |
| Lockheed P-2V-5 Neptune (4711) Força Aérea Portuguesa. |
| Left to right: Lockheed P-2V-5 Neptune (4711) Força Aérea Portuguesa. |
| Left to right: Beech AT-11 Kansan (2504) Força Aérea Portuguesa. |
Left to right: Max Holste MH.1521C Broussard (3301) Força Aérea Portuguesa.
Douglas C-47A Dakota (6157) Força Aérea Portuguesa. |
Left to right: Republic F-84G Thunderjet (5187) Força Aérea Portuguesa. Later restored and displayed as '5131'.
Line-up of seven former West German Air Force Dornier G-91s leading with Dornier G-91R-3 (32+65). |
Left to right: Fiat G-91T-1s (34+54 and 34+59).
Dornier G-91R-3 (32+77). |
| Left to right: Dornier G-91R-3s (30+49, 32+79 and 30+65). |
| Museu do Ar museum store. |
| OGMA D-5/160 Huskey (3548). |
Left to right: OGMA D-5/160 Huskey (3548 with CS-ABY) Força Aérea Portuguesa. 3548 is now at the Museu do Ar Alverca at Alverca Airport by 2011.
de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth (CR-AAC).
Piper L-21B Cub (3218) Força Aérea Portuguesa. |
Left to right: de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide (2307) Força Aérea Portuguesa.
Avro 631 Cadet (501 marked '621') Força Aérea Portuguesa.
Max Holste MH.1521C Broussard (3304) Força Aérea Portuguesa. |
| Museu do Ar museum compound. |
| Beech C-45G Expeditor (2515) Força Aérea Portuguesa. |
Left to right: Beech C-45G Expeditor (2515) Força Aérea Portuguesa.
North American AT-16 Harvard III (1512, previously; 41-33946, RAF EX973, SAAF 7518) Força Aérea Portuguesa. Stored 1988 to 1993.
North American AT-6C Texan (1546 previously; 41-33244, RAF EX271, SAAF 7171) Força Aérea Portuguesa. Canadian Car & Foundry T-6J Texan (1737) is currently on display as a composite with 1546 which was in storage till 1999 before transfer to Alverca. |
| North American T-6J Texan (1546) Força Aérea Portuguesa. |
| Dornier Do27 A-3 (3339 registered CS-AQI) ex Força Aérea Portuguesa. |
Left to right: Dornier Do27 A-3 (CS-AQI). Later transferred to the museum restored wearing serial '3480' and in store at Alcochete.
Cessna T-37C Tweety Birds (2414) Força Aérea Portuguesa. Later transferred to the museum.
Cessna T-37C Tweety Birds (2427) Força Aérea Portuguesa. |
| Left to right: Cessna T-37C Tweety Birds (2417, 2402 and 2403) Força Aérea Portuguesa. |
| Left to right: CASA C-212-200 Aviocars (6521 and 6523) the only two aircraft utilised for aerial photography by Esquadra 401, Força Aérea Portuguesa. |
