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    Welcome to our Trip Report Blog.
    Here we will post logs and pictures taken on aircraft spotting trips.
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    Header Picture: UP-MI602 Mil Mi-26T (34001212133) Kazakhstan Emercom at Boraldai, Kazakhstan on 08/07/19 (credit StuC)

    Updates 2022:
    26th May - Log and pics added for Private Flyer Show 14/05/22
    24th December - BAPC Register updated and 56 pictures added

    Saturday, 20 February 2021

    17/06/19 - Paris Air Show, Le Bourget

    Day 3 of the Aeroprints Paris Air Show long tour was spent at the show.

    Paris Air Show, Le Bourget

    0053/F-RBAK Airbus A400M (053) French Air Force
    0053
    04/709-FF Pilatus PC-21 (296) French Air Force
    04
    041 Airbus A330-243 MRTT (1735) French Air Force
    10 Dassault Rafale M (10) French Navy
    10
    10
    11-5736/RS/W7 Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules (5736) United States Air Force
    11-5736
    12-139 Chengdu JF-17 (FC10131) Pakistan Air Force
    12-139
    123/30-GB Dassault Rafale F.2C (unknown) French Air Force
    123
    129/4-GH Dassault Rafale F.2C (unknown) French Air Force
    137/30-GP Dassault Rafale F.2C (unknown) French Air Force
    1338/EAY NH Industries NH-90 TTH (1338) French Army
    1338
    14505 Airbus Helicopters H145M (20253) Serbian Air Force
    14505
    15-08466 Boeing-Vertol CH-47F Chinook (M.8466) United States Army
    15-08466
    15-46009 Boeing KC-46A Pegasus (41858) United States Air Force
    15-46009
    15-5203/HL Lockheed F-35A Lightning II (AF-178) United States Air Force
    15-5203/HL
    16-010 Turkish Aerospace Industries Anka (unknown) TAI, "15-008" on fin
    16-010
    16707 CASA 295M (061) Portuguese Air Force
    16707
    169002/PD-002 Boeing P-8A Poseidon (44943) United States Navy
    169002
    17-03173 McD-D Helicopters AH-64E Apache (NM173) United States Army
    17-03173
    17AAT/F-JBCD I.C.P. MXP-740 Savannah S (16-08-54-0491)
    17AAT
    21512 Beriev Be-200CHS (76820000003) Beriev Design Bureau
    21512
    301 Dassault Rafale B (301) French Air Force
    301
    31+16 Eurofighter EFA (AS009) German Air Force
    31+16
    5514 Kawasaki P-1 (0014) Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force
    5515 Kawasaki P-1 (0015) Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force
    5515
    6010/BJJ Eurocopter EC-665 Tigre HAD (6010) French Army
    6026/BJZ Eurocopter EC-665 Tigre HAD (6026) French Army
    6026
    676 Dassault Mirage 2000D (550) French Air Force
    676
    76-3301 Lockheed LC-130R Hercules (4725) United States Air Force
    76-3301
    78 Aerospatiale ATR 72-500 MPA (712) Pakistan Navy
    78
    905 Black Kazan Ansat (030901) Kazan Helicopters
    905
    910 Black Kazan Ansat (33114) Kazan Helicopters
    910
    91-0332/LN McDonnell-Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle (E197) United States Air Force
    91-0332
    98-1209 Kawasaki C-2 (9) Japanese Air Self Defence Force
    98-1209
    A7-ANH Airbus A350-1041 (229) Qatar Airways
    A7-ANH
    A7-CGS Gulfstream GVII-G500 (72029) Qatar Executive
    A7-CGS
    C-FNFO Bell Helicopters 429 Global Ranger (57224) Bell Helicopter Textron Canada
    C-FNFO
    C-FXAI Bombardier Global 7000 (70006) Bombardier Inc
    C-FXAI
    C-GVKI de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 (897) Pacific Sky Aviation
    C-GVKI
    CPX624 Aermacchi M-345 HET (001) Leonardo
    CPX624
    D-CAAN Dornier Do.328-110 (3061) 328 Support Services
    D-CAAN
    D-CMET Dassault Falcon 20E (329) DLR Flugbetrieb
    D-CMET
    D-CNEU Dornier Do.228-212NG (8206) RUAG
    D-CNEU
    D-FFOX Quest Aircraft Co. Kodiak 100-II (100-0268) Corporate
    D-FFOX
    EC-338/042 Airbus A330-243 MRTT (1808) French Air Force
    042 A330
    F-AZPF/28 Fouga CM-175 Zephyr (28)
    Eviation FSM
    F-AZUN Mudry CAP-20LS 200 (09)
    F-AZUN
    F-BRXO Reims/Cessna F.150K (0624)
    F-CHBA Marganski S-1A Swift (108)
    F-GCDP Dassault Falcon 8X (439) Dassault Aviation
    F-GCDP
    F-GFDA Dassault Falcon 2000S (743) Dassault Aviation
    F-GFDA
    F-GJMN/1 Fouga CM-170R Magister (424)
    F-GJMN
    F-HAPD Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP (172S11402)
    F-HAPD
    F-HJPG Cirrus Design SR-22 (3934)
    F-HJPG
    F-HLXR Elixir Elixir (001)
    F-HLXR
    F-HNGA Mudry CAP-10B (95)
    F-HNGA
    F-JFHR Guerin G-1 Spyl (unknown)
    F-JFHR
    (F-)WATC Eulair Twin 2 (unknown)
    WATC
    F-WLAB Pipistrel Alpha Trainer Electro (832 AE 60) Pipistrel Aircraft
    F-WLAB
    F-WMIL Airbus A350-1041 (59) Airbus Industries
    F-WMIL
    F-WTTN Airbus A330-941N (1795) Airbus Industries
    F-WTTN
    F-WUAV SAGEM S-15 Patroller (6.T.08.005) SAGEM
    F-WUAV
    F-WWEE Aerospatiale ATR 72-600 (1548) Avions de Transport Regional/Silver Airways
    F-WWEE
    F-WWFS Dassault Falcon 900DX (316) Dassault Aviation
    F-WWFS
    (F-WWOF) Airbus Helicopters H175 (5042) Airbus/NHV - Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen
    F-WWOF
    (F-WWRR) DAHER TBM940 (1288) Compagnie Daher
    F-WWRR
    F-WWYG/(HS-XJA) Airbus A330-941N (1901) Airbus Industries/Air Asia
    F-WWYG
    HB-FXR Pilatus PC-12/47E (1862) Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG
    HB-FXR
    HB-HZC Pilatus PC-21 (101) Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG
    HB-HZC
    HB-VVV Pilatus PC-24 (124) Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG
    HB-VVV
    JA23MJ Mitsubishi MRJ-90STD (10003) Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp
    JA23MJ
    MT55232 Leonardo T-346A (7105) Leonardo
    MT55232
    N1015X/(F-OVAA) Boeing 787-9 (62710) Boeing/Air Tahiti Nui
    N1015X
    N208CN Cessna 208B Caravan EX (208B5415) Churchill Aviation
    N280GD IAI G280 (2166) Gulfstream Aerospace LP
    N280GD
    N288DW Beech B200GT King Air (BY-288) Textron Aviation Inc
    N288DW
    N302VX Airbus VAH001 (002) Airbus Group HQ Inc
    N302VX
    N441FF SAAB 340B (441) CAE Aviation
    N441FF
    N505YY Bell Helicopters 505 Jet Ranger X (65178) Bell Helicopter Textron Inc
    N505YY
    N5105A Lockheed LM-100J Hercules (5824) Lockheed Martin
    N5105A
    N550GD Gulfstream G550 (5574) Beauty Central LLC
    N550GD
    N600G Gulfstream GVII-G500 (73005) Gulfstream Aerospace Corp
    N600G
    N610AT Raytheon AT-6B Texan II (AT-1) Hawker Beechcraft
    N610AT
    N626LA Cessna 680A Citation Latitude (680A-0026) Textron Aviation Inc
    N626LA
    N650GF Gulfstream G650ER (6341) Gulfstream Aerospace Corp
    N650GF
    N719SJ Honda HA-420 Honda Jet (42000149) Rheinland Air Service
    N719SJ
    N855DM Boeing 737-83N(F)/W (32663) Prime Air
    N855DM
    N87AU Aurora Flight Sciences Pegasus (AU-087)
    N87AU
    OE-FMF Diamond DA 62 MSA (62.105) Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH
    OE-FMF
    OE-VGE Diamond Dart 550 (DART.003) Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH
    OE-VGE
    OE-VRX Diamond DA 42MPP Twin Star (42.M013) Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH
    OE-VRX
    P2 Agusta T-129 (P-2) TAI
    P2
    PR-ZIQ Embraer Emb-195 400STD (19020041) Embraer
    PR-ZIQ
    PR-ZTX Embraer EMB-550 Praetor 600 (55020002) Embraer
    PT-ZNX Embraer KC-390 (39000004) Embraer
    PT-ZNX
    PT-ZTU Embraer Emb.314E Super Tucano (31400232) Embraer
    PT-ZTU
    "XAV-SA-007" Falco Xplorer FSM (n/a) Falco
    XAV-SA-007
    VF-140 AgustaWestland AW139 (31845) Vigili del Fuoco
    VF-140
    VT-SQI de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402NG (4596) SpiceJet
    VT-SQI
    YL-AAS Airbus A220-300 (55054) Air Baltic
    YL-AAS
    Unmarked Aerospool WT-9 Dynamic (unknown)
    WT-9 Dynamic
    Unmarked Airbus European MALE RPAS FSM (n/a)
    Airbus MALE
    Unmarked Airbus Helicopters H125M HForce FSM (n/a)
    H125 FSM
    Unmarked Airbus Helicopters H160M FSM (n/a)
    H160M FSM
    Unmarked Airbus VSR 700 UAV (unknown)
    Unmarked Aura Aero Integral R (unknown)
    Integral R
    Unmarked Bell 525 FSM (n/a) Bell Helicopters
    Bell 525 FSM
    Unmarked Cessna 337 (unknown) ..static testbed for VoltAero Cassio
    Cessna 337
    Unmarked Dassault Mirage IIIC (unknown) Conservatoire de l'Air et de l'Espace d'Aquitaine
    Mir III nose
    Unmarked Dassault/Airbus New Generation Fighter FSM (n/a)
    Dassault NGF
    Unmarked Eviation FSM (n/a)
    Eviation FSM
    Unmarked Singular UAV (8)
    Unmarked TAI Gokbey FSM (n/a) TAI
    Gokbey FSM
    Unmarked TAI Hurjet FSM (n/a) TAI
    Hurjet FSM
    Unmarked TAI TF-X FSM (n/a) TAI
    TAI TF-X

    Around the airport

    0747/F-MJDE/JDE Eurocopter EC135T2+ (0747) French Police
    5530/WH Eurocopter AS.555AN Fennec (5530) French Air Force
    166378 Gulfstream C-37B (5098) United States Navy
    5A-DCN Dassault Falcon 900EX EASy (148) Government of Libya
    8P-ASD Gulfstream G650ER (6245) Grupo Santo Domingo
    9G-EXE Dassault Falcon 900EX EASy (241) Government of Ghana
    9H-BCP Learjet 45 (45-287) Skyfirst Ltd
    9H-CGH Dassault Falcon 50EX (306) Skyfirst Ltd
    9H-MSL Dassault Falcon 50 (215) Skyfirst Ltd
    9H-TOO Dassault Falcon 7X (05) Skyfirst Ltd
    9H-VJJ Bombardier Global 6000 (9604) Vista Jet Malta
    9H-VPB Bombardier Challenger 605 (5715) Blue Square Aviation Group Malta
    C-FPHS Boeing 737-53A (24970) Skyservice Business Aviation
    CS-DLG Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy (144) NetJets Europe
    CS-DLN Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy (115) NetJets Europe
    CS-DTZ Dassault Falcon 2000 (42) Masterjet
    CS-DXN Cessna 560XL Citation XLS (560-5685) NetJets Europe
    CS-LTF Cessna 680A Citation Latitude (680A-0123) NetJets Europe
    D-BTLT Bombardier Challenger 300 (20042) MHS Aviation GmbH
    D-CLBM Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 (50500173) Liebherr Aerospace GmbH
    EC-MPN Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 (525-0396) Air Taxi & Charter International SA
    F-GKOM Dassault Falcon 900B (130) Dassault Aviation
    F-GMBL Aerospatiale AS.355N Twin Squirrel (5358) Helifirst
    F-GRPZ Aerospatiale ATR 72-212A (745) Air Corsica
    F-GVJA Eurocopter AS.355N Twin Squirrel (5689) Private
    F-HFCS Hawker 900XP (HA-0073) Valljet
    F-HFOM Eurocopter EC135T2+ (0581) Private
    F-HGIM Cessna 680A Citation Latitude (680A-0173) Airailes Sarl
    F-HHAM Beech C90B King Air (LJ-1361) Valljet
    F-HIAR Eurocopter EC.155B1 (6642) H155
    F-HJMA Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 600 (14500854) Madar Aviation
    F-HOLY AgustaWestland AW-109SP (22242) Skycam Helicopteres Sarl
    F-HPCE Dassault Falcon 7X (266) Dassault Aviation
    F-HSIX Robinson R66 (0017) Heliclub de L Ain
    F-HUGO Aerospatiale SA.365N1 Dauphin (6103)
    G-DJSM Eurocopter AS.350B3 Squirrel (7737) Meoble Estate
    G-XXRS Bombardier Global Express (9169) TAG Aviation (UK) Ltd
    HL7227 Boeing 737-7HF/W BBJ (35977) Hanwha Chemical Corporation
    I-DPRA AgustaWestland AW139 (31449) Leonardo Helicopters
    LX-JCT Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 (525A0164) Global Jet Luxembourg SA
    LX-PCB Pilatus PC-24 (116) Jetfly Aviation SA
    LX-ZAK Bombardier Global 6000 (9692) Global Jet Luxembourg SA
    M-ACPT Hawker-Siddeley 125-1000B (259004) Wari Holding
    M-AERO Dassault Falcon 2000LXS (297) Falcon Operation Ltd
    M-BHBH Gulfstream G650 (6132) Aerofinance Invest Corp
    M-FUAD Gulfstream G550 (5227) TAG Aviation (UK) Ltd
    M-ICRO Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4 (525C0257) Breadsall Aviation Ltd
    N107AL Gulfstream G550 (5395) Jet Linx Aviation
    N12U Dassault Falcon 7X (53) United Technologies Corp
    N146QS Bombardier Global 6000 (9615) NetJets
    N1AL Gulfstream G650 (6091) Air Lease Corp
    N1Z Gulfstream G450 (4290) Nizjet 450 LLC
    N200LC Gulfstream G4 (1067) Journey Aviation
    N210FJ Dassault Falcon 900EX EASy (210) Harris Corp
    N26MJ Cessna 750 Citation X (750-0139) Ross Aviation Inc
    N270JH Bombardier Challenger 300 (20357) Executive Jet Management
    N310U Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy (100) United Technologies Corp
    N344RS Gulfstream G550 (5444) Lockheed Martin Corp
    N358MH Bombardier Challenger 350 (20680) Fair Wind Air Charter
    N37AL Gulfstream G5 (605) Air Lease Corp
    N500RW SOCATA TBM850 (578) B van Milders Flying Group NV
    N504R Bombardier Global 6000 (9634) Raytheon Company
    N505R Bombardier Challenger 650 (6078) Raytheon Company
    N518KA Gulfstream G650ER (6307) Solairus Aviation
    N541BA Bombardier Challenger 650 (6060) Boeing Executive Flight Operations
    N544BA Bombardier Challenger 650 (6084) Boeing Executive Flight Operations
    N550PL Gulfstream G550 (5218) Paul Lederer P/L
    N560U Bombardier Global 5000 (9366) United Technologies Corp
    N5PF Gulfstream GVII-G500 (72010) Paul Foster
    N605VV Bombardier Challenger 605 (5773) TVPX ARS Inc Trustee
    N650AN Gulfstream G650 (6233) AAAJ Holdings Ltd
    N650GY Gulfstream G650ER (6144) American Flying Jet
    N656TT Gulfstream G650 (6234) Taj Hotels
    N835BA Boeing 737-7BC/W BBJ (30572) Boeing Executive Flight Operations
    N839BA Boeing 737-77Z/W BBJ (62699) Boeing Executive Flight Operations
    N989DM Bombardier Global 5000 (9224) Solairus Aviation
    NAF961 Dassault Falcon 900 (96) Nigerian Air Force
    OE-IZI Gulfstream G550 (5302) Tyrolean Jet Service GmbH
    OY-PGA Dassault Falcon 7X (128) Air Alsie
    P4-LIG Boeing 737-7JF/W BBJ (37592) Petroff Air
    RA-02788 Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500 (55000063) L39 Engineering
    SU-BPF Gulfstream G400 (1518) Government of Egypt
    T.18-1 Dassault Falcon 900 (38) Spanish Air Force
    VP-BEL Boeing 737-74T/W BBJ (29139) Orient Global
    VP-CBG Dassault Falcon 900DX (616) Empire Aviation Group
    VP-CBT Dassault Falcon 7X (139) Empire Aviation Group