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Published: September 28th 2007
FAB-66
Lockheed C-130B Hercules
Bolivian Air Force
Santa Cruz - El TrompilloAfter a nice weekend at the pool in Santa Cruz (coincidently together with the Bolivian National Football Team) it was time to head back to La Paz. This time the ticket was booked on-line with Amaszonas. The first part of the journey was to be with Aerocon and their Do-228 CP-2176, great!!
Before departure a couple of hours were spent on the excellent terrace at El Trompillo. Not a lot of activity but a few made the book, CP-2349 and FAB-66 were the only new frames to appear from Fridays visit. (lights and preserved not included).
Santa Cruz - El Trompillo 10/SEP/2007
CP-1319 Curtiss C-46F untitled (active, but unfortunately not during my visit)
CP-2176 Dornier 228-202K Aerocon
CP-2328 Let L-410UVP-E Aeroeste
CP-2349 Let L-410UVP-E10 Aeroeste
CP-2393 Let L-410UVP-E Aerocon (only 'Aero' titles left)
CP-2462 Boeing 727-264(A) Aerosur
FAB-66 Lockheed C-130B Hercules Bolivian Air Force
FAB-703 Bell UH-1H Iroquois Bolivian Air Force (green c/s)
FAB-711 Bell UH-1H Iroquois Bolivian Air Force (grey c/s)
FAB-902 T-34A Bolivian Air Force
After an one hour bumpy and noisy flight I was happy to feel the decent to Trinidad. I had been told to expect another C-46 and three DC-3 frames. Unfortunately
Unknown
Douglas DC-3
wfu Trinidad
Anyone with an ID for this one? I didn’t manage to identify any of the DC-3s. On is parked close to the small terminal together with the Curtiss but its markings have almost faded away. The other two were dump in the grass at one end of the runway without wings. A fourth frame that escaped identification were a Bolivian Air Force IAI Arava that appeared to be parked here. Anyway seen at this Amaszones/Aerocon hub were (again excluding lights).
Trinindad 10/SEP/2007
CP-1616 Curtiss C-46F ‘East Bolivian Airways’ titles (wfu)
CP-2176 Dornier 228-202K Aerocon
CP-2413 Cessna 208B Caravan Untitled (operated for Amaszonas I believe)
CP-2459 Swearingen SA227DC Metro 23 Amaszonas
CP-2477 Swearingen SA227DC Metro 23 Aerocon
CP-2485 Swearingen SA227DC Metro 23 Aerocon
After another hour of flight this time on Amaszonas Metro CP-2459 (much more comfortable than the Dornier) we arrived at La Paz after passing the lovely snow-clad mountains around the city. Here I found out that on-line ticket sale is still very much in it youth in Bolivia! I was picked up at the plane by an Amaszonas agent and ask to join for the ticket counter so I could sign my creditcard slip. If Ryanair had to do the same I
Mosaic
of a Curtiss C-46 made of small aviation photos in the domestic bagage hall at La Paz - El Alto guess it would be the end of cheep tickets. Fun none the less.
In the domestic baggage hall at La Paz there is a nice piece of art on the wall (it you are an aviation enthusiast that is). A quite large mosaic of a Curtiss C-46 made of small aviation photos. Cool.
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