ex IAC fouga in austria

[Fouga23]

I think this is the ex-IAC Fouga that was transported to Austria a while ago. Seems it got a quick respray in Austrian AF colors
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/874567/L/

[Frank]

There's a picture of former Fouga 217 in the IrishAirPics gallery, click on the link below:

http://www.irishairpics.com/database/photo/1006969/

[Fouga23]

Thanks for the picture link :-) Looks like they forgot to add the serial beneath the cockpit

[Silver]

She's looking well !

Will the IAC Museum ever look like that '>

[Stinger]

what exactly did we get in return for her

[pym]

werent the PC-9's armed by an austrian company?

maybe they threw in a freeby gun pod, heh

it was probably just a goodwill jesture on the air corps part, maybe they austrians will give us their drakens  '>

[A.O.G]

It a pitty we are letting all of these ex air corps a/c go out of our hands,from what i can remember when the fouga's were finished some instruments were removed and other parts,they were left uncovered and dust,dirt and moisture damage took it toll on them,pitty really the air corps should take a leaf from other air forces around the world who have pride in there history.

[Fouga23]

Quote (A.O.G @ 24 July 2005,22:37)

It a pitty we are letting all of these ex air corps a/c go out of our hands

Well, It was an Austrian aircraft before it went to Ireland, so...
and better that Austria displays it proudly then letting it sit outside or in a hangar in Ireland