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airmanisr · 7 years ago

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FMA IA58 Pucará ‘A-522’ by Alan Wilson Via Flickr: c/n 022. On display at the North East Land, Sea & Air Museums (NELSAM), Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, UK. 11th September 2017 The following history for the type and for A-522 is from the very informative NELSAM website:- “In 1966 the design team at Fabrica Militair de Aviones (FMA) began development of an airframe designed for Counter insurgency (COIN) operations to quell rebel operations in various areas of Argentina. The aircraft was designed to sustain damage from small arms fire with the cockpit floor being covered in a layer of armour resistant material, a bullet proof windscreen, the ability to fly on one engine and flight controls in both cockpits in case of pilot incapacitation. The first prototype aircraft was actually a glider, but on 20th August 1969 a prototype with American Garrett engines flew for the first time. Because of shortage of money and facilities the first production aircraft did not reach the Argentinean Air Force until 1976. These production aircraft were fitted with French Turbomeca Astazou engines, American avionics, French or Belgian weaponry and a British Martin-Baker ejection seat. The aircraft was named Pucará after the ancient hilltop forts impregnable to direct assault. During 1976 a number of the aircraft were detached to the military aviation school at Cordoba, from here missions were mounted against rebel positions some 300 miles away near Tucaman. The aircraft acquitted itself very well in the environment however, it had never been intended that the aircraft would be pitted against the type of firepower it would find directed against it in the Falklands. It was therefore no great surprise that the aircraft suffered badly with many aircraft being destroyed on the ground or becoming grounded through component failure in the damp environment. The Pucara also serves with the Columbian, Sri Lanka and Uruguay Air Forces. A-522 was one of thirty five Pucarás on strength with the Argentinean Air Force Grupo 3 de Ataque, prior to the Falklands conflict, the aircraft had amassed some 761 hours. Pucará A-522 was one of twelve Pucara's positioned out to the islands around 15th May 1982 to replace aircraft lost earlier in the conflict. Based at Port Stanley airfield for the remainder of the war, the aircrafts operations are unknown due to the frequent un-serviceability and cannibalisation of airframes, with no more than two or three aircraft being airworthy at one time. After the surrender, the aircraft was found at Port Stanley airport in a relatively undamaged state. On 6th September 1982 the aircraft was airlifted by Chinook onto the 'Contender Bezant' in Port William and that day the ship sailed for the UK arriving at Southampton Docks on the 23rd of that month. A-522 was offloaded and moved by road to RAF Abingdon where it was allocated the maintenance serial 8768M in anticipation of it joining the RAF Museum store at St.Athan. Although the aircraft was moved by road to St.Athan on 25th October the maintenance serial was never applied and on 7th December the aircraft moved to the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton. Later some spares were removed from the aircraft to service another captured Pucará which was being flown by the Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE). Due to rationalisation of certain displays at the FAA Museum during 1994, the aircraft became available for loan and it was moved to NEAM during the summer of that year.

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somar78 · 5 years ago

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22 Genuine Historic Rally Plates – All For Sale With Prices From £150 to £250

This is a selection of 22 of the historic rally plates up for sale as part of the H&H Classics auction due to end on the 8th of September, with bidding underway now.

These plates were attached to some of the most famous rally cars of their era including some race winners, as well as cars driven by the likes of Roger Clark, Timo Makinen, Hannu Mikkola, and Tony Pond to name just a few.

There are rallies represented here from all over Europe and beyond, the most famous of which is likely the Monte Carlo Rally with its distinctive rally plate design that was mounted to everything from Mini Coopers to Porsche 911s and the Lancia Stratos HF.

Price estimates on this selection of plates range from £150 to £250 making them genuinely affordable to almost everyone. We’ve included all of the available information on each of these 20 plates below (admittedly it’s not much) as well as a link to the auction page for those of you who want to get an online bid in.

Coupe Des Alpes Rally Plate

A pressed-aluminium plate for competitor number 95. Contains a Union Jack and Esso sponsorship.

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Monte Carlo Rally Plate, 1966

This aluminium plate was fitted to the Rover 2000 of Mabbs and Porter, competitor number 177.

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‘K.A.K Rallyt’ Rally Plate, 1968

Printed-aluminium construction, competitor number 12 – interestingly, records show that this number didn’t appear to be issued to a competitor.

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Rally International Codasur’ Rally Plate, 1979

75th Anniversary event, printed-aluminium construction, un-numbered.

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Monte Carlo Rally Plate, 1969

This plate was fitted to the famous Mikkola / Porter – Ford Escort Twin Cam. It’s has pressed-aluminium construction with competitor number 27.

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Acropolis Rally Plate, 1970

This pressed-metal plate was fitted to the car of competitor number 9 – the Andersson / Porter – Ford Escort Twin-Cam.

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UDT World Cup Rally Plate, 1974

Fitted to the Pond / Black – Renault Alpine in this memorable London – Sahara – Munich event, printed-aluminium construction, competitor number 55.

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Monte Carlo Rally Plate, 1970

Clark / Porter – Ford Escort Twin Cam. Pressed-aluminium construction, competitor number 9.

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Rallye D’ Antibes Rally Plate, 1975

Pressed-aluminium construction, competitor number 2.

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Rally Codasur Ultra Movil YPF Rally Plate, 1980

Tucaman – Argentina event, painted aluminium construction, un-numbered.

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Coupe Des Alpes Rally Plate, 1968

From the Clark / Porter – Ford Escort Twin Cam, pressed-aluminium construction, with a stencilled Union jack flag, competitor number 53.

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Monte Carlo Rally Plate, 1972

Piot / Porter – Ford Escort RS1600, pressed-aluminium construction, competitor number 7.

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Acropolis Rally Plate, 1972

Hillyer / Porter – Ford Escort RS1600, printed-aluminium construction, competitor number 20.

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Rallye Di San Remo Rally Plate, 1969

Clark / Porter – Ford Escort, painted-aluminium construction, competitor number 3.

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K.A.K Rallyt Rally Plate, 1970

Makinen / Porter – Ford Escort, printed-aluminium construction, competitor number 13.

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Coupe Des Alpes Rally Plate, 1969

Clark / Porter – Ford Escort, pressed-aluminium construction, with stencilled Union Jack flag, competitor number 29.

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Monte Carlo Rally Plate, 1973

Mikkola / Porter – Ford Escort RS1600, pressed-aluminium construction, competitor number 20.

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Acropolis Rally Plate, 1968

Clark / Porter – Ford Escort RS1600, painted-aluminium construction, competitor number 30, fitted to the winning vehicle.

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Rallye International Da Maroc’ Rally Plate, 1976

Clark / Porter – Ford Escort RS1800 MK III, painted-aluminium construction, competitor number 7.

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Monte Carlo Rally Plate, 1979

Clark / Porter – Ford Fiesta, ressed-aluminium construction, competitor number 15.

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Olympia Rally Plaque, 1972

Pressed-metal construction, competitor number ‘2’.

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Monte Carlo Rally Plate, 1973

Clark / Porter – Ford Escort RS1800 MKIII, pressed-aluminium construction, competitor number 11.

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