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  • ErvinAlex
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    Originally posted by SHOCKWAVE

    It’s an A320 used for training purposes by Sri Lankan Aviation College.
    Thank you SHOCKWAVE, this is already a great help and reduces the amount of candidates. I think the identity of this Airbus fuselage is the 4R-ABC however confirmation is needed of course.

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  • SHOCKWAVE
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    Originally posted by ErvinAlex

    No, it's a B737 fuselage as instructional airframe what can be seen on Google Earth at coordinates 7.178716° 79.889014°
    It’s an A320 used for training purposes by Sri Lankan Aviation College.

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  • ErvinAlex
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    Originally posted by banuthev

    Hi Ervin,

    Welcome to our forum. It really nice to meet you ? Good to see your aviation photos you took in Sri Lanka on flickr..

    Are you referring to B727F ? There is no B737 stored in CMB.



    No, it's a B737 fuselage as instructional airframe what can be seen on Google Earth at coordinates 7.178716° 79.889014°

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  • banuthev
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    Originally posted by ErvinAlex
    Dear fellow aviation hobbyists!
    As I’m very interested in aircraft Wrecks & Relics (W&R), I’m looking for some missing identities of preserved, stored & instructional airframes what can be found in Sri Lanka. For this reason I’m asking for your help to make the list complete. When I’m finished with the whole W&R list of Sri Lanka, I’m more than happy to publish this list on this forum. Photos of these stored, preserved or instructional aircraft are also very much appreciated
    Thank you all for your help and assistance in advance!
    Kind regards,
    Erwin Alexander

    Location: Katunayaka
    Coordinates: 7.178716° 79.889014°
    Aircraft: B737 fuselage
    Hi Ervin,

    Welcome to our forum. It really nice to meet you ? Good to see your aviation photos you took in Sri Lanka on flickr..

    Are you referring to B727F ? There is no B737 stored in CMB.

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  • ErvinAlex
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    Dear fellow aviation hobbyists!
    As I’m very interested in aircraft Wrecks & Relics (W&R), I’m looking for some missing identities of preserved, stored & instructional airframes what can be found in Sri Lanka. For this reason I’m asking for your help to make the list complete. When I’m finished with the whole W&R list of Sri Lanka, I’m more than happy to publish this list on this forum. Photos of these stored, preserved or instructional aircraft are also very much appreciated
    Thank you all for your help and assistance in advance!
    Kind regards,
    Erwin Alexander

    I’m looking for information etc for the flowing airframes in Sri Lanka:

    Location: Anuradhapura
    Coordinates: 8.310425° 80.424877°
    Aircraft: An-24RV registration UN-46644 preserved as “4R-CAA”
    What do I need from this airframe: Identity needs confirmation that this is really this airframe

    Location: Anuradhapura
    Coordinates: 8.302013° 80.427332°
    Aircraft: Unknown (possibly SF.260 Sri Lanka AF serial CT125)
    What do I need from this airframe: Identity needed of this airframe

    Location: Ekala
    Coordinates: 7.113877° 79.904755°
    Aircraft: SF.260 & small prop
    What do I need from these airframe(s): Identity needed of both (instructional) airframes what now can be found inside the new build hangar

    Location: Ekala
    Coordinates: 7.114326° 79.905367°
    Aircraft: Cessna 337 (Gone? Not visible anymore on GE image 14-1-2020)
    What do I need from this airframe: Identity needed of this airframe and what happened with it as it has gone from its location

    Location: Hingurakgoda
    Coordinates: 8.050661° 80.979172°
    Aircraft: Mig-17
    What do I need from this airframe: Identity needed of this airframe

    Location: Katunayaka
    Coordinates: 7.182760° 79.883135°
    Aircraft: 5x Mi-24 & 1x Mi-8
    What do I need from these airframe(s): Identity needed of all these stored helicopters

    Location: Katunayaka
    Coordinates: 7.181561° 79.879859°
    Aircraft: 3x MiG-27
    What do I need from these airframe(s): Identity needed of these three stored MiG-27’s

    Location: Katunayaka
    Coordinates: 7.185542° 79.878709°
    Aircraft: An.32 fuselage & MiG-27 forward fuselage at the Fire Services
    What do I need from these airframe(s): Identity needed of these two instructional airframes

    Location: Katunayaka
    Coordinates: 7.178716° 79.889014°
    Aircraft: A320 fuselage
    What do I need from this airframe: 4R-ABC??? Identity needs confirmation

    Location: Ratmalana
    Coordinates: 6.818805° 79.891110°
    Aircraft: Cessna 337
    What do I need from this airframe: Identity needed of this preserved airframe

    Location: Sigiriya
    Coordinates: 7.947026° 80.727879°
    Aircraft: SF.260
    What do I need from this airframe: Identity needed of this preserved airframe

    Again, any help is very much appreciated to get the identities of above aircraft.

    Cheers,
    Erwin
    Last edited by ErvinAlex; 30-12-2020, 10:47 AM.

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  • banuthev
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    Originally posted by Zain

    An aircraft belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force has crashed in Kantale.

    According to the Sri Lanka Air Force, a PT-6 aircraft is reported to have crashed.

    The aircraft has crashed in the Sooriyapura area in Kantale today.

    “A training craft PT-6 which took off from China Bay, Trinco with only the trainee pilot crash lands on a road near Janaranjana Wewa, Kantale” Police said.

    The Sri Lanka Air Force earlier said it had lost contact with the aircraft which had departed from the China Bay Base in Trincomalee.

    Source - NewsWire
    Really sad. According to the news, the pilot got killed : http://www.newswire.lk/2020/12/15/sl...-aircrft-issi/

    i wonder why pilot couldn't evacuate the aircraft with parachute ?

    Haleef, was this plane flying from Trincomalee to Ratmalana? does this mean all other PT-6 will be grounded?

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  • Zain
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    Originally posted by Zain
    The Sri Lanka Air Force says it has lost contact with an aircraft that had departed from the China Bay Base in Trincomalee.

    The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation had reported that a PT-6 aircraft is reported to have gone missing this morning.

    The report said the aircraft was last seen over the Sooriyapura area in Kantale.

    Source - NewsWire
    An aircraft belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force has crashed in Kantale.

    According to the Sri Lanka Air Force, a PT-6 aircraft is reported to have crashed.

    The aircraft has crashed in the Sooriyapura area in Kantale today.

    “A training craft PT-6 which took off from China Bay, Trinco with only the trainee pilot crash lands on a road near Janaranjana Wewa, Kantale” Police said.

    The Sri Lanka Air Force earlier said it had lost contact with the aircraft which had departed from the China Bay Base in Trincomalee.

    Source - NewsWire

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  • Zain
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    The Sri Lanka Air Force says it has lost contact with an aircraft that had departed from the China Bay Base in Trincomalee.

    The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation had reported that a PT-6 aircraft is reported to have gone missing this morning.

    The report said the aircraft was last seen over the Sooriyapura area in Kantale.

    Source - NewsWire

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  • banuthev
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    Originally posted by Haleef

    Dornier Do-228. Will be operated by SLAF incase they get it. India is offering the first one for free, and the other for us to buy or so.
    i can see on airport.lk, Indian Air Force flight IFC5720 due to arrive today in Colombo from Trivandrum. Any details of this flight?

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  • skyline
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    Originally posted by banuthev

    I wonder if SLAF is getting these two Do-228 as a replacement for Y-12.

    Guys, can you please your opinions about Do-228 ? is it suitable for SLAF or SL Navy use?
    Must be retired machines ?

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  • banuthev
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    Originally posted by Haleef

    Dornier Do-228. Will be operated by SLAF incase they get it. India is offering the first one for free, and the other for us to buy or so.
    I wonder if SLAF is getting these two Do-228 as a replacement for Y-12.

    Guys, can you please share your opinions about Do-228 ? is it suitable for SLAF or SL Navy use?

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  • banuthev
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    Originally posted by Serendib

    it has been decided to deploy an aircraft currently used by India with Indian pilots and coast guard officers immediately for surveillance operations and to provide the necessary training to the Sri Lankan counterparts.

    Thereafter, it is planned to deliver the first aircraft of this type manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to Sri Lanka free of charge. However, the second aircraft proposed to be delivered by India will cost around US $ 8 million and will be provided under the Indian credit limit. (sl guardian.org)
    According to the below link, Training already been given to Sri Lanka Navy Pilots back in Jan 20 So that means more training going to be given to Sri Lanka Navy?

    https://news.navy.lk/eventnews/2019/01/31/201901311345/

    In the picture, Indian Navy Do-228 parked at CMB back in Jan20






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  • Serendib
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    Originally posted by Haleef

    Dornier Do-228. Will be operated by SLAF incase they get it. India is offering the first one for free, and the other for us to buy or so.
    it has been decided to deploy an aircraft currently used by India with Indian pilots and coast guard officers immediately for surveillance operations and to provide the necessary training to the Sri Lankan counterparts.

    Thereafter, it is planned to deliver the first aircraft of this type manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to Sri Lanka free of charge. However, the second aircraft proposed to be delivered by India will cost around US $ 8 million and will be provided under the Indian credit limit. (sl guardian.org)

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  • Haleef
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    Originally posted by banuthev

    Don't we have aircraft for maritime surveillance? which type of aircraft SL navy planning to get from India this time?
    Dornier Do-228. Will be operated by SLAF incase they get it. India is offering the first one for free, and the other for us to buy or so.

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  • banuthev
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    Originally posted by Serendib
    India offers two aircrafts and ship to Sri Lanka for maritime surveillance
    Don't we have aircraft for maritime surveillance? which type of aircraft SL navy planning to get from India this time?

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