Here's one for the eBay enthusiasts. The Israeli Ministry of Defense is holding a public auction on five C-130s, including one involved in the dramatic rescue of Israeli hostages at the Entebbe airport in 1976.
My London-based colleague and mid-east aviation expert David Kaminski-Morrow reports:
My London-based colleague and mid-east aviation expert David Kaminski-Morrow reports:
The aircraft, bearing Israeli Air Force identifier 106, was one of four deployed after an Air France Airbus A300 - operating Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris - was hijacked out of Greece on 27 June 1976 and diverted to Uganda.
In its official tender documentation, the ministry lists aircraft 106, which was built in 1971, as an 'early H' variant with 14,395 landings. It says this aircraft "may be in use" by the air force until no later than 30 September.
(Photo: Israel News photo)
on February 2, 2009 3:48 PM | Reply
Does this add provenance to the value like a Ferrari owned by Steve McQueen? :)
on February 2, 2009 3:53 PM | Reply
I think it'd be more like the motorcycle he used in "the great escape" ...
on February 2, 2009 6:40 PM | Reply
Why are they selling them?
on February 3, 2009 5:31 AM | Reply
They are selling them because they are very tired aircraft. They are beyond fixing stage.
on February 11, 2009 8:30 PM | Reply
So what does a 1971 C-130 sell for?