Fouga Magister
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Fouga CM-170 Magister

CM.170R 561

Stored

Identification

Construction number
561
Variant
CM.170R
Likely sub-variant
CM.170-2
Registration
N561VM
Previously registered as
F-WIGJ → F-GIGJ
Military serial
561
Unit codes
330-DH · 118-DH · 312-VM · VM
Built
1968

Current situation

Location
California City (L71) · L71 · US
Operator or owner
SWIFT AIR INTERNATIONAL INC
Operators
France - Air Force
Liveries worn
Last confirmed
2015

Location

History

  1. —Delivered to Armée de l'Air as 561, 19??.
  2. —- Withdrawn from use, stored, Chateaudun AB, 1989-1993.
  3. —Private Owner, France, 1993.
  4. —- Registered as F-WIGJ.
  5. —- Ferry permit issued, June 1993.
  6. —Assoc. des Collectionneurs d'Aeronefs, Beauvais, France, January 17, 1996.
  7. —- Registered as F-GIGJ.
  8. —Assoc. Champagne Ardennes Aerobatics, Reims-Prunay, France, 2001-2004.
  9. —Swift Air International Inc, San Pedro, CA, August 3, 2011-2015.
  10. —- Registered as N561VM.
  11. —[S166] Photographié aux portes ouvertes de Reims-Champagne (LFSR) le 24/05/2001 sous F-GIGJ, aux couleurs de la Patrouille de France. Vendu ensuite aux USA (N561VM).

Research notes

[S022] Liste de production fouga.be (extrait brut) : « PAF118-DH330-DH » Exploité par Swift Air International, basé à California City (CA) avec le reste de leur flotte de Fouga. [S193]

Other recorded data

variantInferred
CM.170-2
variantInferredNote
[S022] Déduction de PLAGE (non confirmée par cellule) : c/n >= 436 (1re de série Marboré VI) => CM.170-2. Prototype VI = c/n 405 ; production française arrêtée en 1962 (~137 exemplaires -2).
liveryHistory
[ { "livery": "paf", "source": "S166" }, { "livery": "Livrée France - Air Force", "source": "S166" } ]
registration
F-GIGJ

Sources