Another rare combination :) N90570, N90571 DHC-4 Caribous with HB-IMU Convair CV-440 + HB-XGT Bolkow Bo-105 seen at Basel Mulhouse

Raising the bar on rarity again 😎
On my first ever visit to Switzerland, after a couple of days in Zurich, we headed back to Germany - and I couldn't resist a quick stop-off at Basel Mulhouse. It was a worthwhile visit, just for this little collection of rarities :)

N90570 c/n 056 De Havilland DHC-4A Caribou - delivered new to the Ghana Air Force in Sep 1962 as G-405 - bought Apr 1975 by a German broker and reconditioned at Basel Mulhouse (possibly intended for Gabon) but w/o Oct 1981 in Switzerland and scrapped.

N90571 c/n 074 De Havilland DHC-4A Caribou - delivered new to the Ghana Air Force in Sep 1962 as G-404 - bought Apr 1975 by a German broker and reconditioned at Basel Mulhouse (possibly intended for Gabon) but scrapped in Switzerland Oct 1981.

Apparently, the same dealer bought five more ex-Ghana AF Caribous! All saw further use as:
G-400 - N90565 sold to the Indian AF as M2166 in 1981
G-401 - N90567 sold to the Indian AF as M2169 in 1981
G-402 - sold to Air Gabon as TR-LSJ in 1975 [see below]
G-406 - N90573 sold to the Indian AF as M2167 in 1981
G-407 - N90572 sold to the Indian AF as M2168 in 1981 [see below]
all were refurbished at Basel Mulhouse so not sure where the others were residing on my visit!

The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (designated by the United States military as the CV-2 and later C-7 Caribou) is a Canadian-designed and produced specialised cargo aircraft with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability. The Caribou was first flown in 1958 and although mainly retired from military operations, is still in use in small numbers as a rugged "bush" aircraft. More info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou

HB-IMU c/n 474 Convair CV-440 Metropolitan was delivered new to the Luftwaffe as CA+032 in Mar 1957, later re-registered as 12+05. In 1974 the aircraft was transferred to the civil register as D-AGWA, and then sold to Delta Air Transport (DAT) as OO-VGW. In Jul 1976 it passed to Air Sea Service as HB-IMU and flew with them until Sep 1980. The aircraft returned to the US as N847TA with Atlas Aircraft Corp. Miami FL. who exported it to P. N. Abulo in Mexico as XB-CSE. In 1994, the veteran aircraft became XA-RYV with Aero--Cedros and at some point in the 1990s was finally withdrawn - fate unknown.

Taken with a Soviet made Zenith E camera and standard lens.

You can see a random selection of my aviation memories here: www.flickriver.com/photos/heathrowjunkie/random/

Taken in: France / Grand Est / Saint-Louis Neuweg (show map)

Taken on: April 10, 1980

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