Cotonou/Cadjehoun (DBBB) Cardinal Bernardin Gantin Intl

RWY 06/24     POS 06°21'23"N 002°23'00"E     ELEV 19 ft

Force Timeline Aircraft Type(s) Fate
Force Aérienne Republic de Dahomey

1961 - 1975
AC500B (61-?)
C-47 (61-?)
MH1521M (64-?)
Ce337D (69-?)
renamed Force Aérienne Populaire de Benin
Force Aérienne Populaire de Benin

1975 - 1990
An-26 (78-88)
An-2 (79-82)
C-47B (82-83)
AS350B (84-1.)
Do28D-2 (85-87)
B707-321 (24July87-1Nov87)
change of roundel
Benin Government

1978 - 1990
F27-600 (Sep78-Oct78)
SN601 (26Apr79-16Nov81)
Falcon 50 (82-Oct83)
F-28-4000 (27 Nov 1982 - Oct 1984)
B707-336B (83- 13June85)
B707-321 (1Nov87-May89)
disbanded
Force Aérienne Populaire de Benin

1990 - 201 . ?
AS350B
DHC-6-300 (Feb96->)
SMAN Pétrel (June99-?)
HS748-2A (02->)
A109BA (July07->)
B727-256A (09->)
renamded Force Aérienne du Benin
Force Aérienne du Benin

201 . ? - present
A109BA (->July13)
AS350B (->13)
B727-256A (->17)
DHC-6-300
HS748-2A
LH-10 Grand Duc (14->)
AW139 (Aug14-26Dec15)

Aero Commander 500B TY-AAA at Luzeuil in June 1965.

collection Dick Lohuis

F28-100 TY-BBN wears the Government star marking at the front entrance door and was seen at Woensdrecht in October 1986.

Jaap de Grote

AS350B TY-HBA at its home-base in November 1992.

Jaques Guillem

Boeing 707-321 TY-BBW at Ostend in March 1993.

unknown

SAMAN Pétrel TY-AAM at Cotonou in May 2004.

Philippe Colinn

A109BA TY-33H in March 2009 is ex Belgian Army H-32.

Dirk Lamarque

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