Departing during a beautiful sunset from the Simón Bolívar Air Force Base to an unknown destination with Geovanny Espinel Puga, the General Commander of the Ecuadorian Air Force, on board.
Recently acquired from Global Aviation Ltd. a pair of months ago, then she carried the registration G-BXFV and same all-black scheme. Ex Botswana Air Force.
It's 6:00 am, a foggy morning but a good chance to capture this lovely plane before starting the show. Armed with both French and Israeli AA missiles. Many thanks to Museo Aeronautico Itinerante for help and support during this visit.
This aircraft from Esc. 2113 arrived here for the FAE Air Festival 2006. It's seen here armed with two different Python missiles under the wings. Thousands of aviation enthusiasts awaited this special event.