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Uganda's Bar Aviation adds first L-100 Hercules

Bar Aviation (HE, Kajjansi) took delivery of its first Lockheed Hercules, the civilian version of the C-130 military transport.

5X-SBR (msn 382-4582) was active for the first time flying from Uganda to Turin Caselle on April 11, 2023. Flightradar24 ASD-B data shows the aircraft subsequently flew to Mogadishu, reportedly delivering a Bell Helicopter 412 to Somalia, on April 13. It returned to Entebbe/Kampala the day after.

The 1975 vintage aircraft was formerly operated by Florida-based Gulf Air (United States of America) (Crestview) as N2731G and was deregistered after the sale on December 29, 2022.

The Lockheed Martin turboprop is by far the largest aircraft operated by the Ugandan carrier the fleet of which comprises Beech 1900D, PC-12, Cessna (single turboprop) C208B, and Cessna (single piston) C172 fixed-wing aircraft, in addition to its helicopter fleet. It operates domestic scheduled flights and charters.

German investors abandon Constellation restoration

A group of German enthusiast investors, DIAG Aviation GmbH, has put a Lockheed Constellation C-121C Constellation up for sale, giving up on a three-year project to restore the aircraft after acquiring it from Super Constellation Flyers Association.

HB-RSC (msn 4175) remains registered as an antique aircraft in the Swiss register and is formally owned by a local investment broker, Immo Norse AG. The 1955 vintage quad-engine aircraft was last flown in 2016 and subsequently "professionally disassembled" following the sale by its previous Swiss owners. DIAG Aviation had hoped to rebuild and reactivate the aircraft but never did so.

It is now stored at Bremgarten and can be transported globally to a new owner. The aircraft was configured for up to 36 passengers.

The aircraft was the penultimate flying C-212C in the world. Following its disassembly, the last active unit of the type is VH-EAG (msn 4176), operated by the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society in Australia.