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Dassault Mirage 5F EC 3/13 SPA85 May 1990 AIRH
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Douglas C-54Q/AT Skymaster '10613' 1990 AIRH
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EHI EH101-111 Merlin HM1 '13' 2008 AIRH
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Fokker F27-200MAR Maritime '113 ' Rayong 1988 AIRH
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Fouga CM-170M Magister '13' AIRH
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Rob, here is a Picture of one of the 2 YS-11's in Simmonds Airlines colors, fresh out of the paint shop in 1984. We operated 6 airframes, and had another hangar queen used for spare parts. We were an odd airline operating as both Republic Express, and American Eagle, 2 of the remaining YS-11 airframes were painted in the RE or AE colors, but if one of those had an issue they could not be operated on the competitors routes, that is why the 2 YS-11's and around 6 Shorts 360's were still painted in Simmons Airlines colors, they could be used on both the Republic Express or the American Eagle routes without violating either contract.
That all changed when Northwest bought Republic Airlines in 1985. I had since gone to work for Republic, and Northwest soon canceled the agreement with Simmons as they had agreements with Fisher Brothers, and another commuter for the same routes.
The YS-11's were a bit odd for a large turboprop as they used all electric deicing on not only the wing leading edges, but also the vertical and horizontal stabilizers, along with the RR Darts engine inlets, and the Propeller blades. That required Wild Frequency Generators to power the Electric Deicing systems. Ah, memories and some nightmares!
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Looks just like an HS 748. Both developed around the same time according to Aunty Wiki.
 
General Dynamics NF-111A Aardvark 'A1-13' 1987 AIRH
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