Remarks: Seen here night stopping Malta is a Turkish Navy CN-235MPA wearing a French reg while undertaking development trials.All 9 CN-235s(MPA/MSA) that Turkey has are being extensively upgraded with new systems,including Thales Ocean Master radar and AMASCOS(Airborne Maritime Situation and Control System).In,addition this aircraft is one of the first to be seen with a large magnetic anomaly detector boom mounted under the tail.
Remarks: [1600 pix] French civil reg. On delivery to the Turkish Navy. Seen here under the flood lights in Apron 4. Notice the large magnetic anomaly detector boom mounted under the aircraft's tail.