974-KX - Comet in the Ile de la Réunion

I wish to thank Olivier Sam-Caw Freve for sending me a photo of the lovely Comet below



This Comet has the French Dept registration 974-KX and operates from the tropical Reunion Islands in the Indian Ocean - I love the bright orange colour scheme. Olivier confirms this aircraft is construction number # 76 and that the radio callsign is F-JMEA.

FK-12 Comet - Can you help ?

I am trying to identify the construction number of a French FK-12 Comet - I have been in contact with the owner and he has identified this aircraft as having had three previous French registrations.

The aircraft was built in 1997/98 and is believed to have been the first FK-12 Comet sold in France - the registrations are

1) 28-BI - the aircraft was painted silver

2) 73-KD - the aircraft was painted silver with lots of advertising text - See Link B for photo

3) 77-ALK - the aircraft was re-painted light blue and yellow

4) 25-UA - the aircraft is still light blue and yellow


Here it is airborne over the Besançon region - thanks to C Alabouvette



My guess is that this aircraft is c/n 3 or maybe c/n 11 or c/n 13 - can you help resolve this query please ?