English version by Sariel Stiller
 

Aircraft details:

Type: Kfir TC-2

Manufacturer: Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), Israel.

Manufacture S/N: B.04

Aircraft history:

During the aircraft service with the IAF, it was used for pilot conversion to the Kfir aircraft.

For this purpose it was flown by the "Smashing Parrot" squadron at Ouvda air base,And later transferred to the "Guardians of the Arava" squadron at Hatzor air base.

Ordnance demo at Ovda AB (Courtesy Raanan Weiss)

Taxiing for another training mission,Hatzor AB (Courtesy Raanan Weiss)

Upon its withdrawal from service, it was put in storage at Ovda air base.

By 2004, the aircraft was returned to IAI for retrofit and sale to the Colombian Air Force.

The aircraft was observed undergoing retrofit at IAI during 2006, And was seen painted in primer in April 2007.

The retrofit and flight tests ended by June 2009 and the aircraft was painted in Colombian Air Force colors and allocated the tail number FAC3004.

The aircraft was sea ferried to Colombia at the end of June 2009.
 

Returning from a test flight to LLBG,June 2009 (Via Nir Nimni)