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EDITORIAL TEAM COORDINATING EDITOR - BRIAN PICKERING WESTFIELD LODGE, ASLACKBY, SLEAFORD, LINCS NG34 0HG TEL NO. 01778 440760 E-MAIL”[email protected]” BRITISH REVIEW - MICK BOULANGER 27 Tudor Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV10 0LT TEL NO. 0770 1070537 EMail "[email protected]" FOREIGN FORCES - BRIAN PICKERING (see Co-ordinating Editor above for address details) US FORCES - BRIAN PICKERING (COORDINATING) (see above for address details) STATESIDE: MORAY PICKERING 19 RADFORD MEADOW, CASTLE DONINGTON, DERBY DE74 2NZ E Mail “[email protected]” EUROPE: BRIAN PICKERING OUTSIDE USA: BRIAN PICKERING See address details above OUT OF SERVICE - ANDY MARDEN 6 CAISTOR DRIVE, BRACEBRIDGE HEATH, LINCOLN LN4 2TA E-MAIL "[email protected]" MEMBERSHIP/DISTRIBUTION - BRIAN PICKERING MAP, WESTFIELD LODGE, ASLACKBY, SLEAFORD, LINCS NG34 0HG TEL NO. 01778 440760 E-MAIL.”[email protected]” ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION (Jan-Dec 2015) UK £40 EUROPE £55 ELSEWHERE £60 @MAR £20 (EMail/Internet Only) MAR PDF £20 (EMail/Internet Only) Cheques payable to “MAP” - ALL CARDS ACCEPTED - Subscribe via “www.mar.co.uk” ABBREVIATIONS USED * OVERSHOOT f/n FIRST NOTED l/n LAST NOTED n/n NOT NOTED u/m UNMARKED w/o WRITTEN OFF wfu WITHDRAWN FROM USE n/s NIGHTSTOPPED INFORMATION MAY BE REPRODUCED FROM “MAR” WITH DUE CREDIT EDITORIAL After our editorials last month for a new UK Section Editor to take over in January 2016, when Mick will be standing down, I am pleased to announce that Ben Sadler has offered to take on the post and will be assisting Mick with the UK Section between now and the New Year. It is especially pleasing as, unlike the majority of our readership, Ben is a young enthusiast and will bring with him new blood to the magazine. Let us hope that he will still have news to report on when he reaches middle age some time in the future! However, for now, there are still military aeroplanes out there to see - so please remember to send in your reports to the section Editors (or to me if they nedd splitting and passing on to the respective editors). In the case of photographs for possible publication, then please send them as JPEGs to me at "[email protected]" If you do not get the PDF version then you are missing out on many extra illustrations each month - for those members getting the paper version of MAR you are also entitled to a free PDF version each month (this is the basic magazine plus extra pages of photographs). If you would like to be able to download this free magazine each month in PDF format, please email me with details of your email address you wish to use to download it to and I will arrange for you to be enrolled for this facility. Next month we will be offering the PDF MAR and @MAR via a new web site which Moray has produced and for which you will receive the details next month by email - the current site wil also continue side by side until the end of 2015. COVER PHOTO: AMI F-104S-ASA MM6873 preserved in the 9 Gruppo area at Grosseto at the end of April (Ian French) Closing date for the July issue is 08.07.15 Brian Pickering 14.06.15 314 BRITISH REVIEW As Brian has mentioned overleaf, Ben Sadler is taking over my place from the end of January 2016, but in the meantime he will be working with me each month to produce the MAR UK Mil section. So I would publicly welcome him to the team. With the summer months now on us, please can you send in your reports for any base visits or airshows so that we can give you all the best reports on what is happening…..Mick Boulanger (Military movements is history, now and for our future) ALDERGROVE - Resident notes 665 Sqn Gazelle AH.1 XW847 has returned from MPSU Middle Wallop to 665 Sqn Aldergrove RAF BENSON - Residents noted during May: 28(AC) Sqn Merlin HC.3/3A ZJ124/H ZJ127/L ZJ134/S ZJ992/AB ZJ994/AC ZJ995/AD ZJ998/AE 33/230 Sqn Puma HC.2 XW199 XW209 XW214 XW216 XW237 ZA935 ZJ955/P P2MF Puma HC.2 XW204 XW229 XW231 XW235 ZA936 ZA939 ZA940 Residents notes during May: 28(AC) Sqn Merlin HC.3/3A 28(AC) Squadron at Benson will be disbanding on 09.07. It will reform immediately as 28 (R) Sqn combining both the Chinook (transferred from Odiham) and Puma Operational Conversion Flights (OCF), which will be fully operational by the autumn. 28 (AC) Sqn Merlin HC.3/3A aircraft will transfer to 845 NAS which will reform on the same day ZJ125/J has departed 28(AC) Sqn Benson on 11.06 as “VTX275” to MDMF Culdrose ZJ134/S has departed 28(AC) Sqn Benson on 04.06 as “VTX290” to MDMF Culdrose ZJ990/AA has returned from MDMF Culdrose to 28(AC) Sqn Benson on 11.06 as “VTX288” ZJ992/AB has returned from MDMF Culdrose to 28(AC) Sqn Benson ZJ994/AC has departed 28(AC) Sqn on 28.05 as “VTX316” to Brize Norton for onward transportation on operations ZK001/AF has transferred from 28(AC) Sqn Benson to Ag-WHL Newquay on 15.05 for trials as “VTX299” 33/230 Sqn Puma HC.2 XW213 has departed 33/230 Sqn to VAHS Fleetlands as “VTX345”on 02.06, the reason for this is unsure, but XW214 acted as the crew ferry as SHF005” XW219 has transferred from 33/230 Sqn Benson to Serco, Marham for respray P2MF Puma HC.2 XW199 has transferred from P2MF Benson to 33/230 Sqn Benson XW216 has transferred from P2MF Benson to 33/230 Sqn Benson ZJ955/P has transferred from P2MF Benson to 33/230 Sqn it has since departed overseas on 28.05 as “RFR7206” BOSCOMBE DOWN QinetiQ Chinook HC.6 ZK552 has departed from QinetiQ Boscombe Down on 16.04 as “BDN38” to Benson for storage Diamond Twin Star DA42-M-NG G-LTPA is to be issued with a military serial, it has been operated by QinetiQ Boscombe Down since it was registered to them on 09.10.2014 Hawk T.1A XX345/CE has arrived at QinetiQ Boscombe Down for a major overhaul and then return to service Hercules C.4 ZH866/866 has arrived at QinetiQ Boscombe Down from 24/30/47 Sqn Brize Norton on trials ZH871/871 has departed from QinetiQ Boscombe Down to 24/30/47 Sqn Brize Norton for maintenance Lynx AH.9A ZG888 has transferred from QinetiQ Boscombe Down to 657 Sqn Odiham on 15.05 as “BDN31” Merlin HC.3 ZJ119/B has returned from trials with QinetiQ Boscombe Down to 846NAS Yeovilton on 18.05 Merlin HM.2 ZH826 has transferred from QinetiQ Boscombe Down to Ag-WHL Yeovil ZH851/82 has transferred from 824NAS Culdrose to QinetiQ Boscombe Down for trials ZH854/84 has transferred from Ag-WHL Yeovil to QinetiQ Boscombe Down on trials Puma HC.2 XW224 has departed by road on 10.06 from QinetiQ Boscombe Down to Serco, Marham for a respray following the completion of its trials ZA940 has departed from QinetiQ Boscombe Down to Serco, Marham for a respray following the completion of its trials at the end of March, it has since been transported to P2MF Benson following a respray 315 Tornado GR.4 ZD747/095 has transferred from 9 Sqn/Marham Wing to QinetiQ Boscombe Down for trials as “MRH57 on 27.05 BOULMER - 202 Sqn A Flt Sea King HAR.3 Residents noted during May XZ586/B XZ590/F BOURNEMOUTH AIRPORT – Military visitors during May:- 07 XX154 Hawk T.1 QinetiQ “Tester08”* 15 QQ101 RJ100 ETPS “GAU80”* ZJ787 AS365N3 658 Sqn “1DB19”* ZF622 PA-31 QinetiQ “GAU11” 11 0125 Falcon 20C RNorAF 717 Skv “NOW41”* 18 ZD981 Chinook HC.4 Odiham Wg “SHF510”* ZD984 Chinook HC.4 Odiham Wg “SHF447”* 21 ZJ278/78 Squirrel HT.1 DHFS “Shawbury27”* 12 ZG848 Islander AL.1 651 Sqn “AAC070”* ZJ274/74 Squirrel HT.1 DHFS “Shawbury38”* 13 ZJ200 Apache AH.1 3 Regt “Gunship1” ZJ273/73 Squirrel HT.1 DHFS “Shawbury35”* ZJ220 Apache AH.1 3 Regt “Gunship2” 26 QQ101 RJ100 ETPS “Tester78”* ZJ129/N Merlin HC.3 846 NAS “CDO522”* 27 ZH892/HG Chinook HC.4 Odiham Wg “SHF527”* ZJ994/AC Merlin HC.3A 28(AC) Sqn “SHF452”* 28 ZH892/HG Chinook HC.4 Odiham Wg “SHF572”* 14 ZJ128/M Merlin HC.3 846 NAS “CDO525”* 31 556 A.320-214CJ RAF Oman 4 Sqn “MJN529”* BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT - Military visitors noted during May:- 07 ZJ186 Apache AH.1 4 Regt “Viper01Form” 13 ZG998 Defender AL.1 Station Flt (North) ZJ190 Apache AH.1 4 Regt “Viper01Form” “RRR7945” ZJ220 Apache AH.1 3 Regt “AAC311”* 14 XW214 Puma HC.2 33/230 Sqn “Baron1” 08 ZA947/UK Dakota C.3 BoBMF * ZJ955/P Puma HC.2 33/230 Sqn “Baron2” 09 ZA947/UK Dakota C.3 BoBMF “Dakota97”* 20 ZG998 Defender AL.1 Station Flt (North) 11 ZG998 Defender AL.1 Station Flt (North) “RRR7947” “RRR7944” 27 ZZ171 Globemaster III 99 Sqn “NAG19GE 143 Falcon 10MER FrN 57 S /RRR6891” 12 ZJ200 Apache AH.1 3 Regt “AAC321” RAF BRIZE NORTON – Military visitors noted during May:- 03 TE311/4D-V Spitfire LFXVIE BoBMF 18 ZK320/EV Typhoon FGR4 29 Sqn “Cobra” 04 EC-406 A.400M Airbus Military “TWN406” ZK380/BG Typhoon FGR4 29 Sqn “Cobra” 05 EC-406 A.400M Airbus Military “Airbus406” 20 CE-02 ERJ-135LR BD 15 Wg “BAF615” 130609 CC-13-J-30 RCAF 8 Wg “CFC2513” 21 117/XN TMB.700A FrAF ET00.060 “CTM3851” dep 7th 197/62-HE CN-235-300M FrAF ET03.062 “CTM2046” ZJ955/P Puma HC.2 33/230 Sqn “VTX010”* 22 ZK554 Chinook HC.6 7 Sqn “VTX515”* 06 EC-406 A.400M Airbus Military “Airbus406” 252 CN-235-100MP IAC 101 Sqn “IRL252” 07 EC-406 A.400M Airbus Military “Airbus40” 26 XW214 Puma HC.2 33/230 Sqn “SHF345” QQ101 RJ100 ETPS “GAU11”* ZA674/AD Chinook HC.4 Odiham Wg “SHF527” 4M016 A.400M Airbus Military “CASA416” 28 130607 CC-13-J-30 RCAF 8 Wg “CFC2545” 08 61-0299/D KC-135R 100 ARW 351 ARS “Quid52”* 2472 C-130H Brazilian AF 1/1 GT 63-8021/D KC-135R 100 ARW 351 ARS“Quid51”* “BRS2570” n/s 10 0453 C-295M Czech AF 242.tsi “CEF639” 12-0064 CV-22B 352 SOW 7 SOS“Knife75” 12 RA-30078 An 30 Russian AF Open Skies 29 QQ101 RJ100 ETPS “GAU58”* 13 115/ABQ TBM.700A ALAT EAAT ZE701 BAe 146 CC.2 32(TR) Sqn “KRF10” 15 RA-30078 An 30 Russian AF Open Skies“OS33F” Residents notes 24/30/47