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MAY 2012 ISSUE No MILITARY AVIATION REVIEW MAY 2012 ISSUE No. 294 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 18 MILLPIT FURLONG, LITTLEPORT, ELY, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB6 1HT 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 2012) UK £40 EUROPE £48 ELSEWHERE £50 @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ABBREVIATIONS USED * OVERSHOOT f/n FIRST NOTED l/n LAST NOTED n/n NOT NOTED u/m UNMARKED w/o WRITTEN OFF wfu WITHDRAWN FROM USE n/s NIGHTSTOPPED INFORMATION MAY BE REPRODUCED FROM “MAR” WITH DUE CREDIT EDITORIAL Welcome to the May issue of MAR - and welcome to the new UK Section Editor. Mick Boulanger is now editing the UK Section of MAR, after the long reign of Graeme, and has made an excellent start with his May section. Please send in all your UK reports (except for the US Bases at Fairford, Lakenheath and Mildenhall which still go to me - Brian) to Mick at the various addresses listed above. He has already added a couple of new locations to the list of airfields but he is always wanting to hear from anyone who can add reports for existing airfields covered or for ones that currently are not covered. In the latter category, he would be very pleased to receive reports for Marham and Valley and, also, Lossiemouth now that our regular reporter for many years has retired! The magazine this month is a much shortened version due to the Easter holidays removing a lot of movements around the UK and Europe and also a lack of reports from the USA - obviously April was not a good month for Europeans touring the States (probably the higher summer air fares kicking in might have had something to do with it!). We expect the June issue will be back to a more normal size with the start of the European and UK Air Show season. We have already had two RAF squadrons celebrate their 100th Anniversary - 2 Sqn at Marham and 3 Sqn at Coningsby - so this should add to the activities in the UK for the next two or three years. Please remember to send in your reports for all the shows you visit, no matter how large or small the military participation may be (and include warbirds please) to the various section editors, with as much detail as possible - many thanks and good spotting! COVER PHOTOGRAPH: An inmteresting transit through Shannon was this 317 AG C-130J-30 08-5693 which also carried a civilian registration N51008 and was using a Lockheed call sign - Lockheed 93 - seen here on the 19th (Malcolm Nason)) Closing date for the June issue is 08.06.12 Brian Pickering 16.05.12 238 BRITISH REVIEW First of all I would publicly like to thank Graeme and Caroline for the outstanding work they have produced over the last twenty years where they have worked tirelessly to supply an excellent publication for us all. Enjoy your free time, either, working on new projects, reading your book or walking your dog Bella. Having said that ,I will undertake the role of the British Section Editor of MAR I knew it was going to be a massive undertaking and boy was I right, but it is a role that I will carry out to the best of my abilities. Some of you may know me, but for those that don’t may I introduce myself. I am a 52 year old married father/grandfather. I’m a Train Driver for Virgin Trains, and I am one of the founder members of Wolverhampton Aviation Group which as most of you should know runs web sites like UK Serials, Demobbed, and Euro Demobbed. I also run the new The Jet Provost File web site and I am co-owner of Jet Provost T5A XW315 which is stored waiting for the right person to restore her. Thank you for all those people who have sent me reports of their local fields, please keep them coming as publications like MAR only exist by people sending in reports. It doesn’t matter how small they are, each report is a part of a bigger jigsaw puzzle. So please send them to me at or to my address on the previous page, the more the better. ABINGDON AIRFIELD A new resident has arrived here; it is Vigilant T.1 ZH207/UN which has arrived from ACCGS Syerston ABERDEEN AIRPORT - Military visitors noted during March/April: - MARCH APRIL 11 XZ588/D Sea King HAR.3 202 Sqn D Flt 18 XZ588/D Sea King HAR.3 202 Sqn D Flt “Rescue137” “Rescue137” 30 ZJ998/AE Merlin HC.3A 28/78 Sqn “RFR7191” RAF BENSON Resident notes 33/230 Sqn Puma HC.1 XW198 returned to 33/230 Sqn from Exercise Askari Thunder, Kenya along with XW214 and XW237 XW199 ex PDSH 25.04 ZA937 ex 33/230 Sqn to PDSH 05.04 28/78 Sqn Merlin HC.3/3A ZJ123/G returned from 1419 Flt to MDMF Culdrose 05.04 ZJ125/J returned from operations with 1419 Flt ZJ129/N to 1419 Flt ZJ132/Q returned from Ag-WHL Yeovil ZJ137/W to 1419 Flt 05.04 BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT- Military visitors noted during April: - 04 ZZ171/171 Globemaster III 99 Sqn “ISF19GU” 26 ZK459/X King Air 200GT 45(R) Sqn “Cranwell65” 13 ZZ173/173 Globemaster III 99 Sqn “ISF19GU” 27 253 CN-235M IAC 101 Sqn “IRL253” 21 ZZ177/177 Globemaster III 99 Sqn “RRR6647” ZJ200 Apache AH.1 3 Rgt “AAC308” BIGGIN HILL - Military visitors noted during March: - 03 87-24589 UH-60A Co G/52 Avn “Duke53” 017 CASA 295M Polish AF 13.el “PLF044” 04 83-23869 UH-60A Co A/1-214th Avn 15 U-05 Fokker 50 KLu 334 Sqn “NAF50” “Duke13” 22 015 CASA 295M Polish AF 13.el “PLF044” 13 013 CASA 295M Polish AF 13.el “PLF034” 23 ZJ175 Apache AH.1 3 Rgt “AAC341” MoD BOSCOMBE DOWN Lynx AH.7 ZD560 made its last flight on 28.03 and is now currently stored King Air 200 ZK456/P is on loan to QinetiQ, Boscombe Down f/n 19.04 BOURNEMOUTH HURN AIRPORT - Military visitors noted during April: - (With thanks to BAEG) 03 ZE426/WX Sea King HC.4 845NAS “Navy Yankee1” 07 XV177/177 Hercules C.3A 47 Sqn “RRR707” + ZF115/R/WV 11 ZA704 Chinook HC.2 18/27 Sqn “Lifter2” 04 ZH902 Chinook HC.3 18/27 Sqn “SHF524” ZF511 Tucano T.1 ETPS “Tester106” ZE700 BAe146 CC.2 32(TR) Sqn “NHT18” 12 ZA720/AW Chinook HC.2 VAHS “F02” 05 Sea King HC.4 848NAS “Avenger523” 13 ZG997 Defender AL.1 651 Sqn “AAC512” 239 23 Chinook 18/27 Sqn “SHF515” 26 Chinook 18/27 Sqn “SHF427” ZK456/P King Air 200 ETPS “Tester71” 27 ZE700 BAe146 CC.2 32(TR) Sqn “NHT12” BRISTOL AIRPORT - Military visitors noted during March: - 01 ZH873/873 Hercules C.4 24/30 Sqn “RRR059” 20 ZB507/F Sea King HC.4 845NAS “Navy413” 02 ZJ994/AC Merlin HC.3A 28/78 Sqn “SHF329” 21 ZH875/875 Hercules C.4 24/30 Sqn “RRR314” 05 ZJ119/C Merlin HC.3 28/78 Sqn “SHF276” 26 ZD480/J Sea King HC.4 845NAS “Commando516” 08 ZF118/O Sea King HC.4 845NAS “Navy421” 27 ZB507/F Sea King HC.4 845NAS “Commando515” ZH886/886 Hercules C.5 24/30 Sqn “RRR115” 28 ZA314/WT Sea King HC.4 846NAS “Commando516” 09 ZE426/WX Sea King HC.4 848NAS “Navy936” ZE426/WX Sea King HC.4 848NAS “Navy413” ZZ172/172 Globemaster III 99 Sqn “RRR814” ZH889/889 Hercules C.5 24/30 Sqn “RRR319” 14 ZG822/WS Sea King HC.4 848NAS “Navy910” 29 ZH002 Defender AL.2 651 Sqn “Armyair525” RAF BRIZE NORTON- Military visitors noted during April: 03 C-080 CL-604 RDAF Esk 721 “DAF1907” 16 ZJ998/AE Merlin HC.3A 28/78 Sqn “Vortex287” 10 R214/64-NG Transall NG FrAF ET00.064 from ZJ992/AB Merlin HC.3A 28/78 Sqn “Vortex324” Leeming n/s “CTM2014” 24 ZF510 Tucano T.1 ETPS/QinetiQ KAF325 L-100-30 Kuwait AF “KuwaitAF3212” 26 XW222 Puma HC.1 33/230 Sqn 16 5629 C-130J RNorAF 335skv “NOW335C” ZJ966/C Bell 212 AH.2 25 Flt Resident notes 10 Sqn Voyager KC.2 ZZ330 just for information, the serials of this aircraft is only on the port wing and the last three numbers of the serials is located on the nose wheel door. 24/30 Sqn Hercules C.4/5 ZH871 to QinetiQ Boscombe Down for trials noted 11.04 ZH886 departed Brize Norton on 20.04 en route to MPA 47 Sqn Hercules C.3A XV200 is thought to have gone to Marshalls Cambridge on 09.04 99 Sqn Globemaster III ZZ172 departed to San Antonio, USA for rework on 08.04 ZZ173 returned from rework at San Antonio, USA on 06.04 101 Sqn VC.10 C.1K/K.3 XR808 was noted on 19.04 at Lossiemouth as Ascot 902; it was last noted on 13.03 departing Brize Norton on Operation Herrick duties ZA148 is due to deploy on Operation Herrick on 30.04 ZA150 is due back from Operation Herrick as soon as ZA148 arrives 216 Sqn Tristar C.2 ZE705 returned from ADAT, Bahrain on an unknown date CAMBRIDGE AIRPORT - Military visitors noted during April: - 05 ZJ118/B Merlin HC.3 28/78 Sqn 19 ZD621 BAe125 CC.3 32(TR) Sqn “RRR1646” ZJ134/S Merlin HC.3 28/78 Sqn Adding to MAR 181 Hercules C.3 XV212 was finally broken up on 30.04, although some parts still remain at Cambridge CARDIFF AIRPORT - Military visitors noted during April (with thanks to the South Wales AG): - 09 ZH002 Defender AL.2 651 Sqn “Armyair525” 17 ZK033 Hawk T.2 4(R) Sqn “VYT82” 13 ZH889/889 Hercules C.5 24/30 Sqn “Ascot309” 20 ZH763 BAC 1-11 QinetiQ “Gauntlet50” 15 ZH537 Islander CC.2 Northolt Station Flt 23 ZH873/873 Hercules C.4 24/30 Sqn
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