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MILITARY AVIATION REVIEW JANUARY 2012 ISSUE No. 290 EDITORIAL TEAM COORDINATING EDITOR - BRIAN PICKERING WESTFIELD LODGE, ASLACKBY, SLEAFORD, LINCS NG34 0HG TEL NO. 01778 440760 E-MAIL”[email protected]” BRITISH REVIEW - GRAEME PICKERING 15 ASH GROVE, BOURNE, LINCS PE10 9SG TEL NO. 01778 421788 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ABBREVIATIONS USED * OVERSHOOT f/n FIRST NOTED l/n LAST NOTED n/n NOT NOTED u/m UNMARKED w/o WRITTEN OFF wfu WITHDRAWN FROM USE n/s NIGHTSTOPPED INFORMATION MAY BE REPRODUCED FROM “MAR” WITH DUE CREDIT EDITORIAL - Welcome to the first Military Aviation Review of 2012! 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For those newcomers who are not on the MAR Yahoo Group and wish to join, please send a blank email to “[email protected]” and we will enroll you! COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Royal Thai AF 701 Sqn JAS-39C 70103 (ex 39862) taken at Langkawi, Malaysia on December 5th during LIMA 2011 - it was accompanied by JAS-39D 70105 ex 39401 (Andy Marden) Closing date for the February issue is 08.02.12 Brian Pickering 15.01.12 2 BRITISH REVIEW A belated Happy New Year to all readers, hopefully 2012 will deliver a few interesting visitors to our shores, helped by the staging of the summer Olympic games. You may have noticed that the annual UK Review, which is usually included in this month’s issue, is missing this year. This is due to recent work commitments but it will be included in the February magazine. So if anyone has details of their local base residents, your reports would be very welcome. The first Squadron change of 2012 resulted in 207(R)Sqn, part of the 1FTS operating the Tucano T.1 at Linton-on-Ouse disbanded on January 6th. BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT - military visitors noted during December:- 06 ZZ171 Globemaster III 99 Sqn “RRR6603” + 16 ZZ174 Globemaster III 99 Sqn “ISF19VG” 7th “ISF19VG” B-536 C-130J RDAF Esk 721 “DAF1581” 09 ZD948 Tristar KC.1 216 Sqn “RRR3241” 18 ZZ174 Globemaster III 99 Sqn “ISF18VG” 10 ZE706 Tristar C.2A 216 Sqn “RRR3243” 23 ZH884 Hercules C.5 24/30 Sqn “RRR5595” BOURNEMOUTH/HURN AIRPORT - military visitors for December were (with thanks to BAEG) - 01 - Chinook HC.2/3 18/27 Sqn “SHF582” * 12 ZH884 Hercules C.5 24/30 Sqn “RRR504” 02 - Hercules C.4/5 24/30 Sqn “RRR051” * 12 EC-330 Airbus 330 “AED330” delivered to 04 - Hercules C.4/5 24/30 Sqn “RRR054” * Cobham for tanker configuration work (c/n 1275) joining EC-331 05 - SA.365N 8 Flt “1CM14” 14 ZH897/- Chinook HC.3 18/27 Sqn “SHF573” * 07 XV196 Hercules C.1 47 Sqn “RRR729Y” * 15 ZJ120/D Merlin HC.3 28/78 Sqn “SHF768” * - Hawk T.1/2 4 FTS “VYT90” * 17 ZH886 Hercules C.5 24/30 Sqn “RRR058” * 12 ZH763 BAC-111 QinetiQ “Gauntlet 56” * 23 XV196 Hercules C.1 47 Sqn “RRR736” * RAF BRIZE NORTON - visitors reported for December were:- 02 ZD746/094 Tornado GR.4 Marham Wg “Vampire 2” * 08 T-235 KDC-10 KLu 334 Sqn “NAF41” ZA714 Chinook HC.2 18/27 Sqn “SHF554” * (CH-10) C-130H BD 15 Wg “BAF614” KAF323 L100-30 Kuwait AF 41 Sqn 09 U-05 F-50 KLU 334 Sqn “NAF60” “KAF3203” n/s 11 436 C-130H IDF “IAF048” N/S 995 C-130H FAC Grupo 10 “FACH995” 12 88-0195 MC-130H 7 SOS “Talon 71” ZJ134/S Merlin HC.3 28/78 Sqn “SHF789” * 17 KC-3801 C-130J-30 Indian AF 77 Sqn “IFC9611” ZA712 Chinook HC.2 18/27 Sqn “SHF573” * on delivery dep 19th 04 (ZJ169) Apache AH.1 3/4 Regt “Vanquish 1/2” 19 213/MAJ C-130J-30 Qatar AF “DEMA123” 06 1223 C-17A UAE “UAF1224” n/s diversion in from Stansted ZJ780 SA.365N3 8 Flt “1SF15+ZJ782 “1CM14” 51+12 Transall GAF “GAF017” XZ642 Lynx AH.7 AAC “Devil69” * 20 KAF325 L100-30 Kuwait AF 41 Sqn 07 LX-N90455 E-3A NAEWF “NATO07” * “KAF3212” n/s Resident notes 24/30 Sqn Hercules C.4/C.5 ZH878 C.4 to Marshalls Cambridge 19.12 47 Sqn Hercules C.1/C.3 XV196 C.1 to Brize Norton 2.12 from Cambridge 99 Sqn Globemaster III ZZ174 had returned to Brize Norton from maintenance in the States by 20.12 101 Sqn VC-10 XV101/S K.1 departed to Bruntingthorpe 20.12 “RRR843” for spares recovery and scrapping XV102/T C.1K departed to Bruntingthorpe 12.12 “Lydair 112” for spares recovery and scrapping XV106/W C.1K returned to Brize Norton 5.12 from DSG St Athan “RRR845” XV107/X C.1K departed to Bruntingthorpe 13.12 for spares recovery and scrapping The following VC-10s were still in service at the end of 2011 C.1K XR808 XV104 XV106 XV108 K.3 ZA147 ZA148 ZA149 ZA150 K.4 ZD241 216 Sqn Tristar ZD953 KC.1 returned to Brize from Marshalls Cambridge on 22.12 Voyager - the first delivery to Brize Norton occurred on 21.12 when K.2 EC-337 MRTT017 arrived. This aircraft was expected to be ZZ331 but it carried 330 on the nose wheel door and when the airframe stickers were removed it was serialled as ZZ330. On 22.12 the aircraft was transferred to the civil register as G-VYGA. CAMBRIDGE AIRPORT - military visitors for December were: 3 19 102004/024 Tp-102C Flygvapnet F17M “SVF624” 20 TR.20-02/403-12 Ce-560 EdA 403 Esc 23 U-05 F-50 KLu 334 Sqn “NAF50” 22 ZD953 Tristar KC.1 216 Sqn - BAe 125 CC.3 32(TR)Sqn * 23 G-781 C-130H KLu 336 Sqn Arrivals into Marshalls Air tests 19 ZH878 Hercules C.4 24/30 Sqn 07 XV188 84008 Departures from Marshalls 12 84008 02 XV196 Hercules C.1 47 Sqn “Marshall 3” 13 XV188 20 84008/848 Tp-84 Flygvapnet F7 15 XV188 Notes Longterm stored Hercules C.3 XV299 was broken up on 6.12. It made its last flight on 19.12.08 when it arrived from Lyneham. XV294 is the next example due the same fate. At the end of December the following were with Marshalls:- Hercules C.1 XV295 C.3 XV188 XV209 XV303 C.3 XV212 XV294 XV307 all stored outside XV302 fatigue test airframe C.4 ZH869 ZH878 C.5 ZH880 ZH882 ZH883 W.2 XV208 stored Tp-84 84003/843 84004/844 C-130J-30 B-538 C-130H-30 G-273 C-130H-30 NAF918 Tristar K.1 ZD949 stored KC.1 ZD950 CARDIFF AIRPORT - military visitors during December were (with thanks to South Wales AG): 03 258 Learjet 45 IAC 102 Sqn “IRL258” 09 - Hawk T.1/A 4 FTS “VYT45” * ZH875 Hercules C.4 24/30 Sqn “RRR052/053” 14 - Hawk T.1/A 4 FTS “VYT16” * 05 ZA714/(AV) Chinook HC.2 Odiham Wg “SHF450” - SA.365N3 8 Flt “1DS10” * (XZ719) Lynx HMA.8SRU 815NAS “Skua 339” * 15 G-PRII/`XG194`/N Hunter PR.11 “Viper” 07 (ZA456/023) Tornado GR.4 Marham Wg “Marham 75” * landed here in error was expected to be St Athan ZA459/(025) Tornado GR.4 Marham Wg “Marham 69” * 18 ZH886 Hercules C.5 24/30 Sqn “RRR060” * (ZD746/094) Tornado GR.4 Marham Wg “Marham 64” * 20 ZZ175 Globemaster III 99 Sqn “RRR815” * ZH875 Hercules C.4 24/30 Sqn “RRR303” * 23 ZH884 Hercules C.5 24/30 Sqn “RRR413” * ZH881 Hercules C.5 24/30 Sqn “RRR302” * RAF CONINGSBY - movements for December were: 01 ZK452/L King Air 200 45(R)Sqn “Cranwell 71” * 09 ZK452/L King Air 200 45(R)Sqn “Cranwell 72” * 91-0316/LN F-15E 48 FW 492 FS + 91-0307/LN ZD792/100 Tornado GR.4 Marham Wg “Marham 16” * “Card 11/12” * 12 ZK454/N King Air 200 45(R)Sqn “Cranwell 71” * G-BYXM Tutor CFS/EFTS “Cranwell 26” + G-BYWZ Tutor CFS/EFTS “Cranwell 42” * G-BYWL “Cranwell 23Y” G-BYVR “Cranwell 43” ZA473/032 Tornado GR.4 Marham Wg “Marham 36” * G-BYVS “Cranwell 09” G-BYWY “Cranwell 23” & ZA452/021 Tornado GR.4 Marham Wg 31 mks + G-BYXN “Cranwell 52” ZD792/100 u/m “Spartan 1/2” * 02 91-0307/LN F-15E 48 FW 492 FS + 91-0306/LN ZA406/015 Tornado GR.4 Marham Wg “Marham 85” * “Sapper 11/12” * 13 ZD620 BAe 125 CC.3 32(TR)Sqn “RRR1774” G-BYUP Tutor CFS/EFTS “Cranwell 25” * + ZK309/EG