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NOVEMBER 2012 ISSUE No MILITARY AVIATION REVIEW NOVEMBER 2012 ISSUE No. 300 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ABBREVIATIONS USED * OVERSHOOT f/n FIRST NOTED l/n LAST NOTED n/n NOT NOTED u/m UNMARKED w/o WRITTEN OFF wfu WITHDRAWN FROM USE n/s NIGHTSTOPPED INFORMATION MAY BE REPRODUCED FROM “MAR” WITH DUE CREDIT EDITORIAL This month’s magazine is a few days earlier than usual and we hope to be able to maintain this schedule for future issues, to help theEditors achieve this we do need your reports in by the closing date of the 8th of each month (or earlier if you can). The December issue will be critical as Christmas Day falls on a Tuesday which means that our printers will be closing down for the Christmas Break on the 21st - so, please, try and get your reports for the December issue in really early - thanks! 2013 subscriptions are coming in at a steady rate and can I mention that if you are using the MAR web site to re-subscribe please make certain that you go to the Pay Pal facility and make your payment after you have entered your details - a small number have clicked on the Credit Account button in error. Use the Pay Pal facility and you can then pay for the subscription with any card you wish. To clarify one point on the PDF files that can be found for downloading at the MAR web site - the 2012 files will be removed from the site on the following dates: MAR PDF January 13th @MAR PDF January 30th Please note that these dates have changed slightly but make certain that you have downloaded all the files by these dates as any requests received after the dates for ones you have forgotten to download will NOT be treated sympathetically by me! Our plea for more illustrations for MAR last month produced quite a number of new members sending in scans for possible use - photos for MAR are always welcome and should be JPEGs with a minimum size of 15x10cm at 300 dpi! COVER PHOTOGRAPH: A striking special scheme on F-15J 92-8911 at the Hyakuri airshow on October 21st for the 20th anniversary of the type serving with the 305 Hikotai (Masanori Ogawa) Closing date for the December issue is 08.12.12 Brian Pickering 13.11.12 602 BRITISH REVIEW Another chapter has been written in the history of the VC-10. This time it is the final mission for the aircraft type to operate on Operation Herrick duties. These duties have now been taken over by the 216 Sqn Tristar fleet. It is believed that the last aircraft to perform this role was ZA148/G VC-10 K.3 when it returned to Brize Norton on 07.10.2012. Two more VC10 C.1Ks have been dispatched to Bruntingthorpe for spares recovery and finally scrapping. These were XV106/W as “RRR869” and XV108/Y as “RRR845” on 07.11. That just leaves XR808 as the sole remaining C.1K from the original fourteen C.1s delivered, the first being XR808 on 07.07.1966..... Mick Boulanger (Military movements is history, now and for our future) RAF ALDERGROVE - Residents noted operating during October 665 Sqn Gazelle AH.1 XZ326 XZ334 ZA766 ZB674 ZB678 RAF BENSON - Resident noted during October 33/230 Sqn Puma HC.1 XW198 XW199 XW210 XW220 XW222 XW223 XW226 ZA937 Confirmed as being with Eurocopter, Brasov, Romania are the following Puma HC.1s being converted to HC.2 standard: - XW204 XW209 XW213 XW214 XW217 XW219 XW224 XW229 XW231 XW237 ZA935 ZA936 ZA939 ZA940 ZJ954 ZJ955 ZJ957 Awaiting return to service and trials are; XW216 XW232 XW235 Resident notes 28/78 Sqn Merlin HC.3A ZJ998/AE arrived back from MDMF Culdrose on 01.10 to 28/78 Sqn BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT- Military visitors noted during October: - 05 C-172 CL-604 RDAF Esk 721 “DAF2700” 17 ZE705 Tristar C.2 216 Sqn “RRR308” ZE706 Tristar C.2A 216 Sqn “RRR3241” ZJ171 Apache AH.1 3/4 Sqn “Vanquish1”* ZJ167 Apache AH.1 3 Sqn “AA319”* ZJ184 Apache AH.1 3/4 Sqn “Vanquish2”* 08 ZD703 BAe 125 CC.3 32(TR) Sqn “KRF44/1104” n/s ZJ230 Apache AH.1 3/4 Sqn “Vanquish3”* ZE701 BAe 146 CC.2 32(TR) Sqn “KRF11” n/s 18 ZH888/888 Hercules C.5 24/30 Sqn “RRR308” 12 ZH536 Islander CC.2 Northolt St Flt “RRR7495” 26 ZH888/888 Hercules C.5 24/30 Sqn “RRR5987” 16 ZJ181 Apache AH.1 3 Sqn “AAC319”* 27 ZE705 Tristar C.2 216 Sqn “RRR3243” BIGGIN HILL - Military visitors noted during October: - 13 ZK450/J King Air 200 45(R) Sqn “RFR1212” 20 ZE701 BAe 146 CC.2 32(TR) Sqn “KRF01/R” 16 P7350/EB-G Spitfire II BoBMF 017 C-295M Polish AF 13 ELTr “PLF034” 18 017 C-295M Polish AF 13 ELTr “PLF034” 30 020 C-295M Polish AF 13 ELTr l BLACKPOOL AIRPORT - Military visitors noted during October: - 07 ZB678 Gazelle AH.1 665 Sqn 11 ZF374/374 Tucano T.1 1 FTS “Twister2” n/s 08 ZB674 Gazelle AH.1 665 Sqn ZH193/UF Vigilant T.1 631 VGS 09 ZJ693 Sentinel R.1 5 Sqn “FSP1” MK356/UF-Q Spitfire LFIX BoBMF ZF448/448 Tucano T.1 1 FTS “Cordite1” 12 ZH193/UF Vigilant T.1 631 VGS ZF343/343 Tucano T.1 72(R) Sqn “Cordite2” 14 ZH536 Islander CC.2 Northolt St Flt “RRR7949” 10 ZJ275/75 Squirrel HT.1 DHFS “SYS47” 16 XZ595/K Sea King HAR.3 22 Sqn C Flt/203(R) Sqn ZK327/EJ Typhoon FGR4 6 Sqn “Turbo32” n/s “SRG123” ZK333/EH Typhoon FGR4 6 Sqn “Turbo31” n/s 26 PM631 Spitfire PRXIX BoBMF 11 ZF269/269 Tucano T.1 1 FTS “Twister2” Spl n/s 28 ZF2??/??? Tucano T.1 1 FTS “LOP92” Note: The aircraft that night stopped during 10 and 12.10 arrived here for the Festival of Flight at Newcastle, County Down. MoD BOSCOMBE DOWN- Military visitors noted during October: - 30th ZD703 BAe 125 CC.3 32(TR) Sqn & ZK067/B Bell 212 AH.3 25 Flt. Resident aircraft noted operating during October XS743 Basset CC.2 XX162 Hawk T.1 XX341 Hawk ASTRA XX342/2 Hawk T.1 ZF510 Tucano T.1 ZF511 Tucano T.1 ZJ645/45 Alphajet ZJ646/46 Alphajet QQ100 A-109 QQ101 RJ100 Resident notes; Hercules C.4 ZH871/871 arrived from 24/30 Sqn Brize Norton for trials with the Voyager, it should return back to Brize Norton during November. Southampton UAS Tutor noted operating during October G-BYUH/UH, G-BYWW/WW, G-BYXD/XD and G-BYXE (ex Yorkshire UAS) 603 QinetiQ/ETPS Andover C.1 XS606 made its last flight on 31.08.2012, it is now in open storage awaiting disposal. Avro 146 RJ100 G-BZAY had its civil registration cancelled on 03/10/2012 and has been issued the serial QQ101 with the ETPS. JARTS (Joint Aircraft Recovery & Transportation) Noted going through the facility here during October were; Hawk T.1 XX234/234 from AM&SU Shawbury on 18.10 Jet Provost T.5 XW364/35-MN/9188M from DCAE Cosford on 18.10, then to Halton on 22.10, adds to MAR486. Sea King HC.4 ZA292/WU from Brize Norton to 845NAS Yeovilton on 02.10 after returning from Operation Herrick, Kandahar. VC-10 K.2 ZA144 cockpit section departed JARTS on 18.10 for an exercise at unknown location, it will return back to JARTS. BOURNEMOUTH HURN AIRPORT - Military visitors noted during October: - (With thanks to BAEG) 10 ZA291/N Sea King HC.4 848NAS “Avenger929”* 15 ZJ990/AA Merlin HC.3A 28/78 Sqn “Ranger72”* 11 ZE425/WR Sea King HC.4 848NAS “Avenger929”* 16 ZJ782 AS.365N3 8 Flt “1SW07”* 12 503 C-130H RAFO 4 Sqn “MJN282” 503 C-130H RAFO 4 Sqn “MJN282” (arrived 26.10) ZJ990/AA Merlin HC.3A 28/78 Sqn “Ranger72”* ZJ782 AS.365N3 8 Flt “1KB12”* 19 ZJ135/T Merlin HC.3 28/78 Sqn “SHF798”* 15 ZA713 Chinook HC.4 Odiham Wg “SHF552”* 24 XZ692/641 Lynx HMA.8SRU VAHS “Test99”* ZK451/K King Air 200 45(R) Sqn “Rafair704”* 30 XZ875/875 Hercules C.4 24/30/ Sqn “RRR442” Voyager KC.2 MRTT018 (c/s CASA 018) made a test-flight on 18.10. It departed to Manchester Airport the next day for painting, returning on 02.11 with ‘331’ on the nose-wheel door but with MRTT018 stuck over the RAF serial (ZZ331). The aircraft is due for delivery to Brize Norton on 22.11.
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