MILITARY AVIATION REVIEW SEPTEMBER 2013 ISSUE No. 310 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 2013) 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ABBREVIATIONS USED * OVERSHOOT f/n FIRST NOTED l/n LAST NOTED n/n NOT NOTED u/m UNMARKED w/o WRITTEN OFF wfu WITHDRAWN FROM USE n/s NIGHTSTOPPED INFORMATION MAY BE REPRODUCED FROM “MAR” WITH DUE CREDIT EDITORIAL This month’s issue of MAR is smaller than usual - partially because of various editorial staff holidays, partially because of very few reports from the USA (although quite a lot of you are heading there in September and October) and partially because August is always a quiet month at airfields throughout Europe, again because of holidays. 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COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Some of the most interesting visitors to our shores arrived at Coningsby at the end of August (see details in the UK Section), here is Royal Saudi AFTornado IDS 8306 of 83 Sqn landing at Coningsby on September 2nd (Garf Smith) Closing date for the October issue is 08.10.13 Brian Pickering 12.09.13 472 BRITISH REVIEW A very quite month this August due to the annual summer holidays, many of the bases were closed for most of the month, so I will catch up with a few of the bases residents next month. During September 2013 it was officially announced that 809NAS will be reformed as the first Fleet Air Arm Squadron to operate the F-35B Lightning II and should be based at Marham where the aircraft will operate with 617 Sqn. 809NAS was last disbanded on 17th December 1982 following the end of the Falklands War........Mick Boulanger (Military movements is history, now and for our future) BELFAST CITY AIRPORT- Military visitor noted during July: - 02nd ZD621 BAe 125 CC.3 32(TR) Sqn “RRR1747” BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT- Military visitors noted during August: - 11 ZF573 Islander CC.2 Northolt St Flt 16 ZZ178 Globemaster II 99 Sqn “ISF19YU/ RRR6989” BLACKPOOL AIRPORT- Military visitors noted during June: 03 XZ326 Gazelle AH.1 665 Sqn “AAC565” 21 ZK322/BR Typhoon FGR4 29(R) Sqn “Typhoon50” 05 ZA492/Spl Tornado GR.4 Lossiemouth Wg “Vandal”* (until24th) ZA592/059 Tornado GR.4 Lossiemouth Wg “Vandal”* 22 ZH850 Merlin HM.2 824NAS “NVY580” 06 ZB689 Gazelle AH.1 665 Sqn “AAC553” (until24th) 07 XZ578/30 Sea King HU.5SAR Gannet SAR “SRG40” ZF264/264 Tucano T.1 1 FTS “Tankard2” 11 XX156/156 Hawk T.1A 208(R) Sqn “VYT216”* (until24th) ZD749/097 Tornado GR.4 Lossiemouth Wg “LOS59/ ZF295/295 Tucano T.1 1 FTS “Tankard1” n/s Trojan1”* 25 XZ587/C Sea King HAR.3 22 Sqn C Flt/203(R) Sqn 19 ZA412/Spl Tornado GR.4 Lossiemouth Wg “Trojan”* “SRG122” ZD740/088 Tornado GR.4 Lossiemouth Wg “Trojan”* ZF379/379 Tucano T.1 1 FTS “LOP”* 21 ZF347/347 Tucano T.1 1 FTS “Swift2” 26 ZF269/269 Tucano T.1 1 FTS “LOP42”* ZF379/379 Tucano T.1 1 FTS “Swift1” ZF378/378 Tucano T.1 1 FTS “LOP73”* ZK307/BU Typhoon FGR4 29(R) Sqn “Typhoon23” 29 TE311/4D-V Spitfire LFXVIE BoBMF “Spitfire90” n/s BOURNEMOUTH HURN AIRPORT - Military visitors noted during August: - (With thanks to BAEG) 05 ZJ782 AS.365N3 8 Flt 1AA57”* 21 ZA462/027 Tornado GR.4 Marham Wg “MRH35”* 12 ZA684/AL Chinook HC.2 Odiham Wg “SHF672”* ZA458/024 Tornado GR.4 Marham Wg “MRH15”* ZA681 Chinook HC.2 Odiham Wg “Lifter2”* 22 ZH900 Chinook HC.3 Odiham Wg “SHF555”* 15 ZJ782 AS.365N3 8 Flt 1AA57”* ZA298/Y Sea King HC.4 845NAS “Yankee411”* ZA683/AK Chinook HC.2 Odiham Wg “SHF388”* ZD984 Chinook HC.4 Odiham Wg “SHF503”* ZJ130/O Merlin HC.3 28/78 Sqn “SHF310”* 23 ZA670 Chinook HC.2 Odiham Wg “SHF485”* 19 ZE700 BAe 146 CC.2 32(TR) Sqn “NOH17”* 27 ZH900 Chinook HC.3 Odiham Wg “SHF572”* 20 ZA670 Chinook HC.2 Odiham Wg* 28 ZA670 Chinook HC.2 Odiham Wg “SHF485”* 21 ZH901 Chinook HC.3 Odiham Wg “SHF547”* 30 502 C-130H RAFO 16 Sqn “MJN291” Bournemouth Air Festival took place between 29.08 and 01.09, aircraft participating LF363 Hurricane IIC BoBMF ZA674 Chinook HC.2 Odiham Wing “SHF413” LS326/L2 Swordfish RNHF ZD278/F Lynx AH.7 671 Sqn PA474/KC-A Lancaster B.1 BoBMF “Memorial1” ZF239/RA-F Tucano T.1 1 FTS “LOP72” PM631 Spitfire PRXIX BoBMF “Memorial3” ZF264/264 Tucano T.1 1 FTS “LOP48” PS853/C Spitfire PRXIX Private G-RRGN (ZF582) Lightning F.53 Private (Cockpit) PZ865/EG-S Hurricane IIC BoBMF “Memorial2” ZH824 Merlin HM.1 829NAS WM167 Meteor NF.11 Private G-LOSM ZH853/83 Merlin HM.2 824NAS “NVY583” G-HELV Vampire T.55 Private ‘XJ771’ ZJ251/51 Squirrel HT.2 DHFS “SYS15/Red10” XX219 Hawk T.1A RAFAT + XX227, XX242, (28.08 only) XX263, XX264, XX278, XX310, XX311, ZJ260/60 Squirrel HT.2 DHFS “SYS14/Red10” XX319, XX323 & XX325 (30.08 only) XW324/U Jet Provost T.5 Private G-BWSG ZK306/BT Typhoon FGR4 29(R) Sqn “Rockstar12” XZ698/642 Lynx HMA.8SRU 702NAS (30.08 only) ZK344/BQ Typhoon FGR4 29(R) Sqn “Rockstar11” XZ722/641 Lynx HMA.8SRU 702NAS “Blackcat1” (J-4104) Hunter F.58A Private G-PSST (29.08 only) 124485/DF-A B-17G Private G-BEDF (XZ327) Gazelle AH.1 Army Recruiting Note: Merlin HM.1 ZH824 operated from HMS Northumberland in the bay for the beach assault demonstrations. BRISTOL LULSGATE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT- Military visitors noted during July: - 05 ZH873/873 Hercules C.4 24/30 Sqn “RRR085” 09 T-785 Falcon 900 Swiss AF “SUI785” 473 13 LF363 Hurricane IIC BoBMF n/s 13 PM631 Spitfire PRXIX BoBMF (until 22.07) PA474/KC-A Lancaster B.1 BoBMF n/s 22 WK518 Chipmunk T.10 BoBMF Note: Spitfire PRXIX PM631 remained at Bristol Airport for several days due to a hydraulic fault. RAF BRIZE NORTON - Military visitors noted during August: - 01 NZ7572 B-757-200 RNZAF “Kiwi294” dep 5th 12 ZJ119/ Merlin HC.3 28/78 Sqn 02 ZA295 Sea King HC.4 846NAS 16 ZG998 Defender AL.2 651 Sqn “AAC517” ZG998 Defender 651 Sqn 20 E31/705-RK Alpha Jet E FrAF EAC 00.314 05 2479 C-130M FAB 1 GT/1 Esq E170/705-RY Alpha Jet E FrAF EAC 00.314 “BRS3451” dep 10th 21 260 PC-9M IAC FTS “IRL260” R213/64-GM Transall NG FrAF ET 00.064 23 2401 A.330MRTT RSAF 24 Sqn “RSF3871” “CTM2031” 24 99-1933 EC-130J Pa ANG 193 SOS “Rch1024”n/s 06 ZG997 Defender 651 Sqn 27 2401 A.330MRTT RSAF 24 Sqn “RSF3882”n/s 07 ZG997 Defender 651 Sqn 2402 A.330MRTT RSAF 24 Sqn“RSF3883” n/s 08 R213 Transall NG FrAF ET 01.64 KAF325 L100-30 Kuwait AF 41 Sqn ZH537 Islander CC.2 Northolt SF 28 369/125-AG Mirage 2000N FrAF EC 02.004 “FAF4221” ZK455/O King Air 200 45(R) Sqn 29 ZK455 King Air 200 45(R) Sqn B-537 C-130J-30 RDAF Esk 721 ZZ418 Shadow R.1 14 Sqn “Scarab48” 09 A41-206 C-17A RAAF 36 Sqn “ASY457” 30 ZE395 BAe 125 CC.3 32(TR) Sqn 10 2479 C-130E FAB 1 GT/1 Esq CH-04 C-130H BAF 15 Wg “BAF640” “BRS3541” n/s 31 1226 C-17A UAE AF “UAF1226” Two Apache AH.1s, ZJ199 and ZJ205, from Wattisham arrived at Brize Norton on 27.08 for onward transportation for Operations. Lynx AH.9A ZG923 previously on Operations returned via Brize Norton and has been transported by road to VAHS Fleetlands.