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- Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:49 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: Will they use chivs runway
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2733
Will they use chivs runway
With the base secure, and the defence sec williamson saying at chiv, we are very very excited about chivenor. He said their will be more personal coming and useing chivenor in the future, and it has an airstrip has he called it. So what do people think will they open it up ,say runway done up, light...
- Thu Feb 28, 2019 8:53 am
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: Chivenor saved to stay open
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2686
Chivenor saved to stay open
Announced today by defence sec, chivenor will not be closing, but to stay open and may get bigger. Lets hope they use the airfield more.
- Fri Feb 01, 2019 2:46 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: Exercise at chiv
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4831
Re chivenor
The lib dems in north devon say chivenor is not closeing. Announment in march.. I understand the superbase plymouth idea, to base most marines in plymouth has been shelved due to cost and no suitable site found.so its been annouced that 45c will stay in scotland, 42 and 43 ill stay in plymouth. They...
- Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:25 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: Exercise at chiv
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4831
Exercise at chiv
C-130s just landed at chivenor. Is this a chameleons exercise or something like it. Chi v seems to be getting housed again two weeks ago we had 3x Merlin for 9 days.
- Sat Oct 20, 2018 5:58 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: RAF to get another 16x chinooks
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13548
RAF to get another 16x chinooks
16x chinooks s ordered for raf. To replace pumps in 2025 ish older Chinook to be upgraded to
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 8:12 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: Exercise at chiv
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4849
Re: Exercise at chiv
Joined buy 2x chinooks just landed
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 5:45 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: Exercise at chiv
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4849
Exercise at chiv
2x c130s are currently ops from chiv doing lots of landings day night nice to see planes back at chiv.
- Thu Apr 27, 2017 5:14 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: Exercise
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7021
Re: Exercise
Understand a DC-3 dakota landed at chiv at 16.45 parked by ex sar area
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:07 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: Exercise
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7021
Exercise
All arrived today 3x Chinook 3x Wildcats 4x apaches
- Tue Oct 04, 2016 12:52 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: Chivenor sold off
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5032
Chivenor sold off
According to other websites pprune tsw Rmb chivenor is on the list for sell off by the mod. They have announced another 9 bases to go. It also says st mawgan could be used a lot more by military in future.
- Mon Sep 12, 2016 1:54 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: Life at chivenor yet
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4392
Life at chivenor yet
:clap: Last week chivenor hosted a week long Merlin det +2. Now we have got lots of dhfs squirrels in looks like all week . The one that yours to be at Fremington camp then st mawgan Newquay...Life in the old dog yet. Let's hope for more...understand the old 22 area hangar has got hovercraft in it.....
- Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:48 am
- Forum: Old Serial tie up area
- Topic: Casa c212 in Malta 2014
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1185
Re: Casa c212 in Malta 2014
It is T-12B 53 it is still their hope this helps
- Sat Nov 07, 2015 10:24 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: 22San has two more weeks sea kings to go to norway
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5666
22San has two more weeks sea kings to go to norway
Seen on local site that 22San has to more weeks training left. The crews have been training crews for the falklands det which does not go till May 2016 they will finish training mid Nov. The article says 2x sea kings will be going to norway and others to Germany and Belgium .that seems unlikely as t...
- Sun Oct 04, 2015 4:59 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: 22Sqn goes today
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6628
22Sqn goes today
1pm today the sar contract was handed over to st athen bristow in local press journals they only lasted a couple more days keep a look out maybe tomorrow they might leave for hotspot the hols is to be closed down most heels will refill at lomas bideford a sad day
- Sun Oct 04, 2015 4:53 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: SeaKing disposals
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5211
Re: SeaKing disposals
At 1pm today 22Sqn a flt stood down with bristow taking over from st Athen so 2 more for gosport
- Sat May 16, 2015 3:14 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: 22 San reunion with a whirlwind
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4469
22 San reunion with a whirlwind
Today is 22 Sqn last reunion before the Sqn is gone and they have a big do with a whirlwind har10 arriving at 11am currently in the hangar leaving Sunday pm
- Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:33 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: a visitor at last
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5667
a visitor at last
chiv now 60 sqn Griffin zj234 s nightstoping ..AnyBody now the link to the new group Tsw local aviation group. Understand hms ocean is of coast with helis on
- Tue Sep 16, 2014 2:04 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: squirrel det ??
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5989
Re: squirrel det ??
the 8 squirrels are in order of arrival yesterday, ZJ246 x ZJ254 crusader 1x2 ,,, ZJ253 x ZJ244 GRAVEL 1x2 ZJ252 x ZJ245 BIGOT 1x2 and ZJ248 AA724, and ZJ251 AA704,,, one has dep back to middle wallop as AA700,
- Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:54 am
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: squirrel det ??
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5989
Re: squirrel det yes x 8
just heard AA724 dept chiv, calling london info that him and 7 playmates ops all week from chiv 670sqn mw so 8 squirrel ht2 anybody gets any regs pass them on please
- Mon Sep 15, 2014 5:07 pm
- Forum: RMB Chivenor
- Topic: squirrel det ??
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5989
squirrel det ??
is the squirrel detachment back again, just seen one come in and land down by the old tower on old taxiway, they used that the last time, heard some at least two fly over work barnstaple around 11.30 ish.