11-ship on Saturday 8th June

[POL]

Hi all,
Noted over Mansfield were 11x Red Arrows Hawks in formation - don't suppose there was anyone at Scampton for their departure that could identify them?

Not sure what they have on strength at the moment, so not sure if I need any or not!

Thanks in advance,
Chris

[BP2324]

Chris,
This may be a starting point for you.
I keep my own records using many sources, BMAL when it was on-line, now principally the monthly MAR, then various websites and forums and aviation press.
I won't claim its 100% correct but that's what I aim for!

I checked Hawks that are marked up as RAFAT and happened to come up with 11 active. I'm expecting an update from MAR in the next 5 days or so (if any airframes change I will update this thread.) So my records could be 3 week old. Hope you tie them up.
Brian

ps have included those at AM&SU

Hawk T1 XX177 RAFAT Stored Scampton Ejection accident/stored
Hawk T1A XX219 RAFAT Red Arrows Scampton
Hawk T1A XX227 RAFAT Red Arrows Scampton
Hawk T1 XX242 RAFAT Red Arrows Scampton
Hawk T1 XX244 RAFAT Red Arrows Scampton
Hawk T1 XX245 RAFAT Red Arrows Scampton
Hawk T1A XX260 RAFAT AM&SU Shawbury
Hawk T1A XX263 RAFAT Red Arrows Scampton
Hawk T1A XX264 RAFAT Red Arrows Scampton
Hawk T1A XX266 RAFAT Red Arrows Scampton
Hawk T1 XX294 RAFAT AM&SU Shawbury
Hawk T1A XX306 RAFAT AM&SU Shawbury
Hawk T1 XX308 RAFAT AM&SU Shawbury Rework or Storage?
Hawk T1A XX319 RAFAT Red Arrows Scampton
Hawk T1A XX322 RAFAT Red Arrows Scampton
Hawk T1A XX323 RAFAT Red Arrows Scampton

[BP2324]

No updates to the RAFAT fleet in June edition of MAR

[rh226]

Brian, Chris,

Scramble report the following 11 aircraft for the Volkel show on 14/06/2013:

Red Arrows:
XX322, XX266, XX264, XX311, XX219, XX227, XX242, XX325, XX319, XX323, XX244

This includes two new ones for your records - '311 and '325.

Interestingly, the Scramble database notes these two as (a) '311 stored at Valley being prepared for Red Arrows (Oct '12) and (b) '325 stored at Shawbury (Nov '12).

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Bob

[POL]

Bob, Brian,
Many thanks for your responses, I'll take the 11 that were at Volkel as being the 11 currently in use.

Thanks,
Chris

[Ghastly Whisper]

XX325 at Shawbury


HAWK T1 XX325 by Gaz West, on Flickr

XX311 also at Shawbury


HAWK T1W XX311 by Gaz West, on Flickr

[rh226]

Just for the sake of completeness, the Current Military Photography section contains XX245 at Valley on 5th June (by jackwills28) and XX263 at Scampton on 10th June (by flyingmonster).

[POL]

Well, as it stands, I don't need any of the Hawks listed above, so that's ok then!