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January 2018

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Rch135
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January 2018

Post by Rch135 » Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:43 pm

05/01/2018
Busy Day for RAF 130Js today
C5 ZH885 "RRR131" Arrived For Storage around 1105, WFU for Re-sale.
C4 ZH879 "MCE01" Flew a Post Maintenance Airtest Departed around 1120 returning around 1400.
C4 ZH874 "RRR170" Arrived For Maintenance around midday, Arrived with its Left hand side MLG door missing(departed BZN like that).
C5 ZH882 "RRR132" Arrived around 1305 to collect Crews from 885 + 874. Departed just before 1330.

Also Noted PM being towed from the Main 130 hangars to 17H Paintshop at 1340 was C4 ZH865 Bare Metal + Minus its Main Rudder and Engines.
Danish 130J B-536 (Arrived 02/01) was Noted 1400 - 1445 on the Engine Run Bay.
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Re: January 2018

Post by Rch135 » Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:12 pm

08/01/2018
C4 ZH878 "RRR137" Made a Brief Visit Today With Crew To Collect 879.
C4 ZH879 "RRR139" Departed Back to BZN after Maintenance P.M Having arrived 19/07/17.

09/01/2018
Visiting Today For A couple of hours from ESK721 was RDAF C130J-30 B-538 as "DAF3060".
Making a Couple of Low Approaches today Was Chinook HC4 ZA677 "SHF282".

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Re: January 2018

Post by Rch135 » Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:59 pm

16/01/2018
C130J C6 ZH866 206(R)Sqn (Special Mks) Did some Pattern Work Late Morning "Gauntlet60"

Around 1400 on there Farewell Tour Flight
4x Lynx AH9s AAC 657Sqn "Valhala01flt" ZG917, ZG918, ZH537 + ZH538 Flew down Cambridges Runway
Then routed towards Duxford

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Re: January 2018

Post by joostvdburgt » Fri Jan 19, 2018 12:52 pm

Could anyone advise if the Danish C-130 has been outside last days?

Thanks.

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Re: January 2018

Post by STN RAMP RAT » Fri Jan 19, 2018 2:30 pm

joostvdburgt wrote:Could anyone advise if the Danish C-130 has been outside last days?

Thanks.
the "Herc's at CGB January 2018" topic on the thread viewtopic.php?f=310&t=156670 which was updated as recently as last week should give you your answer

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Re: January 2018

Post by joostvdburgt » Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:16 pm

Thanks. Looking for updates this week. The page you refer to was last updated a week ago.

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Re: January 2018

Post by STN RAMP RAT » Fri Jan 19, 2018 9:20 pm

G-275 arrived this morning 19th January.

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Re: January 2018

Post by Rch135 » Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:25 pm

22/01/2018
Airborne At 1220 on its 1st Post Maintenance Airtest was TP84 84006/846.

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Re: January 2018

Post by STN RAMP RAT » Thu Jan 25, 2018 10:07 am

arriving on 24th Jan was Qatar AF C130 213/MAJ
Leaving on the 25th Jan was Swedish AF C130 84006

edit; corrected the Qatar registration

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Re: January 2018

Post by Rch135 » Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:38 pm

STN RAMP RAT wrote:arriving on 24th Jan was Qatar AF C130 213/MAJ
Leaving on the 25th Jan was Swedish AF C130 84006

edit; corrected the Qatar registration
2 Visitors Noted For 25th
AW139SP GZ100 RAF 32(TR)Sqn
Gazelle AH1 XX405 AAC

TP84 84006/846 Had been at Cambridge Since 27/11/17

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Re: January 2018

Post by STN RAMP RAT » Mon Jan 29, 2018 3:23 pm

ZH889 went on an airtest to/from CBG this afternoon 29th Jan
outside were a couple of RAF C130's in addition to the stored Swedish AF. sorry I did not check which ones

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Re: January 2018

Post by STN RAMP RAT » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:00 pm

ZH889 undertook another Air test today and landed back at BZZ on re delivery to the RAF

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Re: January 2018

Post by Rch135 » Thu Feb 01, 2018 4:13 pm

Think ZH881 + 885 Might have been your Stored ex RAF Aircraft outside with swedes 841 + 843.
Callsigns For ZH889 were
29/01 Airtest "MCE04"
30/01 Departure "MCE01" (Arr-23/11/17)

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