May I take this opportunity to thank all the correspondents who kept this thread going over the past two weeks. I managed to see all but one of the MPA's from my home in North Uist, in no small way due to your diligent reporting. Again, thanks!

NGY1L wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:31 pm

NGY1L wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 10, 2019 8:23 am

ABBOT40 P3 “3298” taxiing for departure 09:20L

Returned around 14:05L

...after doing a fast low-level run along the runway centreline at Benbecula

Another MH-60R for you guys in case it (or its' ship) puts in an appearance:
166545 MH-60R Coded 704 of HSM-70 attached to the USS Gravely was a visitor to Stornoway today.

USNS Medgar Evers and at least 2 destroyers are in and around the Minches at the mo, it may be off one of them. Thanks for that! I have a feeling it might have been off one of the destroyers because the Evers was well north of the Butt of Lewis at the time. Although several ships were operating clo...

Late entry and slightly OT in that it was not at Prestwick: Last night (Friday) at 21.15 an H-60 with ADS-B Code AE4FD3 was operating in the Minch off Grimsay (North Uist). After a lot of detective work I have found It is purportedly 168131 (MH-60R apparently ex USS George W Bush) although I was una...

Arrived in this morning, presumably with spares for the above, is 11-8608 of 86AW Ramstein as 'HKY 647'.

FYI

This went 'tech' and is still here as of 13.00 today.

knutt wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 15, 2018 8:20 pm

The Chinook was ZH891 as per the official checklist.

Kevin

Thanks Kevin - guess I didn't read the checklist properly

First of all may I thank all who have contributed to this and other threads - one of the things that impresses me so much about Fighter Control is the helpfulness of members towards others. Not seeing anything, anywhere about the Chinook that flew in to display on the Saturday, I guess that no one g...

Now in Benbecula ATM

TB1 wrote:Citation was D-IFDN.

Trevor

Sorry for the late reply but thanks very much for the reg.!

Can anyone help with the serials of the following aircraft seen today: 2...... & today's visiting aircraft. Thanks Kevin N395TC Commander 114 G-MCAN A109 G-BBIF PA23 131 TBM700 FAF G-BNOJ, G-BNOP PA28's G-CTNG SR20 G-RAVN R44 Photographing Crowd Line during the event. Hope this helps!

YellowBelly wrote:if its the same citation that landed friday night i think it was G-OMEA, i only looked to see if it was military, but i am pretty sure thats what i read.

There was a German registered one there all day too. I didn't get it either! Didn't see G-OMEA.