Haneda 12th April 2025 A4O-OMN 747 430 Oman Royal Flight Yokota 13th April 2025 06-8610 Lockheed C-130 Hercules 5620 U.S.Air Force 374th AW / 36th AS YJ 08-5692 Lockheed C-130 Hercules 5692 U.S.Air Force 374th AW / 36th AS YJ 08-8604 Lockheed C-130 Hercules 5612 U.S.Air Force 374th AW / 36th AS YJ 0...

Yammer, thanks. I think the pic with the caravans may be at Yeovilton with the building in the background? I am more convinced that XW836 was not at Lee. I read off XW837 at the time and other things like the PEE holes tie up for that one. I suspect the other was the yellow rig at PEE when XW837 was...

Photo I took of the two Lynx here https://flic.kr/p/2qUFsdw

For my log 26th May 1985, i.e. the year before, I have XW533/AS 208 Sqn as at the show. Mix up on photo cataloguing?

Cheers

Bob

On 9th April 1991 two Lynx and a Wasp were noted at HMS Daedelus (Lee on Solent) North side. The Lynx were both painted a sort of olive drab green, unlike any camo green. Both were cabs with no booms On one you could see the red colours underneath and the serial had been painted around, XW837 which ...

Earlier thread suggested the Turkish are from 151 Filo based from where the A400 came from. Can anyone confirm that please? I have little to no knowledge of Turkish units and bases I am afraid. MTIA Bob

27/03 at 07:50. All Turkish outside (5*F-16, KC-135 and A400) no sign of Romanians, assume hangared.

WHE02 AW 139 showing as I-RAIR on tracking apps just passed Fareham to Yeovil. 17:00 3/2/25, Looks all dark red with white reg originally from Milan.
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Apparently to be Kings Flight I am told to be G-XXEE

Kev

Apparently 740 had US civil ID on port side nose in yellow. I did not notice but others in our party did and I only read off 740 from the waste ground by the Sec Civ helicopter ramp.

I see someone has posted log for 28/9 and managed to get of the two Firecats dumped on the other side.

Bob

Thanks for the ID of one of the Firecats. I noticed the reg on top of the wings as we drove out but my photo had a bush in the way and driver did not stop. Did you get anything off the ex DGAC Cessna 310 fuselage after the last hangar?

Bob

On 28/09/24 (Istres show weekend) only ten KC-135 outside with 470 being the one not visible. I can confirm Alize 48 still preserved on base. Someone reported 1575 Alouette, did they mean 1075 a F-ZBAF? Unidentified were two tailless S-2’s, they did have registration on folded wings but not read off...

Thanks. The one marked 01008 did have rotor heads but no rotors. The other had less components on it with what looked like a grey torque tube protruding from rear rotor pylon.

Bob

Whilst visiting the area I called in here last month. New security lodge etc to get in now and view the preserved helicopters, TF-102 and EC-130. I was not aware of the new requirement for background checks etc but was fortunate to be let in unescorted. This may change very soon. On the airfield sid...

On 31st May there were six in a row with one taped over and no serial on the nose either.

The other five were 05937,05941,25759,65839 and -5778. So 05937 had regained its identity by then.

Bob

Agree booms can be swapped hence the question. The plate in the pod suggests the ID of boom and pod were the wrong way around but happy to be corrected if someone knows for sure.

Bob

During a visit to the International Helicopter Museum in 1990 I read a Wasp XS463, however there are reports this was really XT431 with the boom of XS463. I read the plate mounted horizontally in the lower cockpit window (port side I think) as F8/565. These plates are difficult to read due to reflec...

I was not suggesting which one was right / wrong just there was a difference. No report is infallible to writing it down wrong or typos. Looks like that has been cleared up for which I am very grateful and I will try and get the incorrect versions corrected. I will go with 2232 for 1987 but I now ne...

I have a query about the c/n of the Pitts coded 2. BARG quote 2232 but other sources (eg Planebase) suggest 2235. Both of which were Chilean. Anyone able to confirm please and advise the source of info.

Many thanks,

Bob

I have just read off 8 in the shelters from main road

5474 5476 5484 5588 5583 5580 5582 5574

Bob

Both ZM714 and ZM718 plotting on Planefinder at 1900 tonight.