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Puma over Edinburgh....

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Unknown74
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Puma over Edinburgh....

Post by Unknown74 » Tue May 12, 2020 2:38 pm

Just seen one of the Kinloss Pumas(RIDER 2); heading for Edinburgh -

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Re: Puma over Edinburgh....

Post by eLaReF » Tue May 12, 2020 3:19 pm

Showing on my PP as XW224
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Re: Puma over Edinburgh....

Post by Mike » Tue May 12, 2020 3:20 pm

XW224 is correct :- viewtopic.php?f=76&t=189320

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Re: Puma over Edinburgh....

Post by Unknown74 » Fri May 15, 2020 1:25 pm

Just saw a Puma callsign RIDER 2 heading South near Edinburgh, just wondering if this is the same one as Tuesday?

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Re: Puma over Edinburgh....

Post by sandywatt28 » Fri May 15, 2020 3:30 pm

Showing as ZA935 on Planeplotter, was over this morning as well

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Re: Puma over Edinburgh....

Post by Unknown74 » Fri May 15, 2020 5:15 pm

Cheers SandyWatt28, thank you very much for that.

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Re: Puma over Edinburgh....

Post by toom317 » Fri May 15, 2020 8:13 pm

Apparently went through the Selkirk- Moffat valley. Getting busy in there these days, with at least 2 American Hercs through in the last 2 weeks, and a shedload of RAF Hercs.
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Re: Puma over Edinburgh....

Post by Sabredog » Fri May 22, 2020 5:47 pm

Thank you for your information. Does anybody know what it might have been doing over Edinburgh? When I saw the Puma, it was flying in tight circles over Dean Village for about five minutes with its doors open. It was at fairly low level, lower than what the police helicopters fly at and seemed to be doing some kind of search. It then went off at high speed heading south.

I wasn't even sure the RAF still had Puma's and was unsure of the stripes on it. Much faded compared to the pictures of XW244, but still recognisable because of the white underside as well.

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