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Puma over Edinburgh....

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 2:38 pm
by Unknown74
Just seen one of the Kinloss Pumas(RIDER 2); heading for Edinburgh -

Re: Puma over Edinburgh....

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 3:19 pm
by eLaReF
Showing on my PP as XW224

Re: Puma over Edinburgh....

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 3:20 pm
by Mike
XW224 is correct :- viewtopic.php?f=76&t=189320

Re: Puma over Edinburgh....

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 1:25 pm
by Unknown74
Just saw a Puma callsign RIDER 2 heading South near Edinburgh, just wondering if this is the same one as Tuesday?

Re: Puma over Edinburgh....

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 3:30 pm
by sandywatt28
Showing as ZA935 on Planeplotter, was over this morning as well

Re: Puma over Edinburgh....

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 5:15 pm
by Unknown74
Cheers SandyWatt28, thank you very much for that.

Re: Puma over Edinburgh....

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 8:13 pm
by toom317
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.

Re: Puma over Edinburgh....

Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 5:47 pm
by Sabredog
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.