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Not much was happening here yet, yesterday at 10:00 but we noted Merlin 'R' (should be ZJ133) stored in one of the HAS. Special tail Hercules ZH866 was on the apron and the helicopter hangar contained two rotorless grey Merlins on the right and a further example of which I could not ID the colour. Any help with pair of grey Merlins would be appreciated.

Herc on taxi now at 11.50

KoenL Where about,s were you when you saw the Merlin in the Has , if you can pin point the has as well that would help
T I A .

eagle driver wrote:KoenL Where about,s were you when you saw the Merlin in the Has , if you can pin point the has as well that would help
T I A .

Saw it from here https://www.google.nl/maps/place/51%C2% ... d-1.728508
It was only visible as the HAS was open for a truck to be loaded/unloaded.

Merlin 'R' was towed to maintenance hangar for Merlin on South side.
Saw it around 11.15 benig towed
Also saw 2 chinooks on platform. and 2 more in large hangar.
A109 & white Gazelle on platform . Blue gazelle flying
And Alpha Jet on platform.
No serials.
Hawks xx327 came in.


all seen between about 11 and 12 o'clock

1. No Merlin recorded as being coded 'R'
2. N/A
3. A109 was ZE416, can't help with the Gazelle on the pan but, blue Gazelle is XX453
4. Alpha Jet was ZJ647, I believe.

Merlin coded R is ZJ133, which is stored at Boscombe - as per Moen's post

No Merlin recorded as being coded 'R'

Merlin 'R' was a green HC3
code clearly read by me. no serial

Thanks for other aircraft.

MRTT wrote: 4. Alpha Jet was ZJ647, I believe.

Confirmed

Nice catch, that ZJ133. One of three HC.3s I still need, all of them being stored at Boscombe.... (ZJ117, ZJ133 and the remains of ZJ138).