Heli-sheds

[isaacdeac.8]

Ok thanks you both , well I definitely don't work there!

Next time a go will check them out twinstar

I also want to say good job to yellow belly for creating this thread and kept it up to date, brilliant work!

Thanks again
Isaac

[YellowBelly]

Thanks Isaac, sadly i havent been able to keep it up to date as often as I hoped due to various personal reasons, and further sadly, i will be moving on in a few weeks, so no more info from me am afraid.

Am sure XA310 and Al D will keep up the good work tho.

[Al dunn]

Unfortunately Yellowbelly, I moved onto pastures new in July on promotion, now currently at RAF Honington,

I have been glad to help out on here whenver I can. So the mantle goes to XA310 to carry on the sterling work.

[isaacdeac.8]

Ok thanks guys

[YellowBelly]

all the best for the future Al.

so today, the LHS was open for most of the day, face on at the doorway was puma XW217 and beside it, slightly hidden was apache ZJ200.

[Goldstar31]

LHS shed currently houses Puma HC2's XW219 and ZJ954 (as of 0245Z 15th Sept)

Cheers

Eccie

[XA310]

There should be an AH-64 arriving this week as well.

[Goldstar31]

Noted in the early hours this morning was Puma HC2 XW199 in the LHS along with XW219 and ZJ954

Cheers

Eccie

[Goldstar31]

Noted in and outside the right hand Heli shed @ 1840Z (and many thanks to the Army guys there) were the following Apaches.....ZJ234, ZJ182 (depart Monday), ZJ227 (departs Thursday), ZJ229 and ZJ224 (depart Wednesday)

Cheers

Eccie

[XA310]

This morning there were 2 in the left shed, 2 in the right shed with ZJ182 parked outside facing towards the sheds.. This evening there were 2 in the left shed, none in the right shed or outside.

[XA310]

ZJ227 was still present today in the right shed. The others have now gone.

[XA310]

Navy link coded 310 in the left shed today whilst AH-64 ZJ227 seems to have taken up long term residence in the right shed.

[YellowBelly]

Lynx XZ691 is due to be loaded to a C-17 (bay 20) from about 0900 local this morning (saturday)

[YellowBelly]

now that Lynx XZ691 has arrived in Martinique, ZF558 / WK-336 arrived on RR6489 early Monday morning and was stored in one of the sheds, sorry dunno which one. Anyway, this frame is so broken I suspect it will be roaded out, it will return to its home base and be used as a spares sources/training rig for a few months until the remaining 5 lynx's are withdrawn from service.

interestingly, the broken bit of the aircraft is repairable (crack down its spar) but obviously not worthwhile repairing at this stage of its life, but if similar was to happen to the Wildcat, its replacement ultimately, the aircraft would have to be scrapped as its body shell is made out of one piece of metal apparently.

and on that note, my time at BZZ has come to an end, I hope folk found the gen on here useful, if not interesting at times.

cheers all

[Freeman Lowell]

Good luck YB. Your postings were always welcomed.
Freeman

[slogen51]

Thanks

Best of luck at your next base - hope it is an active base

[YellowBelly]

thanks folks, i will hopefully still be able provide BZZ heads up info, but sadly for me, no, Air Command is the new job, so apart from the odd heli gonna be pretty boring

[XA310]

The left shed had Lynx ZF562 in it today. The right shed was empty.

[Goldstar31]

Would assume it was ZF562 that was loaded on to a C-17 about lunchtime and said C-17 departed later

Cheers

Eccie

[XA310]

CH-47 ZA681 in the right shed.