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Chinooks at Coningsby

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Nitro2000
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Chinooks at Coningsby

Post by Nitro2000 » Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:23 pm

Lifter 01 and 02 arrived today one read off as ZK553 other to be identified had panels open covering the reg...
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Re: Chinooks at Coningsby

Post by jakdaw » Mon Aug 24, 2015 5:35 pm

Other looks like ZK552 from photos I took today.
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Re: Chinooks at Coningsby

Post by MCB » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:31 pm

Any ipdate? Night-stopping or already moved on?

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Re: Chinooks at Coningsby

Post by jakdaw » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:38 pm

Don't know MCB were both on the ground at lunch time but I moved on then, both had landed then one flew a local mission (ZK552) as Vortex 506 and landed again at lunch.
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Re: Chinooks at Coningsby

Post by MCB » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:48 pm

Thanks for that. Anyone update further?

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Re: Chinooks at Coningsby

Post by Gaz J » Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:01 pm

ZK553 & ZK552, both still on the deck when I left at 19:30 this evening.
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Re: Chinooks at Coningsby

Post by MCB » Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:33 am

Still there at 11pm as well so I think we can confidently say they night-stopped. Thanks Gaz/Jakdaw.

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Re: Chinooks at Coningsby

Post by StandardTom » Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:52 am

Nice to see the Mk6's are out and about.
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Re: Chinooks at Coningsby

Post by plmc135 » Tue Aug 25, 2015 12:54 pm

Both departed Coningsby heading North at 0955L this morning.

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Re: Chinooks at Coningsby

Post by Macclad51 » Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:04 pm

And arrived back at 13:05 as Lifter 1 & 2
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Re: Chinooks at Coningsby

Post by Macclad51 » Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:21 pm

Both just departed again at 14:20
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Re: Chinooks at Coningsby

Post by mirage41 » Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:06 pm

Not below 500ft for noise, not above 1000ft for segregation.

Headed south initially, then requested drop to low level over Wash - probably on route back to base.
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