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Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

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teknulpe
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Re: Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

Post by teknulpe » Sun May 19, 2019 11:43 pm

Hi Guys,

I arrived at Newcastle airport on Thursday 9th May at 10:40am and there was a Puma on the GA ramp on the other side of the runway from the terminal building. It started up shortly after I arrived and then I saw it overhead Newcastle city centre about an hour later.

Would anyone have an i.d. for it?

Graham
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Re: Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

Post by Graham » Mon May 20, 2019 9:07 am

Your Puma was XW231 with credit to Air North

teknulpe
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Re: Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

Post by teknulpe » Mon May 20, 2019 5:41 pm

That's great, Graham. Thanks a lot for that.

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Re: Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

Post by Evergreen 44 » Mon May 20, 2019 6:30 pm

Monday 19:00
Three Chinooks on main ramp, ZA677, ZA714, ZD981 plus three on the disused of which ZH902 has it's nose-bag on
One green Merlin sitting on it's own as ZK001/AF
No Puma's or Wildcats
Regards,
Paul

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Re: Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

Post by Evergreen 44 » Tue May 21, 2019 9:37 pm

Tuesday 19:00
3x Chinook on main ramp, plus three on disused of which ZH892 departed 19:20 as SHF542 to the North, ZH902 on disused
Wildcats ZZ385 and ZZ393 parked out North side with Merlin
Merlin ZK001/AF operated earlier as Baccus 1 into the Dales with Chinook ZH892 as Hades 11
Chinook ZA677 used c/s Kukri 1 noted in orbit pattern over Teesside conurbation in the afternoon
Puma's noted in Northern HAS complex
20:00 onwards ZH892 noted doing same orbit pattern as ZA677 earlier
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two1938
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Re: Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

Post by two1938 » Wed May 22, 2019 7:26 am

Which Chinook went North last night

David Thompson
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Re: Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

Post by David Thompson » Wed May 22, 2019 9:58 am

Chinook HC6A ZH892 was in both the Teesside and Newcastle circuits last evening/night so could be your machine ?
Youth is wasted on the young !

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Re: Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

Post by two1938 » Wed May 22, 2019 11:14 am

thanks for information David

Evergreen 44
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Re: Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

Post by Evergreen 44 » Fri May 24, 2019 5:55 am

Thursday 19:00
Nothing on main ramp, two Chinooks on disused
No Wildcats
Merlin ZK001/AF parked out in usual position at Northern HAS site
One Puma noted inside HAS nose-out but not enough fuselage showing for any identification
Another HAS was open but unable to determine what was inside

Widget 01
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Re: Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

Post by Widget 01 » Thu May 30, 2019 10:05 am

Can anybody confirm which Pumas are currently st Leeming. One visited Cranwell yesterday and it was difficult to read but it looked like it was coded W. It departed 1600 back to Leeming as SHF305.

Thanks
Ben

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Re: Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

Post by wildcat1 » Thu May 30, 2019 10:42 am

Hi Ben

SHF 305 was ZJ954 yesterday

Widget 01
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Re: Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

Post by Widget 01 » Thu May 30, 2019 11:14 am

Many thanks mate I thought it was coded W. Two departed this morning could confirm them as XW213 and ZJ954?

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Re: Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

Post by Evergreen 44 » Sat Jun 01, 2019 11:45 am

ZJ957 is coded W I believe and does not have the fuselage side-racks fitted
XW213 has lighter tone green engine intake covers and side racks
Not sure about identification marks for ZJ954 but there have been a number of photos posted in the current mil photography section, perhaps visitors to Barton etc.

If you can catch them on their port side in good light the serial is repeated just above the fuel intake for the benefit of the fuel handlers as the boom serial is rarely legible due to the heavy soot deposits, not every a/c but worth looking out for

I need all four of the ZJ serials, hence the interest ☺
Regards,
Paul

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