Helicopter Exercise starting 29 April

[Evergreen 44]

Thursday 19:00
3x Chinook on the main ramp + 2x on the disused.
Both Merlins as previous, No Wildcats.

Possibly related to the Ex. another Chinook was operating from Catterick Garrison ZH892 Vortex 434 which headed West to the high ground around 19:24
This a/c has been noted at Leeming earlier in the week but not seen six reported on the deck together yet.

[hurri0000]

Noted this morning at 07.30 3 x Chinooks on 100 sq ramp and 3x Chinooks on the disused with 2 Merlins by the HAS's.

Regards

Mike

[Graham]

Your Puma was XW231 with credit to Air North

[Evergreen 44]

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

[Evergreen 44]

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

[two1938]

Which Chinook went North last night

[David Thompson]

Chinook HC6A ZH892 was in both the Teesside and Newcastle circuits last evening/night so could be your machine ?

[two1938]

thanks for information David

[Evergreen 44]

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

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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

[wildcat1]

Hi Ben

SHF 305 was ZJ954 yesterday

[Widget 01]

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

[Evergreen 44]

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