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Ex Chamelion again!

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Ex Chamelion again!

Post by Typhoon73 » Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:11 am

Hi all,
Exercise Chamelion starts again today. Just seen a Herc go OTT arriving at RAF Leeming for it.
T73.
Impiger et acer

RIP Len. Always missed. Never forgotten.

Jacob, 18.

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Re: Ex Chamelion again!

Post by planenutter » Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:31 pm

Hope the below information is of interest to you! :clap:

Machete 1 | ZJ211
Machete 2 | ZJ203
Machete 3 | ZJ218

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planenutter (Will)
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Re: Ex Chamelion again!

Post by planenutter » Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:39 pm

Not sure whether the AH64's are involved in the exercise or where they were headed today.
Here's a quick log of aircraft involved in Ex Chameleon...

C130's
- ZH865
- ZH884
- ZH870

Puma's
- XW219
- ZA939
- ZJ954

Skyvan
- G-BEOL

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Re: Ex Chamelion again!

Post by planenutter » Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:18 pm

You don't happen to know where the AH64's went do you?

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planenutter
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Re: Ex Chamelion again!

Post by Razor01 » Mon Sep 08, 2014 10:51 pm

Hi all

Noted at approx 6.45pm

1x herc ( just dropped ) , 1 skyvan, 3 x apaches , 4 x pumas, 2. X chinooks - usual hawks

I assume here for two weeks

Thanks to fellow FC member for updates - said it had been very busy which is great to hear --best
P

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Re: Ex Chamelion again!

Post by JPXN458 » Tue Sep 09, 2014 3:56 pm

Hi All

Viewing area closed and locked at 1615 today.

Visible on base...non read off due to haze and poor light! 2 x C-130, 4 x AH-64, 3 x Chinook, 1 x Puma, 1 x Skyan, 2 x Tutors, 5 x 100 Sqn Hawks

Sorry can't gie any serials....am now going to post a log from Linton from this afternoon...on the Linton forum!

Regards

Paul G

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Re: Ex Chamelion again!

Post by AOR2515 » Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:57 pm

AH64 north bound 15:30hrs. A64 Hull Rd roundabout low level.

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Re: Ex Chamelion again!

Post by EGNV » Wed Sep 10, 2014 4:02 pm

Quick update on what I saw from this afternoon:
4 x chinooks
3 x apaches
2 x pumas
1 x lynx
1 x C130
Viewing area still closed,

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Re: Ex Chamelion again!

Post by spearhead » Wed Sep 10, 2014 4:13 pm

planenutter wrote:You don't happen to know where the AH64's went do you?

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planenutter
spadeadam & returned to leeming monday, & tuesday i left at 3 ish & thay hadent mooved at all

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Re: Ex Chamelion again!

Post by JPXN458 » Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:03 pm

some refuled at Carlisle todat ZJ 199 and ZJ 203 both photographed by Graham Ford, plus 2 x Chinooks....no serials yet, also CREDIT to Graham, an intended Italian Merlin, and a Westlands A109...Merlin being the one seen oer Manchester on Monday I believe...can't remember serial sorry...all info credit GF

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PG

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Re: Ex Chamelion again!

Post by Typhoon73 » Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:05 pm

Think the AH64s went to Spadeadam again today as well. :thumb:
T73.
Impiger et acer

RIP Len. Always missed. Never forgotten.

Jacob, 18.

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Re: Ex Chamelion again!

Post by Razor01 » Sat Sep 13, 2014 9:16 pm

Skyvan has been up most of the day spilling its load.

Let's keep it friendly on here! :thumbs:

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Re: Ex Chamelion again!

Post by Ferrari » Sun Sep 14, 2014 4:23 pm

Called in on Sunday 14th at 16.00

Hercules ZH670
G-BEOL Skyvan
G-RHYM twin
ZA684/AL Chinook

Plus
3 Chinooks
2 Pumas
3 Apaches
1 Shadow - might this be ZZ416 which did an overshoot at Teesside on Wednesday? (credit to www.dtvmovements.co.uk)

Also 'Zorro 1' in the air - didn't see it due to cloud but saw the troops landing.

Cheers,
Ferrari

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Re: Ex Chamelion again!

Post by JPXN458 » Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:26 pm

Hi All

Called in today at 1415 ish and on the ground there today were the following...

2 x C-130J, 870 & 865?
1 Apache departed as I arrived and wasn't showing up on SBS or PP
G-BEOL
G-RHYM
Shadow ZZ416 was read off...and since seen on PP and SBS
Defender I read as ZH001...but needs confirming, hope I'm wrong! Would be nice if it was 002 or 005!!!
5x Hawks and thats the lot

regards

Paul

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Re: Ex Chamelion again!

Post by sherriff » Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:42 pm

2 x Machete callsigns just departed Brize.

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