Swiss F-18s

[tiler]

Eight Swiss F-18s departed around 2 -30 pm
J-5016. J-5018. J-5024. J-5238. J-5236. J-5025. J-5009. J-5006.
A Puma ZJ955 did a fuel stop lunch time.
We left 3pm.

[TombsRIP]

Was that puma read off please or serial from mode-S? "ZJ955" callsign SHF238 from adsb showing over west Lancs yesterday early pm but could have been actual serial XW213. Hexcode 43C28F.

Cheers

[toom317]

From my pics it was coded "X", which ties up with ZJ955 from a search on the internet

[tiler]

Yes clear photo.

[toom317]

I can make the "X" out clearly, but not the reg. I can only make out a "Z" and a "9" through the soot. Scramble have "X" as ZJ955 in june 2019.

[tiler]

I will put a clear photo on Flickr on the leeming group Pete Allen.

[Evergreen 44]

Some of the Puma's have the serial repeated next to the fuel inlet which if I recall is on the port side
Handy if the boom serial is covered in soot
I presume this repeat marking is to make the fuel handlers job a bit easier on the sooty 'frames

[Chris Procter]

The Puma at Leeming on Wednesday was ZJ955 with the X code on it

[tiler]

The Puma ZJ955 at Leeming Wednesday had the serials repeated on the main helicopter body both sides of the big door. On the starboard side.

[LANCER]

Any signs of life today??

[tornado17]

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[TombsRIP]

Thanks All. Interesting stufg. Sorry I now realise I was getting confused with "ZJ957" [43C2B0] aka XW231 with miscoded box.
XW213/ZJ955/ZJ956 departed Woodvale and returned to Benson today.
"ZJ957" (XW231) "SHF395" departed Woodvale and went Nth this am.
All in all a b*gg*rs muddle...
Cheers