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Agusta A129 at Leeming?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 6:37 pm
by fatherfaff
A C-130 brought in a dismantled Agusta A129(?) to Leeming today - anyone know what's going on with that?
Re: Agusta A129 at Leeming?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:00 pm
by Dave Smith
To whom did the Herc belong?
Re: Agusta A129 at Leeming?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:06 pm
by mdobuk21
Italian Airforce
Re: Agusta A129 at Leeming?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:06 pm
by SamP
Italian Air Force C-130J-30 MM62191/46-57 visited today as IAM4668 from Pisa where it has returned this evening.
An Italian Army Do228, MM62156, arrived on the 26th and nightstopped as IEI2803.
Looks like preparation for an exercise if a single Mangusta has been delivered today.
Re: Agusta A129 at Leeming?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:32 pm
by Graham
This is all very strange,2 Italian Army aircraft have recently visited Newcastle to,anyone any photo's of today's cargo?
The Mangusta replacement AW249 recently flew,maybe way off the mark here, but could it be that for trials, looks little different to the original Magusta from a distance.?
Re: Agusta A129 at Leeming?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:14 pm
by Evergreen 44
Might be for gunnery trials. Plenty of ranges to use which offer various conditions to test mixed weapons loads.
It will be interesting to see where they visit and the loads carried. Hopefully plenty of pic.'s will assist
Re: Agusta A129 at Leeming?
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:28 am
by fatherfaff
Or Spadeadam?
Re: Agusta A129 at Leeming?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:44 am
by Mike
The Leeming FB group have confirmed the A129 to be coded E.I.937, which should be MM81407.
Re: Agusta A129 at Leeming?
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 9:54 am
by Wariat69
81407 is confirmed via mk1 eyeball & Swarovski