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Families day 2024

Please post movements and activities to do with RAF Benson here
IMarsh
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Re: Families day 2024

Post by IMarsh » Thu Aug 15, 2024 9:45 am

From ADSBExchange Phenom ZM333 just landed

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Re: Families day 2024

Post by T0RNAD0-GR4 » Thu Aug 15, 2024 9:46 am

Cranwell 44 - Phenom just landed

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Re: Families day 2024

Post by T0RNAD0-GR4 » Thu Aug 15, 2024 10:19 am

Vampire inbound!

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Re: Families day 2024

Post by elderforest » Thu Aug 15, 2024 11:42 am

Red Arrows were earlier than notam'd. Flew over Didcot and then proceeded south to Odiham.

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Re: Families day 2024

Post by T0RNAD0-GR4 » Thu Aug 15, 2024 12:01 pm

Provost just kicked off the afternoons display

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Re: Families day 2024

Post by T0RNAD0-GR4 » Thu Aug 15, 2024 1:40 pm

Pair of Yak's currently up on 123.450 a/a

Lancaster has cancelled due to weather

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Re: Families day 2024

Post by IMarsh » Thu Aug 15, 2024 6:22 pm

My log for families day

Flying:
Chinooks: ZA683 c/s Airwolf2, ZD983 c/s Airwolf1, "Families trips". ZH897 role demo c/s Bladeslap - all departed to Odiham
Harvard G-NWHF
Gazelle XZ939, XZ934, ZB627, XX436/39/CU
Auster TW536
Jet Provost XW324
Pitts Special G-BTTR
Yak pair G-HAHU, G-BXJB

Static:
Phenom ZM333
Puma XW213/E, ZJ957/Z
Vampire WZ507/74
Lynx XZ179
Slingsby T-67 G-RAFG
Bo208C G-ATXZ
Auster G-AXUJ
Diamond DA-40 G-CBFA
Tutor G-CGKP
Yak F-AZIM

Also in static area but couldn't read serials

Yak - silver and red
DHC-1 with blue prop spinner and DH written underneath prop
Chinook

Any help with the missing serials much appreciated/

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Re: Families day 2024

Post by Motley » Thu Aug 15, 2024 6:31 pm

Chinook on static was ZH893 from 28 Sqn, all other Chinooks were provided by Odiham

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Re: Families day 2024

Post by Motley » Fri Aug 16, 2024 6:39 am

The missing red and silver Yak on static is G-YAKF, also there was 2 different DHC-1s on the static area aswell

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Re: Families day 2024

Post by IMarsh » Fri Aug 16, 2024 7:24 am

Thanks Motley

I've also managed by my own research to ascertain that the DHC-1 that I've described above was WK558/G-ARMG. Also seems that going back through my photos I missed the other one!

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Re: Families day 2024

Post by D1scafellpike » Mon Aug 19, 2024 12:42 pm

The other Chipmunk was WG465/G-BCEY (arrived 11:35, dep 16:34)

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