Aviation News. 05.2018

QINETIQ BOSCOMBE DOWN

28/2 G-ETPG H125 arrived on delivery to ETPS.

RAF BRIZE NORTON

7/2 01 C-17A NATO SAC n/s. 9/2 0452 C-295M

Czech AF. 16/2 ZJ223 Apache AH1 AAC. 24/2

10-0213 C-17A 437th/315th AW, USAF n/s. 26/2

11-5731 MC-130J 67th SOS, USAF o/s.

RAF CONINGSBY

9/2 ZJ811/811 Typhoon T3 arrived from

Lossiemouth for Reduction to Produce. 12/2

ZJ912/912 Typhoon FGR4 dep to Shawbury for

storage. 14/2 103/YT Xingu EAT00.319, French AF.

19/2 ZK424 Typhoon FGR4 arrived on delivery from

Warton.

RAF CRANWELL

13/2 ZJ210 & ZJ196 Apache AH1s 4 Regt, AAC.

15/2 G-CKRY & G-CKRP Prefect T1s arrived

on delivery, they will become ZM319 & ZM320

respectively.

14/3 G-CGKM, G-CGKO, G-CGKT & G-CGKX Tutor

T1s dep on delivery to Finland.

RAF FAIRFORD

12/2 07-7172 C-17A 60th/349th AMW, USAF. 27/2

80-1071/BB & 80-1096/- U-2S 99th RS, 9th RW,

USAF both n/s.

RAF LAKENHEATH

6/2 12-5757 MC-130J 67th SOS, USAF. 12/2

11-5736/RS C-130J-30 37th AS, 86th AW, USAF

also 16th. 15/2 06-6155 C-17A 07-7172 C-17A

60th/349th AMW, USAF n/s. 20/2 10-0220 C-17A

62nd/446th AW, USAF n/s.

RAF LEEMING

14/2 ZD713/081 Tornado GR4 arrived from Marham

for Reduction to Produce.

RAF LOSSIEMOUTH

5/2 166693 C-40A USN also 6th. 12/2 164998/

AX C-130T VR-53, USN n/s also 15th, 16th & 20th.

19/2 50+86 Transall WTD61, German AF n/s also

21st n/s. 26/2 168438/LA P-8A VP-5, USN dep

02/3.

AAC MIDDLE WALLOP

The following Lynx AH9As arrived from Odiham

for RTP during January: 17/1 ZE380. 18/1 ZF537,

ZF538 & ZG885. 23/1 ZG923. 25/1 ZG918. 26/1

ZG917.

RAF MILDENHALL

1/2 89-0510 AC-130U 4th SOS, USAF dep 3rd, also

9th; 33/XA TBM 700A ET43, French AF n/s. 9/2

87-0036 C-5M 436th/512nd AW, USAF n/s. 12/2

86-0013 C-5M 436th/512nd AW, USAF n/s. 15/2

J-013 F-16AM 332 Sqn, Royal Netherlands AF o/s.

21/2 164998/AX C-130T VR-53, USN n/s. 23/2

87-0039 C-5M 439th AW, AFRC n/s. 26/2 90-1974

C-130H 180th AS, Mo ANG dep 28th. 28/2 90-1972

C-130H 180th AS, Mo ANG.

RAF ODIHAM

16/1 ZG917, ZF537, ZG918 & ZG538 Lynx AH9As

started and  nished the farewell tour from the base.

RAF SHAWBURY

7/2 ZM526 Juno HT1 arrived on delivery to

Ascent. 8/2 ZM525 Juno HT1 arrived on delivery

to Ascent. 12/2 ZJ912/912 Typhoon FGR4 arrived

from Coningsby for storage. 16/2 ZM527 Juno HT1

arrived on delivery to Ascent. 20/2 ZM528 Juno

HT1 arrived on delivery to Ascent; XV123 Scout

AH1 dep by road to Everett Aero.. 27/2 XX335

Hawk T1 dep by road to Cosford.

RAF VALLEY

16/2 N2770B/326 & N2843B/325 Texan IIs arrived

on delivery, they will become G-CKGW/ZM326 &

G-CKGP/ZM325 respectively.

RNAS YEOVILTON

16/1 ZG917, ZF537, ZG918 & ZG538 Lynx AH9As

on farewell tour. 24/1 N-4001 Lynx Mk.21B

Leonardo o/s.

20/2 ZZ406 Wildcat AH1 arrived on delivery from

Yeovil. 21/2 ZZ530 Wildcat AH1 arrived on delivery

from Yeovil.

Key: n/s night stop; o/s overshoot

AIR BASE MOVEMENTS FROM MAR

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AIR BASE MOVEMENTS

A selection of the most interesting aircraft to visit air bases in the UK recently.

US Navy Boeing E-6B Mercury, 163918, departing RAF Mildenhall on March 25. It had arrived

on detachment on March 20 and  ew one mission during its stay. Matt Varley

Boeing P-8A Poseidon, 168438, of the US Navy’s

VP-5 arriving at RAF Lossiemouth on February 26.

It left the Scottish base on March 2. Niall Paterson

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