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Scramble 459
103/XI TBM-700A ET00.060
348/4-FO Rafale B EC01.004
The Rafale performed a weather check flight.
RNAS Yeovilton(UK)
Air Day 7 July 2017
Static:
FA132 F-16AM 2w $
6053 L-159A 212.tl
ET-612 F-16BM Esk 727
S-134 S. Lynx Mk90B Esk 723
S-191 S. Lynx Mk90B Esk 723 $
276 Lynx HAS4 34F
262 PC-9M FTS
N-175 NH90-NFH 860sq
1017 M-28 1R 44 NAB
ZE416 A109E QinetiQ
ZJ230 Apache AH1 656sq
ZZ503 Avenger T1 750sq
ZJ127/L Merlin HC4 Leonardo
ZJ132/Q Merlin HC3 846sq
WA638, WL419 Meteor T7mod Martin Baker
XX205/CU-842 Hawk T1A 736sq
ZE422/92 Sea King ASaC7 849sq
ZF378/RN-S Tucano T1 78sq $
G-BYXS Tutor T1 727sq
ZJ950/950 Typhoon FGR4 1sq
ZZ397 Wildcat HMA2 815sq
ZZ410 Wildcat AH1 847sq
ZZ526 Wildcat AH1 1Regt
92-3292 C-17A 437th AW
Hangar 5:
ZJ118/B, ZJ124/H Merlin HC3 nn
ZJ990/AA, ZJ992/AB Merlin HC3 nn
(was closed, only 3 out of 4 visible, although some saw all
4 when the hangar was opened for a few minutes in the
morning. This is what is know so far.
Hangar 6:
XZ574 Sea King HAS6 FAAM (std)
ZJ126/K, ZJ135/K Merlin HC3 846sq
Hangar 7:
ZH846/84 Merlin HM2 824sq
ZZ518 Wildcat HMA2 825sq
G-BYVK Tutor T1 727sq
Also in this area was Lynx XZ736/815 functioning as a bar.
Hangar 14:
ZZ377 +3 Wildcat HMA2 nn
3 more Wildcats were visible on the right side (led by ZZ377)
and one more parked on the left side with its nose directed to
the front, anyone for these Wildcat serials?
Flightlines other side of the runway:
FA123 F-16AM 10w $
FA134 F-16AM 10w
6054, 6060 L-159A 212.tl
9244 JAS39C 211.tl
ZK352/BV Typhoon FGR4 29(R)sq
ZK354/BY Typhoon FGR4 29(R)sq
ZJ128/M, ZJ137/W Merlin HC3 846sq
F-5E of Patrouille de Suisse:
J-3082, J-3084, J-3085, J-3087, J-3088, J-3089, J-3091
Flightlines on static side:
E-600 F-16AM 727Esk
36, 45 Rafale M 11F
ZH857/CU-86 Merlin HM2 824sq
ZJ192 Apache AH1 664sq
ZZ379, ZZ396 Wildcat HMA2 815sq
Hawk T1/A* of the Red Arrows:
XX177, XX204*, XX219*, XX227*, XX232
XX242, XX244, XX278*, XX311, XX323*
EA300L of the Royal Jordanian Falcons:
JY-RFB, JY-RFC, JY-RFD, JY-RFE
A decent airshow with a nice flying program and some nice
aircraft on display. Very annoying is the fact that since last
year, almost all local helicopters are hangared and locked
away. Also no Commando Assault this year, even further lim-
iting the amount of choppers at the show. Therefore just 7
Wildcats and 5 local Merlins were visible (for some 9 Merlins),
which is a pity and making the air day way less attractive to
attend. Any help with the 4 missing Wildcats in Hangar 14
would be appreciated.
Hong Kong Victoria Harbour(China)
20 years split from UK 8+9 July 2017
Harbour:
o/b CV-17 Liaoning
111, 113, 114, 116 J15 Carrier Air Wing
119, 120, 121, 122 J15 Carrier Air Wing
371 Z9D Carrier air Wing
381 Z18 Carrier Air Wing
9516 Z8JH 2nd Div/5th Reg
Hong Kong Stonecutter’s Island (China)
20 years split from UK 8+9 July 2017
Harbour:
o/b type 052C 152 Jinan
9277 Z9C 9th Div/26th Reg
o/b type 052D 175 Yinchuang
9377 Z9D 9th Div/26th Reg
o/b type 054A 538 Yantai
9726 Z9C 2nd Div/5th Reg
A flotilla containing the Liaoning aircraft carrier and a
number of modern naval ships made a goodwill visit to Hong
Kong to commemorate 20 years split from Great Britain. Only
a very limited number of locals (3600) were allowed to visit
the carrier only if they did not bring cameras and were not
media representatives. The number of people that could visit
the other ships was also very limited. Noteworthy is that
all fighters were of the second batch produced. During the
arrival on 7 July EC155B1 B-HRW of GFS provided an eye in
the sky while flying overhead.
Bucharest/Baneasa (Romania)
BIAS 2017 21-23 July 2017
Static:
2704 C-27J Esc.902 Av.Tr. Oper.si Foto
709 IAR99C Soim Esc.951 Av.Instr.Avansata
6840 MiG-21MF-75 Esc.711 Av.Lupta
027 C295M 13.eltr
505 Mirage 2000-5BGnn
30+59 EF2000T TLG73
43+98 Tornado IDS TLG33
89-1187 C-130H 357th AS AFRC
LX-N90458 E-3A NAEW&CF
ZJ928/928 Typhoon FGR4 nn
85-0096, 86-0161 F-15C 159th FS FL ANG
Flight line:
34 JAS39C MH 59. Sz.D. R
38 JAS39C MH 59. Sz.D. R first 22jul
4116, 4120 MiG-29G 41.elt
4049, 4050 F-16C 31.BLT
6305 MiG-21MF-75 Esc.861 Av.Lupta
88-0029, 88-0032 F-16C 141 Filo $
OE-FAS Alpha Jet A Red Bull ( ex 40+90)
OE-FRB Alpha Jet A Red bull ( ex 41+30)
OE-EAS “RB-37” F4U-4 Red bull ex Honduras 614
N6123C B-25J ex USAAF 44-86893
OE-ESA T-28B ex USN 138179/MG
Special forces area (far side):
106 IAR316B Unit.Spec.de Aviatie
