Scramble Magazine — August 2017

(Rick Simeone) #1

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Scramble 459


Mirage 2000-5F
58/2-EL GC01.002 ex 118-EL 260 jul17
61/2-ME GC01.002 ex 116-ME 276 jul17
74/2-MK GC01.002 ex 116-MK 313 jul17


Mirage 2000D
681/3-AG EC01.003 ex 133-AG 555 jul17


PC-21
03/709-FE Pilatus on order 295 jul17
04/709-FF Pilatus on order 296 jul17
05/709-FG Pilatus on order 297 jul17
06/709-FH Pilatus on order 298 jul17


On 10 July the first aircraft (01/709-FC), of the 17 aircraft

order, made its first flight.

Rafale B
355/4-FV nn ex Dassault jul17


Rafale C
111/30-IP EC02.030 ex 118-IP 075 jul17


Marine Nationale (NY)

Lynx HAS2(FN)
276 34F std LFRL 074 jul17


NH90-NFH
19 nn d/d 06jul17 1341 jul17


Armée de Terre (AR)

NH90-TTH
1312/EAQ 1RHC ex AirbusHeli 1312 jul17
1313/EAR 1RHC ex AirbusHeli 1313 jul17
1333/EAT nn (Mali) ex AirbusHeli 1333 17
1336/EAW 1RHC ex AirbusHeli 1336 jul17
1337/EAX 1RHC ex AirbusHeli 1337 jul17


SA330B
1128/DAN 3RHC ex Mali 1128 jul17
1269/DDT 3RHC ex 4RHFS 1269 jul17
1663/DBQ 3RHC ex 4HFS 1663 jul17


SA342L1
4205/GEA 1RHC ex EALAT 2205 jul17


Tigre HAD
6001/BJA 1RHC ex AirbusHeli 6001 jul17
6007/BJG EFA ex 1RHC 6007 jul17
6012/BJL 1RHC ex AirbusHeli 6012 jul17
6015/BJO 1RHC ex AirbusHeli 6015 jul17
6016/BJP 1RHC ex AirbusHeli 6016 jul17
6017/BJQ 1RHC ex AirbusHeli 6017 jul17
6020/BJT 1RHC ex AirbusHeli 6020 jul17


Tigre HAP
2024/BHO 3RHC ex EFA 2024 jun17

Italy

Aeronautica Militare (AF)

F-2000A
MM7275/36-11 311° Gruppo ex 36-11/936° GEA 076/IS007 may17
MM7318/36-12 936° GEA ex 37-04/18° Gruppo IS050 oct16
MM7318/36-12 936° GEA special livery IS050 jun17
MM7319/37-05 18° Gruppo ex 36-45/936° GEA IS051 jun17
MM7341/4-9 904° GEA special livery IS067 jun17
MM7341/36-10 936° GEA special livery IS067 jun17
MM7346/37-37 18° Gruppo correction Scr 458 IS072 apr17
MM7348/37-24 18° Gruppo ex CSX7348/Leonardo IS074 jun17

On 25 June 2017, the Aeronautica Militare organised an

airshow (not open to the public) for the festivities of the 100°

anniversario della nascita della Caccia containing the IX,

X, XII, XIII e XVIII Gruppo Caccia. There were three special

painted F-2000A’s: MM7318/36-12 with a special ‘1917-2017

XII Gruppo’ livery featuring the rearing horse on a sand back-

ground, along with the silhouettes of all the aircraft flown

by the squadron since 1917. F-2000A MM7341/36-10 with a

special ‘1917-2017 X Gruppo’ livery featuring Francesco Barac-

ca’s black rearing horse along with a red “Picca” (pike – from

the unit’s radio callsign) and F-2000A MM7340/4-9 with a

special ‘1917-2017 IX Gruppo’ livery sporting the Gruppo’s

white rearing horse and ‘9’ Gruppo number on the left hand

side of the tail and the horse and IX numeral on the right one.

MB339A/PAN (MLU)
MM54488/61-160 Leonardo ex 61-32/213° Gruppo 6685 mar17
MM55059/8 313° Gruppo ex -/313° Gruppo 6853 may17
T-346A
MM55220/61-14 Leonardo new may17
MM55220/61-16 Leonardo ex 61-14/Leonardo jul17
MT55221/61-15 Leonardo new may17

On 30 May 2017, T-346A coded 61-14 was noted during a test

flight at Venegono (VA), but probably the code was applied

in error. MM55218 already carried this code and was spotted

on several occasions. Apparently Leonardo maded a correc-

tion: at the RIAT at Fairford the presumably right code 61-16

was applied.

PC-6/B2-H2
HB-FJZ 60° Stormo RUAG Schweiz AG 764 jan17

In June 2016, the 60° Stormo at Guidonia (RM) received a

The third future French Air Force PC-21 was seen outside the factory for its last pre-first flight checks with test registration HB-HVC. Its c/n

295 is seen on the nose-wheel bay door and FAF serial 03 on the tail however the French roundel and code are taped over. (Stephan Widmer)
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