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Pilatus PC-6. The aircraft is leased for one year through the
NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) from RUAG
Schweiz AG. It is all white with its Swiss registration. This
PC-6 once flew with the Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte as
3G-EC, but was redundant in the inventory and sold to RUAG.
T-346FA
MT55219/- Leonardo new jun17
Leonardo presented the new T-346FA (Fighter Attack) version
at the Le Bourget International Salon 2017. MT55219 was
equipped with a dedicated Grifo radar, seven external points
to load: fuel tanks, MK82, GBU,JDAM bombs, AIM-9L/X Side-
winder and Iris-T missiles. Equipped also with DASS (Defen-
sive Aid Sub System), with Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
chaff and flare dispenser and Missile Approach Warning
(MAW).
Tornado ECR MLU RET8
MM7020/- GEA 6° Stormo ex -/Leonardo 225 may17
Aviazione dell’ Esercito (AR)
LIMC = Milano-Malpensa (MI)
AB205A-1
MM80551/E.I.299 pres LIMC ex 34° Gruppo 4178 jun17
MM80713/E.I.342 21° Gruppo ex 1° Rgt Sostegno 4278 mar17
On 6 June 2017, Parco e Museo del Volo Volandia situated
at Vizzola Ticino (VA) near the airport Milano-Malpensa
received the AB205A-1 MM80551 from the 34° Gruppo Squad-
roni ‘Toro’.
UH-90A
CSX81517/- Leonardo ex E.I.200/Leonardo 1002 may17
MM81529/E.I.212 2° Rgt Sost. ex E.I.212/1° Gruppo 1066 may17
On 19 May 2017, UH-90A MM81529/E.I.212 was noted with
a special ‘60° anniversario’ livery with the 2° Reggimento di
Sostegno Aviazione dell’Esercito ‘Orione’ at Bologna-Borgo
Panicale (BO).
Guardia Costiera (CG)
AW139CP
MM81748/11-03 3ª Sez Elicotteri ex 1ª Sez Elicotteri 31313 jan17
MM81910/11-11 3ª Sez Elicotteri new jan17
MM81911/11-12 3ª Sez Elicotteri new 31754 mar17
Switzerland
Schweizer Luftwaffe (AF)
LSME = Emmen
F-5E
J-3094 no badge ex std LSME L1094 jun17
United Kingdom
Royal Air Force (AF)
On 1 July 2017, the Royal Air Force (RAF) stood up a new
squadron. This took place at RAF Marham, and the unit in
question is 207 squadron. The squadron will act as F-35B
Lightning II Operational Conversion Unit for both the Royal
Air Force and Fleet Air Arm.
RAF Lossiemouth has officially been named the new location
of the P-8A Poseidon fleet. This was announced on 13 July
2017, when a United States Navy P-8A (168440/440) visited
this RAF station in the north of Scotland. The reason for this
visit was the official presentation of the Poseidon squadrons.
Both 120 squadron and 201 squadron are to be re-activated
as maritime patrol units equipped with these aircraft in the
future. The first of nine aircraft on order is due to be deliv-
ered in 2020.
Not yet reported by us is the activation of the Northern
Ireland UAS at RAF Aldergrove. Early June 2017, Tutor T1
G-BYUR was reported carrying markings of this University
Air Squadron.
EGDM = Boscombe Down EGVL = Little Rissington
EGNO = Warton EGXE = Leeming
EGOS = Shawbury EGXY = Syerston
EGOV = Valley EGYD = Cranwell
EGQS = Lossiemouth
3/4Regt Wattisham Pool (3Regt and 4Regt)
ACCGS Air Cadets Central Gliding School at RAF Syerston
ADSU Apache Depth Support Unit at Wattisham
Airbus Hel. Airbus Helicopters UK at Kidlington
Airbus Military Airbus Military at Sevilla (Spain)
CMF Chinook Maintenance Flight at RAF Odiham
CMU Combined Maintenance & Upgrade Programme Marham
DHFS Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury
Leonardo Leonardo Helicopters at Yeovil
LMTAS Lockheed Martin at JRB Fort Worth NAS (TX)
Marshalls Marshalls at Cambridge
MDMF Merlin Depth Maintenance Facility at RNAS Culdrose
Membury Membury Southern Sailplanes at Membury
MPSU Multi-Platform Support Unit at Middle Wallop
TASF(S) Tornado Aircraft Servicing Flight (South) at RAF Marham
TMU Typhoon Maintenance Unit at RAF Coningsby
Vector Aerosp. Vector Aerospace Ltd at Fleetlands
WCM Wildcat Contract Maintenance at RNAS Yeovilton
WST Wildcat Storage at RNAS Yeovilton
Dietmar Fenners booked a day trip to Italy to see specially marked F-4E (AUP) 01508 returning home to Andravida from Fairford, again using
Aviano for a fuel stop now on 17 July 2017. This was the third time a duo of Greek F-4s attended a show or exercise in western Europe in 2017.
