Scramble Magazine — August 2017

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Scramble 459

Viking TX1
ZE496/VB ACCGS ex Membury 33880 jun17
ZE555/WC ACCGS ex 621/637VGS/WC 33914 jun17
ZE584 Membury ex std EGVL 33941 jun17
ZE586 std EGXY ex Membury 33933 jun17
ZE590/WT 622VGS ex ACCGS/WT 33937 jun17
ZE605/XE 621/637VGS ex ACCGS/XE 33949 jun17
ZE626/XQ 621/637VGS ex ACCGS/XQ 33971 jun17

Also Viking ZE557/WE returned to ACCGS by June 2017. It

was last reported to us in use for ground instruction purposes

with 637VGS at RAF Little Rissington in January 2017.

Army Air Corps (AR)

Apache AH1
ZJ211 662sq ex ADSU WAH45 jun17
ZJ220 656sq ex 3/4Regt WAH54 jun17
ZJ221 664sq ex ADSU WAH55 apr17
ZJ225 ADSU ex 653sq WAH59 jun17
ZJ226 3/4Regt ex 656sq WAH60 jun17
ZJ228 ADSU ex 662sq WAH62 jun17

Gazelle AH1
XX405 MPSU ex 7Regt Conv Flt 1343 jun17
XZ326 MPSU ex 665sq 1644 jun17

Islander CC2
ZH536 to G-BSAH ex 655sq 2235 may17
ZH537 to G-BJEC ex 655sq 2118 may17

Lynx AH9A
ZE376 MPSU ex 667(D&T)sq 320 may17

Four Lynx helicopters which underwent the Return To Parts

(RTP) programme at Middle Wallop were sold and left this

AAC air station by road during June 2017. On 8 June 2017 both

ZF539 and ZG888 left Middle Wallop, followed by ZG887 and

ZG914 on 15 June 2017. Their destinations remain unknown

at this point in time.

MAR reports that 657sq Lynx AH9A ZG921 suffered an acci-

dent on 29 June 2017. Details are unknown, as well as the

extent of the damage.

Wildcat AH1
ZZ386 WCM ex WST 505 jun17
ZZ393 Leonardo ex WST 491 jun17
ZZ512 1Regt ex Leonardo 510 jun17

Fleet Air Arm (NY)

Hawk T1
XX240 std EGOD ex 736NAS/CU-840 312076 jun17

Possibly this Hawk arrived at RAF Shawbury for maintenance

only and has not been placed in store.

Hawk T1A

XX301 std EGOS ex 736NAS 312126 jun17

XX330 std EGOS ex 736NAS 312154 jun17

Merlin HM2

ZH842/(5)83 824NAS ex MDMF 50091 jun17

ZH862/(5)85 QinetiQ ex 824NAS/(5)85 50171 jun17

Merlin HC3

ZJ131 Leonardo ex 845NAS/P 50173 jun17

ZJ134 Leonardo ex 845NAS/S 50183 jun17

Merlin HC3i

ZJ126/K 846NAS ex MDMF 50141 jun17

ZJ130 MDMF ex 846NAS/O 50169 jun17

Wildcat HM2

ZZ519 815NAS ex 825NAS 525 jun17

ZZ529 815NAS ex WST 536 jun17

ZZ530 815NAS ex 825NAS 537 jun17

ZZ531 815NAS ex 825NAS 538 jun17

Africa

Algeria

Al-Quwwat Al-Jawwiya Al Djazairiya (AF)

Mi-171Sh

SN-36 6 RHM type update jul17

Angola

Força Aérea Nacional de Angola (AF)

AW139

H-901 ex I-EASZ serial update 31611 jul17

Thanks to Rotorspot.nl for the serial of this AW139.

Chad

Armee de l’Air du Chad (AF)

On the 1st of July a huge storm struck the capital of Chad,

N’Djamena, also the airport was hit and a significant amount

of aircraft and helicopters of the air force were damaged or

destroyed. Many of the old hangars were damaged and the

newer tent-hangars were ripped apart. Looking at the pictures

on internet the PC-12 mentioned below seems to be written-

off. The Su-25 TT-QAI, Su-25UB TT-QAM, MiG-29 TT-OAP and

AS550C2 TT-OAV suffered some damage. At least another five

AS550s were damaged or destroyed. Some sources reported

no less than eight helicopters were destroyed and five other

helicopters were damaged, but this we can’t confirm yet. The

Presidential Boeing 737, TT-ADB, an An-26, a French C-135FR

and two French CN-235 were spared or just slightly damaged.

Seen landing at Malbork airbase on Monday 19 June 2017 is MiG-29A 54 from 1. Eskadra Lotnictwa Taktycznego (1.elt). Due to runway repairs

at their homebase, eleven MiG-29s from Minsk Mazowiecki deployed to Malbork airbase for a stay until August. (Arnold ten Pas)