Aviation News – June 2018

RAF BRIZE NORTON

1/3 SU-BAE C-130H Egyptian AF. 6/3 111/XM TBM

700 French AF; 11-0058 CV-22B 7th SOS, 352nd

SOW, USAF; ZJ199 Apache AH1 3/4 Regts, AAC. 8/3

77/XD TBM 700 French AF. 14/3 ZJ182, ZJ199, ZJ203

& ZJ213 Apache AH1s 3/4 Regts, AAC. 15/3 54+10

A400M LTG62, German AF o/s. 21/3 100001 OS-100

Swedish AF Open Skies n/s.

RAF LAKENHEATH

5/3 08-9601/RS C-130J-30 37th AS, 86th AW, USAF.

9/3 G-781 C-130H 336 Sqn, Royal Netherlands AF.

13/3 C-215 Challenger 604 Esk 721, Royal Danish

AF. 22/3 84-0083 C-21A 76th AS, 86th AW, USAF n/s.

2/3 85-0106 F-15C 123rd FS, Or ANG, still present

1/4. 23/3 12-1020 & 12-1022 F-15SAs Royal Saudi

AF both dep 27th; 12-1023 & 12-1054 F-15SAs

Royal Saudi AF still present 1/4. 27/3 02-1105

C-17A 62nd/446th AW, USAF; 08-8601/RS C-130J-30

37th AS, 86th AW, USAF. 30/3 028-8200 C-17A

62nd/446th AW, USAF.

RAF LOSSIEMOUTH

19/3 08-0051 CV-22B 7th SOS, 352nd SOW, USAF.

21/3 165933 C-40A USN.

RAF MILDENHALL

1/3 ZZ343 Voyager KC2 10/101 Sqns, RAF dep 3rd.

6/3 165151 C-20G CFLSW Sigonella. 9/3 87-0033

C-5M 433rd AW, AFRC n/s. 11/3 00-0184 C-17A

62nd/446th AW, USAF dep 13th. 13/3 75-0558/OK

E-3G 552nd ACW, USAF dep 24th. 15/3 00-0178

C-17A 89th AS, AFRC n/s; 73-00991 C-130E 222 Filo,

Turkish AF n/s, also 24th-26th. 16/3 96-1003 C-130H

109th AS, Mn ANG n/s. 18/3 168437 P-8A USN dep

21st. 19/3 92-3291 C-17A 155th AS, Tn ANG dep

23rd. 20/3 163918 E-6B VQ-4, USN dep 25th. 24/3

86-0014 C-5M 439th AW, AFRC dep 5/4. 27/3 B-583

C-130J-30 Esk 721, Royal Danish AF. 30/3 900528

C-26D AOD, Naples n/s.

RAF NORTHOLT

1/2 252 CN-235M 101 Sqn, Irish Air Corps; 258

Learjet 45 102 Sqn, Irish Air Corps; ZZ393 & ZZ403

Wildcat AH1s 1 Regt, AAC. 4/2 900531 C-26D AOD,

Naples dep 6th. 6/2 14+03 Global 5000 FBS, German

AF. 7/2 253 CN-235M 101 Sqn, Irish Air Corps. 19/2

MM62029 Falcon 50 31° Stormo, Italian AF. 22/2 026

C-295M Eltr 13, Polish AF. 25/3 YU-BNA Falcon 50

Serbian Govt; 0002 Gulfstream G550 Polish AF n/s;

ZZ383, ZZ388 & ZZ392 Wildcat AH1s 1 Regt, AAC.

27/2 14+04 Global 5000 FBS, German AF.

5/3 84-00173 C-12U E/1-214th AVN, US Army. 6/3

ZK329 Typhoon FGR4 1 Sqn, RAF dep 12th. 7/3

84-00157 C-12U E/1-214th AVN, US Army; ZK024/O

Hawk T2 4 Sqn, RAF dep 9th; ZZ514 Wildcat HMA2

825 NAS, RN; ZH835 Merlin HM2 820 NAS, RN dep

10th; ZM410 Atlas C1 70 Sqn, RAF dep 9th; ZJ690

Sentinel R1 5(AC) Sqn, RAF dep 9th. 8/3 ZJ185

Apache AH1 4 Regt, AAC n/s; ZZ393 & ZZ399 Wildcat

AH1s 1 Regt, AAC; ZZ380 & ZZ397 Wildcat HMA2s

825 NAS, RN. 9/3 ZK313, ZK346 & ZK354 Typhoon

FGR4s 11 Sqn, RAF o/s. 13/3 ZZ534 Wildcat HMA2

825 NAS, RN. 14/3 CE-04 ERJ 145LR 15 Wing,

Belgian Defence – Air Component also 19th & 20th,

16/3 ZH893 Chinook HC6A 27 Sqn, RAF. 20/3 71

& 87 Xingus 28F, French Navy. 22/3 74 & 81 Xingus

28F, French Navy. 22/3 CE-03 ERJ 135LR 15 Wing,

Belgian Defence – Air Component; 11-0057 CV-22B

7th SOS, 352nd SOW, USAF. 23/3 92/YL Xingu

EAT00.319, French AF. 26/3 ZM405 Atlas C1 70 Sqn,

RAF. 28/3 ZH828 Merlin HM2 829 NAS, RN.

RAF SHAWBURY

14/2 ZB667 Gazelle AH1 arrived by road from Middle

Wallop for storage.

9/3 ZZ393 Wildcat AH1 1 Regt, AAC. 13/3 ZJ186, ZJ190,

ZJ193 & ZJ207 Apache AH1s 3/4 Regts AAC; ZZ414

Wildcat HMA2 815 NAS, RN also 14th. 14/3 ZJ228

Apache AH1 3/4 Regts AAC. 27/3 ZZ392 Wildcat AH1 1

Regt, AAC. 28/3 ZJ195 Apache AH1 673 Sqn, AAC.

RAF VALLEY

8/3 ZJ814 Typhoon T3 29 Sqn, RAF; ZK313 Typhoon

FGR4 11 Sqn, RAF. 13/3 95-00123 UC-36A E/1-214th

AVN, US Army

RNAS YEOVILTON

1/2 ZJ199 & ZJ213 Apache AH1s 3/4 Regts, AAC.

6/3 ZJ185 Apache AH1 3/4 Regts, AAC. 19/3 N-277

NH90-NFH 860 Sqn, Royal Netherlands Navy

n/s; 13-5786 MC-130J 67th SOS, USAF o/s. 20/3

ZJ211 & ZJ225 Apache AH1s 3 Regt, AAC. 27/3

ZH962/N-4001 Lynx Mk.21 Leonardo o/s.

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

AIR BASE MOVEMENTS FROM MAR

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76 Aviation News incorporating Jets June 2018

AIR BASE MOVEMENTS

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

Two US Navy Sikorsky MH-60S helicopters, 166349/AM-06 (pictured) and 168587/AM-04, were detached to RAF Lossiemouth for Exercise Joint

Warrior, which ran from April 23 until May 3. The helicopters were from HSC-22 and had  own ashore from USNS William McLean. Niall Paterson

Dash 8-202, N8200R, on approach to RAF Mildenhall on April 6 (it departed the next day).

The aircraft is registered to Dynamic Avlease and operated for the US Army. Adrian Carver

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