Renswoude 22-06-2013 RAF Merlin HC3A ZJ998/AE

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Renswoude 22-06-2013 RAF Merlin HC3A ZJ998/AE

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With these pics I just want to show you how it was to see a RAF Merlin being parked on farmersland in a small Dutch village ! The weather conditions were terrible!
These pics are unedit by the way... :wink:

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ZJ998/AE Merlin HC3A 28/78Sqn,RAF Benson

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78Sq,RAF

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Some nice detail shots could be made...

Berta21 was temporarily removed although her signs were still visible...
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Good catch Ernesto!
Precautionary landing?

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Hans Rolink wrote:Good catch Ernesto!
Precautionary landing?

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Thanks! The RAF Merlin was flying a new memorialflight (from Rotterdam) to Renswoude to honour 7 RAF pilots. They crashed during WW II with a Halifax bomber very close to this spot.
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Re: Renswoude 22-06-2013 RAF Merlin HC3A ZJ998/AE

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Nice shots.

Here a few of mine.
Thanks to the 78sqn for bringing the British weather with them. :mrgreen:

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78sqn with EH101 in Renswoude (NL) by Jan Beima, on Flickr

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78sqn with EH101 in Renswoude (NL) by Jan Beima, on Flickr

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78sqn with EH101 in Renswoude (NL) by Jan Beima, on Flickr

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78sqn with EH101 in Renswoude (NL) by Jan Beima, on Flickr

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78sqn with EH101 in Renswoude (NL) by Jan Beima, on Flickr

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78sqn with EH101 in Renswoude (NL) by Jan Beima, on Flickr
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Re: Renswoude 22-06-2013 RAF Merlin HC3A ZJ998/AE

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nice catches
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Re: Renswoude 22-06-2013 RAF Merlin HC3A ZJ998/AE

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As the captain of that Merlin I'd just like to pass on my sincere gratitude for the amazing hospitality that the people of Renswoude showed our crew yesterday. It was an honour to be able to join you for the unveiling of the monument dedicated to our fallen 78 Squadron members.

Despite some horrible weather that was thrown at us as we crossed the channel we arrived back at RAF Benson just after 5 pm local time (2 hr 15 mins transit) to some much nicer, sunny English weather!

Once again, thanks for the great hospitality and for sharing your excellent photos; Officer Commanding 78 Sqn especially enjoyed the one of us over the memorial. Hope to see you again!
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Re: Renswoude 22-06-2013 RAF Merlin HC3A ZJ998/AE

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Just wondering, was it known in advance that this Merlin would come?
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Re: Renswoude 22-06-2013 RAF Merlin HC3A ZJ998/AE

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EHAM wrote:Just wondering, was it known in advance that this Merlin would come?
http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=96933 :wink:

According to the Forward Air Controller in Renswoude, there was hardly any info to find before on internet...
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Ah, now I see. Would've made sense to post that in another forum than just the RTM-forum...
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EHAM wrote:Ah, now I see. Would've made sense to post that in another forum than just the RTM-forum...
This time I chose to leave the SIS-updates alone...
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