Log: Heli trip Germany 14 september 2010

[Copter]

At the 14th of september 5 users of this Helispot forum made a trip to Germany. The following helicopters were seen during our trip.

Flughafen Dortmund
D-HJJJ BK.117B-2 DRF
D-HNWL BK.117A-3 Polizei NRW
We had arranged a visit with the local Christoph helicopter. When we arrived it just got an emergency call so it wasn't possible to visit.

Heliport Ahlen-Nord
Outside:
OY-HUC Bell 212 Air Greenland (ex Bundespolizei)
Hangar:
(P-)554 AB.212 UAE Police (wfu)
80+69 Bo-105M German Army (wfu) (identified by c/n)
N8084L (80+84) Bo-105M German Army (wfu)
D-HAFA Bell 206B Agrarflug Helilift
D-HAFI AB.206B Agrarflug Helilift (ex Austrian Police)
D-HOLM Hughes 269C Agrarflug Helilift (ex Spanish Air Force)
1x Bell 212 (front fusselage)
Maintenance hanger 1:
(P-)551 Bell 212 UAE Police (wfu / front fusselage / tail in storage hangar)
D-HAFP Bell 206 Agrarflug Helilift
Maintenance hangar 2:
D-HAFX Bell 206B-III Agrarflug Helilift
Storage hangar:
(AF-)309 AB.206A Uganda Air Force (wfu)
(AF-302) Bell 206 Uganda Air Force (wfu) (identified by c/n on paper)
(AF-306) Bell 412 Uganda Air Force (wfu / front fusselage) (identified by c/n on paper)
5x UH-1D German Army (wfu)
1x Bell 212 Austrian Air Force (wfu / front fusselage)
1x Bell 205 (wfu / front fusselage)
At this company we also had a visit. This heliport is build at a large farm and houses several special helicopters.

Flughafen Essen-Mulheim
Outside:
D-HVIP EC.120B VHM
D-HVHM Enstrom F.28F VHM
Hangar:
D-HALU R.44 Raven
N407CL Bell 407
We had a visit with the company VHM to photograph these helicopters.

Flughafen Düsseldorf
D-HNWK BK.117B-2 Polizei NRW
D-HNWL BK.117A-3 Polizei NRW
D-HNWO BK.117C-1 Polizei NRW
D-HNWN EC.155B Polizei NRW
D-HZSC EC.135T-2+ BMI

Some pictures will bu uploaded in the Photo forum.

[sar 303 sqn]

The BK-117 at Dortmund was the D-HNWL.
And you forgot the D-HNWK (BK-117) at Düsseldorf.
But it's a pitty of the An-12

En waar is de foto met de bus vol enthousiaste bejaarden?????

[Copter]

Aanvullingen toegevoegd

[joost.k]

Eindelijk tijd om wat foto's te posten.

Hierbij:
http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php? ... 65#p440565

Het busje komt zo, het busje komt zo

[erik_kamphuis]

Hi Copter,

We had a tour today in Ahlen and can add following:
The white cabin AB.212 nect to AB.412 554 had c/n 113 and was the former Sudan one with bulled holes, so makes it ex 420.
(AF306) Bell412 was read as c/n 33083
The camo AB.206 AF309 will be used for spares to rebuild the white one next to it (c/n 3678) is this AF302???
I thought AF302 AB206 was sold in june 2010 and left via Schiphol? So what serial has c/n 3678?
AB.412 554 UAE Police is sold to the UK and will move soon.
Other civil:
D-HMIT AB206B2 c/n 8255
D-HAFP AB206B c/n 8256 (ex OM-DDS or PPS?)
D-HAFA B206B2 c/n 124
D-HAFX B206B c/n 3419

The stored fuselages in the back of the hangar are:
on the ground from left to right:
1st green Austrian AF AB.212 5D-HD
2nd. crashed white AB.412 D-HAFV = c/n 25509 ex Uganda AF401
3rd. green fuselage ex AF404 Uganda (nose sold as simulator to UK)
4th. white fuselage crashed (in water) old D-HOOK, c/n could not be read anymore on plate but must be c/n 30206 former Libyan AF Bell.205 LC-4515 (there is a new D-HOOK active!)

On the upper floor were 2 German UH-1D fuselages
On the ground were 3 complete UH-1D's, first one c/n 8466 and HEER titles read on tail, so ex 73+46, 2nd had a former LKo bleu badge on tail, so former Air Force UH-1D and that makes only 71+71 as candidate (other AF is cabin only 70+66).
Third one stays unidentified.
Hope someone can help with the German Huey's?

Erik Kamphuis

[Carl]

Tijdens de pre party met Joost nog de 4602 Mil Mi-2 TS Ex PolAF kunnen scoren bij Twisteden .En tijdens de after party de 525143027 Mil Mi-2 SP-SBG , langs de snelweg bij Lierop. Zijn beide Preserved.

[erik_kamphuis]

For c/n's from Uganda AF see:
http://www.helis.com/database/org/ug_uganda_air_force/

So c/n 3678 belongs to AF302, so this one did not leave Ahlen? another one maybe?
AF309 should have c/n 8648

Checked the picture taken from the c/n plate, (the mechanic could not read any number) clearly visible on picture is c/n 30206, so the white one stored on the right is confirmed ex Libyan LC-4515.

Erik

[joost.k]

Bedankt Erik voor je aanvulling.

De OY-HUC is trouwens op 15-09 gespot op Vamturp in Dennemarken.
Mooi dat we die bak nog hebben kunnen platen op de 14de.

[erik_kamphuis]

Hi,

sorry, the Austrian AB.212 should be 5D-HE (iso 5D-HD that is still flying!)
All Bell.47's (Sioux) that are in EMOOS are gone from here for some years now.

Erik

[cliom]

Great Reports. Did you have prior permissions to visit Aahlen?

i.e. Are they friendly enough to allow a visit?

[erik_kamphuis]

Hi,
yes you have to make an appointment on beforehand.
They have frequently spotters for a tour, and they "ask" on beforehand: "don't forget the beer for the tourguide"!

The best result/score is between nov/april when all heli's are back from firefights in Spain/Portugal.

Good luck!

Erik

[cliom]

Thanks very much for the info.

[cliom]

Anyone got contact details for Ahlen-nord please?

[patrick dirksen]

Thanks to 0,3 seconds of Google :

http://www.agrarflug-helilift.com/

[cliom]

Thanks for that but after emailing them with no reply i was hoping for an email of a contact not the main contact email.

No worries thanks anyway.