Culdrose 10/5/2018

[erik_kamphuis]

Seen May 10th here by a quick visit 2x PM:
ca12-1.15PM:
1x Merlin nn northbound 11.30h, arr 12.30h
1x Merlin dep 12.50lt
1x Merlin no code ? 814NAS ramp near spotters corner
2x Merlin SW ramp
With 1x grey Sea King next to it (active one?)
Avengers ZZ501, ZZ503 ramp
736NAS ramp Hawks:
XX32(4 or 7)/CU with yel/red mks (XX324 was seen on radar overhead Newquay this morning!)
2x Hawk flightline
Flying:
Hawks XX159/159 with XX2(09)/CU-824 with flash both back 1.10PM (2 other were in the air)
Hawk XX280/280 take off 12.30lt
Wildcat ZZ5.. RN take off 1.00PM
1x Falcon 20 FRA high crossing from south to north ca.12.50LT

Hangar W11 next to east gate:
Merlin .../511 code (left), should be test rig ex Yeovil
grey Lynx or Wildcat (no code) (middle)
Sea Harrier nn seen only from front (right)
Are those active or SFDO aircraft?

Seen ca.18-18.30h:
No Avengers on ramp anymore
2x Merlin SW ramp
1x Sea King Asac7 grey

Merlin ZH(84)1 no code, marks on nose, ramp north near 829NAS hangar

SFDO north-side:
Sea Harriers ZH804 no tail
ZH811/L (are those the 2 also visible from spotters corner)
1x with checkerd tail, can only be 13, 40 or 90 (seen from back)
Sea King code 03 on nose
EH101 should be ZF641/641

And the preserved Sea Hawk and Sea King.

Any help on serials active or stored aircraft is very welcome!

Erik Kamphuis

[erik_kamphuis]

Sea King code 03 on nose, can this be ZD634/L-503 l/n stored 2017 in Gosport??

Lynx in hangar W11 is XZ248, ID-ed from the text on the side and no code 69 like XX510 the other Lynx.
Hawks were XX324/CU and XX239/CU-842.

Anyone?