Benson(EGUB/BEX) 2009 MIL

[Le Addeur noir]

Reported here,

T-336 AS532UL
V-247 SA316B
V-251 SA316B

One report suggests these will depart on the 7th at 10.00LT,another on Friday 10 July.Take your pick.

A proposed visit to Benson tomorrow will hopefully clarify matters.

[Le Addeur noir]

A visit today found no Swiss.

Only the following based Melins were seen,

HC.3 28/78 Sqns

ZJ120 D
ZJ124 H
ZJ126 K
ZJ130 O

HC.3A 28/78 Sqns

ZJ990 AA
ZJ994 AC
ZJ995 AD

A large number of Pumas were seen,but were unreadable.

The Swiss apparently remain hangared.

[Le Addeur noir]

A visit today (07 July) found the Swiss returning from Duxford later than expected at 16.14 LT.

The serials were as reported,

T-336 AS532UL SUI326

V-247 SA316B SUI247A
V-251 SA316B SUI247B

These are being hangered in the PASF hanger overnight and final departure from the United Kingdom is expected to be during the morning of Friday 11 July.

[Le Addeur noir]

The Swiss departed from here for home on the 9th.

[Patrol321]

A basevisit to Benson revealed the following:

[u]Puma HC.1:[/u]
XW198
XW199
XW202 (tail only)
XW204
XW210
XW211
XW212
XW214
XW217
XW226
XW229
XW232
XW235
XW237
ZA936
ZA939
ZJ955
ZJ957

According to our guide the Pumafleet will receive upgraded engines to improve their 'hot and hígh' performance so they can be detached to theaters like Afghanistan.

[u]Merlin HC.3/HC.3A[/u]
ZJ118/B
ZJ124/H
ZJ126/K
ZJ133/R
ZJ135/T
ZJ138/U
ZJ992/AB
ZJ994/AC
ZJ998/AE
ZK001/AF

[u]Tutor T.1[/u]
G-BYVB
G-BYVL
G-BYVU
G-BYWU
G-BYXA
G-BYXC

[u]Wessex HU.5[/u] preserved
XS507

gr,
Michael

[ehusmann]

Nice log!
And did it give you the Pumas you wanted?

Erwin

[Patrol321]

Three out of five needed!

[Melchior Timmers]

One correction, ZJ138/U must be ZJ136/U

Cheers,

[Le Addeur noir]

Benson Families Day 27 August,

Noted here,

ZR32. A-109E 32(TR)Sqn
ZJ216 Apache AH.1 3 Regt AAC317 arr 11.14
ZJ237 T Griffin HT.1 DHFS,60(R)Sqn SHY93 arr 12.17
ZF209 Tucano T.1 72(R) Sqn,1 FTS LOP17 arr 11.32

Parked in south east corner

ZJ121 E Merlin HC.3 28/78 Sqns
ZJ127 L Merlin HC.3 28/78 Sqns
ZJ992 AB Merlin HC.3A 28/78 Sqns

Based helicopters flying or in static,

ZJ135 T Merlin HC.3 28/78 Sqns
ZJ136 U Merlin HC.3A 28/78 Sqns
ZJ990 AA Merlin HC.3A 28/78 Sqns
ZJ995 AD Merlin HC.3A 28/78 Sqns

XW217 Puma HC.1 33 Sqn

Plus more Pumas unreadable.

[Hans Rolink]

Impressive list, but what I find even more impressive is that you seem to be able to publish lists of Atsugi AND Benson logged on the same day!
How do you do that, now that Concorde is no longer with us?

Hans.

[Le Addeur noir]

Impressive list, but what I find even more impressive is that you seem to be able to publish lists of Atsugi AND Benson logged on the same day!
How do you do that, now that Concorde is no longer with us?

Hans.

Needless to say I am not personally visiting Atsugi and Benson on the same day.

Most of the Far East reports are taken from emails or web reports.

[Le Addeur noir]

Flying approaches(and possibly landing) today 17 November, was Sea King ASaC.7 (XV714) (1)88 of 857 Sqn calling Oracle 88.