Alpnach (LSMA) - 2009 MIL

[Joel Vogt]

My way home from Meiringen takes longer via Alpnach, but the train ticket is cheaper. Why not take a stop @ LSMA then, if it even saves you a few €€...

18/03/2009:

V-265 Alouette III

T-358 EC-635
T-359 EC-635
T-360 EC-635
T-363 EC-635
D-HCBQ EC-635 (to become T-362)

T-311 Super Puma
T-319 Super Puma
T-321 Super Puma
T-335 Cougar

A-911 PC-7

Also here, all members of the Swiss Air Force.

Cheers

JOEL

[Buccaneer S.2B]

[Edit: CIV here]

Good morning

A few visits were made to Alpnach, being:
Monday 25-05-09 (08.45/12.15)
Tuesday 26-05-09 (10.25/11.30)
Thursday 28-05-09 (09.15/09.30)
Friday 29-05-09 (08.55/10.20 & 15.20/16.20)

A nice collection of choppers & aircraft could be logged, comprising:
BASED
T-311 TH89
T-312 TH89
T-314 TH89
T-318 TH89 in hangar, maintenance
T-323 TH89
T-324 TH89
T-331 TH98
T-335 TH98 in hangar, maintenance
T-340 TH98
T-351 EC635P2+
T-353 EC635P2+
T-354 EC635P2+
T-356 EC635P2+
T-357 EC635P2+
T-359 EC635P2+
T-360 EC635P2+
T-361 EC635P2+
T-362 EC635P2+
V-239 SA316B
V-250 SA316B
V-259 SA316B large white badge left hand side fuselage
V-261 SA316B
V-262 SA316B
V-265 SA316B large code 1/red on nose
V-274 SA316B
V-282 SA316B
V-284 SA316B large orange badge right hand side fuselage

Wrecks & relics
V-271 SA316B rotorless fuselage, 26-05 transported on a trailer destination unknown
V-.... SA316B tailless fuselage. Towed 25-05 from cavern to main hangar. No last
two digits on nose, so if anyone knows this one ????

Visiting aircraft Monday 25-05-09
V-623 PC6

Visiting aircraft Tuesday 26-05-09
84+39 CH-53G HEER

Visiting aircradt Thursday 28-05-09
V-618 PC6
C-411 PC9

Visiting aircraft Friday 29-05-09
84+33 CH-53G HEER departed
84+39 CH-53G HEER departed
C-411 PC9
V-620 PC6

regards,
Remco

[mazzel]

Noted 15-06-2009 around 13:30:

T-312 AS332M-1 hangar
T-356 EC635P2+ hangar
T-362 EC635P2+ arr dep
T-364 EC635P2+ hangar
T-365/D-HCBL EC635P2+ platform
V-262 SA316B hangar
V-274 SA316B platform no serial see notes
V-283 SA316B dep

T-365 was wearing the German civil regi on the tail, 65 on the nose.
V-274 was on the platform, but the serial was painted over, still the outlines of the serial could be read but I wouldn't be surprised if this was because of a tail switch... Nose code could not be seen unfortunately.

grtz,
Jelmer en Etienne Geluk

[mazzel]

Noted around 11.30 17-6-2009:

T-312 AS332M-1 hangar 2
T-313 AS332M-1 arr
T-323 AS332M-1 arr
T-324 AS332M-1 platform
T-325 AS332M-1 platform
T-331 AS532UL platform
T-352 EC635P2+ hangar 4
T-355 EC635P2+ hangar 4
T-356 EC635P2+ hangar 2
T-357 EC635P2+ hangar 4
T-361 EC635P2+ arr
T-365/D-HCBL EC635P2+ arr
V-261 SA316B platform
V-277 SA316B hangar 2

A better score than monday at Alpnach. A lot of choppers having just returned or arriving right in front of us for lunchtime. Some great pictures could be taken.

Grtz,
Jelmer & Etienne Geluk

[Skunk]

Made some stops at Alpnach. The heli's were in- and outside.

11-08-2009:

ALL-3 V-261 + V-262 + V-284
Super Puma T-318 + T-319 +2 inside
EC-635 T-351
EC-635 T-353 + T-356 + T-357 + T-358 + T-359 + T-365 + T-366 + D-HECU/67

13-08-2009:

ALL-3 V-269
Super Puma T-313 + T-324
Cougar T-340 + T-341
EC-635 T-351
EC-635 T-353 + T-354 + T-355 + T-357 + T-358 + T-365 + T-366

I also saw 318 through the windows at RUAG, so this could be T-318 Super Puma. But i'm not sure.
And i saw 70 also at RUAG. It was very difficult to see what it was, so it could be ALL-3
V-270 or the last EC-635?? Also not sure, but i think it was the ALL-3.

That's it.

SKUNK

[Richard from Rotterdam]

Hi Skunk,

did you by any chance see a yellow (primer) painted AS350/AS355 inside one of the hanngars? I was herte on the 12th of August and wasnt able to read it off. Otherwise no additions to your list.

[Skunk]

Hi Skunk,

did you by any chance see a yellow (primer) painted AS350/AS355 inside one of the hanngars? I was herte on the 12th of August and wasnt able to read it off. Otherwise no additions to your list.

Hi Richard,

yes, i saw that one too but couldn't read it. I saw it several times during my short visits.
So i'm sorry i can't help you.

Cheers,

SKUNK

[Richard from Rotterdam]

Thanks. BTW your 70 was probably an Alou3. That's what I made of it...

[Cossack]

Hi all,

after the splendid show at the Ebenfluh range the day before we decided to check out some airfields in the neighbourhood in stead of going up the mountain again. Good call, since the show on thursday was cancelled. Seen on 08-10-2009 in the morning at Alpnach were:

84+73 CH-53G
87+73 Bo105
HB-FOG PC-12 Armasuisse
N120RZ EC120
T-337 Cougar
T-339 Cougar
T-340 Cougar
T-342 Cougar
T-356 EC635
T-357 EC635
T-359 EC635
T-360 EC635
T-361 EC635
T-362 EC635
T-364 EC635
T-367 EC635
V-269 SA316

The EC120 was seen inside the kaverne when they opened the doors a bit. It was missing it's rotors and in what seemed like primer. Since it was lunchtime, we decided to move on to Buochs.

Greets, Maikel

[Piet Luijken]

LOG 27 october 2009:

EC635: T-350, 354, 357, 359, 361, 364, 369/D-HECK
AS332: T-311, 319
SA316: A-249, 262, 269

visitor:
A-909 PC-7
73+59 UH-1D HFR30 plus another one.

Always nice to stand at the spottershil while the heli's fly past you at very close range