Donauwoerth Heli (EDPR) 2022 CIV/MIL

[The DJ]

Noted on a quick stop 29/7 were:
84+64 CH-53 + 1 in E7
74+62 Tiger
D-HCBL H135 grey c/s
D-HADY H145 wh/bl/rd c/s
D-HADA H145 primer c/s, c/n 21146 testflight as RDF14 Hex3DD2EE
(D-HCB)F H135 wh/bl c/s in C7
D-HCBH H135 bk/yl c/s in C7
D-HADX H145 dark c/s, grey/green? in C7
77+08 H145 departed back to Manching as GAFW01 Hex3F8C62
Callsigns and Hex from ADSB.

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 07/09/2022
74+66 Tiger UHT Heer (inside G8)
84+25 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64 outside of E7 for engine test
84+54 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64 (inside E7)
84+91 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, maintenance flight as "Redfox 5"
85+10 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64 (inside E7)
[98+53] NH.90NFH Marine (inside F8)
[D-HADJ] BK.117D3 all white, red stripe. Out of paintshop. There were two others noted today with same colours: D-HBKI inside D10 plus another unidentified one also in the back of D10
[D-HADK] BK.117D3 all white. outside of D10 for engine test. C/n 21137.
[D-HBKD] BK.117D3m Serbian AF (inside C7)
[D-HBKI] BK.117D3 all white, red stripe. Noted in the back of D10 when D-HCBN was put inside (plus an unidentified, second one in same colours)
[D-HBKF] BK.117D3 white/copper c/s; production flight as "Redfox 10"
[D-HBKO] BK.117D3 all black with red stripe. Inside D10/3
[D-HBTA] BK.117D3 Omani Police. Towed from somewhere into C7
[D-HCBI] BK.117D3 dark c/s, no further details as noted head on inside D10/4
[D-HCBN] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2191); production flight as "Redfox 25"
[D-HCBO] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2192); production flight also as "Redfox 25"
HZ-RC54 BK.117D3 The Helicopter Company. Parked in F8a, obviously ready for delivery. Unfortunately it seems I have missed this one during testflights.
plus an unidentified Juno inside C7

[SWAT 11]

Who can help me wIth the helicopters inside Airbus Helicopters Training Academy?

The following were seen from outside the facility last Sunday.

… H135P3H c/n 2072 in primer
… H135/H145 yellow c/s, with HeliAir titles in red on tail, and faded German Flag
… H135/H145 grey c/s with blue/white curved stripes, ex demonstrator?
… H145 blue/white company colors and marked "H145"on fin

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 14/09/2022
74+52 Tiger UHT Heer outside for engine test
74+62 Tiger UHT Heer, arrived as "Limit 01"
79+34 NH.90TTH Heer, towed ouside of F8
79+67 NH.90NFH Marine (inside F8)
79+68 Nh.90NFH Marine (towed outside of F8 and production flight as "Redfox 2". The last one is flying!
84+91 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64. Flying display practice together with 85+10 for the family day as "Redfox 3"
84+92 CH-53GE ex Fassberg (GIA ?). This one is interesting. Was parked outside, partly stripped and without rotors. It carried a inscription plus badge on the nose "Letzter Flug 07/22 ETHS -> DON" (Last flight...). But I somehow doubt if this "last flight" was carried out under own power?
85+10 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64. Flying display practice together with 84+91 for the family day as "Redfox 5"
89+64 Sea King Mk.41 Marine, towed into E7
[98+49] (=74+49) Tiger UHT, towed outside of F8
[D-HADB] BK.117D3 Omani POlice. Shortly towed outside of D10 Future serial should be A4O-.B, as partly readable under sticker. (c/n 21123)
D-HADS BK.117D2 Airbus part of a three ship formation, practice for the family day
[D-HBKL] BK.117D3 all white with small curved red cheatline. Engine test. C/n 21156.
[D-HBTA] BK.117D3 Omani Police. Production flight as "Redfox 7". Is now fully equipped with search light etc. Future serial should be A4O-.A, as partly readable under sticker. (c/n 21125)
[D-HCBF] EC.135.3H white/blue c/s. Shortly outside of D10
[D-HCBH] Juno HT.1 RAF (inside F8, together with another unidentified Juno which should be D-HCBG. All others are already in the UK.
[D-HCBI] EC.135.3H all black, no titles. Production flight as "Redfox 29". C/n unknown.
[D-HCBM] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2189). Outside for engine test.
[D-HCBO] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2192).
[D-HCBP] EC.135.3H primer (noted in the back of D10, the c/n on the fuselage was not visible). Maybe 2193
D-HCIA City Airbus (inside C9/4)
D-HDFU Bo 105CBS-5 Airbus part of a three ship formation, practice for the family day
D-HMBE BK.117D2m Airbus (inside C7)
D-IMTT '501244' Me 262B1 Flugmuseum Messerschmitt Manching flying display as "Dasa 01". Was a practice for the familyday next saturday.
G-CMIV Juno HT.1 RAF, delivery flight to the UK as "GCMIV" (ex D-HCBE, c/n 2188)
HZ-RC54 BK.117D3 The Helicopter Company (full colours). Towed from F8a into C9, ready for delivery. I think this is ex D-HADN c/n 21157 but this needs final confirmation. If my assumption is correct, then D-HADY (21111) became HZ-RC52 and HZ-RC53 was ex D-HBKC with unkown c/n. These last two have already arrived in Saudi Arabia.
-- EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2194). Towed into production area, still without test reg.

For latest pictures please see:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8yRPanX1KACFyNk68

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 29/09/2022
74+64 Tiger UHT Heer, Maintenance flight as "Redfox 5"
79+31 NH.90TTH Heer
84+24 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, outside for engine test
84+25 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, outside for engine test
85+10 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, outside for engine test
[98+53] / (79+66) NH.90NFH Marine, arrived as "Limit 04"
[D-HADF] BK.117D3 silver/black VIP colours. Engine test (c/n 21159)
[D-HADI] BK.117D3 all dark blue. Outside on the ramp. (c/n 21097). From time to time this helicopter appears. For unknown reasons it has not been delivered.
[D-HADJ] BK.117D3 white colours/red stripe. Outside for engine test. C/n 21160.
[D-HBKS] / HZ-RC55 BK.117D3 The Helicopter Company. Towed outside of C9, full colours. C/n could be 21150 taken from a box nearby. That would make more sense than 21133. I noted a box with 21133 beside this helicopter on 03/08.
On last monday a friend saw another THC BK117 "D-HADY". Today I just noted a box marked 21111 (which was the c/n for D-HADY) next to the other box "21150" . So I guess I was wrong with my reported assumption that D-HADY could be HZ-RC52. Looking at the fact that D-HADY is still here and HZ-RC52 is already in Saudi Arabia the identity of HZ-RC52 remains unknown.
D-HCBS BK.117D3m Airbus (local flight as "Redfox 6)
D-HTSC EC.135T3 Airbus (c/n 0832), Towed outside of C10
---- BK117D(3)m They did it again! Noted in hangar C9 was a German Army or GAF H145M in the usual green comouflage, complete with german cross on the upper side of the fuselage. Like they did three years ago, a helicopter was completed before an official order was announced. It was lacking a german serial and also a test registration. To be continued...

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 05/10/2022
79+13 NH.90TTH Heer/THR30. Towed outside of F8
79+23 NH.90TTH Heer/THR30. Towed outside of F8
84+85 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64 (engine test)
[98+53] / (79+66) NH.90NFH Marine. Local flight as "Limit 04"
[D-H....] BK.117D3 all bright yellow, black cockpit frame (inside D10
[D-H....] BK.117D3 The Helicopter Company (inside D10)
[D-HADI] BK.117D3 all dark blue (inside C7) (c/n 21097)
[D-HADK] BK.117D3 all white (inside C7), c/n 21137
[D-HADL] BK.117D3 primer (inside D10)
[D-HBKI] BK.117D3 all white, red cheatline. C/n reported as 21175 but it seems a little high... Maybe 21157? Tbc.
[D-HBKQ] BK.117D3 The Helicopter Company. Out of D10/3 for engine test. C/n 21154.
[D-HCBD] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2190), engine test
[D-HCBF] EC.135.3H white/blue c/s. Production flight as "Redfox 15". C/n 2180
[D-HCBK] EC.135.3H Guardia Civil f/c. Towed outside of C7 for production flight.
Two spanish helicopters have been delivered from Donauwoerth to Albacete by the end of september. One of them was 2186/D-HCBA which has taken up temporary registration "EC-906". The other one has been registered as "EC-907", but its identity is unknown so far. At least it cannot be D-HCBK which is still in Germany. The only other likely candidate is D-HCBC (c/n unknown but might be 2187) which is already flying but was not seen recently.
D-HCBS BK.117D3m Airbus demonstration flight as "Redfox 6/Redfox 9". Today there has been a big promotion/demonstration event for the H145M to a international delegation from various countries.
D-HNHV BK.117D3 Lw/HSG64 (NHV Hel.). practice approach as "Sparo 27"
UR-BTB EC.135T3H parked in a corner of the ramp. Still not delivered for obvious reasons.
---- BK.117D3m "Lw comouflage". The unmarked H145M from last week was towed outside of C9/1 for the event. By closer inspection I think it is a very good FSM (full scale model) or "mock-up" in german military colours. At least I don`t think it is a real helicopter.

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 19/10/2022
74+65 Tiger UHT Heer, outside on the ramp
79+51 NH.90NFH Marine, outside for engine test
79+67 NH.90NFH Marine/MFG3 (inside F8)
83+25 Sea Lynx Mk.88A Marine/MFG5, did some hover practices here during a maintenance flight from&to Augsburg as "Redfox 2"
85+04 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, towed outside of F8
89+64 Sea King Mk.41 Marine/MFG5, maintenance flight as "Redfox 6"
[98+49] / (74+49) Tiger UHT Heer, local flight as "Redfox 6"
[D-HADA] BK.117D3 all bright yellow. Towed outside of D10 (c/n 21161)
[D-HADH] BK.117D3 Securité Civile (in the back of D10)
[D-HADL] BK.117D3 primer (c/n 21163), outside for engine test
[D-HADM] BK.117D3 Securité Civile. (in the back of D10). The final two for Sec. Civ. are obviously ready for test flights. They have been reported as F-ZBQO (21164) and F-ZBQP (21165) but I do not know which is which.
[D-HBKF] BK.117D3 white/copper c/s (noted in the back of D10)
[D-HCBC] EC.135.3H all white with black window and fenestron frame plus a thin red line around it. Outside for engine test. C/n 2196
[D-HCBF] / M-BEEF EC.135.3H white/blue c/s. Towed outside of F8a. C/n 2180, has now finally received its future registration.
[D-HCBG] EC.135.3H primer (c(n 2194), production flight as "Redfox 29" and later into D10
[D-HCBK] EC.135.3H Guardia Civil (inside C7) c/n 2185
[D-HCBQ] EC.135.3H Policia Nacional. Towed into D10
D-HCBS BK.117D3m Airbus, towed outside of C7 (c/n 20259)
D-HECM EC.135P3 Airbus/primer (c/n 0886). Towed outside of C7
XU-225 BK.117D3 all light grey colours. Towed from the paint shop into final assembly area. Not sure if this is a civil helicopter or one for the Royal Cambodian Airforce

[F17_114PM]

Thank you
Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional, which country?

[michel N]

Thank you
Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional, which country?

Both Spain

[F17_114PM]

Thanks

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 27/10/2022
74+47 Tiger UHT Heer, towed outside of G8, missing rotors
74+55 Tiger UHT Heer, towed outside of paintshop, missing rotors
74+64 Tiger UHT Heer, maintenance flight as "Limit 05"
79+62 NH.90NFH Marine, towed into F8 (missing rotors)
84+24 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, maintenance flight as "Redfox 15"
84+25 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, parked outside
84+74 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, parked outside
85+04 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, parked outside
[D-HADB] / (A4O-.B) BK.117D3 Omani Police. Towed outside of D10 for production flight as "Redfox 2". C/n 21123 confirmed from various boxes around it.
[D-HADE] BK.117D3 all yellow. Towed outside of D10 (c/n 21162)
[D-HADM] BK.117D3 Securité Civile, outside for engine test (c/n 21165)
[D-HADN] BK.117D3 primer (c/n 21170). Towed from production area into D10, without rotors
[D-HADQ] BK.117D3 all light blue. Outside for engine test (c/n 21169)
[D-HBTA] / (A4O-.A) BK.117D3 Omani Police, parked outside
[D-HCBC] EC.135.3H all white, red window frame (c/n 2196). parked outside
[D-HCBE] EC.135.3H all yellow/black window and fenestron frame. Parked outside
[D-HCBG] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2194), outside for engine test
[D-HCBQ] EC.135.3H Policia Nacional, towed outside of D10 for local flight (c/n 2195)
D-HCBS BK.117D3m Airbus, towed outside of C7 (c/n 20259)
D-HDFU Bo105CBS-5 Airbus (c/n S-206). Parked outside

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 09/11/2022
7.+.. NH.90TTH Heer, out of F8 on a truck and departed by road. The Serial and other markings on the tail were carefully taped over.
76+08 BK.117D2m Lw/HSG64. Very short visit on a training flight.
84+24 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, towed outside of E7
84+45 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, towed outside of E7
89+64 Sea King MK.41 Marine/MFG5 maintenance flight as "Redfox 11"
[D-HADH] BK.117D3 Securité Civile (= future F-ZBQO, c/n 21164); production flight and later into D10
[D-HADI] BK.117D3 all dark blue (c/n 21097), inside hangar C7
[D-HADM] BK.117D3 Securité Civile (= future F-ZBQP, c/n 21165), towed outside of D10
[D-HBKD] BK.117D3m Serbian AF (reported as future 14506, c/n 21143), inside hangar C7
[D-HCBB] EC.135.3H primer (c/n (22)00), noted rotorless and still incomplete in the back of D10.
[D-HCBC] EC.135.3H all white, small red stripe, (c/n 2196), towed outside of D10
[D-HCBG] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2194), outside for engine test
[D-HCBK] EC.135.3H Guardia Civil (reported as future HU.26-28/09-314, c/n 2185); production flight
[D-HCBI] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2193), in the back of D10
[D-HCBO] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2192), in the back of D10
[D-HCBQ] EC.135.3H Policia Nacional (c/n 2195), outside on the ramp
D-HCBS BK.117D3m Airbus (c/n 20259), inside C7
D-HRFJ Bell 206B-3 Rotorflug, overflight

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 23/11/2022
74+23 Tiger UHT Heer, maintenance flight as "Redfox 1"
74+65 Tiger UHT Heer (outside for engine test)
77+08 BK.117D2m WTD61, practice approach as "Limit 03"
79+13 NH.90TTH Heer, towed outside of F8
84+15 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, towed outside
85+10 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, outside on the ramp
89+64 Sea King Mk.41 Marine/MFG5, towed outside of E7
[D-H...] EC.135.3H primer (inside C9 behind D-HCBE, unidentified)
[D-HADK] BK.117D3 all white, towed outside of C7 for production flight. Compared to last sighting in September it has now a bigger black radar nose than before fitted. (C/n confirmed as 21137)
[D-HADN] BK.117D3 primer (c/n 21170), outside of D10/2 for production flight
[D-HADR]/XU-225 BK.117D3 all light grey c/s, parked inside D10/4.
[D-HADU]/D-HXFI BK.117D3 Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht f/c, towed outside of D10/3. There were numerous boxes with 21107 around it which might be its c/n. Strange thing is, that 21107 is somehow out of sequence for the DRF aircraft. D-HXFF is c/n 21112 and D-HXFG is 21130. D-HXFH is unknown or I missed it. Of course there is the possibility that the box with 21107 is for another helicopter (e.g. for the XU-225 which was parked on the next position in the hangar.
[D-HBKM] BK.117D3 black with big red curved stripe. Towed.
[D-HCBB] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2200), production flight as "Redfox 29"
[D-HCBE] EC.135.3H all bright yellow, black cockpit frame. Towed into C9 (c/n 2197). This might be future F-HLCL.
[D-HCBI] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2199), outside of D10 for engine test
[D-HCBO] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2192), towed outside of D10
D-HCBS BK.117D3m Airbus (c/n 20259), local flight as "Redfox 10"
.... BK.117D3 around boxes with "21123" on it inside D10/2. This must be D-HADB of Omani Police but I only saw the rotorblades of it, so cannot confirm.

[patrick dirksen]

77+08 BK.117D2m WTD61, practice approach as "Limit 03"

I know this particular H.145 is flying from Manching, but so far I can't find any solid confirmation whether it is operated by WTD61 or not. Anybody who knows for sure?

[AndyMarden]

Well, LIMIT is a callsign used by WTD-61, so....