LOG Donauworth 23/11/2023
74+55 Tiger UHT Heer, shortly outside of maintenance hangar
79+61 NH.90NFH Marine, departed to Nordholz via Fritzlar.
84+43 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, hangared
84+72 CH-53GS Lw/HSG 64, maintenance flight
84+79 CH-53GS Lw/ HSG64, parked on the ramp.
84+92 CH-53GE Lw/HSG64, hangared
84+97 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, hangared
85+08 CH-53GE Lw/HSG64, hangared
[D-HADE] BK.117D3 anthrazite with red line. Towed from storage hangar to flight test hangar. The colours are very similar to EC.135 PR-PVC, I think it will also go to Brasil (maybe it is 21245, there is a reservation as PS-PVC)
[D-HADJ] BK.117D3 Polizei Bayern, hangared
[D-HADK] BK.117D3 Saudi Aramco f/c, towed. The c/n is still unknown but the future reg was clearly visible this time: HZ-MA52.
[D-HADU] BK.117D3 no further details. Just tail noted in the back of the hangar
[D-HBKC] BK.117D3, a new one for DRF Rettungsflugwacht. Noted in the back of thew hangar
[D-HBKD] BK.117D3 all yellow. Parked in the military hangar
[D-HBKO] BK.117D3 all yellow/black widow frame. Towed into hangar. (c/n 21228)
[D-HBKQ] BK.117D3 Full spanish Aduanas colours (light blue with r/y/bl lines). Towed.
[D-HBKT] BK.117D3 The Helicopter Company, towed
[D-HCBA] (also G-LAAB) EC.135.3H London Air Ambulance f/c. outside for production flight
[D-HCBN] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2241), production flight
[D-HCBQ] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2245), production flight. Has some special equipment mounted under the boom that I have never seen on a H135 before.
[D-HCBR] EC.135.3H primer, (c/n 2247). Outside
D-HECN EC.135.. Airbus (white/blue colours). Shortly outside of hangar
D-HEEY EC.135… Airbus, shortly outside of hangar
OE-XEP EC.135T2+ Heliair. Several local flights with Airbus crew. Not sure if it is returned to the factory for onward sale or if this is a common maintenance visit.
Inside the storage hangar was an unidentified H145 with a Mexican flag on the door, an unidentified Serbian AF H145 plus two unidentified EC145. One of them should be D-HCBA, the box with 2235 was still there.
LOG Donauwoerth 07/12/2023
74+47 Tiger UHT Heer, maintenance flight
78+38 NH90TTH Heer, outside
84+42 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, hangared
84+43 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, outside
84+64 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, towed away
84+79 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, outside
84+92 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, outside
85+03 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, hangared
85+08 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, hangared
[98+55]/ (79+..) NH.90NFH "SeaTiger" Marine. The first one of the new ASW variant for German Navy is active as reported. Production flight. Airbus Line numbers continue in sequence it has "NGEN0019" on the tail.
[98+80] / (79+..) NH.90NFH "SeaTiger" Marine, hangared
[D-HADI] BK.117D3 all white, outside for engine test (c/n unknown)
[D-HADT] BK.117D3m Serbian Air Force, a new one for Serbia was outside for an engine test. Serial applied but overtaped and partly readable: 1(45).3 or 8
[D-HADU] BK.117D3 black/silver/anthrazite colours. Future reg was applied but overtaped. Only a small part of the characters were readable but it can be "PS-MNB". There is a reservation for this one with c/n 21251
[D-HADV] BK.117D3 white with black lines, outside for engine test (c/n 21268)
D-HADX BK.117D2 Airbus (c/n 20001), arrived by truck from somewhere.
[D-HBKE] BK.117D3m Cyprus National Guard (?). After some months in the hangar it re-appeared again. Has now fitted some armament eqipment on the fuselage. Towed from one military hangar to another. I still have no official confirmation that it is in fact for Cyprus, but thats the only likely customer it can be. (c/n 21171).
[D-HBKH] BK.117D3 Serbian Air Force (c/n 21224), practice approach from/to Augsburg (where it is based for crew training)
[D-HBKO] BK.117D3 all bright yellow, black cockpit frame. Towed from storage to delivery hangar (c/n 21228)
[D-HBKQ] BK.117D3 Aduanas (Spain), towed outside
[D-HBKT] BK.117D3 The Helicopter Company, hangared. (c/n still unknown)
[D-HCBA] EC.135.3H London Air Ambulance (also "G-LAAB" applied). Production flight (c/n 2246)
[D-HCBB] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2240), towed onto ramp
[D-HCBF] EC.135.3H London Air Ambulance (also "G-LAAA" applied).Inside delivery hangar, boxes around with c/n 2242
[D-HCBP] EC.135.3H Royal Maroc Air Force, outside on the ramp (c/n unknown so far)
[D-HCBU] EC.135.3H Kyodo Mainichi Newspaper, outside for engine test (c/n 2249)
[D-HCBV] EC.135.3H Royal Maroc Air Force, outside and later towed into storage hangar (c/n unknown so far). Both RMAF have now received roundels
D-HECN EC.135P2 Airbus (c/n 0832?), towed away
D-HEEY EC.135 "Bluecopter" Airbus, towed
Next year there should be more military H145s again. The Bundeswehr has ordered 62 x H145M.
24 x as an attack helicopter
33 x for training
5 x for special forces
TF-104G wrote: ↑10 Dec 2023, 11:48
Next year there should be more military H145s again. The Bundeswehr has ordered 62 x H145M.
24 x as an attack helicopter
33 x for training
5 x for special forces
spottervito wrote: ↑08 Dec 2023, 11:58LOG Donauwoerth 07/12/2023
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[D-HBKO] BK.117D3 all bright yellow, black cockpit frame. Towed from storage to delivery hangar (c/n 21228)
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Bright yellow with yellow painted landing gear is Elifriulia (c/n 21228)
A bit darker yellow with black landing gear is Avincis Italy (formely known as Babcock).
LOG Donauwoerth 11/12/2023
after my visit to Ingolstadt for the two QEAF Typhoons I stopped here for about an hour on my way home and logged the following:
74+47 Tiger UHT Heer, towed outside
79+22 NH.90TTH Heer/IHAZ, outside
84+29 CH-53G Lw/HSG64, outside
84+43 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, outside
84+58 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, maintenance flight
84+79 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64
84+92 CH-53GE Lw/HSG64 both 79 and 92 departed back to their squadron at Laupheim as "Mity 62 formation" after a long lasting maintenance visit here
85+08 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, outside
[D-HADQ] / 1(45).3 BK.117D3m Serbian Air Force, production flight. Anotherunidentified Serbian H145M was in the hangar
[D-HBKB] BK.117D3 Elifriulia, acceptance flight
[D-HBKC] D-HXFL BK.117D3 DRF Luftrettung, production flight
[D-HBKT] BK.117D3 The Helicopter Company, production flight
[D-HBKU] BK.117D3 all bright yellow, full SAMU "Île de France" titles, outside
D-HBPF EC.135P2+ Polizei Bayern, practice approach
[D-HCBA] / G-LAAB EC.135T3H London Air Ambulance, production flight
D-HECM EC.135T3 Airbus (primer/c/n 0886), hangared