Nordholz (ETMN) 2024

[Ranger]

24815, ex 60+06, is scheduled to depart to Beja tomorrow (27/02) as AFP29 at 10:40LT

Already departed?

Seems ferry 24 hrs delay with a possible local testflight today.

Cheers,
Ranger

[witje]

Thanks

[Zonan]

new departure now tomorrow (28/02) at 12:40LT

[Sjoerd]

Did this actually materialize? Or is it still broken?

[Krazy]

AFP29 is currently airborne near Nordholz, on what seems to be a testflight.

[Krazy]

Edit to clarify:
AFP29 left Nordholz in the early morning. At the moment of writing she is over the Netherlands working her way south.

[Krazy]

According to Top Aces, the TA-4 will go back to Canada in May. This is most likely linked to the new contract with the RCAF, for which Skyhawks will be used.

[Stratofreighter]

...regarding a possible Spotters Day for the Westland Sea Kings in August 2024, maybe ,

and the "insiders-only"
Westland Sea King Farewell Flight event
at Nordholz on Saturday 31 August 2024 :

see the separate topic at
https://scramble.nl/community/messageboard/18/174928 .

[Herby]

Today the on February 7th announced new special painted Sea King Mk.41 89+58 was officially unveiled.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5TOq9Vs ... h0azRncTMw

[Herby]

Although the weather forecast is not too good MFG 5 is planing a farewell tour on 11.04. with 89+58 and 89+63 and some low overflyings:

The formation will start at 12.15h local at Heligoland, will cross the former air base at Husum-Schwesing, then Marineschule (Navy School) Flensburg, Eckernförde Süstrand (WTD), Laboe Kahlenberg at Kiel and will arrive around 14.15h local at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport.

[BlindEagle]

Sadly today MFG 5 announced that they have to postpone the formation flying due to bad weather.
A new Date will be announced shortly

[patrick dirksen]

Seems a bit early for a farewell tour when the farewell event is only at the end of August.

[Herby]

The formation should be one of some farewell formation tours with both special coloured Sea Kings together.

As weather, heli serviceability, too few available Sea King crews and the future vacation plans etc. have to be taken into account they cannot start early enough!

[Krazy]

The Top Aces TA-4 has left Nordholz. It flew to Prestwick today together with a Top Aces Lj35.

[Stratofreighter]

Although the weather forecast is not too good MFG 5 is planing a farewell tour on 11.04. with 89+58 and 89+63 and some low overflyings:

... I understand another flight with the two "special colours" Sea Kings
is now planned for next Tuesday 23 April 2024