This may well be the last post for this base for this year as this field is now under water and the "experts" state it is likely to be 2012 before the field is fit for flying operations again.
At least 2 C-130H were not able to be flown out prior to flooding and one of these is L8-9/35 60109.The A319-115CJ L16-1/47 60221 is also trapped here.
This base is currently closed due to flooding and will not re-open before February 2012,so those thinking of visiting the Children's day here for 2012(on 14th January),don't bother.
It is just possible there may be helicopter moves prior to the full re-opening.
By 14th December the flood water had receded and limited helicopter operations had resumed.
The 2 RTSD Bell 412,codes 93306 and 93307 had returned from U-Tapao and were firse seen here the previous day,as were an unidentified RTAF,201 Sqn Bell 412 and a RTAF,203 Sqn UH-1H.
At least one active RTPA Bell 412 is here,serial 2605.
Other police helicopters seen were,
2211 Bell 212
2212 Bell 212
2216 Bell 212
2601 Bell 412
Other airplanes here which were stranded during the floods here were as follows,
0169 Beech 1900C-1 RTA,VIP Sqn not flown since January,2011 and washed after the floods
41060 Jetstream 41 RTA,VIP Sqn not flown for some time,but also washed since the floods
All other airplanes from this unit were not present there on this date.
2 601 Sqn C-130H were on the flight line,60101 and 60109,plus the A319 and the 2 HS-748 listed above.
2 904 Sqn F-5E codes noted in the 904 Sqn hangar were 90404 and 90409.All the other F-5s with this unit were absent from here.
Limited VFR day fixed-wing operations may resume soon,but it will be some months before full 24/7 IFR unlimited operations can resume here.
This field has re-opened to (so far) limited operations.
By the 13th December,there was a limited helicopter presence when the 2 RTSD Bell 412 were first noted back from their temporary home of U-Tapao.The RTAF detachments from 201 and 203 Sqns had also been re-established and the RTPA had some Bell 412s flying from here.By the 26th December the first fixed-wing residents returned.
Noted here so far,
RTSD Beech 200
PhT5-1/36 93303 arr 26th Dec from U-Tapao
PhT5-3/36 93305 arr 26th Dec from U-Tapao
RTSD Bell 412
HPhT3-1/54 93306 First noted at Don Muang 13th Dec,last noted at U-Tapao 03rd Dec
HPhT3-2/54 93307 First noted at Don Muang 13th Dec,last noted at U-Tapao 03rd Dec
RTPA Bell 412
2605 Noted 14th December
RTAF C-130H
L8-8/33 60108 arr as Lucky 401 on 23rd Dec
RTAF C-130H-30
L8-4/26 60104 Arr as Lucky 06 on 23rd Dec from VTBS
L8-11/35 60111 Arr 25th Dec
On this day 604 Sqn arrived,with at least 4 T-41D and 4 CT/4A arriving from U-Tapao.
The CT/4As were,
F16-07/17 60436 and F16-13/17 60438 as Suny Black
F16-15/17 60439 and F16-20/18 60442 as Suny Blue
3 other CT/4A or T-41D also arrived from U-Tapao.The DA42s were flying from (it is thought) Kanpaen Saen.2 of these were crew ferries to U-Tapao for the flights above,these were,
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