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Re: RIAT 2013 July 20/21 RAF Fairford

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Additions to the RIAT checklist for Saturday:

LF363/YB-W Hurricane IIC BBMF
TE331/4D-V Spitfire XVI BBMF
ZD951 Tristar K.1 216Sqn flyby
10x A-Jet PdF arriving around 18.00 UK time, and, as mentioned by Mike:
1x C-160 arriving around 18.30 UK time

..and from a civil point of view:
parked on the north apron were a Cessna, two PA28's and a Chipmunk. The Chipmunk and the Pipers left after the end of the show. Anyone for their i/d?

Rotary arrivals on saturday:
G-GGNE Robinson R44
YU-HHS SA341G Gazelle (c/n WA/1067, ex G-BAGL)
G-XXEB Sikorsky S.76B Queens' Flight (arrived around mid-day and departed after the show)

Out of curiosity: did anyone see where Hawk T.2 ZK020/K was parked? I missed that one...
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frank kramer wrote:Additions to the RIAT checklist for Saturday:

..and from a civil point of view:
parked on the north apron were a Cessna, two PA28's and a Chipmunk. The Chipmunk and the Pipers left after the end of the show. Anyone for their i/d?
Pa 28 are G-FRGN and G-BNOP, Cesna G-ANGK.
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Thanks for G-BNOP/G-ANGK :!: The other PA28 however cannot be G-FRGN, as that was the orange one parked in the static area southside. The third PA28 was in the same scheme as G-BNOP and was parked between the Cessna and G-BNOP.
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Re: RIAT 2013 July 20/21 RAF Fairford

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Some more additions:
apart from the cockpit section of Hunter GA.11 WV381/732 mentioned in the RIAT checklist, four other cockpit-sections were seen next to this one:
XF113 Swift F.7
XE597 Hunter FGA.9 (1Sqn mks)
XV784 Harrier GR.3
VP293/X Shackleton T.4
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frank kramer wrote:Out of curiosity: did anyone see where Hawk T.2 ZK020/K was parked? I missed that one...
It was parked near the tower, more or less opposite the PC-21, and had a shade providing structure overhead. It was facing the taxiway that was off-limits for the general public.
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Ahh... the BAe Systems enclosure... should have known that...

Further civil addition: a Piper Seneca in a burgundy/white c/s was parked over on the north side.
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Re: RIAT 2013 July 20/21 RAF Fairford

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anyone for the extra Patrouille de France Alpha jet which came in the afternoon... I was just getting some drinks so missed the serial..
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Re: RIAT 2013 July 20/21 RAF Fairford

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Hi

the extra PdF Alpha Jet Sunday afternoon was F-UHRT (E152), no team code. Was bringing whatever spares the one with a sick engine needed.

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Actually spare parts arrived yesterday by transall R213

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Re: RIAT 2013 July 20/21 RAF Fairford

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Hi all - some corrections/additions/remarks/queries - they apply for SATURDAY 20JUL only.

Inflated balloons in the morning:
G-RCOH 'Ricoh'
G-SERV 'Servo'

South Side:
XX245 Hawk Red Arrows - this looked like 'XX243'! I looked at it with my binocs several times as I did not want to believe it - XX243 crashed in the eighties!
XF113 Swift (nose section only) - I didn't see this one in the morning, was it put on display later in the day?
G-PLSR P&M Aviation PulsR 912S (no reg carried) http://www.fly2pole.com
"IR808" Chinook mock-up
G-BXPL PA28 (no reg carried) Ernesford Grange Community School - cockpit & cabin used as sim - inside tent

North Side/Flying:
G-TATS Ecureil
YU-HHS Gazelle
G-???? PA23 Marshall of Cambridge - any ideas?
G-CGNE R44 (not -GGNE)
G-BNOP PA28
G-BNOJ PA28
G-???? Chipmunk RAF silver grey col. with yellow fuselage band - any ideas?
ZJ257 Ecureil DHFS
ZJ262 Ecureil DHFS
ZJ267 Ecureil DHFS - all three Squirrels were noted late afternoon, more or less after the show
G-ANGK Cessna 140
R89/61-ZG C160 French AF - late afternoon
TE311/4D-V Spitfire BBMF (not TE331)
XZ179/W Lynx AAC
ZJ185 Apache AAC (not ZJ135)

Regards from Stuttgart, Germany
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Re: RIAT 2013 July 20/21 RAF Fairford

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Hi Herman, thanks for the updates. Some more info:

Aztec was G-BBIF;
XF113 was present early in the morning in between the Royal Navy Hunter cockpit and the Harrier GR.3 cockpit; my camera tells me I photographed it at 08:08 UK time...
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Thanks, Frank!
This leaves just the Chippie as unidentified - at least for me...

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Re: RIAT 2013 July 20/21 RAF Fairford

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Chippie was WD286/(G-BBND), from/to Old Warden.
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