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Hi Coati

Many thanks for your two notes and input - much appreciated.

Kind regards, Chris

Hi Erwin Thanks for your reply. Yep, I'm interested in trying to sort things out too. However, with little prospect of taking it any further, I'm not sure what can be gained from speculative guess work. If anyone can add anything to confirm the missing data, I'd be delighted to have another look at ...

Hi Erwin Thanks for your note. Unfortunately, we're getting into the realms of guess work. Your theory could well be very plausible, however, we just don't know and perhaps we never will. Apart from 01-908, it looks like, at best guess, the remaining codes/serial tie-ups are correct. 01-908 is an an...

Hi Erwin I don't disagree with you. However, I believe the AV-8As were as follows: - VA.1-1 (ex Bu.159557) - w/o 28/05/80 VA.1-2 (1) (ex Bu.159558) - w/o 11/06/76 (before delivery) VA.1-2 (2) (ex Bu.159559) - to Thailand as 3103 VA.1-3 (ex Bu.159560) - to Thailand as 3104 VA.1-4 (ex Bu.159561) - to ...

Hi Erwin Thanks for your message. VA.1-11 and 12 have been know about for years and published in many books/databases. '11' was w/o 30/06/86 and as mentioned previously, '12' was sold to Thailand (and thus serialled 3109). If you want to have a look, log on to the Scramble military 'online' database...

Hi Erwin Thanks for your new input - much appreciated. Going back to your message last night, the AV-8s finished at VA.1-12 (which was sold to Thailand and serialled 3109) - consequently, I'd be very surprised if the 'B' variants didn't start at VA.1A-13. What doesn't help is that 01-901 and 01-902 ...

Hi Erwin Many thanks for your note - I said there was a possibility that I may be wrong. Your theory is quite plausible, however, I've just got a couple of questions. 1/ you suggest 01-901 is VA.1A-11. I thought the AV-8B serials followed on from the AV-8A serials? As the last AV-8A is VA.1-12, the ...

Hi Arjan Thanks for your reply - much appreciated. I've done some research over the past couple of days and **if** the information available is correct (and who knows, it may not and I stand to be corrected), I think the situation is as follows: - 01-909 - is VA.1A-20 and 01-914 - is VA.1B-24 I thin...

Hi all Two Spanish Navy AV-8Bs were present at the 2001 Waddington Air Show. The two codes were 01-909 and 01-914. Actual serials were not carried on these machines until a little later. However, can anyone confirm what (serials) they were allocated at this time? Any help would be really appreciated...

Hi all

The above was in/out of Manchester a little earlier.

Arriving shortly after (LT) 17:30 - departing at 19:41.

Kind regards, Chris

Hi all Is there anyone able to provide a log for the above dates at Chateaudun (Paris Air Show weekend)?? I logged the following, but was 'chased away', on several occasions, before anything else (and there was plenty to see) was positively identified: 304, 313, 433 - Mirage 3s 197, 209, 231, 315, 3...