Marseille-Provence (LFML/MRS) - 2010 MIL

[r.e.hendriks]

Hi all,

Today (17/6) I departed from Marseille at 10.20lt.
During departure I noted several helicopters parked at the Eurocopter Factory.

1x EC.725 Caracal (grey c/s)
1x Dauphin/Panther (grey c/s
1x Dauphin/Panther (near the one with the grey c/s, looks like with topside)
1x Dauphin/Panther (RSAF c/s)

Anyone any idea for the registrations of these helicopters??

Any help would be more than welcome.

Best regards, Rob.

[Trout89]

To make it more confusing, I logged the Spanish Cougars as HU.27-02/ET-669 and HU.27-04/ET-671 today.

Also noted were
F-ZWBN/AMHP-154 AS-565MB Mexican Navy
F-ZKCI /728 AS-332 Saudi Navy
F-ZWBO/3 NH-90 Aeronavale

and a very colourful yet unmarked (civil) EC-155B1 of Vietnamese NSFC (Northern Service Flight Company).

[r.e.hendriks]

To make it more confusing, I logged the Spanish Cougars as HU.27-02/ET-669 and HU.27-04/ET-671 today.

Also noted were
F-ZWBN/AMHP-154 AS-565MB Mexican Navy
F-ZKCI /728 AS-332 Saudi Navy
F-ZWBO/3 NH-90 Aeronavale

and a very colourful yet unmarked (civil) EC-155B1 of Vietnamese NSFC (Northern Service Flight Company).

Can you tell me at what time you logged the above helicopters??

See question above.....

Best regards, Rob.

[F17_114PM]

To contribute to the confusion, here is my log from Monday (14.06) between 9-11. All serials taken from my pictures.

F-WMXZ AS.355 tb LN-OWC
F-ZWBL AS.532 Prime c/s
??? B727
F-WWFC EC.725 Prime c/s
no reg. EC130 Prime c/s
no reg. EC130 Prime c/s
??? EC155 white/civil
??? EC225 no markings
F-ZKCO AS.355 French Air Force VR
??? C-160 French Air Force (Overfly)
??? C-160 French Air Force (Overfly)
Unmarked SA.330 French Army
??? AS.565 Mexican Navy tb AMHP-154
F-ZWBW (or F-ZWBM???) AS.532 Prime c/s
F-ZKBC??? AS.532 Spanish Army ET-668 or ET-669???
F-ZKBE AS.532 Spanish Army ET-671

[mailman]

From the industrial estate ("La Poste" terrain) we read Tigres 2016/F-ZWRN and HA.28-03/ET-703/F-ZKBB, but there was also a third one, probably AdT. Can anyone help us with that one?

Mtia,

Arjan

[Sleegertje]

Hello F17_114PM
EC-145 F-ZBPQ 9031
Tucano 487 312-UF
Regards, Rene Sleegers

[F17_114PM]

Thank you very much!

Hello F17_114PM
EC-145 F-ZBPQ 9031
Tucano 487 312-UF
Regards, Rene Sleegers

[patrick dirksen]

Hi, Thank you for the additions.
I am not sure for the ET-669, because of the long distance and diffecult angle.
HL.27-02 instead of HL.27-62 is of course possible !!!!

I can confirm HL.27-02/ET-669 with test registration F-ZBKC. Read off from less than 10 feet, when it was towed along the fence when we were reading off the CL.415's and S-2's on Friday the 4th of June.

Also seen at Eurocopter that day were:
HA.28-03 EC.665
623 NH.90 Oman
H287 Cougar Chili (test regi F-ZKBN)
F-WWOT Cougar Moroccan Gendarmerie
F-ZWTG NH.90 Sweden (all black with full colour roundel)
F-WWQG Cougar (primer)

Outside were two more Cougars in primer, and inside (left hangar) were another two of which one was in primer and one in grey. Any help with those would be highly appreciated!

And furthermore the following operational Sec Civ:
DHC-8's 73 and 74
EC.145 F-ZBPQ
CL.415's 32, 34, 35, 38, 39, 42, 44, 45, 48
S-2's 11, 12
AS.350 F-ZBFD

[EvD]

Extra - 14th:
AS532 F-WJXJ gy c/s, parked on the ramp most of the day
AS532 ET-668 was it here also? (morning only)
AS332 F-WHFC/CUO001 primer/white c/s, t/f (CUO001 is customer code, stickered high on fuselage next to last cockpit window)
AS332 (F-WHFO) hangar, not read by me, same primer/white as above
AS532 ..../CGX AdT, on ramp most of the day
AS532 .... primer, UAE on sign, in hangar, from parking lot
EC225LP 2742/CN-BZG/F-WWOT fcs, towed (or DZG? which I had originally)
AS332 HL0617 blue/wh c/s, reg on paper, Korean text, towed
EC665 F-ZKBM AdT c/s, towed (reportedly 2036)
EC665 .... primer, panels missing, towed
Plus 6 EC120B from Ala 78, arr 14th, dep 15th (en route to Gilze)

Additions/corrections - 14th:
AS555 5382/UV/F-ZKBS not ZKBC (typo)
AS555 ..../VR/F-ZKCQ not ZKCO
EC665 RSNF5001/F-ZWBG civ reg add
EC155 F-WWOE was the r/wh/bl Vietnam aircraft towed

Extra - 15th:
Ce310 F-ZJCS Gendarmerie, visit EDIT = 569 from CEV !
AS332 F-WWOH primer
AS332 F-WHFB wh/bl c/s, Korean text

Additions/corrections - 15th:
AS555 5390/UZ/F-ZKCR c/n read

I did not check every Super Puma-family helicopter on its proper designation yet. The Super Cougars (EC225LP civ, EC725 mil) are long and have 5-bladed rotorheads.
The Super Pumas / Cougars have 4-bladed props (AS332B civ short, AS332L2 civ long, AS532 mil short and AS532UL for the long ones, also AC/AL/SC configs).

So everybody check those pics !!

Erwin

Noted the last couple of days at Eurocopter 13/14/15 June. Direct from logbook, so all serial (and c/n) info read by ourself.
Additions / corrections are welcome

NH90 F-ZWTT "TGR05" Greece
NH90 F-ZWTJ 623 Oman

AS.332B UAE 126 United Emeriates c/n 2052
AS.532 F-ZWBL primer
AS.532 F-ZWBM primer
EC.725 F-ZWBC primer
AS.532 F-ZKBE ET-671 Spain
AS.532 F-ZKBC HT.27-62 / ET-669 Spain
AS.565 RSNF 5001 Saudi c/n 6882
AS.565 F-ZKCL RSNF 5002 Saudi c/n 6901
AS.565 F-ZKCM RSNF 5003 Saudi c/n 6905
AS.565 AMHP-154 Mexico
AS.565 "H20" Bulgaria
EC.725 F-ZKBG "BRA002" Brasil
EC.665 F-ZKCB 2037 France
EC.665 F-ZKBA .... France
EC.665 F-ZWRN 2016 France
EC.665 F-ZKBB HA.28-03 /ET-703 Spain
AS.355 F-ZKBC UV France
AS.355 F-ZKCR UZ France
AS.355 F-ZKCO VR France
AS.350 PN-120 reported as Angola Police

Hans

[Michiel]

My log of 13, 14, 15 and 16th of June

June 13
EC-145 F-ZBPQ Sec. Civ
AS-350 F-ZBFD Sec. Civ

June 14
AS.532 F-ZKBE / ET-671 Spain
AS.532 ET-668 Spain
AS.532 F-ZWBK / CGX ALAT
EC-725? F-ZWBL Primer
AS.532 F-ZWBM Primer (4-blades photoproof)
AS.532 F-WHFC (CUO001) (4-blades photoproof)
EC.225 F-WJXJ (French Navy badge on left side of fuselage)
EC.225LP F-WWOT / CN-BZG c/n 2742 (read als DZG)
EC.225 F-WHFO
EC-225 HL0617 primer c/s
AS.332 F-ZKCG / UAE 126 c/n 2052

EC-665 F-ZKBA
EC-665 F-ZKBB / ET-703 / Spain
EC-665 F-ZKBM / c/n 2036
EC-665 F-ZKCB / c/n 2037
EC-665 F-ZWRN / c/n 2016

AS.565 AMHP-154 Mexico
AS.565 F-ZWBG / RSNF 5001 / c/n 6882 Saudi Navy
AS.565 H20/H2 Paris Showcodes Bulgaria
EC-155 F-WWOE T.C. Bay Dich Vu Viet Nam

AS.555 F-ZKCQ / VR FAF
AS.555 F-ZKBS / UV c/n 5382 FAF

AS.350 F-WWXA
AS.350 F-WWXK (c/n 7023)
AS.350 LN-OWC / F-WWXZ orange c/s
AS.355 CS-HHQ
AS.350 EC-FOH
AS.350 F-WWXI / PN-120

EC-145 F-WMXF German flag on tail

EC-130 F-WWXE

EC-120 F-WWPV primer c/s
EC.120 HE.25-1/78-20
EC.120 HE.25-2/78-21 c/n 1140
EC-120 HE.25-5/78-24
EC.120 HE.25-8/78-27
EC.120 HE.25-9/78-28
EC.120 HE.25-12/78-31


June 15
AS.532 F-ZKBC / ET-669 Spain
AS.532 F-ZKBE / ET-671 Spain
AS.532 F-ZWBM Primer (4-blades photoproof)
EC.725 F-ZKBC / SB FAF (should be c/n 2549)
EC.225 F-WWOH primer c/s (5 rotoblades and Floaters same as FAF EC-725's)
EC.225 F-WHFB white c/s Korean Markings
EC.225 F-WJXJ (French Navy badge on left side of fuselage)
EC.225 No markings primer c/s. Fuselage only
EC.725 F-ZKBG / BRA002 Brazil

EC-665 F-ZKBA
EC-665 F-ZKCB / c/n 2037
EC-665 F-ZWRN / c/n 2016

AS.565 AMHP-154 Mexico
AS.565 F-ZKCL / RSNF 5002 / c/n 6901 Saudi Navy
AS.565 F-ZKCM / RSNF 5003 / c/n 6905 Saudi Navy
EC-155 F-WWOA

AS.555 F-ZKCR / UZ FAF

AS.350 F-WWXK
AS.350 F-WMXB
AS.350 LN-OWC / F-WWXZ orange c/s

EC-120 F-WWXJ
EC-120 F-WWPV

EMB-312 487/312-UF (special tail)
EMB-312 488/312-UG
EMB-312 499/5T-MAT Mauritania
EMB-312 Mauritania c/s no markings
In same hangar was also a EAALAT Gazelle visible
Outside here were 4 Sec. Civ. Al-3's and 4 FAF/ALAT Al-3's.

June 16
EC.725 F-ZKBC / SB FAF (should be c/n 2549)
AS.532 F-ZKBE / ET-671 Spain
AS.532 F-ZWBK / CGX ALAT

NH.90 TGRA0013 (towed from storage hangar on otherside)

AS.565 AMHP-154 Mexico
AS.565 F-ZWBG / RSNF 5001 / c/n 6882 Saudi Navy
AS.565 505 FN (read by somebody else)
EC-155 F-WWOZ primer c/s (plus 1)

EC-665 F-ZKBL
EC-665 F-ZWRN / c/n 2016

EC-175 F-WWPB

AS.350 F-WGYI white c/s
AS.350 F-WWPR
AS.350 F-WWXB
AS.350 F-WWXI / PN-120
AS.350 F-WWXK
AS.350 LN-OWC / F-WWXZ orange c/s

EC-120 F-WWPP
EC-120 F-HBVI HeliDax c/s fresh from paintshop

G.450 AMT-205 Mexican Navy Gulfstream on visit

Regards,

Michiel

[AndyMarden]

Some extra bits from me, all personally read:

624/F-ZWTW Omani NH90 flew on Friday 11th (623 also flew at around the same time)
AS.350B3 PN-120 was c/n 7025
Maroc Gendarmerie EC.225 was CN-BZG.
French Navy AS.565SA 505 test flew as F-ZKCK on Friday 11th
An unidentified Tiger F-ZKBL was towed on Friday 11th
EC225 F-WWOH had customer code NRK002
F-WWOA was an AS.365N3 in the orange/white colours of Pawan Hans.

Andy Marden

[michel N]

Does anyone know for sure for which country the PN-120 is destined? I heard Argentina, but also Angola is mentioned?

regards,

Michel

[Trueno]

Does anyone know for sure for which country the PN-120 is destined? I heard Argentina, but also Angola is mentioned?

regards,

Michel

For sure Angola, Policia Nacional.

Salu2

Trueno

[EvD]

I am currently looking at a pic of F-WHFC with 5 blades

The Eurocopter lingo still escapes me.
BRA002 is easy, but CUO001 and NRK002... any offers?

Erwin

My log of 13, 14, 15 and 16th of June

June 13
EC-145 F-ZBPQ Sec. Civ
AS-350 F-ZBFD Sec. Civ

June 14
AS.532 F-ZKBE / ET-671 Spain
AS.532 ET-668 Spain
AS.532 F-ZWBK / CGX ALAT
EC-725? F-ZWBL Primer
AS.532 F-ZWBM Primer (4-blades photoproof)
AS.532 F-WHFC (CUO001) (4-blades photoproof)
EC.225 F-WJXJ (French Navy badge on left side of fuselage)
EC.225LP F-WWOT / CN-BZG c/n 2742 (read als DZG)
EC.225 F-WHFO
EC-225 HL0617 primer c/s
AS.332 F-ZKCG / UAE 126 c/n 2052

EC-665 F-ZKBA
EC-665 F-ZKBB / ET-703 / Spain
EC-665 F-ZKBM / c/n 2036
EC-665 F-ZKCB / c/n 2037
EC-665 F-ZWRN / c/n 2016

AS.565 AMHP-154 Mexico
AS.565 F-ZWBG / RSNF 5001 / c/n 6882 Saudi Navy
AS.565 H20/H2 Paris Showcodes Bulgaria
EC-155 F-WWOE T.C. Bay Dich Vu Viet Nam

AS.555 F-ZKCQ / VR FAF
AS.555 F-ZKBS / UV c/n 5382 FAF

AS.350 F-WWXA
AS.350 F-WWXK (c/n 7023)
AS.350 LN-OWC / F-WWXZ orange c/s
AS.355 CS-HHQ
AS.350 EC-FOH
AS.350 F-WWXI / PN-120

EC-145 F-WMXF German flag on tail

EC-130 F-WWXE

EC-120 F-WWPV primer c/s
EC.120 HE.25-1/78-20
EC.120 HE.25-2/78-21 c/n 1140
EC-120 HE.25-5/78-24
EC.120 HE.25-8/78-27
EC.120 HE.25-9/78-28
EC.120 HE.25-12/78-31


June 15
AS.532 F-ZKBC / ET-669 Spain
AS.532 F-ZKBE / ET-671 Spain
AS.532 F-ZWBM Primer (4-blades photoproof)
EC.725 F-ZKBC / SB FAF (should be c/n 2549)
EC.225 F-WWOH primer c/s (5 rotoblades and Floaters same as FAF EC-725's)
EC.225 F-WHFB white c/s Korean Markings
EC.225 F-WJXJ (French Navy badge on left side of fuselage)
EC.225 No markings primer c/s. Fuselage only
EC.725 F-ZKBG / BRA002 Brazil

EC-665 F-ZKBA
EC-665 F-ZKCB / c/n 2037
EC-665 F-ZWRN / c/n 2016

AS.565 AMHP-154 Mexico
AS.565 F-ZKCL / RSNF 5002 / c/n 6901 Saudi Navy
AS.565 F-ZKCM / RSNF 5003 / c/n 6905 Saudi Navy
EC-155 F-WWOA

AS.555 F-ZKCR / UZ FAF

AS.350 F-WWXK
AS.350 F-WMXB
AS.350 LN-OWC / F-WWXZ orange c/s

EC-120 F-WWXJ
EC-120 F-WWPV

EMB-312 487/312-UF (special tail)
EMB-312 488/312-UG
EMB-312 499/5T-MAT Mauritania
EMB-312 Mauritania c/s no markings
In same hangar was also a EAALAT Gazelle visible
Outside here were 4 Sec. Civ. Al-3's and 4 FAF/ALAT Al-3's.

June 16
EC.725 F-ZKBC / SB FAF (should be c/n 2549)
AS.532 F-ZKBE / ET-671 Spain
AS.532 F-ZWBK / CGX ALAT

NH.90 TGRA0013 (towed from storage hangar on otherside)

AS.565 AMHP-154 Mexico
AS.565 F-ZWBG / RSNF 5001 / c/n 6882 Saudi Navy
AS.565 505 FN (read by somebody else)
EC-155 F-WWOZ primer c/s (plus 1)

EC-665 F-ZKBL
EC-665 F-ZWRN / c/n 2016

EC-175 F-WWPB

AS.350 F-WGYI white c/s
AS.350 F-WWPR
AS.350 F-WWXB
AS.350 F-WWXI / PN-120
AS.350 F-WWXK
AS.350 LN-OWC / F-WWXZ orange c/s

EC-120 F-WWPP
EC-120 F-HBVI HeliDax c/s fresh from paintshop

G.450 AMT-205 Mexican Navy Gulfstream on visit

Regards,

Michiel

[Michiel]

Oke will check my photo's again.

Another typo was the exact type of the F-WMXF with the German flag on tail, this was a EC-135 instead of a EC-145

Michiel