Boscombe Down 6th March 17

[dicanio]

Noted during a steady day last Monday, the 6th, 1130 - 1530:

QQ100 A109 flying
QQ101 RJ-100 flying
QQ103 DA-42 flying

XX449 Gazelle flying
XZ731 "311" Lynx HMA.8SRU towed from southside hangar, then returned
ZB625 Gazelle flying
ZE416 A109 flying
ZF558 "336" Lynx HMA.8SRU towed from southside hangar, then returned
ZH829 "NL" Merlin, towed from southside hangar, then returned
ZH858 Merlin, towed from southside hangar
ZJ647 Alpha Jet, main ramp
ZJ651 Alpha Jet, flying
ZZ526 Wildcat, missed approach 1510 "Recon 21" on SBS

N304VS Learjet 25G flying

Also in the southside rotary hangar:

Chinook, maybe a HC6A conversion, pulled out 1400, then returned.
Amongst the other Merlins in the Hangar, there was one with "HMS (long name)" on the nose cone, possibly HMS Northumberland? Any ideas?!

Also seen to the West, in the distance, operating low level over the Plain, was Hercules ZH874 "RRR212" (from SBS).

Cheers
DC

[graham]

Thanks for the log DC and good to hear from you.

[rh226]

Hi DC,

Your Merlin with the long ship's name was probably ZH852 - which had been coded "NL-505".

Cheers,

Bob

[dicanio]

Thanks Bob, I'm looking into that now. Always nice to get a pointer!