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Three so far unidentified Merlins arrived 12.10 hrs
Two Hawk T.1 from disbanded 100 Sqn arrived 10.00 hrs:
XX221/CO spec tail and XX191/CC. The latter departed 11.15.
Identities of the Merlins, anybody, please!?

Richard de Florennes wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 28, 2022 12:11 pm

Three so far unidentified Merlins arrived 12.10 hrs
Two Hawk T.1 from disbanded 100 Sqn arrived 10.00 hrs:
XX221/CO spec tail and XX191/CC. The latter departed 11.15.
Identities of the Merlins, anybody, please!?

ZJ 137 W
ZJ 992 AB
ZJ 998 AE
Steve Cheeseman VAS

G-SKNG has also paid a visit into Valley after a brief visit to Caernarfon (Hovered on R07 for about a minute before departing).

When at Valley it was under XZ597:M, last picture I have of it is in 2010 under that serial.

Thank a lot, mates! The Sea King looked like fully operational and still had its code M applied.

I visited Valley today and when around 10 miles from the base I noticed roadrunner on a low loader lorry heading east on the A55 around 1130. I couldn't see any serial or code but it looked like an EC45 Jupiter. Any offers on this?
G-SKNG actually landed and was parked on a ramp behind the Airbus helicopter hangar. It was carrying serial XZ597 and code M.

Others noted straight from the log book:
Texan ZM324,342,328,343,330,341,326,332,340,323 & 325 in the hangar.
EC45. ZM497, ZM498. ZM499 in the hangar and ZM501 in the hangar
Hawk. ZK010/FN, ZK029/FE, ZK015/F, ZK031/FG, ZK028/FD, ZK021/L, ZK016/G, ZK027/FC

Also saw the Jupiter with its serial & code masked out. By deduction it’s either ZM496 ZM500 or ZM502

Thanks for your update. Luckily, I got my last EC45 Jupiter yesterday being ZM498.
For info ZM500 was flying at Shawbury yesterday so either ZM496 or ZM502. I've been informed that ZM496 is most likely but would be good to obtain confirmation.

Finally found the time for compiling my full log of the day (I always note aircraft observed in action only)

VALLEY MONDAY 28.03.2022 RW14/RW32
Weather: blue sky, clear air, sunny, becoming increasingly cloudy
and hazy in the distance by afternoon but still fine at Valley, warm

Texan T.1 72 Sqn ZM323/323 no badge T08:55 L10:07*d
Texan T.1 72 Sqn ZM326/326 no badge T08:55 L10:07*d
Texan T.1 72 Sqn ZM330/330 no badge T09:00 L11:10a0

Hawk T.2 4 Sqn ZK015/F T09:37 L11:10*da2
Hawk T.2 25 Sqn ZK026/FD T09:37 L11:11*da2
Hawk T.2 4 Sqn ZK021/L T09:47 L10:50 a1
Hawk T.2 25 Sqn ZK027/FC T09:47 L10:48 a0
Hawk T.2 25 Sqn ZK029/FE T09:49 L11:05 a1
Hawk T.2 4 Sqn ZK016/G T10:08 L11:08*a0
Hawk T.2 25 Sqn ZK010/FN T10:08 L11:08*a0
Hawk T.2 25 Sqn ZK031/FG T10:15 L11:13 a1

Jupiter HT.1 202 Sqn ZM498/98 no badge T08:57 L12:35 a2
Jupiter HT.1 202 Sqn ZM497/97 no badge T11:01 L12:17 a0

Hawk T.1 100 Sqn XX221/CO spec tail L09:57
Hawk T.1 100 Sqn XX191/CC L09:57*
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Texan T.1 72 Sqn ZM340/340 no badge T11:25 L12:15
Texan T.1 72 Sqn ZM332/332 no badge T11:25 L12:14
Texan T.1 72 Sqn ZM326/326 no badge T11:35 L12:34 a1
Texan T.1 72 Sqn ZM323/323 no badge T11:38 L12:51 a2
Texan T.1 72 Sqn ZM324/324 no badge T11:55 L12:56
Texan T.1 72 Sqn ZM343/343 no badge T11:55 L12:56

Merlin HC.4 846 NAS ZJ992/AB L12:10
Merlin HC.4 846 NAS ZJ137/W L12:10
Merlin HC.4 846 NAS ZJ998/AE L12:10
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Texan T.1 72 Sqn ZM326/326 no badge T13:58 L15:05d
Texan T.1 72 Sqn ZM332/332 no badge T13:58 L15:05d
Texan T.1 72 Sqn ZM340/340 no badge T14:03 L15:03 a1
Texan T.1 72 Sqn ZM323/323 no badge T14:45 L15:12 a5

Sea King HAR.3 Private XZ597/M L14:15

Hawk T.2 25 Sqn ZK029/FE T14:18 L15:18 a4
Hawk T.2 4 Sqn ZK015/F T14:25 L15:35 a3
Hawk T.2 25 Sqn ZK027/FC T14:27 L15:37 a5
Hawk T.2 25 Sqn ZK010/FN T14:30 L15:09 a0
Hawk T.2 25 Sqn ZK031/FG T14:43 L15:52*
Hawk T.2 25 Sqn ZK026/FD T14:43 L15:51*
Hawk T.2 4 Sqn ZK021/L T14:44 L15:39*
Hawk T.2 4 Sqn ZK016/G T14:44 L15:40*

Merlin HC.4 846 NAS ZJ992/AB T15:17 L17:12
Merlin HC.4 846 NAS ZJ137/W T15:17 L17:12

Great log! Thanks for posting,Richard!