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RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

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Malfatron Malkovic

RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

Post by Malfatron Malkovic » Sat Jan 04, 2014 6:00 pm

I am struggling to keep up to date with our local cabs. As of January 2014,this is the situation, as i understand it, but i could be well off the mark; Any additional information most gratefully appreciated, as the situation changes monthly.

SEA KING ASaC.7
XV649/180 Current
XV697/181 Current
ZD636/182 wfu Fleetlands
XV671/183 Current
XV707/184 Current
XV656/185 Current
ZE418/186 wfu Fleetlands
XV672/187 Current
XV714/188 Current
ZE420/189 Current
XV664/190 Current
ZA126/191 Current
ZE422/192 Fleetlands


SEA KING HU.5(SAR)
ZA166/16 Current
XV670/17 Current
XV648/18 Current
ZA130/19 Prestwick
ZA137/20 Current
XV666/21 Current
ZA167/22 wfu Gosport
XV699/23 wfu Gosport
XZ920/24 Current
ZA134/25 Fuselage noted at CU 17/12/13
XV661/26 Current
XV673/27 Fleetlands
XV647/28 Current
XV705/29 Current
XZ578/30 Prestwick

AVENGER T.1
ZZ500 750NAS
ZZ501 750NAS
ZZ502 750NAS
ZZ503 750NAS

HAWK T.1
XX157 736NAS (Fly Navy)
XX159 VAHS (Fly Navy)
XX170 736NAS
XX187 736NAS
XX205/CU-846 736NAS
XX217 736NAS
XX221 736NAS (Fly Navy)
XX236 736NAS (208sqn markings)
XX240/CU-840 736NAS (736 NAS markings)
XX261 736NAS (Fly Navy)
XX281 736NAS (Fly Navy)
XX301 736NAS (Fly Navy)
XX316/CU-849 736NAS
XX330 736NAS
XX337 736NAS (Fly Navy)

NON-FLYERS

Sea Hawk F.1 WF225 (Gate Guard)
Sea King HAS.1 XV371/DD-61 (Dummy Deck)
Sea King HAS.6 XV654/DD-705 (Dummy Deck [Stored])
Sea King HAS.5 XV657/DD-132 (Dummy Deck)
Sea KIng HAS.6 XV706 (ETS)
P-1127 XV280 (nose)
Harrier GR.3 XV786/123 (Nose)
Lynx HAS.2 XX510/DD-69
Lynx HAS-3 XZ228/313
Lynx HAS.3 XZ233/633
Lynx HAS.3 XZ248/DD-02
Jetstream T.2 ZA111/CU-565 (preserved)
Harrier T.8 ZB603/T-03 (Dummy Deck)
Harrier T.8 ZD990/T-90 (Dummy Deck)
Sea Harrier FA.2 ZD579/DD-79 (Dummy Deck)
" " ZD611 (Dummy Deck [on display])
" " ZE690/DD-90 (Dummy Deck)
" " ZE692/DD-92 ( " " )
" " ZH797/DD-97 ( " " )
" " ZH798/DD-98 ( " " ) [Blue Tail]
" " ZH802/DD-02 ( " " )
" " ZH803/DD-03 ( " " )
" " ZH804/003 (Dummy Deck {Bagged})
" " ZH811/002 (Dummy Deck [Bagged])
" " ZH813/DD-13 (Dummy Deck)
EH-101 ZF641/641 (Dummy Deck)
Wessex HU.5 XT761 (preserved)
Wessex HU.5 XT771/PO-(6)20, preserved/stored.
Last edited by Malfatron Malkovic on Mon Sep 29, 2014 1:11 pm, edited 21 times in total.

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Re: Bagger and Rescue Cab Fleets; Current status

Post by Seaking93 » Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:05 pm

Malf
The only difference to your list that I have are the following,
XV671, ZA126 and XV661 all now current

HTH

Bobt

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Re: Bagger and Rescue Cab Fleets; Current status

Post by Nick.M » Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:12 pm

Lets hope the foam incident before Christmas hasn't caused any lasting damage to the Baggers that were in the hangar :blush: :blush:

Malfatron Malkovic

Re: Bagger and Rescue Cab Fleets; Current status

Post by Malfatron Malkovic » Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:41 pm

Seaking93 wrote:Malf
The only difference to your list that I have are the following,
XV671, ZA126 and XV661 all now current

HTH

Bobt
Thank you so much, Mr.T, that is a truly great help. I haven't seen XV661 since around March month, further backlong since i have noticed ZA126.
Nick.M wrote:Lets hope the foam incident before Christmas hasn't caused any lasting damage to the Baggers that were in the hangar :blush: :blush:
I am sure they'll be fine!

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Re: Bagger and Rescue Cab Fleets; Current status

Post by DaveG » Sun Jan 05, 2014 9:50 am

Nice one Malf.

Could be handy if we had one post, with CU based cabs and everyone tries to keep it current. I'm forever having issue with currency, lol

Dave
Running SBS-3 & Planeplotter code: F4
Cornwall, near EGDR

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Re: Bagger and Rescue Cab Fleets; Current status

Post by Malfatron Malkovic » Sun Jan 05, 2014 10:08 am

Thank you, Dave, glad you see it that way as well, part of motive behind the posting!

The Merlin fleet is very difficult to keep up with, with upgrades and them being forever away on various exercises and deployments.
I am out for the day now, but will see what i can come up with for the Merlins and Hawks dreckly, the Hawks also seem to change around on a regular basis.

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Re: Bagger and Rescue Cab Fleets; Current status

Post by Seaking93 » Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:23 am

Malfatron Malkovic wrote:Thank you, Dave, glad you see it that way as well, part of motive behind the posting!

The Merlin fleet is very difficult to keep up with, with upgrades and them being forever away on various exercises and deployments.
I am out for the day now, but will see what i can come up with for the Merlins and Hawks dreckly, the Hawks also seem to change around on a regular basis.
Malf/Dave
Here's my stab at the Hawks and Merlin's,

Hawk T1
XX157 - Current
XX159 - VAHS
XX170 - Current
XX187 - Current
XX205 - Current
XX217 - Current
XX221 - Current
XX236 - Current
XX240 - Current
XX261 - Current
XX281 - Current
XX301 - Current
XX303 - l/n at Valley for service
XX316 - Current
XX330 - Current
XX337 - Current

Merlin HM1/2
ZH821 - stored Shawbury
ZH822 - stored Shawbury
ZH823 - stored Shawbury
ZH824 - AGWHL
ZH825 - stored Shawbury
ZH826 - AGWHL
ZH827 - AGWHL
ZH828 - AGWHL
ZH829 - AGWHL
ZH830 - 829NAS
ZH831 - AGWHL
ZH832 - HM2 - 824NAS
ZH833 - HM2 - 820NAS
ZH834 - HM2 - 824NAS
ZH835 - 829NAS
ZH836 - AGWHL
ZH837 - AGWHL
ZH838 - 814NAS
ZH839 - 829NAS
ZH840 - AGWHL
ZH841 - AGWHL
ZH842 - HM2 - 820NAS
ZH843 - AGWHL
ZH845 - HM2 - 824NAS
ZH846 - AGWHL
ZH847 - 829NAS
ZH848 - 814NAS
ZH849 - 814NAS
ZH850 - HM2 - 824NAS
ZH851 - AGWHL
ZH852 - 829NAS
ZH853 - HM2 - 824NAS
ZH854 - AGWHL
ZH855 - 814NAS
ZH856 - AGWHL
ZH857 - AGWHL
ZH858 - 829NAS
ZH860 - AGWHL
ZH861 - 829NAS
ZH862 - HM2 - 824NAS
ZH863 - 814NAS
ZH864 - HM2 - 820NAS

Right there you go chaps, over to you, look forward to any updates

Bobt

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Re: RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

Post by Malfatron Malkovic » Sun Jan 05, 2014 6:42 pm

Thank you so much yet again, Mr.T! That has saved me a considerable amount of scrabbling about, glad that you're organised. Topic has now been edited, listing all that i know about with codes or other marks.

To everyone.
Please feel free too add more details, information, corrections and so forth.

Malfatron Malkovic

Re: RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

Post by Malfatron Malkovic » Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:23 pm

Update. I spotted today (from near Mabe), Hawk T.1 XX330 departing by road.On two flat beds, wings on one, fuselage on the second.

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Re: RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

Post by Malcolm » Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:50 pm

I am not convinced that the following are at AG-WHL in Yeovil, unless they've arrived in the past 4 weeks, or are hidden on site somewhere...

ZH826, ZH829, ZH831, ZH837, ZH840 or ZH846.

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Re: RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

Post by rh226 » Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:55 pm

Gentlemen,

I have got ZH826 and ZH829 as the QinetiQ ones and already converted to HM.2s
ZH837 was noted at AGWHL on 12/09/2013 and ZH840 was noted there during October 2013. ZH831 was noted there during December 2012.
ZH846 I cannot help with.

I hope that this may be of help

Regards,

Bob

Malfatron Malkovic

Re: RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

Post by Malfatron Malkovic » Wed Jan 08, 2014 10:12 pm

Thank you for the help, the list has been edited accordingly.
Nick.M wrote:Lets hope the foam incident before Christmas hasn't caused any lasting damage to the Baggers that were in the hangar :blush: :blush:
A couple of Baggers were up and about today, which pretty much follows the form of the final couple of months of last year.

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Re: RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

Post by hawk man 1994 » Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:42 am

The Following Hawks Were Part Of The Late Raf But Know Rmb Chivenor.


XX 157 First Assigned To 63 Sqdrn Then Assigned To 92 Sqdrn And Coded B.
XX 187 Assigned To 151 Sqdrn And Coded L.
XX 205 First Asigned To 63 Sqdrn Then Assigned To 92 Sqdrn And Coded V.
XX 217 First Assigned To 63 Sqdrn Then Assigned To 19 Sqdrn.
XX 281 First Assigned To 151 Sqdrn And Coded O In Gloss Black Colour Then Assigned To 92 Sqdrn In The Same Paint Colour And With The Same Code Letter.
XX 301 First Assigned To 151 Sqdrn And Coded L And Then Assigned To 92 Sqdrn With The Same Code Letter.
XX 330 First Assigned To 151 Sqdrn And Coded D And Then Assigned To 92 Sqdrn With The Same Code Letter.
XX 337 First Assigned To 151 Sqdrn And Coded k And Then Assigned To 92 Sqdrn With The Same Code Letter.

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Re: RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

Post by centaurus18 » Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:47 pm

XX303 left FRADU in June 2013 in exchange for XX236 - however this is likely to depart whenever 159/330 return to service.
XX187 is a permanent addition to 736NAS and is essentially 303's long-term replacement.
--
Mark

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Re: RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

Post by Malfatron Malkovic » Sun Jan 19, 2014 3:47 pm

Thank's for the news. While i remember, here's a snap of XX330 being carted-off.
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The two Baggers that were retired last year:
ZD636/CU-182 (Snapped April 2013)
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ZE418/186 (Snapped July 2013)
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The retired Rescue Cab, XV699/CU-823 (Snapped July 2008)
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Re: RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

Post by Malfatron Malkovic » Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:57 pm

I am not sure of what unit it's with yet, but noted ZH856 knocking about yesterday.

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Re: RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

Post by Malfatron Malkovic » Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:00 pm

Noted today: Merlin HM.2 ZH828/CU-88 (829NAS)

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Re: RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

Post by EGDR » Thu Feb 06, 2014 11:57 pm

Just put a list of CU Sea Kings together using all of the info on this page, with the intention of photographing them all before retirement. I'll keep a look out in case any have come down from Prestwick or have returned from Fleetlands ;)

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Re: RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

Post by Malfatron Malkovic » Fri Feb 07, 2014 3:02 pm

Good for you, boy. If you note XV714, please shout up quick, as i haven't seen it for a good while now!

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Re: RNAS Culdrose. Fleet Updates.

Post by EGDR » Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:04 pm

A Harrier nose was spotted being towed by a Land Rover from CU heading towards Okehampton this morning, would it happen to be one of the noses preserved on base?

Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater

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