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mustrib
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New to forum - please help if you can?

Post by mustrib » Sun Jan 17, 2016 4:26 am

Hope someone here can help or point me in the right direction.
I am trying to find out the serial on the Seaking Rescue 169 at RMB Chivenor on July 26th 2013.
I understand there were three Seakings there - ZH540 / 541 and 544
Does anyone know or can tell me how I can find out which was the duty Helo that day?
Specifically the Helo scrambled around 4.00 pm that afternoon?

many thanks in advance

ChrisJ
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Re: New to forum - please help if you can?

Post by ChrisJ » Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:13 pm

There was a day by day diary held in the 22 A flt ops . This would give you the required info . BUT just where it went when we packed up I do not know . The 22 HQ was at Valley but that too has gone . A long shot is that it may be at the records office which I think is at or near Kew (?) west London . Another is the RAF Museum . There is a chance that it was destroyed along with many other items at the close . Another very long shot is the former OC Aflt from around this time , Olly Pendlebry , is at Bristows at St. Athan and he might be able to point you in the correct direction . Hope this is of some help . Chrisj

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Thunder
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Re: New to forum - please help if you can?

Post by Thunder » Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:33 pm

Can't find the serial, but this was what it was scrambled to, and typically the picture of the helicopter in the winch is no longer available.

http://aroundirelandinawashingmachine.b ... /well.html

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Post by bizfreeq » Tue Sep 13, 2016 1:17 pm

Thunder, I think you will find the author of the blog and the OP are one and the same.
Cheers
Mark



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Thunder
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Post by Thunder » Tue Sep 13, 2016 1:46 pm

Aye maybe going by the last three of his username, I also see he hasn't been back on since posting the original question so wasted my time trying to help him.

mustrib
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Re: New to forum - please help if you can?

Post by mustrib » Wed Jan 23, 2019 5:48 pm

Hi gents .. your posts totally escaped me and my apologies for that. :Oops:
Although almost two years since posting, I was never able to find out the answer to my question.
I am seeing your replies for the first time today so belatedly many thanks
and I will pursue your leads.
best regards both

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