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milaviation
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RAF Assets

Post by milaviation » Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:05 pm

Hi,

are there any grey RAF Beechcrafts still about and visible at Waddo

and are any RAF drones seeable from anywhere

POL
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Re: RAF Assets

Post by POL » Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:07 pm

milaviation wrote:
Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:05 pm
and are any RAF drones seeable from anywhere
Nevada...

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Professor_M
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Re: RAF Assets

Post by Professor_M » Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:17 pm

milaviation wrote:
Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:05 pm
Hi,

are there any grey RAF Beechcrafts still about and visible at Waddo
reaper493 wrote:
Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:43 am
Small update 1/11/22.

E3Ds - all remaining E3s are now parked to the east of the runway, where ACMI aircraft used to park

ZH101 - Awaiting scrapping
ZH102 - Awaiting scrapping
ZH103 - Departed to Chile 25/7/22
ZH104 - Departed to US 15/1/20
ZH105 - (WEST) Awaiting scrapping.
ZH106 - Departed to Chile 26/7/22
ZH107 - Awaiting Scrapping

Sentinels

ZJ690 - Marked up as N690BD, air test 28th September
ZJ691 - N691BD departed 13/7/22 to RIAT, then to US
ZJ692 - N692BD departed to US 7/6/22
ZJ693 - N693BD departed to US 27.9.22
ZJ694 - N694BD departed to US 20/7/22

Shadows

ZZ416 R1+ Executive Scheme. Active 21.10.22
ZZ417 R1+ Executive scheme. Active 31.10.22
ZZ418 R1+ Grey. To Hawarden 13.10.22 - 3rd aircraft to be R2 standard.
ZZ419 R1+ Executive Scheme. Active 31.10.22
ZZ504 R1+ Executive Scheme. Active 27.10.22
ZZ507 R1+ Executive Scheme. Active 27.10.22
G-GMAD (To be ZZ506) conversion to R2.
G-DAYP (To be ZZ505) conversion to R2.

RC135

ZZ664. Active 31.10.22
ZZ665. Active 24.10.22
ZZ666. Flew to USA 9th June 2021 for Upgrade.
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Suggests no Grey Shadows left at Waddo.

davidspoor
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Re: RAF Assets

Post by davidspoor » Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:32 pm

Hi all, would anyone know the serial for the Rivet Joint parked up today 13th Mar 23?

Many thanks,
David

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Fighterfoto
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Re: RAF Assets

Post by Fighterfoto » Mon Mar 13, 2023 10:09 pm

POL wrote:
Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:07 pm
milaviation wrote:
Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:05 pm
and are any RAF drones seeable from anywhere
Nevada...
None in Nevada
Never trust a grown man with a nickname

POL
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Re: RAF Assets

Post by POL » Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:08 pm

Were all of 13 Squadron's Reapers been packed up in crates once they left Afghanistan? They're not flying from Waddington at any rate! 😂

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Re: RAF Assets

Post by jamesg23 » Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:36 am

POL wrote:
Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:08 pm
Were all of 13 Squadron's Reapers been packed up in crates once they left Afghanistan? They're not flying from Waddington at any rate! 😂
are they not flying over Iraq/ Syria?

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