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RAF Leeming 4th OCT LOG

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youth
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RAF Leeming 4th OCT LOG

Post by youth » Thu Oct 04, 2012 6:02 pm

Firstly massive thanks to Typhoon73,Dustybug & PeteHemsley for all there help with advice on were to view (Been log time since I visited Leeming!) an for their info & logs the past week,Also good to meet you Chris,so glad that Polish F-16 turned right at end of runway! Ha ha, cheers Guys. :thumbs:

RAF Leeming Log 4th Oct 2012

DEP ZH875 C-130 DEP
DEP 07-1017/07-1024/07-1026 F-16’s Turkish AF
DEP XX200 Hawk
ARR XW198 Puma
DEP F-16 Polish AF
DEP XX285/CB & XX280/CM Hawks
DEP 69-024 C-160 Turkish AF
DEP ZG996 Defender
ARR 4070 F-16 Polish AF
ARR XX200/XX285/XX280 Hawks (Circuits)
DEP 69-026 C-160 Turkish AF
DEP XW198 Puma
ARR XX189/CR Hawk
DEP G-BYYA Grob
DEP 4074 F-16 Polish AF
DEP ZD575/DC Chinook (Lifter1)
DEP ZA683/AK Chinook (Lifter2)
DEP XW223/ZA937 & ??? Puma x3
ARR 4074 F-16 Polish AF

DEP Toyota01 back to South Yorkshire at 15:45

Noted on flightline (Thanks to guy in viewing area who read these off) not seen flying were the following Hawks
XX236/CP
XX203/CC
XX184/CQ
XX321/CI

Also Tornado F3 was towed out of HAS HP/ZE343?
Anyone able to ID the bits I missed at all?
Last edited by youth on Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: RAF Leeming 4th OCT LOG

Post by Mark » Thu Oct 04, 2012 6:40 pm

darn hell, never realised 'Dusty Bin' of Warton fame was out there!!
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Re: RAF Leeming 4th OCT LOG

Post by 60mu » Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:03 pm

hi all
The puma in the morning looked like XW198 not 100% sure
my 1st visit to leeming for 11 years

60mu

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Re: RAF Leeming 4th OCT LOG

Post by Typhoon73 » Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:20 pm

Happy to help Youth!!
Fantastic log! Wish I was there today, couldn't make it though...
Hope you had a good time fella :cool: .

Did you take any pics :P ?

T73.
Impiger et acer

RIP Len. Always missed. Never forgotten.

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Re: RAF Leeming 4th OCT LOG

Post by youth » Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:59 am

Thanks 60mu difficult to see those Puma serials.
Yep Typhoon 73 had great day :thumbs: , will post some pics this weekend all been well, sorry you couldnt make it

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Re: RAF Leeming 4th OCT LOG

Post by Chris Procter » Fri Oct 05, 2012 3:00 pm

Very nice chatting with you... and glad our gamble paid off I would imagine your image will look a lot like mine LOL
cheers
Chris

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Re: RAF Leeming 4th OCT LOG

Post by youth » Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:10 pm

Lol yes great to chat, my photo probaly wont look as good as yours
:D

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Re: RAF Leeming 4th OCT LOG

Post by Mike Hill » Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:51 pm

Your unidentified Puma in the morning and again just before 1300 was XW198, confirmed from my photo. After hot refuellling upon arrival it departed to Catterick for some taskings, returned, refuelled, and departed to the South.

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Re: RAF Leeming 4th OCT LOG

Post by youth » Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:08 pm

Many thanks Mike for confirmation i wondered what arrived around 13.00 as i couldnt see it arrive, now I know

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Re: RAF Leeming 4th OCT LOG

Post by youth » Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:16 pm

60mu wrote:hi all
The puma in the morning looked like XW198 not 100% sure
my 1st visit to leeming for 11 years

60mu

You were right buddy

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