Culdrose 30/6/14

Malfatron Malkovic · Post by **Malfatron Malkovic** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 2:28 am

Outside depth at 13:30
ZJ120 + ZJ126

Fuel/mail stopping
At 12:30 ZD252
At 14:30 XZ692
At 15:30 ZD266

Several approaches each were:
G-FRAF + G-FRAO

Malfatron Malkovic · Post by **Malfatron Malkovic** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:56 pm

Only the Merlins i'm afraid, Graham.

buzzer · Post by **buzzer** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:07 pm

wally1986 wrote:there nice malf never noticed the drop down door at the rear before there really nice where they based?

Graham I'm not sure if your aware of this, (feel like I'm stating the obvious? !) But the above merlins are RAF mk3's and are fitted with the rear ramp for rapid deployment of troops/equipment just like the Chinook is.
How ever imminently these will be transferred to the Navy to replace the commando mk4 Seaking that are being fazed out next year.
All the mk3 merlins are currently based at RAF Odiham
But are maintained at Culdrose along with the navy one's.

and that's why you often see them down here.
Hope this information has been helpful

Post by **EGDR** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:14 pm

buzzer wrote: All the mk3 merlins are currently based at RAF Odiham

Do you mean RAF Benson?

buzzer · Post by **buzzer** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 6:05 pm

KyleG wrote:
buzzer wrote: All the mk3 merlins are currently based at RAF Odiham
Do you mean RAF Benson?

Yes kyle.. I did..

that's what you get for trying to fill in a reply on here, make the tea and police 2 kids , all at the same time !!

the days of spending hours just sat on my computer have long gone

RAF merlins are based at RAF Benson soon to relocate to Yeovilton

buzzer · Post by **buzzer** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 8:02 pm

wally1986 wrote:i didnt know that no malf im glad i asked... never seen a merlin with the back door like that id like to see one in the flesh are they still hear maybe pm me when there in again thanx!!

Wally....It was me that replied, not malf buddy.

There's at least 1 (but normally more than that )Mk3 merlin at Culdrose at anyone time. !! There serviced in the hangar thats behind them in the first photo above..
When listing on your scanner next time listen out for a callsign of "Mike test 1" this will be a merlin out on air test from depth. And 9 times out of 10 it's an RAF Mk3 !!
Also listen for a "Vortex" callsign. Again this tends to be a RAF merlin from Benson routing down to swap over with a freshly serviced machine

Guess you missed the Algerian merlins flying around a couple of years back now then Graham

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