RAF Leeming Families Day 9 June 2012
11:30 – 17:30 David Thompson
Gate guard
XA634 Javelin FAW4 displayed outside of 90SU HQ
Open Store
XV499/I Phantom FGR2 stored amongst RAF regiment vehicles !
Static display
XX263 Hawk T1 Red 10
ZA546/038 Tornado GR4
ZA707/AO Chinook HC2
ZJ998/AE Merlin HC3A
ZK020/K Hawk T2 4 Sqdn , special 1912-2012 logo on tail
ZK305/DE Typhoon FGR4 11 Sqdn
ZK307/BU ditto 29 Sqdn
ZK314/EO ditto 6 Sqdn
ZK324/EI ditto ditto
E105/102-FM Alpha Jet 22 Squadron , FAF
G-FRAS Falcon 20C Cobham
Flightline
All took part in flying programme except *
XX184/CQ Hawk T1 100 Sqdn
XX278 Hawk T1A 4 FTS solo display with special c/s
XX255/CL Hawk T1A 100 Sqdn
XX285/CE ditto* spares ship for role demo display
XX289/CO ditto
XX321/CI ditto
G-ZEXL Extra EA300 The Blades , 4 ship aerobatic team
G-ZXCL ditto
G-ZXEL ditto
G-ZXLL ditto
Flying participants , did not land
XZ599/P Sea King HAR3 E Flt , 202 Sqdn , Leconfield
ZF290/290 Tucano T1 207 Sqdn c/s , 1FTS , L-O-O
Hangar 1 ; 34 Squadron , RAF Regiment
Hangar 2 ; 100 Squadron , no access due to squadron 95th
anniversary mess dinner
Hangar 3 ; RTP Programme
ZA552/044 Tornado GR4 in jig , 13 Sqdn badge on tail
ZH554/HX Tornado F3 hydraulic systems display aircraft , 111 Sqdn
with JUOC logo on tail
ZE965/HZ Tornado F3 in jig , 111 Sqdn
There may have been one other hulk in here but the airframes are well stripped
down in the jigs and it is difficult to tell ?
Hangar 4 ; Paint shop and General Engineering Flight
ZE791 Tornado F3 25 Years c/s
Hangar 5 ; NUAS and 11 AEF
K2048 Fury II replica , 1 Sqdn c/s , really G-BZNW
XX203/CC Hawk T1A open cockpit access
XX346 /CH ditto
G-BYUF/UF Grob Tutor NUAS/11 AEF
G-BYWT/WT ditto ditto , open cockpit access
Flying programme , with timings were noted
1) Blades display and land
2) Hawk solo arrive
3) Hawk role demo , 100 Sqdn 4 ship display
4) Grob solo and land
5) Blades depart
6) Tucano solo , 14:00
7) Sea King flypast x 2
8) Chinook depart , 14:53
9) Merlin depart , 15:05
10) Hawk solo display and land
11) Red Arrows , 7 ship ‘flat’ display , 16:00
16:57 Fury departed to its base at Linton On Ouse . Solo Grob and Hawk T2 towed
to HAS area for overnight stay and all other aircraft believed to have night
stopped if not already departed ?
Evening arrivals
Both Lancaster BI PA474 and Spitfire PR19 PS915 arrived around 19:25 to take
part in the 100 Squadron celebrations with the Lanc due to be towed into their
hangar .
Additions , corrections or comments welcome . With thanks to Jon Irwin ,
Mike J Parsons , Peter Dixon and Tom McGhee . David Thompson 10 June 2012
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