United Kingdom flypast for the Diamond Jubilee

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United Kingdom flypast for the Diamond Jubilee

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The final waypoint for this flypast was Windsor Castle,west of London.

First flypast was the diamond 9 Typhoon formation at 11.00

Airplanes reported were,

Typhoon FGR.3

ZJ946 AG 17(R) Sqn
ZK328 BS 29(R) Sqn
ZK307 BU 29(R) Sqn
ZJ915 BY 29(R) Sqn
ZJ911 BZ 29(R) Sqn
ZJ920 QO-A 3 Sqn
ZJ936 QO-C 3 Sqn anniversary markings
ZJ935 DJ 11 Sqn
ZJ942 DN 11 Sqn

The subsequent formations passed overhead Windsor between 12.25 and 12.32 and the full report for these is to follow.
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Re: United Kingdom flypast for the Golden Jubilee

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It was for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee not Golden.

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Re: United Kingdom flypast for the Golden Jubilee

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The first formatiln of the main flypast consisted of 4 RAF helicopters,

Chinook HC.2 code AO
Merlin HC.3 ZJ134 coded S if 28/78 Sqns
Plus a Puma HC.1
ZE370 T Sea King HAR.3/3A

The next formation 4 AAC helicopters,
ZJ... Apache AH.1
ZJ966 C Bell 212 25 Flt
Gazelle AH.1(reported as ending in 45)
Lynx AH.7

The next formation 4 Royal Navy helicopters,

ZH861 Merlin HM.1
XZ722 Lynx HMA-8
ZD636 CU-182 Sea King ASAc.7
? Sea King

The next formation,Lancaster PA474 and 4 Spitfires

The next formation 20 Tucano T.1 from 1 FTS,reported serials,

ZF139
ZF142
ZF143
ZF210
ZF240
ZF243
ZF244
ZF290
ZF293
ZF338
ZF339
ZF343
ZF347
ZF377
ZF379
ZF417
ZF448
ZF191

plus one

Then 2 Hercules C-4

ZH877
ZH879

Then a VC-10 with 2 Tornado GR.4s trailing,

XV106

Tornado codes

091
129

Then the finale,27 Hawk T.1 and T.2.reported serials,

Hawk T.1,

XX158
XX224
XX258
XX283
XX301
XX313
XX315
XX322

plus one

Hawk T.2

ZK012
ZK016
ZK020
ZK021
ZK024
ZK026
ZK027
ZK032
ZK034

Additions and corrections?
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Re: United Kingdom flypast for the Golden Jubilee

Post by jreijmer »

Added a few in bold and compiled a new list for the Hawks:

The first formatiln of the main flypast consisted of 4 RAF helicopters,

Chinook HC.2 code AO
ZA707
Merlin HC.3 ZJ134 coded S if 28/78 Sqns
Plus a Puma HC.1
XW222
ZE370 T Sea King HAR.3/3A

The next formation 4 AAC helicopters,
ZJ... Apache AH.1
Either 171 or 174, but most probably ZJ174 (was seen on SBS)
ZJ966 C Bell 212 25 Flt
Gazelle AH.1(reported as ending in 45)
XZ345
Lynx AH.7
ZD280

The next formation 4 Royal Navy helicopters,
ZH861 Merlin HM.1
XZ722/645 Lynx HMA-8
ZD636 CU-182 Sea King ASAc.7
? Sea King
ZF119/WY

The next formation,Lancaster PA474 and 4 Spitfires
Lancaster B.I PA474/HW-R & B BoBMF
Spitfire Vb AB910/RF-D BoBMF
Spitfire LF.IX MK356/UF-Q BoBMF
Spitfire PR.XIX PS915 BoBMF
Spitfire IIa P7350/QJ-K BoBMF


The next formation 20 Tucano T.1 from 1 FTS,reported serials,

ZF139
ZF142
ZF143
ZF210
ZF240
ZF243
ZF244
ZF289
ZF290
ZF293
ZF338
ZF339
ZF343
ZF347
ZF377
ZF379
ZF417
ZF448
ZF491
ZF172/MP-D

Then 2 Hercules C-4
ZH877
ZH879

Then a VC-10 with 2 Tornado GR.4s trailing,
XV106

Tornado codes
ZD743/091
ZG752/129

Then the finale,27 Hawk T.1 and T.2.

Emerald formation:
1. ZK010/A 4(R)Sqn
2. ZK012/C 4(R)Sqn
3. ZK020 nm
4. ZK021 unit?
5. ZK027/R 4(R)Sqn
6. ZK032 unit?
7. ZK034/Y 4(R)Sqn
8. ZK026/Q 4(R)Sqn
9. ZK024/O 4(R)Sqn
10. ZK016 nm and not ZK015 which was not present at Yeovilton. 016 was seen leaving with fotoproof. See fightercontrol for details.

Ruby formation:
1. XX250 208(R)Sqn
2. XX199 208(R)Sqn
3. XX194 208(R)Sqn
4. XX181 208(R)Sqn
5. XX286 208(R)Sqn
6. XX158 208(R)Sqn
7. XX307 208(R)Sqn
8. XX224 208(R)Sqn
9. XX283 208(R)Sqn 19(R)Sqn marks
10. XX313 208(R)Sqn
11. XX315 208(R)Sqn 19(R)sqn marks

Ingot formation:
1. XX246/95Y 100Sqn
2. XX321/CI 100Sqn
3. XX258/CE 100Sqn
4. XX281 FRADU
5. XX159 FRADU
6. XX301 FRADU

Reserves:
Emerald 11. ZK030 acted as whip and left formation
Emerald 12. ZK014 has been indicated as air spare.
Ruby 12. XX174 208(R)Sqn has been indicated as air spare
Ruby 13. XX230 208(R)Sqn not listed anywhere yet as air spare but I came up with the following logic: XX174 was seen departing together with XX230 at Yeovilton. XX230 came also in as one of the 3 first a/c to arrive at Brize. The others 2 were XX174 and XX184/CQ (both spare a/c).
Ingot 7. XX184/CQ 100sq has been indicated as air spare.

The main information of the Hawk list was taken from http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/v ... 24&t=58629. Cheesy thanks for that! I added all other information copied from various sources

Hope this helps.

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Jeroen van Reijmersdal
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