egka
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Post by egka on Sept 14, 2015 18:45:23 GMT
Naval exhibition on at the Excel this week open only to military personnel and invited guests who have been security cleared. Outside the arena visible from the bridge at the western end of London City are a Chinook, Apache, Merlin and a Commando (serials to be confirmed) Onboard HMS Iron Duke is a Wildcat ZZ378. There are various frigates etc moored alongside the arena but apparently the Canadian and German vessels which had helicopters onboard disembarked their helis before coming in to dock. There is an Indian navy vessel moored closest to the heli area, contents unknown as its hanger has remained closed since arrival however reports from its previous port of call said it had an Alouette III onboard !
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Post by egka on Sept 16, 2015 19:08:50 GMT
Report on the Excel event is as follows :
Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Iron Duke - ZZ378 Wildcat
Royal Canadian Navy Halifax Class HMCS Winnipeg - Hangar empty
German Navy K130 Class Corvette FGS Ludwigshaffen Am Main - Hangar empty (no helo assigned this time)
Indian Navy Talwar Class INS Trikand - IN481 Chetak (alouette III) in hangar locked away sadly Sea Owl Naval Training Ship VN Partisan - Nil
Plus the static
13-08435 CH47F US Army c/n M8435 Accepted 31/03/2015
09-05581 AH64D US Army marked as 95581
XW237 Puma RAF
ZA298/Y Sea King Royal Navy
ZH839 Merlin Royal Navy
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