log Wed 12 Aug 09

Location : North Yorkshire Spotter Watch Member : No

Hi

My first visit here since 1988 produced the following between 11.55 and 15.40

XL629 Lightning (gate)

Noted though the fence at the north western side of the airfield were:

WH876 Canberra (nose)
XF375/05 Hunter
XF994/VL Hunter
XN726 Lightning (nose)
XT597 Phantom
XV236 Nimrod
XV401/I Phantom
XX105 BAC111

Queries
? a Hunter fuselage. Camo. extreme end of nose missing. Not in Wrecks & Relics or www.demobbed.org.uk
? a Meteor covered in grey sheeting. Is it WK800?

KF183 Harvard
XS596 Andover Open Skies (in store?)
XS606 Andover
XS646 Andover
XV672/87 Sea King ASC7
XX162 Hawk (black)
XX342/2 Hawk
XZ587/C Sea King
ZE203/GA Tornado F3
ZE433 BAC111
ZF511 Tucano
ZH555/PT Tornado F3
ZJ651 Alhpa Jet
G-AMRA DC-3 - returned on one engine. Was followed in by the fire crews and couldn't taxi up the hill to the ramp and so was towed up.
G-BYXB Tutor
G-BYXD Tutor
G-BYXJ Tutor
G-DOSC DA-42
G-VIPY Piper thingy (Capitol)

Queries
? ZH898 or 9 Chinook HC3
? Raspberry ripple Gazelle which took off and didn't return
? Tutor. Couldn't make out if it was G-BYVW or G-BYWW

Hope this helps
Dave Ferrari