American Serial requests...

Location : Leicester Spotter Watch Member : No

I understand this is not strictly the correct sort of request for this section, but will try anyways... Whistle

I have recently returned from a tour of Afghanistan with the RAF and my
time out there provided some great opportunities for number-crunching
hobby... So I was wondering if anybody was able to provide me with the
correct information to the following code requests! (All my info is
out-of date) Embarassed

Here goes:

??/150 (white numbers believed to be the last three of the serial) CH-47 was out with 159th CAB;
??/YN54, ??/YN55, ??/YN56 - H-53s HMH-361;
??/341 (white numbers believed to be the last three of the serial) UH-60 also with 159th CAB;
??/46-44 C-130J Italian AF;
??/634, (last three of serial) UH-60 with 82nd CAB;
70840 U-28 Secret

70829 U-28 Secret

??/55, ??/56, ??/54 - MH-47's I believe serials are 05-3754 thru 56 (confimation?);
???/374, ???/003, ???/553, ???/122, ???/347, ???/375 (again all are believed to be serial last three) H-58D's with the 82nd CAB;
??/WE20, ??/WE02 - AV-8B VMA-214 (also the 'CAG bird' with black tail was there, unknown serial and code)
162006/??, 161283/?? along with ??/63 and ??/58 - CH-53E's unit unknown and no letters seen believe still HMH-361
??/AG303 - F/A-18C (Believed to be with VFA-136)
??/610 - P-3C
??/61-PA C-130 French AF

Those are all I have. If anybody can help me with these requests I would be very grateful!
Many Thanks

Iain

Subject: Re: American Serial requests... 2009-08-26, 11:35

Right, I've answered all I could using Military Aircraft Markings 2009, and the databases on Scramble.nl

Italian AF C-130J 46-44 is MM62179 from 2 or 50 Gruppo

French AF C-130 61-PA is 5114, from ET02.061

AV-8Bs WE-20 and WE-02 are 164143 and 165419 respectively

The H-53 (CH-53E) YN-54 is 161997, I can't find info on the other two.

The CH-53E 162006 is YX-25 and operating with HMM-166

The code 161283 is coming up as an F-14A!

The F/A-18C AG-303 is 164244 and with VFA-83.

That's all I can find, and the units may be more out of date than what you have.

Hope that helps!

Ben

Location : Gatwick Spotter Watch Member : No

You've seen some nice things while you've been out there!

All I can confirm:
The P-3C '610' is 160610 with USN's VP-4

Hope it helps,
Sam

Location : Leicester Spotter Watch Member : No

Many thanks guys, looking through one of my booksrecently, I noticed that 161283 didn't belong to an H-53... Have to get my glasses looked at I think!

Iain

Subject: Re: American Serial requests... 2009-08-27, 15:44

Not a problem, happy to help. Its probably that you just got one digit wrong on that serial, I'll have a go with different variations on Scramble and see if I can come up with a guess as to what the H-53 was!

Ben

Subject: Re: American Serial requests... 2009-08-27, 15:48

How about 161263 - UT-00 CH-53E of HMT-302?

Ben

Location : Gatwick Spotter Watch Member : No

I'd say thats the one, 6's 8's & 9's can be a real pain on Army choppers

Location : ANDOVER HANTS

Hello Mate
70840 = 07-0840 U-28A 1SOW 319SOS last noted with this unit 02/09
Pawlee