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Title: RAF Bell Griffin HAR2 in Weston.
Post by: Blue Monday on March 15, 2012, 03:51:29 pm

Two interesting visitors were spotted on the ramp at Weston Airport today. It's not often you see the RAF in Weston! I'm open to correction on this but maybe this is the first visit to Weston of an operational foreign military aircraft? ZJ703 is the Griffin in question. The two crews were enjoying a cup of tea together when I went into the restaurant to get that last photo. The Aer Corps often hosted the RAF, Royal Navy and Belgian Air Force on SAR exchange visits so it's good to see the tradition continuing.

 (http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn274/Bolkow1/Weston/P1010224.jpg)

(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn274/Bolkow1/Weston/P1010226.jpg)

(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn274/Bolkow1/Weston/P1010229.jpg)

(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn274/Bolkow1/Weston/P1010232.jpg)

(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn274/Bolkow1/Weston/P1010233.jpg)

(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn274/Bolkow1/Weston/P1010237.jpg)

Apologies for the less-than-stellar photography.

Blue Monday :ireland:.

Title: Re: RAF Bell Griffin HAR2 in Weston.
Post by: aw139 on March 15, 2012, 06:35:14 pm

Blue Monday fantastic photos pal  :bowdown

Suprised to see the Raf in weston and not in baldonnel and great see the new coast guard helicopter along side her  great pictures blue monday. :airforce_cool:



Regards AW139

Title: Re: RAF Bell Griffin HAR2 in Weston.
Post by: Baldonnel-boy on March 15, 2012, 08:28:18 pm

They were there as part of a SAR conference that's being held in Dublin Today and Tomorrow...
If you had waited for a while you would have seen the Air Corps arrive and the CHC S-61 also...

Some of my pics from Weston

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985324367/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6839204048/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985325517/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985326157/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985327515/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6839207734/

Title: Re: RAF Bell Griffin HAR2 in Weston.
Post by: aw139 on March 15, 2012, 08:42:41 pm

Baldonnel Boy once again great photos   :buttrock: look forward to seeing some more great pictures from you again.


AW139 :ireland:

Title: Re: RAF Bell Griffin HAR2 in Weston.
Post by: aw139 on March 19, 2012, 12:39:04 am

Hi lads heres a video of the helicopters in the weston for the S.A.R confrence taking off




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU2nlv5Q9As


Hope yous all enjoy.

Regards AW139  :ireland:

Title: Re: RAF Bell Griffin HAR2 in Weston.
Post by: corkspotter on March 19, 2012, 10:44:12 am

Thanks for sharing AW139, great to see them moving!

Regards,

Paul

Title: Re: RAF Bell Griffin HAR2 in Weston.
Post by: corkspotter on March 19, 2012, 10:45:29 am

Also thnks for the photo's Blue Monday!  :bowdown: