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Photographic Logs for 2021
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Puma HC.2 (XW231 'N') with 28/33/230 Squadron (Benson Wing) Joint Helicopter Command.
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Thursday November 4, 2021 A dull day both for the weather and for movements around the EvDZ. Made worse by me arriving late for the only helicopter activity of the day.
Left to right: Puma HC.2 (XW231 'N') using callsign 'Vortex 381' with 28/33/230 Squadron (Benson Wing) Joint Helicopter Command.
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Left to right: Puma HC.2 (XW231 'N') with 28/33/230 Squadron (Benson Wing) Joint Helicopter Command.
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Left to right: Puma HC.2 (XW231 'N') with 28/33/230 Squadron (Benson Wing) Joint Helicopter Command.
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C-130J Hercules C.5 (ZH886) of 30 Squadron callsign 'Ascot 115'.
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Left to right: C-130J Hercules C.5 (ZH886) of 30 Squadron callsign 'Ascot 115', dropping eight pallets on the first run followed by another four pallets on the seond dropping run.
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Left to right: The team from Brize Norton has to collect the pallets scattered around EvDZ. They collected around half and then transferred them to a civilian transported parked adjacent to the field.

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Gazelle AH.1 (XZ334) using callsign 'Army Air 744' it is with 7 (Training) Regiment Conversion Flight.
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Wednesday September 29, 2021 Great weather but little activity on the Plain today. Pleased to see two Gazelle sorties even though the same airframe was utilised for a morning and afternoon sortie.
Left to right: Gazelle AH.1 (XZ334) using callsign 'Army Air 744' it is with 7 (Training) Regiment Conversion Flight based at AAC Middle Wallop.
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Left to right: Gazelle AH.1 (XZ334) using callsign 'Army Air 744' it is with 7 (Training) Regiment Conversion Flight.
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Left to right: AgustaWestland AW109E Power (G-ETPI) with QinetiQ at Boscombe Down it was using callsign 'Gauntlet 34'.
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Left to right: AgustaWestland AW109E Power (G-ETPI) with QinetiQ at Boscombe Down it was using callsign 'Gauntlet 34'.
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Left to right: Gazelle AH.1 (XZ334) using callsign 'Army Air 841' it is with 7 (Training) Regiment Conversion Flight.
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Left to right: Gazelle AH.1 (XZ334) using callsign 'Army Air 841' it is with 7 (Training) Regiment Conversion Flight 671 Squadron based at AAC Middle Wallop.