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Aug 23^rd, 2003 at 1:54pm

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doe anyone know if there is a Agusta A.109A of 9 regiment no 8 flight which suporst the SAS

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the usaf special operations service

MC-130H Combat Talbot II
MC-130P
MH-53

(THE USAF AIRCRAFT WHERE THE ONES THAT WENT TO RIAT 2003 AT RAF FAIRFORD

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Reply #1 - Aug 23^rd, 2003 at 5:01pm

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There are a couple of 130 and 53 models available here.
There are no repaints of the Augustas in support of the SAS available at the moment. If anyone needs any photos to make them I can easily get them (and not so easily scan and email them!)

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Reply #2 - Aug 23^rd, 2003 at 5:13pm

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thansks for that if you could post or send me those pic of the SAS a109 plz
u live in heroford i take it then

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Reply #3 - Aug 23^rd, 2003 at 5:17pm

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I used to be in Hereford yes. It may take a while to get the pictures scanned as I don't have a scanner of my own, but I'll see what I can do.

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Reply #4 - Aug 23^rd, 2003 at 5:21pm

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Thanks for that i have no time limit or demand its just me who wants it

if there are any repainters out there who wouldnt mind helping me out plz contact me at sudolmatthew@hotmail.com
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thanks agian

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Reply #5 - Aug 23^rd, 2003 at 5:30pm

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does anyone no if teh SAS OR SBS has any more aircraft speicail used for ther support i herad tehy hve a chinook and hercules based at hereford some where is this true?

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Reply #6 - Aug 23^rd, 2003 at 5:32pm

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i have just got the black hawk down black hawk and litlebird whihc is quite good

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Reply #7 - Aug 23^rd, 2003 at 6:07pm

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The RAF has two Special Forces Flights. The SF Flight in No.7 Squadron at RAF Odiham is equipped, like the rest of the squadron, with the Chinook HC.2 helicopter, equivalent to the US CH-47D. This flight saw action in the Gulf War, amongst other things inserting Bravo Two Zero. Its pilots are trained in low level flying and the use of passive night goggles, while the loadmasters operate the 7.62mm Miniguns received in recent years. Nine HC.3s are on order for the RAF; these are of a similar standard to the MH-47, having wider fuel tanks, air-to-air refuelling probes and radar. 47 Squadron's SF Flight has the Hercules C.1/C.3 aircraft, in service since the late 1960s. The RAF is busy replacing half its fifty-strong Hercules fleet with the C-130J, known locally as the C.4;four of these are expected to be of MC-130 Combat Talon standard. All Hercules are based at RAF Lyneham.

The Fleet Air Arm also has a small SF support role, in the form of M Flight of 848 Naval Air Squadron. 848 is one of three Naval Air Commando squadrons, all based at Yeovilton in Somerset( HMS Heron) and flying the Sea King HC.4. M Flight operates mainly in support of the SBS, for example the descent on the British embassy in Kuwait City.

No.8 Flight of the Army Air Corps operates in support of 22 SAS Regiment. It is located at Netheravon, the centre of Army flying, and has four Augusta A109 helicopters. Two of these were captured in the Falklands War, while the other two were purchased new. The A109 has short range but high speed, so it is probably used mainly to transport counter-terrorist teams. The SAS has also been supported in the past by Army Lynx and Gazelle helos of various squadrons, as well as RAF Pumas.

There are no aircraft constantly based at Hereford!

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Reply #8 - Aug 24^th, 2003 at 5:54am

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thanks for that its shead some light on the matter

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Reply #9 - Aug 26^th, 2003 at 5:01am

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They also use Army Air Corps Islanders! They have a special forces varient but it is very top secret so it may be hard to get pics of it!

Scott Wayne

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Reply #10 - Aug 29^th, 2003 at 7:49am

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[quote author=sudol101 link=1061646866/0#0 date=1061661265]
the usaf special operations service

MC-130H Combat Talbot II
MC-130P
MH-53

(THE USAF AIRCRAFT WHERE THE ONES THAT WENT TO RIAT 2003 AT RAF FAIRFORD[/quote]

Hi there,

If you want to fly the USAF spec ops aircraft online with a group, check out the vUSAF and there Special Operations Command, these guys fly the MC-130H and MH-53M Pave Low`s. Worth joining if your really into spec ops aircraft and stuff

Take a look at http://www.vusaf.org

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Reply #11 - Sep 2^nd, 2003 at 4:33pm

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i got a list of all united states air force special operations command in serice at the moment

AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND Hurlburt Field US
USAF SOSc Hurlburt Field US
2.SOF EC-137D MacDill US
427.SOS C-41A Pope US
18.FTS Hurlburt Field US
18.FTS/Det.2 MV-22B NAS Patuxent River US
720.STG Hurlburt Field US
23.STS Hurlburt Field US
24.STS Fort Bragg US
10.CWS Hurlburt Field US
10.CWS/Det.5 Pope US
16.SOW Hurlburt Field US
4.SOS AC-130U Hurlburt Field US
6.SOS UH-1N, C-41A, An-32B Hurlburt Field US
8.SOS MC-130E Duke Field US
9.SOS MC-130P Eglin US
15.SOS MC-130H Hurlburt Field US
16.SOS AC-130H Hurlburt Field US
19.SOS AC-130U,AC-130H Hurlburt Field US
20.SOS MH-53J>CV-22B Hurlburt Field US
71.RQW Moody US
41.RQS HH-60G Moody US
71.RQS HC-130N/P Moody US
352.SOG RAF Mildenhall GB
7.SOS MC-130H RAF Mildenhall GB
21.SOS MH-53J RAF Mildenhall GB
67.SOS MC-130P RAF Mildenhall GB
321.STS RAF Mildenhall GB
353.SOG Kadena JA
1.SOS MC-130H Kadena JA
17.SOS MC-130P Kadena JA
31.SOS MH-53J>CV-22B Osan SK
320.STS Kadena JA

CWS = Combat Weather Squadron
SOS = Special Operation Squadron
SOG = Special Operations Group
SOW = Special Operation Wing
SOSc = Special Operation School
STG = Special Tactics Group
STS = Special Tactics Squadron

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Reply #12 - Sep 2^nd, 2003 at 4:55pm

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anychance some one could do some scenray for USAF SPEC OPS HQ plx

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Reply #13 - Sep 3^rd, 2003 at 1:51pm

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im still looking for a fs painter for a augusta a109a havent got a pics but ill try to find some a found a pic of the hc3 chinook ill try and post it some time if not ill have to set up my msn group and put it there

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Reply #14 - Sep 3^rd, 2003 at 2:39pm

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found this site is quite gd

http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/United_Kingdom/SF_Flights.htm

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