strange sikorsky @ Baldonell

[exworks]

just found the sight and just wondering if anyone know anything about a US sikorsky with  a radome at the side .
It was last year in around august(i know but never knew of the sight) and was landing about 1630 as it went right over me on the N7 on the way home


worth a try

[Frank]

Would this be the aircraft you saw:


Westland Sea King AEW.7, XV707, Royal Navy


There's a larger version here if you're interested:
http://www.worldairpics.com/photo/1014344/L/Westland-Sea-King-AEW7/XV707/Royal-Navy/


Regards & welcome to the board,

Frank.

[exworks]

hi there Frank

it was similar but it defo was not RAF/RN and was wearing a darker camo type scheme

would have tried to take a pic but was driving at the time

[Baldonnel-boy]

it was similar but it defo was not RAF/RN and was wearing a darker camo type scheme

      Hi there exworks.... welcome aboard......     I think you will find that the only people in the whole world to operate this aircraft are the Royal Navy...... you might think the colours were darker but the Navy dont do camo on their AEW helos..... only the Navy commando seakings have a green scheme and they dont have a radome........

[Irish251]

So was such a Sea King at Baldonnel last year? I don't recall reports of such a visitor and not much escapes the eyes of the enthusiast population!

[exworks]

Ok i stand corrected ,my thoughts were HH-53 etc but there you go. As i said I was driving and it flew right over me on the way home .

So as short finals said .
does anyone know anything abouy it

[Irish251]

How about this from another source, dated 22 July last: "German Army CH-53GS 84+42 arr EIME shortly before 1400 but dept again approx 1600. Has now returned 1645."

[exworks]

that sounds more like it alright.

my forum only seems to go back to "Hello Im Back" and I cant seem to stretch it back any further

Could you post a link to the thread

thanks
niall

[Baldonnel-boy]

I believe you will get all your answers here.....http://www.valleyaviationsociety.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=225    ........only thing is the H-53 dosnt have a radome on the side........ so when you asked about a Helo with a radome on the side the AEW version would be the one that we assumed you saw......

[Irish251]

that sounds more like it alright.

my forum only seems to go back to "Hello Im Back" and I cant seem to stretch it back any further

Could you post a link to the thread

thanks
niall

Sorry, I should have made clear that this information came from another (private) forum, not this one!