Mesa/ Falcon Field Airport, AZ 2019 - Mil

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Mesa/ Falcon Field Airport, AZ 2019 - Mil

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Apaches seen on the Boeing flight test ramp 21-May-19 were:

N4806P Indian Air Force also wore ZV-4806
N4809B Indian Air Force also wore ZV-4809
QA117 Qatar Emiri Air Force
18-03215 US Army
18-03217 US Army
18-03218 US Army
18-03220 US Army
18-03221 US Army
18-03222 US Army
18-03223 US Army
18-03229 US Army

At least 6 other US examples were on the ramp unidentified
Serials carried as 83215 etc

Outside the small terminal was Columbia Helicopters CH-47D N471CH ex 90-00198 in a very fetching high viz red and white col scheme
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Re: Mesa/ Falcon Field Airport, AZ 2019 - Mil

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Seen this morning at 07:00AM LT

Qatar Emiri Air Force QA11(9?)
Qatar Emiri Air Force QA121
Qatar Emiri Air Force QA122
Qatar Emiri Air Force QA124
Singapore Airforce 99-02052

Jordy
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Re: Mesa/ Falcon Field Airport, AZ 2019 - Mil

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From which location may helicopters on the the Boeing flight test ramp be read off, please?

Thank you
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Re: Mesa/ Falcon Field Airport, AZ 2019 - Mil

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GoldenPlane wrote: 15 Sep 2019, 18:45 Someone who can help me with the US Army one? Had a Indian head on his tail, with underneath 30 000.

Jordy
Incidentally, I believe this was a Republic of Singapore Air Force example, celebrating 30,000 hours of the Peace Vanguard programme. The marks were only on the starboard side. I would love to know the serial too, having seen the helo at Silverbell in 2018!
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Re: Mesa/ Falcon Field Airport, AZ 2019 - Mil

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David Moore wrote: 20 Feb 2022, 23:41
GoldenPlane wrote: 15 Sep 2019, 18:45 Someone who can help me with the US Army one? Had a Indian head on his tail, with underneath 30 000.

Jordy
Incidentally, I believe this was a Republic of Singapore Air Force example, celebrating 30,000 hours of the Peace Vanguard programme. The marks were only on the starboard side. I would love to know the serial too, having seen the helo at Silverbell in 2018!
Reg was found a few months later. 99-02052
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Re: Mesa/ Falcon Field Airport, AZ 2019 - Mil

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Thanks for the number! And whereabouts at Falcon Field can they be read off from, please?

Thank you

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Re: Mesa/ Falcon Field Airport, AZ 2019 - Mil

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David Moore wrote: 21 Feb 2022, 09:36 Thanks for the number! And whereabouts at Falcon Field can they be read off from, please?

Thank you

David
Everything was read off from the following location in Google Maps!

(33.4752276, -111.7356211)

Still looking for the 4th Qatar AH-64, maybe someone knows?
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Re: Mesa/ Falcon Field Airport, AZ 2019 - Mil

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Thanks for the location and I am sorry I can’t help with your Qatari

Regards

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Re: Mesa/ Falcon Field Airport, AZ 2019 - Mil

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Are they easy to read off?

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