The RAF Puma Farewell Thread

[RobS]

XW227 at Beauvechain in 1992.

[PeteM]

XW198

[Bernard]

Two more oldies:
XW208/DP (1989 Koksijde)


XW226/DK (1986 Cambrai)

[Blackbird]

ZA936
Westland Puma ZA936 - RAF Waddington 2009 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

[Professor_M]

Only eleven Pumas left unaccounted for on the list at the start of this thread - great work all round so far .

XW224 has already appeared in this thread in three different special schemes, and its old colours, so here's one of it in it current green attire...
RAF Puma HC2 | XW224 by Professor M, on Flickr

[FairyCakes23033]

I just wanted to say a massive thank you to you all and especially Professor M for these awesome pictures. I've been through my own photos and cross referenced my logbook but you've got all the ones I have pictures for with confirmed tail numbers I'm afraid. It's wonderful seeing the odd favourite cab (210 and 217, but I also love Trembling Treble Two as well) Going to be quite emotional on Thursday! Thanks again, James

[Professor_M]

With the farewell flypast concluding today, a quick look at the excellent ukserials site (http://www.ukserials.com) suggests that some of the eleven Pumas unaccounted for so far may be somewhat challenging to cover with a run of accidents in the 1970s - others are perhaps more surprising to have not been featured this far...

XW202 [W.f.u. during 2005]
XW203 [Crashed near Newbury in 1974]
XW205 [Crashed in Norway in 1978]
XW206 {W.f.u. during 2006]
XW211 [Crashed during 2011]
XW218 [Crashed in Iraq in 2007]
XW228 [Crashed in Rhodesia in 1979]
XW230 [Crashed in Belize in 1976]
XW233 [Crashed in Northern Ireland in 1992]
ZJ958 [Scrapped in 2015]
ZJ959 [Scrapped in 2015]

[FarnboroJohn]

With the farewell flypast concluding today, a quick look at the excellent ukserials site (http://www.ukserials.com) suggests that some of the eleven Pumas unaccounted for so far may be somewhat challenging to cover with a run of accidents in the 1970s - others are perhaps more surprising to have not been featured this far...

XW202 [W.f.u. during 2005]
XW203 [Crashed near Newbury in 1974]
XW205 [Crashed in Norway in 1978]
XW206 {W.f.u. during 2006]
XW211 [Crashed during 2011]
XW218 [Crashed in Iraq in 2007]
XW228 [Crashed in Rhodesia in 1979]
XW230 [Crashed in Belize in 1976]
XW233 [Crashed in Northern Ireland in 1992]
ZJ958 [Scrapped in 2015]
ZJ959 [Scrapped in 2015]

I hope he won't feel I'm shopping him but a quick search revealed that Shaun Schofield of this parish has a pic of XW218 in his flickr stream!