First of the RAF's 'New' 146's Delivered

[Garry Russell]

First of two 146-200QC delivered 19/Mar

ZE707 ex OO-TAY

The other one will be ZE708 ex OO-TAZ

Only a small acquisition, but the RAF has actually increased and existing fleet

Both ex TNT

[TSR2]

Brilliant news, I had no idea this was on the cards, are they exe TNT machines?

EDIT - Yep they are, ex AirJet. The first one is quite an early airframe, 1994???

[Garry Russell]

Indeed they are Ben...last line of the post

There is also a Swedish one been training with the military and that is rumored to possibly be the replacement for the One-Eleven, but that's just speculation.

The RAF had trimmed the QF fleet so it's nice to see them recommitting to the type, no doubt a very useful machine for smaller non tactical jobs.

As I mentioned above, small but very welcome.

The serials fill gaps in a batch that is some years old now but it looks in keeping with the type.

I could never get used to a Dak with the serial ZA947

[TSR2]

By the sounds of it these two will be for "proper ops" and not QF???

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... an-366796/

[TSR2]

Just thinking, thats another 4 engine type for Tonks

[Garry Russell]

Hi ben

I didn't say they were QF

They are definately not Queens flight...they reduced that fleet.

These are essentially freighters

They are for ops, but I would think in more of a support rather than front line

[clavel9]

There is also a Swedish one been training with the military and that is rumored to possibly be the replacement for the One-Eleven, but that's just speculation.

Which One-Eleven? ZH763?

[Garry Russell]

Yep...finishes this summer

[TSR2]

Here we go, first photo of a shiny RAF grey 146...

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7331190

[Garry Russell]

Cheers Ben

I looked for a pic yesterday but they were a bit slow

Seems to have seats on board so still a QC ...would have just been a freighter with TNT