Unknown roundel - Help!

Rick Ingham

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Posted 11 March 2012 - 20:54 CET

Can anybody help me identify this roundel seen on a Merlin last week. The aircrew were just as interested so I suspect this is a developing story?...

http://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/194177/g-17-510-agusta-westland-agusta-westland-eh-101-411-merlin-hc-3/

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Wallace Shackleton

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Posted 11 March 2012 - 22:14 CET

I had a look this morning. Could it be a low-vis Austrian roundel?

It is a Class B registration so it can't easily be Googled as they re-use them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_aircraft_insignia

Rick Ingham Full member Joined in March 2009 Posts: 8	Posted 11 March 2012 - 23:07 CET
	I would agree with you but Austria have not ordered any AW101's? Nothing on the net either.

Jahnel Klaus Member Joined in October 2010 Posts: 14	Posted 11 March 2012 - 23:07 CET
	I don't think its Austrian. There are no rumors here,that the army will get any new helicopters.And if austrian would think about new helis, the typ is wrong. maybe some more blackhawks or some light helis,but not such a typ.

Jahnel Klaus Member Joined in October 2010 Posts: 14	Posted 11 March 2012 - 23:22 CET
	And beside: the roundel would either be red and white, or Black on Green ..

PZL.38 Wilk Member Joined in January 2010 Posts: 11	Posted 11 March 2012 - 23:27 CET
	AgustaWestland EH-101 Mk610, reg/n: G-17-610, c/n: 50228 - Algeria - Navy

Wallace Shackleton

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Posted 12 March 2012 - 06:41 CET

That's interesting the last ones did not carry any nationality markings like that

Rick Ingham Full member Joined in March 2009 Posts: 8	Posted 23 March 2012 - 14:48 CET
	For the record it was for the new James Bond movie 'Skyfall'...images to come from a weekend on set but unable to post them until it's released on 9th November.

Wallace Shackleton Full member Joined in February 2007 Posts: 1897	Posted 23 March 2012 - 17:54 CET
	So no one wins the prize?