ZZ174

[Roadrunner]

Hie there,

I started a new sqb file on 1st January 2013 and have seen all the RAF 99 Sqn C17A's except the above. I notice it does not appear in the list held by the MilMode-S site either. Does anyone know if it is in for refit or just busy in the far reaches of the earth?

Regards Mike

[Ian K]

Last recorded here on the 5th Sept 2012

[mickeyc]

Hi all! My 1st post at this most helpful looking place.

Roadrunner,
ZZ174 (hex 43C174) is in the US on upgrade to latest C17 software, etc, standards. ZZ171, 2 and 3 have already been spruced up back there, each being away from Brize for about 6 months, so we can expect ZZ174 back any day now. Then I think ZZ175's off for the treatment.

Can't go wrong with the beauties, get ZZ179 and 180 ordered before they shut the line down I say!

[Roadrunner]

Mickeyc

Tahnks for the info and welcome to the group.

Mike

[mickeyc]

No problem. Cheers! mate.

[mickeyc]

Roadrunner

After almost eight and a half months away on mid-life upgrade at Boeing's San Antonio (Kelly Field/Lackland) facility in Texas, ZZ174 arrived back home at Brize just after 3am this morning.

[Roadrunner]

Thanks for that Mickeyc. I look forward to picking it up on my SBS3

[mickeyc]

Late next morning (20th) ZZ175 left Brize for same treatment in the U.S.

[mickeyc]

Update: ZZ176 left Brize for the treatment last weekend and early afternoon today ZZ175 arrived back home to Brize.

[mickeyc]

Five months later...

ZZ176 has just arrived back at Brize and so 99 Squadron is at last back to full strength.

[mhm]

Cheers for that

[mickeyc]

Well squadron WAS "back to full strength".....for two and a half days. Then ZZ177 set off to the States for some treatment as well.
I wouldn't have thought the newest ones needed anything doing to them.


Edit: whatever it was up to, 177 was only away three weeks, so seems 99 is back at full strength after all.