FYI http://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/Business/ ... 160609.pdf & http://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/Business/ ... 160727.pdf MOD have not made there mind up just yet..

Well done Pete that's the way to go yes yes Um on my tablet you can't do that that's why I love the books at least I can put a tick by the frequency or underline a heard confirmed call sign which I've been do since the 90s . You can download and print from the Milscanners database, you can even fil...

I heard last year that Either Mildenhall or Lakenheath would close in the near future which would allow Fairford to re-open as it was costing too much money, to keep in in its current state! anyway thats what I have heard. Fairford has many merits, not least of which is its closeness to Brize Norto...

Ospreys head to Mildenhall; lawmakers try to block funding The first CV-22 Ospreys have touched down at RAF Mildenhall, England, beginning a new phase for Air Force special operators in Europe. But the fleet might face an uncertain budget future. See the full article here : http://www.airforcetimes...

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No plans for any runway use, the infrastructure is long gone.There are plans for the police ASU to move from Wattisham to Honington.

There is a fault on the milscanners website on the server side, the server providers are currently
investigating and will resolve the issue asap.

sorry for the inconvenience.

Managed to get there first time! did get a sql connection error ones when using, more than likely because the server did not process the sql request quick enough, just did it again and worked fine. There did seem to be a slight hiccup with the server yesterday, however from what I can tell there ha...

"Banter Control" is the static call sign assigned to the 100th ARW Command Post at RAF Mildenhall.

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Try 372.275 for 352 SOG DZ/LZ ops at STANTA Sculthorpe.

56RQS FCF (Functional Check Flights)

AMC has not left MIldenhall, they still maintain an ariel port facility there, they removed some of the componants but the majority is still there, admitadly not nearly as busy as it used to be :( but i suspect that closing mildenhall or lakenheath or co-locating may will be on the cards in the fut...

crazydunc wrote:WHITEKNIGHT is a callsign used by the RAF DA-42s

Actually they are civvies, Diamond Airborne Sensing/3SDL consortium, see http://www.3sdl.com/blog/post/3SDL-wins ... ining.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; .

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KABUL — An unmanned helicopter capable of carrying more than 3,500 pounds of cargo (1.6 tonnes) has begun supplying troops in Afghanistan, US military officials said Thursday. It is hoped the K-MAX, which conducted its maiden flight with cargo in a combat zone on Saturday, will help save lives by re...

The appearance of a Russian navy battlegroup off the coast of Scotland last night raised fresh concerns over the UK government’s decision not to have any surveillance aircraft. Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources told The Scotsman that a Type 42 destroyer, HMS York, had to be despatched from Portsmout...

Its a DA42 (OE-FAI) simulating UAV/ISTAR for the current ex.

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See http://www.lakenheath.af.mil/news/story ... =123272169" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; 56th RQS returns home from concurrent deployments.

I'm surprised it wasn't a 'listed' building and therefore had a preservation order on it. :S Shame to see something that old but still structurally sound being torn down. :( As there is another example on base, it was decided to demolish this hangar as it was not fit for purpose. "Although historic...

markranger wrote:Normal Callsign is widget.

Mark.

Thats the RAF`s Be350 "Shadow R.1" from Waddington, the Navajo and Extra 300 are civilian (Excel Aviation/Blades) callsign "blade" and are contracted to provide simulated ISTAR.

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Nighthawke wrote:Sorry to appear "picky" guys but a PA-28 is a single engined aircraft not a twin. Typo, mis-identification or just crossed wires?

Its actually Piper PA-31-310 Turbo Navajo B G-RHYM

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