Great work Al, good to see Lossie bounce back with an increase in numbers in all areas! Let's hope 2024 brings more variety!

Flight plan has been cancelled. Believe the Hercules that was meant to be bringing spares, KC-130J (MM62181), for MM62195 has gone tech in Pisa.

Also dropping in for a rotors running refuel late afternoon were a pair Royal Marines/Army Air Corps Wildcat AH.1s:
- ZZ387
- ZZ394

Callsigns were Marine11 and Marine12 (callsigns might be slightly incorrect), and departed at approximately 1715 for Kinloss Barracks

YB88 was 169343. Due back out again to Keflavik at some point this afternoon.

Two AMI Typhoons also arrived this afternoon as IAM0420 (thanks Niall for grabbing the regs):
- F-2000A - MM7321
- TF-2000A - MM55131 (this is the same airframe that visited earlier in the year)

- C-130J MM62189 departed at 1520 back to Pisa as IAM4674.

Busy morning and then ended up being rather quiet in the afternoon. Fang Flt (AM): - ZJ924 (9 Sqn markings) - ZJ929 (9 Sqn markings) - ZJ942 (29 Sqn markings) - ZK439 (924, 929 and 439 also took part in the afternoon sortie) Venom Flt: - ZK300 - ZK307 - ZK366 (12 Sqn markings) - ZK370 Spartan/Chieft...

GAFS73A/D (x6 EF2000s) in two flights of three arrived at 0930 and 0940 respectively. Regs are as follows:

30+50 (50,000 Flight Hours stickers on left-hand drop tank)
30+51
30+73 (Steinhoff special tail)
30+79
31+21
31+24 (EF2000T)

Departing at 1030 for KEF

Both Italian EF-2000s departed on Friday back to Italy.

The French Navy contingent (x7 Rafales and x1 Hawkeye) are still at Lossiemouth, the latter departed back to Lorient on Friday but flew back to Lossiemouth as FNY5481 this afternoon.

The Norwegian P-8 is also still parked up on the MPA pan

A positive smorgasbord of movements today, and with the sun making a good showing for most of the day as well. Rafales AM Sorties: Pair 1 - 39 & 43 Pair 2 - 3 & 13 Rafales PM Sorties: First sortie - 7, 13, 28, 43 Second sortie - 3 & 36 Visitors: German Air Force - GAF685 - Global Express 5000 - 14+0...

Crikey, not even any of the usual MPA (Orions, ATL2s etc) to be based at PIK?

Parked on Stand 200 and due to be leaving around midday tomorrow

Are they likely to be nightstopping or gas n go?

RCH821 also inbound. Showing as C-17A, 07-7188

Awesome, cheers

Did the pair of USAF C-130s end up departing today or are they still on the ground?

Any sign of the US Navy C-130T?

It was indeed ZE707, arrived at 16:10 the previous day!

The latest Airbus Military A330-243 Voyager that is destined for AirTanker finally appeared out of the Air Livery paint shop on Monday after a small technical problem the previous day. Despite being in the right place at the right time one pesky cloud caused the Sun to disappear just as she was depa...

Couple of cancellations I'm afraid:

Estonian Air Force
Antonov An-2 Fixed Wing Squadron Biplane (GUTTED!)

German Navy
Sea King Mk.41 MFG-5 Helicopter

Gnat Display Team due in Friday at approximately 18.00.

Out of interest are there many acts that perform practice displays on the Friday?