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Spanish F-18s at Coningsby

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Spanish F-18s at Coningsby

Post by Gary » Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:45 am

According to the Coningsby spotters Facebook page 2 Spanish F-18 have arrived and are parked on Serria, hopefully someone has broke the news about the crash in Spain :'(
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Re: Spanish F-18 at Coningsby

Post by Gary » Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:12 am

Photo on the Facebook page shows one as 12-04
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Re: Spanish F-18 at Coningsby

Post by lrc » Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:16 am

Parked near Has shelters opposite sierra. Can be seen down fen lane 12-04 & 12-19
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Re: Spanish F-18 at Coningsby

Post by martmpf » Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:25 am

C.15-46{12-04} [EF-18M] C.15-61{12-19} [EF-18M] (Ala 12, EdA based at Torrejon de Ardoz)
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Re: Spanish F-18 at Coningsby

Post by milky_01 » Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:35 am

Both F-18's are parked in Foxtrot coded 12-04 & 12-19.

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Re: Spanish F-18 at Coningsby

Post by reheat module » Tue Oct 17, 2017 4:46 pm

Wish I'd read this sooner, - would have been worth the run up.
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Re: Spanish F-18 at Coningsby

Post by Vulcanone » Tue Oct 17, 2017 5:59 pm

Good to see them today, sadly the same Wing lost a jet and pilot back home.

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Re: Spanish F-18 at Coningsby

Post by airfixpilot » Wed Oct 18, 2017 7:25 am

How long are the F18s at coningsby for? anyone know

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Re: Spanish F-18 at Coningsby

Post by reaper493 » Wed Oct 18, 2017 7:34 am

A post in the heads up section suggests they are here for the air combat power visit, which starts this weekend I believe. Although that poster took from Twitter, and the original poster is only guessing....

So unless the locals know and are keeping shtum, I don't think anyone is certain.

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Re: Spanish F-18 at Coningsby

Post by slogen51 » Wed Oct 18, 2017 12:00 pm

I heard ame 4212 heading south at lunchtime, sounding like a pair heading to SAM - Southampton

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Spanish F18s

Post by jumbojet » Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:34 pm

Are the FA 18s still at Coningsby and where are they parked :thumbs:

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Re: Spanish F18s

Post by bizfreeq » Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:38 pm

Try looking at the post below yours
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Re: Spanish F-18s at Coningsby

Post by big greg » Wed Oct 18, 2017 7:38 pm

There gone,went around dinner time today

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Re: Spanish F-18s at Coningsby

Post by passat man » Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:13 am

HI

Word at the fence at Mildenhall yesteray was that arrivals for excercise at Coningsby starting Saturday with Mig29s etc, is there a link to this exercise?

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Re: Spanish F-18s at Coningsby

Post by martmpf » Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:20 am

http://www.egxwinfogroup.co.uk/?page_id=97
It's "Air Combat Power Visit 2017" Anual event I think.

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Re: Spanish F-18s at Coningsby

Post by reaper493 » Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:19 am

link to last years ACPV.

I'd be amazed if there is any foreign participation,its normally for Military students and cadets.

https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/raf ... t-23102016

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Re: Spanish F-18s at Coningsby

Post by baz1 » Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:19 am

that used to take place at Waddington just RAF no foreign visitors
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Re: Spanish F-18s at Coningsby

Post by Rockstar » Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:16 pm

Apart from last years US Navy P8

Admittedly that has been the exception

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Re: Spanish F-18s at Coningsby

Post by Vulcanone » Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:22 pm

Indeed Rockstar, that is of course due to us buying P-8s.

So I wonder if next years ACPV has one of 617 Sqns shiney new toys on display.

It being the RAFs 100th and all that

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Re: Spanish F-18s at Coningsby

Post by milky_01 » Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:36 pm

The APCV arrivals started today with

Hercules C5 - 205Sqn special.
Chinook
Tutor T1
Tucano T1- ZF377/377/1FTS
Puma HC2
Typhoon FGR4 -ZK342/342/6Sqn
Typhoon FGR4 -ZK330/330/ code only
Tornado GR4 - ZA560/EB-Q/41(R)TES.
A400 Atlas - ZM408.
P-8A
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