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Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

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Apache123
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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

Post by Apache123 » Thu Oct 20, 2016 9:53 am

Hi all,

Noted this morning gripens were:-

222
289
264
269
247
829
212
274
257
283
285
286 towed out about 10:30

Regards

Apache123

Any one know uf they have gone out on a sortie this morning or gone straight home?
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namboozle
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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

Post by namboozle » Thu Oct 20, 2016 9:59 am

Are they leaving today?

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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

Post by Apache123 » Thu Oct 20, 2016 10:10 am

It looks like it as 10 are up and 2 are left and pilots are just walking to the final 2 and the first sortie wen up 2 hours ago

Regards

Apache123

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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

Post by namboozle » Thu Oct 20, 2016 10:12 am

Apache123 wrote:It looks like it as 10 are up and 2 are left and pilots are just walking to the final 2 and the first sortie wen up 2 hours ago

Regards

Apache123
Ahh damn! I was going to head up at lunch. Might not be any point now :(

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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

Post by Apache123 » Thu Oct 20, 2016 10:21 am

I might be wrong but been told when they went up this morning they were calling swedish something on radio not just normal callsigns

Regards

Apache123

Final 2 taxiing at this time

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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

Post by namboozle » Thu Oct 20, 2016 10:29 am

Apache123 wrote:I might be wrong but been told when they went up this morning they were calling swedish something on radio not just normal callsigns

Regards

Apache123

Final 2 taxiing at this time
No worries. Most people were saying Friday. I'll keep an eye out on here and Facebook and make a decision in a bit.

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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

Post by Mikepaparomeo » Thu Oct 20, 2016 11:03 am

A helpful chap from the airfield management team has just popped over to the crash gate at the south end to advise that the Swedes have returned home today

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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

Post by namboozle » Thu Oct 20, 2016 11:04 am

Mikepaparomeo wrote:A helpful chap from the airfield management team has just popped over to the crash gate at the south end to advise that the Swedes have returned home today
:( that's annoying. Not sure what to do with my afternoon off now haha

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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

Post by trotsenstein » Thu Oct 20, 2016 11:28 am

SWEDEFORCE - used that on the arrivals flights too.
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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

Post by Dick Dastardly » Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:48 pm

Found some cake and beer for the afternoon!

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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

Post by TombsRIP » Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:09 pm

nickowen wrote:We've had two pairs of Gripens - CROC 15/16 & 17/18 - on Cape Wrath Range this morning.
Croc 15 flt were 247 & 289
Croc 17 flt were 264 & 269.

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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

Post by toom317 » Thu Oct 20, 2016 7:37 pm

Thanks for the info guys, I guess I can have a lie in instead. :D
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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

Post by GhostFlight91 » Fri Oct 21, 2016 12:56 pm

NATO C17 also returned today aircraft '01' again viewtopic.php?f=8&t=138449

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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016

Post by Freeman Lowell » Fri Oct 21, 2016 1:14 pm

The Swedes did indeed leave today ;). Road convoy of two HGVs and the tow vehicle noted on the A18 this morning heading to Immingham. :whistle:
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