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Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
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?
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?
Last edited by Apache123 on Thu Oct 20, 2016 10:01 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
Are they leaving today?
Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
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
Regards
Apache123
Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
Ahh damn! I was going to head up at lunch. Might not be any point nowApache123 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
Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
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
Regards
Apache123
Final 2 taxiing at this time
Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
No worries. Most people were saying Friday. I'll keep an eye out on here and Facebook and make a decision in a bit.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
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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
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
Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
that's annoying. Not sure what to do with my afternoon off now hahaMikepaparomeo 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
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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
SWEDEFORCE - used that on the arrivals flights too.
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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
Found some cake and beer for the afternoon!
Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
Croc 15 flt were 247 & 289nickowen wrote:We've had two pairs of Gripens - CROC 15/16 & 17/18 - on Cape Wrath Range this morning.
Croc 17 flt were 264 & 269.
HTH
MG
Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
Thanks for the info guys, I guess I can have a lie in instead.
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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
NATO C17 also returned today aircraft '01' again viewtopic.php?f=8&t=138449
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Re: Exercise Joint Warrior - October 2016
The Swedes did indeed leave today . Road convoy of two HGVs and the tow vehicle noted on the A18 this morning heading to Immingham.
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