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Apaches at Leeming
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Apaches at Leeming
Four Apaches arrived yesterday from Wattisham .
ZJ178 is showing as Hunter 1 and returning to Leeming from the north .
ZJ178 is showing as Hunter 1 and returning to Leeming from the north .
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
Using Spadeadam and if any clues from Leeming about departures or regular departure times I may try to catch them enroute between Derwent reservoir and Spadeadam ... a bit of a needle in a haystack with clues and luck! Unfortunately not ideal weather for anyone, windy, wet and from tomorrow onwards cold!
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
Saw a single Apache heading north past Leeming Bar at 1113 yesterday (15/11) - having either just overflown or taken off. Any idea which one we saw?
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
Reported on the Leeming Yahoo Group as ;
ZJ178 arriving as Gunship 2
ZJ184 arriving as AAC300
ZJ211 arriving as Gunship 1
plus one other which arrived as AAC319 showing as Hex code 43C000 ?
ZJ178 arriving as Gunship 2
ZJ184 arriving as AAC300
ZJ211 arriving as Gunship 1
plus one other which arrived as AAC319 showing as Hex code 43C000 ?
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
Hi Chris, there is a track on Notam map showing a route over Derwent Water, and I was thinking it might be worth a go going there for a change of scenery. Not sure of the topography there with regard to getting above them.catkins wrote:Using Spadeadam and if any clues from Leeming about departures or regular departure times I may try to catch them enroute between Derwent reservoir and Spadeadam ... a bit of a needle in a haystack with clues and luck! Unfortunately not ideal weather for anyone, windy, wet and from tomorrow onwards cold!
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
Apache just seen heading North through Linconnshire very low down near the River Trent (43C260 - ZJ203?), most likely to be inbound Leeming.
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
There Was a Notam for Spade today that is/was possibly to make up for any weather delays to Apache training programme? If anyone is able to update if any movements at Leeming today (Sat) could they update here, as weather at Spade is pretty good! Cool but little wind, sunny gaps in mid level cloud base.
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Chris
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
Didn't see or hear any sign of the apaches on Saturday, I live next to the base although I wasn't around all day. I did see four return to leeming at dusk on Friday around 4.30pm though - - is there 5 in at leeming at present?
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
Was only 3 arrive back on friday as i was in the viewing area for 1 and on the path back to leeming bar for the other 2
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
ZJ211 AAC321 Leeming to Spadeadam and Herc ZH877 Ascot 156 just on way home from Spade to BZN .
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
I believe there are 5 Apaches at Leeming;
ZJ178, ZJ184, ZJ203, ZJ211 + 1.
Now the +1 is a mystery, it has been mis-pinging as "43C000" however two Apaches ZJ185 + ZJ186 have randomly appeared on SBS in Stockton for a brief period, no sign of them departing Wattisham to arrive at Leeming, so I assume its this Apache that playing around with the mode-s.
Any ideas?
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ZJ178, ZJ184, ZJ203, ZJ211 + 1.
Now the +1 is a mystery, it has been mis-pinging as "43C000" however two Apaches ZJ185 + ZJ186 have randomly appeared on SBS in Stockton for a brief period, no sign of them departing Wattisham to arrive at Leeming, so I assume its this Apache that playing around with the mode-s.
Any ideas?
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
ZJ185 is showing near Malton , North Yorkshire but no call-sign attached .
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
Single Apache Longbow came to Spadeadam for about 30mins recce of the range area. Landed briefly at Berry Hill before and after recce,
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
ZJ178 showing as AAC319XX southbound over north Lincolnshire from Leeming .
With thanks to Razor 01 .
With thanks to Razor 01 .
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
Still showing southbound near Thetford and presumably heading for home at Wattisham but only one or more than one chopper ?
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Re: Apaches at Leeming
There was only one on base when we left about 15.40pm-it was being prepared though .I think the rest were playing up the ranges above Catterick where they were this morning.
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