Operational Logs for May/June. 2016.

[johnhowe]

Logs in here please+ useful information.http://www.targetlock.org.uk/index1.html
http://www.live-military-mode-s.eu/ useful tool.

[johnhowe]

What an eventful week so far, the arrival of IPA 2 mid week the test flying of various marks of hawks 2 Saudi hawks and yesterday Tarnish 69 piloted primer Typhoon in a stupendous reheat rotation, I've left out the various serials as they can be seen in Current Military Photography posted by some of our residents photographers.

[rh226]

Only if the resident photographers post them. At time of posting, Warton photographs in Current Military Photography relating to May 2016 = ZERO

Serials please - and in the future.

[TB1]

Bob,

A bit of digging revealed :

Thursday 5th pm.

(2103) ZB103 ST003 Painted Tarnish 29, early pm

ZB106 ST006 Primer Tarnish 29, late pm

ZK373 BS134 Primer Tarnish 69, late pm

Trevor

[rh226]

Thanks, Trevor.

It helps tremendously for those of us who wish to keep track, but can't be there to see the action.

I see that Mickey has now posted pictures for yesterday.

[twinstar]

Is the Italian still due to be there next week?

[Apache123]

Hi all,

ZJ938 been up bout 10 minute and ipa 2 ( italian typhoon ) sat outside 358. Zj699 towed to hush house or detuner just before zj938 took off. No sign of saudi hawks

Regards

Apache123

[jetnoise]

IPA6 / ZJ938 took off 12:48 in dry power.
A camou Gazelle landed a few minutes earlier (sorry no id as no binos) - it parked on the cross runway.
Closer to the cargo slot (occupied by one of the regular RSAF C-130s) was Typhoon IPA5 (ZJ700) - identifiable by the Escan logo on the fin.

Hopefully one or other of the regular photographers will have got pics of the movements. (A nice day weatherwise at Fylde's Fightertown).

[Old bins]

Today saw the delivery of two more Saudi Typhoons. They left at 9 am. Any idea which two?

[TB1]

8012/ZK611 CS042 + 8014/ZK613 CS044

Trevor

[rh226]

See Mickey's photos at viewtopic.php?f=16&t=131293

[Old bins]

Thanks guys great photos Mickey

[Old bins]

Quick visit this am by a Swiss Air Force Citation T-784

[johnhowe]

Info from one of our local correspondents the delivery flights of two R.S.A.F Hawk Jet Trainers serials given as
ZB 103 & ZB 105 was halted when one of the hawks developed a fault and both returned to Warton
it is hoped that the fault can be rectified quickly for the delivery to continue on Wednesday morning'.

The R.S.A.F C130 Hercules 473 was the only other movement at Warton noted by this particular correspondent.

On a personal note I'm still waiting for Tarnish 5 to commence his display in the Typhoon for the coming Farnborough and R.I.A.T.

[johnhowe]

Info that the 2 RSAF Hawks have departed Warton are squarking 6402 at 25K Feet over Bath.

[ridgmeister]

The only other movement of note for 7th was mid afternoon; primer-finished Hawk ZB108 (RSAF) departed for a test flight but returned immediately, thus ending flying for the day.
Paul

[johnhowe]

Info that the 2 RSAF Hawks ZB 103 & ZB 105 have departed Warton are squarking 6402 at 25K Feet over Bath.

Its been quite an interesting day at Warton today, we had two reheat rotations of Typhoons both flown by The Chief, Tarnish 69 the first was ZK 358

and just after 6.0pm a shake down by a R.S.A.F Typhoon coded 8013 again by Tarnish 69.

Earlier in the afternoon The Italian Typhoon IPA 2 landed and ran the course of runway 25 after a failed deployment of the chute.

[johnhowe]

Log for Thursday the 9th, June, 2016, I'm surmising that as the Royal Saudi Air force C 130 (473) arrived at Warton at 10.00am on Tuesday the 7th it may well leave at a similar time so be prepared to come early.

[powerslave]

He left about 13.30 today.

ian

[a321]

There were 2 Saudi Hawks on the ground at Paphos last night (8/6/16) I'm these were the above two aircraft. Dave B