*Lossiemouth (LMO/EGQS)*
Before my arrival, 3 RAF Typhoons, BG/ZJ808, BH/ZJ809 and BV/ZJ910 went out around 0830 and arrived back around 1000 (damn,
)ARR: 1043: Tornado IDS, German Air Force, AG51, 44+90, German Air Force I50B.
ARR: 1055: Tornado GR4, Royal Air Force, 15R, F/ZA459, Mentor #. - 15R, F, anniversary bird.
*Kinloss (FNN/EGQK)*
DEP: 1202: EF2000S Typhoon, German Air Force, JG74, 30+23, Unknown. - homebound.
DEP: 1202: EF2000S Typhoon, German Air Force, JG74, 30+28, Unknown. - homebound.
DEP: 1215: Nimrod MR2, Royal Air Force, NLS(?), 29/XV229, Unknown. - to RAF Manston.
DEP: 1234: EF2000T Typhoon, German Air Force WTD61, 98+03, Unknown. - homebound.
*Also on ground, 2/3 Chinook HC2/3 behind tower.
*back to Lossiemouth (LMO/EGQS)*
DEP: 1340: Tornado IDS, German Air Force, AG51, 44+90, German Air Force I50B.
DEP: 1343: Typhoon T3, Royal Air Force, 29R, BH/ZJ809, Shocker 31.
DEP: 1343: Typhoon FGR4, Royal Air Force, 29R, BV/ZJ910, Shocker 32.
CIR: 1347-1356: Tornado IDS, German Air Force, AG51, 44+90, German Air Force I50B. - failed to retract back gear so dumped fuel and returned after 1 overshoot.
DEP: 1351: Typhoon T3, Royal Air Force, 29R, BG/ZJ808, Shocker 33. - performed checks on Tornado IDS, 44+90 before going off to rejoin the rest of Shocker flight for the sortie.
ARR: 1505: Typhoon T3, Royal Air Force, 29R, BH/ZJ809, Shocker 31.
ARR: 1522: Typhoon T3, Royal Air Force, 29R, BG/ZJ808, Shocker 33.
ARR: 1525: Typhoon FGR4, Royal Air Force, 29R, BV/ZJ910, Shocker 32.
ARR: 1527: Tornado IDS, German Air Force, AG51, 45+22, German Air Force I58A. - went tech from home in the morning, part of I58 flight..
DISPLAY - Tornado GR4 role demo; Tornado GR4s 037/ZA544 and 090/ZD742 - 15R.
Typhoons from 29R left Lossie around 1730L and I believe were homebound, both German Tornados are still present but one was towed into the hangar earlier on (4490.) Theres supposedly a role demo practise tomorrow morning (I'm guessing around 0830L) and it'll be carried out again in the afternoon.
Chris.
