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by watchman
Sat May 08, 2021 8:05 am
Forum: Old Serial tie up area
Topic: Skyvans at Brize Norton 20 th July 2019
Replies: 3
Views: 1112

Re: Skyvans at Brize Norton 20 th July 2019

For further info visit Brize Blog

https://bzzspotters.blogspot.com/

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by watchman
Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:04 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Possible Voyager Boom upgrade
Replies: 23
Views: 6784

Re: Possible Voyager Boom upgrade

To correct Vulcan - GJ is not in deep storage as it is the one used on the S.A. run. GM is frequently used either on the S.A. run as backup or on a Titan Airways charter. GK is also used on ad hoc Titan charters. GL is the irregular flier and until a short test flight yesterday had not flown since t...
by watchman
Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:01 am
Forum: Fighter Control and Forum Technical Information
Topic: Now the clocks have changed
Replies: 39
Views: 33696

Re: Now the clocks have changed

Not being a tech Geek I don't know if it would be possible to show BST times in one colour and GMT/UTC in another automatically. No doubt someone will enlighten me. So many on here seem incapable of stating what actual times are so it would help if people put either UTC or BST after giving a time.
by watchman
Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:35 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Why RAF Boscombe Down?
Replies: 49
Views: 16024

Re: Why RAF Boscombe Down?

Wamos B 747 just landed at Boscombe Down 11:32

Another reason for this airfield being used could be that Brize has scheduled passenger flights today
by watchman
Fri Feb 07, 2020 9:53 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: BBC Licence fee
Replies: 55
Views: 14627

Re: BBC Licence fee

Meanwhile they send Louise Minchin and 7 or 8 others on a jolly to skate across a lake in Mongolia under the guise of doing it for charity at our expense. Take into account all the added cost of sound, cameramen and other hangars on, plus flights, visas etc it would be interesting to see the overall...
by watchman
Fri Jan 31, 2020 8:32 am
Forum: RAF Brize Norton
Topic: Flight from Wuhan in Brize
Replies: 19
Views: 6956

Flight from Wuhan in Brize

Advise DO NOT travel to Brize Norton today as a number of roads around the airfield will be closed for security reasons.
by watchman
Mon Sep 03, 2018 6:35 pm
Forum: RAF Brize Norton
Topic: RAF A400's
Replies: 15
Views: 7491

Re: RAF A400's

Before today the last recorded flight was ZM415 arriving back at Brize on the evening of Sunday 26th August.
by watchman
Sun Sep 02, 2018 10:56 pm
Forum: RAF Brize Norton
Topic: RAF A400's
Replies: 15
Views: 7491

RAF A400's

As none of these aircraft have flown in the past week are they grounded. If so why?
by watchman
Wed Feb 24, 2016 10:15 pm
Forum: RAF Brize Norton
Topic: Voyager Delivery - 24 Feb
Replies: 2
Views: 1782

Re: Voyager Delivery - 24 Feb

Proposed reg is ZZ342 / G-VYGM not G-VGYM.
by watchman
Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:08 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Christmas Greetings to our Armed Forces Worldwide
Replies: 2
Views: 1076

Christmas Greetings to our Armed Forces Worldwide

May I take this opportunity to wish all our Armed Forces personnel a very safe and Happy Christmas and New Year. What you do for us is very much appreciated. THANK YOU.
by watchman
Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:24 am
Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
Topic: A400
Replies: 2
Views: 1960

Re: A400

Was showing on FR as ZM401.

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by watchman
Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:38 pm
Forum: All other areas around the UK
Topic: Voyager at EMA
Replies: 1
Views: 1549

Re: Voyager at EMA

ZZ337 arrived back tonight at 18.20.
by watchman
Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:36 am
Forum: All other areas around the UK
Topic: Voyager at EMA
Replies: 1
Views: 1549

Voyager at EMA

ZZ337 Arr 15.30 (12th) as Madras11, n/s, then dep as Tartan21 at 10.05 (13th).
by watchman
Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:14 am
Forum: Cambridge Airport
Topic: Cambridge
Replies: 1
Views: 2094

Cambridge

Could anyone supply me with a list of c130's that are currently at this location please.
MTIA
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by watchman
Tue May 26, 2015 1:07 pm
Forum: RAF Brize Norton
Topic: RAF A400M's grounded - 9 May 2015
Replies: 17
Views: 8299

Re: RAF A400M's grounded - 9 May 2015

According to Plane Finder an A400M of the FAF is currently flying over the Med serial listed as 0014. This aircraft has been flying on and off all the time

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by watchman
Mon May 04, 2015 1:19 pm
Forum: RAF Brize Norton
Topic: A400M
Replies: 7
Views: 2473

A400M

Arrived today at 13:34 from Seville. Atlas EC406. To be ZM401.
by watchman
Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:02 am
Forum: Cambridge Airport
Topic: 27th March 2015
Replies: 2
Views: 1606

Re: 27th March 2015

Thanks for info guy's

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by watchman
Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:49 pm
Forum: Cambridge Airport
Topic: ZH867
Replies: 1
Views: 1323

Re: ZH867

Thanks again

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by watchman
Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:31 am
Forum: Cambridge Airport
Topic: ZH884
Replies: 1
Views: 1472

Re: ZH884

Thanks for that. Info on any RAF C130 always useful

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by watchman
Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:37 pm
Forum: RAF Brize Norton
Topic: VC-10 flown from Brize
Replies: 5
Views: 2999

Re: VC-10 flown from Brize

If you have ever heard the sound of 4 Conways under full power you certainly would not forget them. Boooooooooooooooooootiful.

V.C.10 'Queen of the Skies' R.I.P.

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