ZJ913 currently airborne as 'Batman01' 2/4/19

Well said, Al.

I'm getting a little fed up of all the complaining and negativity towards the flypasts.

They are difficult to organise, and take a great deal of planning.

A simple 'Thank You' is all that is required...

We had a great day at Lossie.

Thanks to all the RAF aircrew and engineers that made if happen.

We are grateful too you!

from two quick searches... UK Serials shows her as active currently, having been upgraded to HC4 standard in late 2011/early 2012. The RAF Odiham foram shows her reported multiple times in March 2016 but nothing later. Hope this is of some help, suspect you're going to need an Odiham local to proper...

The APY-10 is a standard fit on all P-8A's.

It does not allow them to perform the role of Sentinel as the APY-10 is optimise for, but not tailored to perform the overland role.

The SAR-MTI radar on the Sentinels is a totally different job!

APY-10 will have no bearing on Sentinels life expectancy.

Thunder wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 29, 2018 3:21 pm

Except that Mildenhall is slated to close in 5 years.

Not according to some of the crews at RIAT...

UC-12W was calling 'Atila04'/

Chris

Cannon Flt was up to do the Edinburgh Tattoo Flypast tonight.

C

140103 CP-140 reappeared around 1930L

C

168849 '849' is your jet. Arrived at 1705L

Looking for a 1900Z departure

C

QRA was...

1OC01 - ZJ913
1OC02 - ZK328

Also arrived...

CP-140 140111

Looked as if they were bombing Cape Wrath. Went over us about 30000ft +

'130617' CC-130J of the RCAF arrived a little after 4 PM as 'Can-Force 2538' and departed shortly after.

Was dropping spares and engineers to repair the CP-140 still remaining from Joint Warrior.

Thanks

Chris

Both Seahawks on the deck.

Are they maybe going to do some of the airfield works at weekends to avoid base closures and bolt-holes and closure during the working week?

Chris

Currently Inbound to Edinburgh is...

C-146 Wolfhound '11-3031' as RCH1046

Cheers

Chris

Post on who's Twitter?

Cheers!

Updated now!

A brief log of this mornings activities! Visitors - ZE708 - Kittyhawk 61 Arr T-729 - Swiss Air Force 562 Arr-Dept Delivery ZK304 - Typhoon 13 - Arrived from CGY (To II(AC)) Based Flying ZK337 - Spartan 11 ZJ913 - Spartan 12 ZK372 - Spartan 13 ZK368 - Spartan 14 ZJ947 - Venom 21 (Perf T/O (To Leuchar...

ZK304 is now back at Lossie, still coded FM.

Looks to have gone to II (AC)