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by Rch80056
Sat Apr 19, 2025 3:30 pm
Forum: United States of America
Topic: NAS Whidbey Island Wednesday 5th March.
Replies: 2
Views: 3892

Re: NAS Whidbey Island Wednesday 5th March.

The following P8’s were read off at first light by a non board member. Apologies for only posting the last three, I don’t have time to check them and wanted to get the information out whilst it was still relatively current. Ramp Rat. 001 / 002 / 004 / 005 / 008 / 013 / 324 / 325 / 331 / 435 / 476 /...
by Rch80056
Thu Jul 25, 2024 8:15 pm
Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
Topic: Trend31flight
Replies: 2
Views: 1452

Re: Trend31flight

Can anyone assist with the 6 F16's on the 16th July that went to RF2, although I believe only 5 made the crossing Thanks Read off on arrival Andrews 16th July TREND 32-36 ETAD>KADW 91-0361 F-16C 480FS/52FW/SP 91-0402 F-16C 480FS/52FW/SP 91-0403 F-16C 480FS/52FW/SP 91-0417 F-16C 480FS/52FW/SP 96-008...
by Rch80056
Fri May 10, 2024 5:54 pm
Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
Topic: 31 years ago, to the day RAF Upper Heyford
Replies: 5
Views: 1977

Re: 31 years ago, to the day RAF Upper Heyford

Farewell Tiger's ! 10th May 1993 was the day, the last 5 F-111E's from the 79th FS Tigers departed for the States and there new hone at Cannon AFB NM. I was one of a group from the then "Upper Heyford Aviation society" to be on the ramp and capture some images of the morning. Vark's in the rain. Th...
by Rch80056
Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:49 pm
Forum: The Newbie Forum
Topic: 'Clean' v 'Gold' v 'Blue'...and so on
Replies: 17
Views: 6451

Re: 'Clean' v 'Gold' v 'Blue'...and so on

And of course today, the USAF disproved this point by using tankers as "Gold 11/12/13" out of Mildenhall to refuel "Tabor 71 flight", TX ANG F-16s going home from Spangdahlem! So a previously almost foolproof system turns out not to be! I find this happens all the time :D As soon as you find the pa...
by Rch80056
Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:16 pm
Forum: The Newbie Forum
Topic: 'Clean' v 'Gold' v 'Blue'...and so on
Replies: 17
Views: 6451

Re: 'Clean' v 'Gold' v 'Blue'...and so on

A perfect example as to why CE011 couldn’t use RETRO 91-92 at the time. That tells you the IQAF were booked first although the CE code is higher. Lakenheath 27/03/2019 CE011 Westbound RETRO 41-42 KWRB>EGUL 84-0044 F-15D 493FS/48FW/LN 91-0308 F-15E 492FS/48FW/LN 83-0082 KC-10A 305AMW/McGuire BLUE41 ...
by Rch80056
Sat Aug 05, 2023 1:37 pm
Forum: The Newbie Forum
Topic: 'Clean' v 'Gold' v 'Blue'...and so on
Replies: 17
Views: 6451

Re: 'Clean' v 'Gold' v 'Blue'...and so on

A perfect example as to why CE011 couldn’t use RETRO 91-92 at the time. That tells you the IQAF were booked first although the CE code is higher. Lakenheath 27/03/2019 CE011 Westbound RETRO 41-42 KWRB>EGUL 84-0044 F-15D 493FS/48FW/LN 91-0308 F-15E 492FS/48FW/LN 83-0082 KC-10A 305AMW/McGuire BLUE41 K...
by Rch80056
Sat Aug 05, 2023 1:31 pm
Forum: The Newbie Forum
Topic: 'Clean' v 'Gold' v 'Blue'...and so on
Replies: 17
Views: 6451

Re: 'Clean' v 'Gold' v 'Blue'...and so on

Just to add another small point, whenever there is a drag involving a tanker and chicks (fighters), the callsign for the chicks will always be 50 digits higher than the tanker, so, for example, Gold 11 and 12 took the Qatari F-15s downrange this week, and the fighters were calling "Trend 61-65". Li...
by Rch80056
Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:53 pm
Forum: Italy, Malta & Mainland Greece
Topic: Iniochos 2023 - Andravida
Replies: 78
Views: 34704

Re: Iniochos 2023 - Andravida

slogen51 wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:31 pm
TX F-16C to Andravida ?
Wearing sands on arrival LEMO
by Rch80056
Sun Apr 09, 2023 5:20 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Cope India 2023
Replies: 13
Views: 2158

Re: Cope India 2023

RCH061 is MO CE006, there is also (going by memory) RCH07# (split), RCH09#, RCH08#, RUMMY2# all to do with the SP heading west rtb Spang CW412 from RODN. The new pattern I was referring to from CW452 I was looking at something going PAC area in a few months time, issue working them out is the Kadena...
by Rch80056
Sun Apr 09, 2023 4:55 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Cope India 2023
Replies: 13
Views: 2158

Re: Cope India 2023

slogen51 wrote:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 3:41 pm
Thanks

I heard ( I guess we all have as I am usually last to know 😅) that AV vipers will transit the UK to Japan on Tuesday
The AV is news to me, if they are moving I would be surprised if they do go all the way to Japan but may live to regret that statement when/if the code shows!
by Rch80056
Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:38 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Cope India 2023
Replies: 13
Views: 2158

Re: Cope India 2023

Kadena release here about the SJ,
https://www.kadena.af.mil/News/Article/ ... e-pacific/

The same pattern seems to occur that did with CW 411/412/413/414 starting with the SJ on CW452, might be nowt but seemed to stand out to me.
by Rch80056
Sun Apr 02, 2023 4:38 pm
Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
Topic: P-8A Poseiden OTT Grantham 02.04.23
Replies: 9
Views: 1354

Re: P-8A Poseiden OTT Grantham 02.04.23

andymac wrote:
Sun Apr 02, 2023 4:07 pm
anyone please for the second one around 15mins behind, hexcode AE67FA?

TVM
557 confirmed
by Rch80056
Sun Apr 02, 2023 1:05 pm
Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
Topic: P-8A Poseiden OTT Grantham 02.04.23
Replies: 9
Views: 1354

Re: P-8A Poseiden OTT Grantham 02.04.23

Everett1285 wrote:
Sun Apr 02, 2023 10:18 am
Apologies seem to have duplicated this post somehow and have now deleted one accordingly.

Regards
Everett1285
AE6894 confirmed as 168755 YD88 LICZ>BIKF
by Rch80056
Sun Oct 23, 2022 12:25 pm
Forum: United States of America
Topic: LOG NAS Jacksonville Air Show 22/10/22
Replies: 5
Views: 2459

Re: LOG NAS Jacksonville Air Show 22/10/22

me not reading it all right, I see you have 326, could it have been 323?
by Rch80056
Sun Oct 23, 2022 12:01 pm
Forum: United States of America
Topic: LOG NAS Jacksonville Air Show 22/10/22
Replies: 5
Views: 2459

Re: LOG NAS Jacksonville Air Show 22/10/22

169328 is a typo or mis pole, should be 169326 VP-30 umk
by Rch80056
Fri Aug 05, 2022 2:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Cost of Living Crisis 2022 - 20??
Replies: 14
Views: 1377

Re: Cost of Living Crisis 2022 - 20??

By the increases in what I have had to pay over the last year or two id say 25% is more realistic, held down at the moment by Government spin to try & stop it getting out of hand. I blame companies raising prices against the published inflation rates rather than there direct extra costs……lots of pro...
by Rch80056
Sun May 01, 2022 3:43 pm
Forum: RAF Lakenheath
Topic: Log Lakenheath 28/04/22
Replies: 2
Views: 1242

Re: Log Lakenheath 28/04/22

colt41 wrote:
Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:04 am
Noted F-15Es from landing.
91-331 & 97-218.
91-321 , 91-327 , 91-302 & 91-312
91-332 & 97-219
91-329 & 91-310
01-2000 & 91-603
01-2002 , 01-2004 , 00-3003 & 01-2003
98-131
Noted F-35S
19-5493 & 19-5484
19-5495 & 19-5486
Hi, did you note the times aprox that the F35s arrived back?
by Rch80056
Sun Dec 26, 2021 5:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Janice Long
Replies: 7
Views: 1113

Re: Janice Long

I did a job for Janice some years ago, she lived on Swanshurst Lane, Moseley, Birmingham at the time, didn't realise who it was at first until she spoke, the voice was easily recognisable, real nice Lady.
by Rch80056
Sat May 29, 2021 8:49 pm
Forum: Current Military Photography
Topic: Atlantic Trident 21 Exercise, Mont-de-Marsan
Replies: 20
Views: 4296

Re: Atlantic Trident 21 Exercise, Mont-de-Marsan

Cool, thanks for the correction Kip, checked back to where I got it from and clearly a 4FS frame, school boy error on my part.

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