1986 Flt Lt Guy Bancroft Wilson could well have been with 63 Squadron which was part of Number 2 Tactical Weapons Unit at RAF Chivenor in North Devon. 1988 and 1989 Flt Lt Simon Meade was with 151 Squadron which was also a part of Number Tactical Weapons Unit at RAF Chivenor In North Devon. Flt Lt M...

Re Tactical Approaches at Chivenor
Yes it did land and taxi. I have seen some video clips on the following group page on Facebook Braunton Community Chat the post was put on by Nicky Mallender.

Call Sign RRR805 Registration Number ZZ175 Boeing C-17A Globemaster 111 RAF Brize Norton Squawk 3740
Tuesday evening / night 15/11/2022.

No Wildcat exercise at Chivenor this afternoon I have personally walked up from my home which is a 15 minutes away and there was no Wildcats on the ground or overhead in the airspace also no ground crew or equipment relating to the exercise involving the 3 Wildcats.

Hello Chivyboy Yes this could be a good move by the Mod Royal Marines such a shame that they hadn't thought of moving some of the current transport away from the former RAF A Flight 22 Squadron Pan and hangar and use that area of the airfield away from all the existing Royal Marines areas of the air...

Hello can anyone advise me how i can upload photos of my finished builds of model kits from my computer or from my smartphone onto this particular area of the modeling section.
Thank You John.

Hello Fellow Members If Any Of You Have Ever Taken A Photograph Of The Following RAF Hawk At RAF Chivenor When The Base Was Active And Under RAF Support Command Which Was From The 01/04/1992 With The Following Reserve Squadrons (19R) And (92R) That Were Operating From This Base From The 23/09/1992 U...

Hello Paul most of the RAF Chivenor based Hawks had left the following Squadrons 63 and 151 by the 23rd of September 1992 when both Squadrons were renumbered (19R) and (92R( on the same day as 63 and 151 squadrons were disbanded . XX158 From 19(R) and XX 204 tail code letter H from (92R) were the la...

Evening Ian.
Many thanks for the info one of these Hawk jets XX 301 was a former Chivenor aircraft having spent some flying time with number 151 squadron with the tail code letter L. Then later it spent some time flying with number 19 squadron also out of Chivenor.

There was some jet aircraft activity over the area earlier this afternoon does anybody no what type of jet activity it was.

Noted Outside this morning at 0845 hrs were a pair ofwildcats and 1 unidentified lynx the Wildcats were as follows zz375 and zz531 outside in front of a hangar lined up we're several unidetified lynx one of which had a nose number 312.

Hello Bob
Many thanks for the info on this subject looks like I will have to get up there pdq.

Hello do the jaguar movements take place during the week and on what days can you expect to see them as a friend of mine has visited the museum before and said it was very good and he also told me about the jaguar movements around the base so I thought I might visit the museum before the end of the ...

Hello if you have got a Flickr account then go to the RAF Chivenor group page and view my Bae Hawk models x4 in the 1/48 scale or if you have a Facebook account the you can view them on my Facebook page John Karslake these Hawks were built and finished only a couple of months ago.

Lovely photos of your model I remember this Hawk well from its time flying with 2 Squadrons at RAF Chivenor number 151 which was part of number 2 tactical weapons unit from august 1980 until its disbandment on the 1-04-92 and then this Hawk was transferred to number 92 Squadron which was part of num...

Many Thanks all I knew was that Culdrose and Yeovilton are on Summer Holidays with reduced flying hours hence me asking about the AAC RAF and USAF.

More than likely on route to the Bournemouth Air Festival.

Hello I wanted to no weather anyone nose which AAC RAF USAF Bases are not on there summer holidays. I have a few days holiday from work next week and I am going to be driving up from North Devon. Depending on the outcome of this post it will determin where I head for some spotting it may mean me dri...

Many thanks Tony
Were the Hawks during the morning and afternoon from 208 Squadron at RAF Valley or were they from St Athan as 4 Squadron are on Attachment during August.

Many thanks for that info Sussex to Devon.
I heard a fast jet about 1030am -1045am then again this afternoon about 1330pm- 1400pm may have been one of those tornados that you noted.