Hi all, an unusual contact in the Abingdon area was picked up flying low level and descending on my SBS and confirmed as landing at RAF Benson using ADS-B Exchange. Noted parked up at the base around 10am.... ZE700, BAe 146 CC.2, 32 (The Royal) Sqn, Royal Air Force (E1021) ZE701, BAe 146 CC.2, 32 (T...

Hi all, this shamefully was my first visit to the Abingdon Air & Country Show and my wife and I spent a very enjoyable day here. In my past defence, this show is usually held the same weekend as the Microlight Trade fair at Popham or I have been rostered to work by my employer who ironically had a d...

Hi all, a quick stop around lunch-time saw the following hit the book. Nearby Barkston Heath was visited afterwards but nothing seen there - I take it some Tutors are still based there? It was nice to see the 14 Sqn/Shadow hack G-LBSB...... ZK456/P Beechcraft B200 Super King Air 3 FTS/45(R) Sqn ZK45...

Hi all, spent a few hours at Coningsby yesterday to catch the Indian Air Force detachment and some Typhoons. Some photographs can been seen via the Flickr link below. They are not the best as my lens only goes to 300 which wasn't enough for the way they were taking off and landing yesterday. https:/...

On arriving at Fairford, I just missed U-2S 80-1066/- landing at 13:01. Whilst they rigged up the wing support wheels at the far end of the runway for this most recent arrival , I looked towards the 2 purpose built B-2 hangars and I could see 80-1067/BB parked up in the left side of the left hand ha...

Hi all,
an early morning look over the fence here around 06:30 found the following two parked close to each other...

2472 Lockheed C-130M Hercules 1º GTT Brazilian Air Force
130607 Lockheed CC-130J Hercules 436 Sqn Canadian Armed Forces

Regards,


Grant Robinson

Latest info from Martin Simmons who left Fairford around 20 minutes ago. All 3 VH-60's and 4 MV-22's are sat outside. 163265 is apparently the VH-60 that was airlifted in today. Guess where I'm going right now!

Anyone know when this is due out please?

Hi all,
this has just departed Brize and is now heading out to Malmesbury and seems to be heading West along UL9 airway towards Bristol/Cardiff....

Best regards,



Grant Robinson

Hi all, just been tracking on Planeplotter, KAF342, a C-17 of the Kuwaiti Air Force inbound to Brize Norton. It has now landed. Message timed 14:22.... Interested Code Callsign Reg ICAO Altitude Track Squawk Last Update NEED! 706217 KAF3206 KAF342 C17 11,900 ft 0.0° 5736 14:09:38 Regards, Grant Robi...

Hi all, just tracking on Planeplotter, (hex code 3B7FA1 with callsign reg showing F-ZWCC) a Puma along the M40 from Oxford towards Benson. It has just gone East of Abingdon at around 1300 feet and Planeplotter is tracking it and showing that it landed at Benson. This possibly came out of Kidlington ...

Credit to Andy Stewart, I have been told that it was 50+81

Hi all,
a German Air Force Transall is downwind to land as of 12:17. Hex code is 3EA88B and using callsign “GAF044”. Confirmation of serial would be appreciated please.

Best regards,



Grant Robinson

Hi all, just tracking on Planeplotter, 92-3288 a USAF C-130H-3 (of 96th AS according to Scramble database) along the Lands End-Yeovil-Brize Norton route. It is just approaching Newquay and is now heading Northeast towards Bath at 25,000 feet. Heads up Brize as I suspect this is another inbound.........

Tracking this on Planeplotter, it landed at Brize a few minutes ago....message timed 20:12

Grant

Hi all, just tracking on Planeplotter, 92-3022 a USAF C-130H (of 773rd AS according to Scramble database) along the Lands End-Yeovil-Brize Norton route. It is just approaching Bath and is now heading Northeast towards Swindon at 6,000 feet. Heads up Brize or Fairford as I suspect this is inbound.......

Hi all, 428 & 435 both Lockheed C-130H Hercules from 103/131 Sqn of the Israeli Air Force landed at Brize Norton between 14:40-15:00. Both read off and confirmed on the ground by Martin Simmons. Thanks Simmo! Both in desert camo colour scheme. Go get..... Best regards, Grant Robinson

This has now departed Brize Norton and is now heading Southeast towards
Brighton....I wonder if it has Danish Merlin M-517 onboard which was sighted
in a stripped down condition earlier on the ground at Brize today?

Regards,


Grant Robinson

Hi all, UR-CGV, a Antonov An-12 of Ukraine Air Alliance is heading West along UL9 towards Swindon. It has just South of Abingdon (19:01) and is inbound for Brize Norton Message timed 19:01.... Interested Code Callsign Reg ICAO Altitude Track Squawk Last Update NEED! 508191 UKL4095 UR-CGV AN12 14,275...

Now departed at 09:12 from runway 26. Thanks to all who reported this here and that it was night stopping.