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by i6720
Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:19 pm
Forum: RAF Coningsby
Topic: RAF Typhoon Fleet
Replies: 10
Views: 4386

Re: RAF Typhoon Fleet

With 948 & 326 finally getting attention to return them to service, anyone know what the future plans are for 944 & 945 (if any) ? As both are tranche 2, having retired the tranche 1 jets, wondered if there is now the need or will to RTS these two ?
by i6720
Mon Apr 28, 2025 7:51 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Jaguar landing on M55 April 1975 - 50 years ago
Replies: 9
Views: 1319

Jaguar landing on M55 April 1975 - 50 years ago

Came across this on the BBC website of Jaguar XX109, landing on the M55 before it opened. Frame now resides at Norwich airport museum https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cgkg0xnvn11o Archive video footage of a military jet coming in to land on a newly built Lancashire motorway before later taking off ag...
by i6720
Thu Feb 27, 2025 8:26 am
Forum: RAF Coningsby
Topic: REQ: Log for Tuesday 25 Feb 25
Replies: 2
Views: 1861

Re: REQ: Log for Tuesday 25 Feb 25

Kevin's excellent CBY site has logs for most days, Tue 25th Feb included..
http://milky01.co.uk/?page_id=134636
by i6720
Sun Sep 29, 2024 6:33 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: "Planespotters" Drama on Talking Pictures TV 30/09/24
Replies: 13
Views: 3076

"Planespotters" Drama on Talking Pictures TV 30/09/24

Dramatisation of the 2001 Greece spotters tour 'incident' from 2005 with Mark Benton & Lesley Sharp.
On Talking Pictures TV (Freeview CH82) Monday 30th Sept 9 pm
by i6720
Sun Sep 15, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: RAF Coningsby
Topic: ZK333
Replies: 0
Views: 2353

ZK333

Sunday 15/09 Typhoon ZK333 (well according to Radarbox) landed in Dubai yesterday as RRR9816, having last being noted on Radarbox landing in South India in Mid August. So hopefully finally on its way home in the next day or so, weeks after its 11 Sq compatriots got back from Australia,.. edit: Arriv...
by i6720
Thu Jul 25, 2024 7:02 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Italian AF Typhoon Crash
Replies: 2
Views: 1795

Re: Italian AF Typhoon Crash

by i6720
Fri May 24, 2024 11:41 am
Forum: RAF Mildenhall
Topic: Mildenhall - 24/05/2024
Replies: 7
Views: 1962

Re: Mildenhall - 24/05/2024

Mike - the "New" (returning) MC130 (09-6207) which arrived from CONUS @ c20:00 yesterday should be on the SOG line too ?
by i6720
Fri May 03, 2024 7:15 pm
Forum: RAF Lossiemouth
Topic: Based Typhoons and frequencies listing.
Replies: 691
Views: 422972

Re: Based Typhoons and frequencies listing.

ZK378 was delivered to Lossie from CBY on Thursday 2nd May.
by i6720
Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:24 am
Forum: Italy, Malta & Mainland Greece
Topic: Exercise Iniochos 2024
Replies: 173
Views: 47468

Re: Exercise Iniochos 2024

With credit to the poster on MSF Peter Lenney, I've sorted his list for the 9th out into types as below. hopefully this will help slogen & others ID the non flyers he mentioned earlier. Bell 212 (XHB032) Montenegro AF EF-18 C.15-82/46-10 Spanish AF EF-18 C.15-93/46-21 Spanish AF F-16 001 Greek AF F-...
by i6720
Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: Italy, Malta & Mainland Greece
Topic: Exercise Iniochos 2024
Replies: 173
Views: 47468

Re: Exercise Iniochos 2024

A listing on MSF for the 9th gave the 4 F4s flown as 01520/01522/71745/71760.
by i6720
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:20 am
Forum: Stansted
Topic: Stansted March 2024
Replies: 23
Views: 7579

Re: Stansted March 2024

FR24 lists a SW4 (which is a C26 I believe) @ 1340 arriving from Keflavik, so assume that's your one
Departs 0904 local time to Kef, again from FR24.
by i6720
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: RAF Marham
Topic: Marham fleet F-35 Sightings - 2022 > 2024
Replies: 71
Views: 30141

Re: Marham fleet F35 Sightings - 2022 > 2024

Thanks to the posters for keeping this thread going - have done an update at the top of the 1st page of this thread to 17/03/24.
If you can supply more recent sightings, then please add to this thread.
Thank you
by i6720
Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:05 am
Forum: RAF Lossiemouth
Topic: Based Typhoons and frequencies listing.
Replies: 691
Views: 422972

Re: Based Typhoons and frequencies listing.

NP1991
Are you able to provide an update for jets 302, 320 & 370, which were last noted @ Lossie, but aren't on the current sqn allocations list
Thank you in anticipation.

Appreciate the update Niall, thank you.
by i6720
Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:43 am
Forum: Cambridge Airport
Topic: December 2023
Replies: 12
Views: 3898

Re: December 2023

10.42LT Yes that's now airborne from Lisbon & heading in the right direction, so look like you're spot on.
Thanks
by i6720
Fri Dec 15, 2023 9:59 am
Forum: Cambridge Airport
Topic: December 2023
Replies: 12
Views: 3898

Re: December 2023

Friday 15th Dec
According to FR24, as C130J is due in to CBG from Lisbon @ 14.00 today.
Any ideas whose ?
by i6720
Wed Jul 19, 2023 2:33 pm
Forum: RAF Marham
Topic: Marham fleet F-35 Sightings - 2022 > 2024
Replies: 71
Views: 30141

Re: Marham fleet F35 Sightings - 2022/23

List updated today(19/07/23)
if you have any more recent sightings, then please update this thread.
Thank you
by i6720
Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:20 am
Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
Topic: F-35 at Norwich
Replies: 1
Views: 767

Re: F-35 at Norwich

Was advised this was ZM158/024 'DARKNESS 21'
by i6720
Sun May 07, 2023 4:04 pm
Forum: RAF Mildenhall
Topic: Due Mon 8th May 23
Replies: 0
Views: 786

Due Mon 8th May 23

FR24 shows Swiss AF Challenger T752 due in MH @ 16:25 tomorrow, departing @ 17.15
by i6720
Tue Apr 18, 2023 7:37 pm
Forum: Current Military Photography
Topic: Stansted and Brize
Replies: 4
Views: 1616

Re: Stansted and Brize

MHZSpotter
The MH blog has your Chinook IDs
https://mildenhall-lakenheath.blogspot.com/
by i6720
Tue Apr 04, 2023 7:33 pm
Forum: RAF Lakenheath
Topic: Quick Log and Req 3rd April 23
Replies: 11
Views: 2533

Re: Quick Log and Req 3rd April 23

Thank You Dave - I'd assumed that they weren't visible from the outside with all the recent construction & mature trees etc
Sure others will be grateful for that info too.

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