I thought the local F-15Es were all back from the warmer climate? Two others (from the 494FS - 91-0310 and 91-0604) are still out in the sandpit (the rest returned at the beginning of March). Do you know if any of those came back? Only reason I ask is I saw 01-2002 appear in a 332nd Expeditionary A...

That may be true for the MOs coming from the Near East, but it requires 2x KC-10s to bring a cell of fighters from the Middle East. Also, why then have KC-135s turned up - one for each cell to accompany the KC-10? Possibly because they are flying against the high speed Westerly transatlantic winds a...

Ross Forsyth wrote: ↑

Wed May 27, 2020 9:46 am

SCRAMBLE saying they are due Lakenheath today

12 today and 6 tomorrow....hopefully.

Titles of nobility.......numbering three at the required base

Neither, I'm afraid

This is a straight non-cryptic factual one....

"Some titles of nobility can be heard at this current USAF base (in CONUS)"

Whether I would have got "Calgary" out of "Cagliari" if I had Googled it.....a moot point.

I got the "Deci..." ages ago, but had discarded it. Had been looking for "X" and "m(i)" to take out of Canadian cities

Decimomannu?

Couple of fun answers.....

Mildenhall must be about 10 miles from Brandon (2nd largest city in Manitoba).

Shannon is about 10 miles from Quebec.

Penthouse.......................................keyword
located outside the EU........................= Non-EU.............remove "e" and "u" from "penthouse".......= penthos
provides sight of...............................solve anagram
this well-known former EU base."

It's what they ended up as, Graham.

Having been in AMARC as F-4Es, they were converted into drones (QF-4Es) and subsequently expended.

slogen51 wrote: ↑

Sat May 23, 2020 12:13 pm

Still struggling with the French border signs ! Anything related to Swiss or Vatican city?

I've already given you the answer to that.

Eggebek and Luxeuil are both wrong.

Break the clue down....
Keyword
Operation
Operation
Answer.

Both wrong.

As I said, the original clue contains two disguised "operations" that must be performed. I've decrypted one of these "operations" for you.

The final answer is a now closed base in an EU country.

Can't now give any more help without revealing the answer.

Try "Non-EU"

It is a simple "black/white" distinction.......no ethnicity slurs intended.

No.

Just to remind our Luton interested members, the runway designation has changed to 07/25 A1397/20 - TRIGGER NOTAM - PERM AIRAC AIP AMDT 06/20 WEF 21 MAY 20. AERODROME OBSTACLES AND CHANGE OF RWY DESIGNATOR 08/26 TO BECOME 07/25 . 21 MAY 00:00 2020 UNTIL 04 JUN 23:59 2020. CREATED: 09 APR 11:38 2020

Sorry, T1. Not this time.

rh226 wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 2:31 am

"located outside the EU".....think Passport Control at French Channel ports

Specifically the signs.

There are two (disguised) "operations" that the clue tells you to perform.

"located outside the EU".....think Passport Control at French Channel ports