Just had a quick search in the old magazines available in the MSF archive and the WLAG AIR mag for May 1990 lists the following as being seen at Torrejon on 23/3: XT288, XW543, XX889, XX894, XX900 & XZ431 all 12 Sqn

Not sure if this helps, or just adds to the confusion, but I logged 5x Buccaneers on the scanner on the Monday around 3pm (26/3) routing northbound in the Warton area direct Lossie at FL200. Callsign was RFR 24J 3-7 (confirmed on R/T as 5 a/c).

Cheers guys, you can never have 'too many' 104's :thumb: Although this was the last occasion of them turning up at Valley, it wasn't entirely the last I saw of the 104G. The following year at the Lakeheath Open House, I was absolutely delighted to see 23+01 turn up out of the blue, resplendent in t...

Does anyone even know what the Unit Establishment (UE) is for F35 squadrons? Personally I think 12 a/c per squadron is way over optimistic, and I'd be thinking it was more like 8 / 9 at a push, on a good day, etc... Which makes the 2 squadrons and 16 a/c seem like a realistic number.

Mustang531 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 17, 2025 6:44 pm

Phantom Heaven to begin with, followed by more gems. Thanks for sharing these with us.

Thank you, and yes it really was Phantom Heaven - worth the expense, hassle and Greek ATC strike just to see those Phantoms

Mustang531 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 17, 2025 6:41 pm

Thanks for sharing these, more great shots.

Thanks for the comments and I did think twice about sharing yet more samey shots

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Nunek wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 08, 2025 10:04 am

Another question from me - sorry. Did anyone manage to get a serial for the blanked-out Makos F-16?

The hard to read one from the AM wave was 87-0287/ FM

Thanks Slogan, some old friends in that collection of USAF F16's

Here is what I have from the late 1980's through to disbandment in '93 - additions and corrections very much appreciated: 81TFW 'WR': 78TFS (r) - Bubba, Cobra, Crate, Hawk, Jeep, Momba 91TFS (b) - Able, Blue, Caddy, Dallas (or 10TFW/509TFS?) 92TFS (y) - Gunhog, Nykon, Reno, Skull, Soda, Stubbs, Vodk...

The carriers and F-35B just look like the wrong answers right now. A follow on order for 48 Typhoon and the intent to switch from F-35B to A should have been announced years ago. There's parallels with HS2 and the sunk cost fallacy, and the longer it goes on the worse it gets.

Spiros wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 30, 2025 11:32 am

Dear friends,
According to the latest news, received today from the Hellenic Air Force, the Spotters Day will be on Monday April 7 in Andravida AFB.

Thanks Spiros, is the registration for the spotters day open yet?

Wish we did buy more Typhoons and put them somewhere like Leeming to give us a third Typhoon wing. Going back many many years I believe that was the intent, but the peace dividend put paid to that plan. It's actually even more relevant today, since the move of the Leuchars wing to Lossie basing a c...

Unless something dramatic happens like finding £100 billion down the back of the sofa, another UK buy of Typhoons isn't happening. This is an idea of unions at Warton who think they will be out of work when final assembly of Qatari jets ends, but the reality is that Typhoon production is now at ful...

Very nice - thanks for sharing

Hi Mustang, according to Centreline (Thames Valley Aviation Society magazine) the visitors that weekend were in connection with 216 Sqn's 75th anniversary event. They list the following as being present: Jaguar GR1A 'GO' 54Sq Harrier GR5 ZD329/M 20Sq Tornado GR1 ZA399/AJ-G 617Sq Tornado F3 ZE794/A4 ...

Great work Taff

PhilE wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 12, 2024 3:03 pm

BAR report 8 GAF tornado's arriving on the 1/8/90 plus one more arriving on the 2/8/90. these may well be your aircraft. Phil

Thanks Phil

Thanks again, I heard 4 x KC135's (Blue 71-74) outbound Mildenhall to the North at 1100, with Blue 74 heard returning at 1545. Did you tie up any callsigns to serials for the F-111's that day?