NOTAM just published for the weekend at Benson (Note that times are GMT so add an hour for local) U2820/23 - AD OPENING HOURS FRI 0800-1630 SAT 0800-1630 SUN 0500-1400 BENSON ATZ REMAINS ACTIVE AT ALL TIMES FOR BENSON FLYING CLUB, POLICE HELICOPTER, AIR AMBULANCE AND MIL NATIONAL STANDBY ACFT. 28 AP...

Posted on RAF Bensons facebook page: A notice to our neighbours. Following a short notice request, from Friday 28th April – Monday 1st May, RAF Benson will be supporting a detachment of 6 x Apache helicopters from 662 Squadron Army Air Corps (AAC) and 2 x Wildcat helicopters from 659 Squadron AAC. T...

Heard the second go from Didcot

H1772/23 - ARTICLE DROPS WI 3NM RADIUS: 514126N 0011900W (ABINGDON AD, OXFORDSHIRE). FOR INFO 01993 896834. OPC CTC 374.125MHZ /399.850MHZ. 2023-04-0400/AS3. SFC - 2900FT AMSL, 24 1430-1900, 25 1730-1900, 26 1330-1500, 27 1000-1130 1430-1600, 24 APR 14:30 2023 UNTIL 27 APR 16:00 2023. CREATED: 20 AP...

elderforest wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 20, 2023 2:42 pm

Tyrant 31/32 now recovering. Currently with Benson tower

Landed 15:53 local

Was that a straight in landing or did they do any circuits at Benson?

H1633/23 - ARTICLE DROPS WI 3NM RADIUS: 514126N 0011900W (ABINGDON AD, OXFORDSHIRE). FOR INFO CONTACT 01993 896384 (0730-1600). OPS CTC 374.125MHZ / 399.850MHZ. 2023-04-0293/AS3. SFC - 2900FT AMSL, 17 0930-1100 1330-1500, 18 1300-1430 1530-1700, 19 1800-1930, 17 APR 09:30 2023 UNTIL 19 APR 19:30 202...

H1391/23 - ARTICLE DROP WI 3NM RADIUS: 514126N 0011900W (ABINGDON AD, OXFORDSHIRE). FOR INFO CONTACT 01993 896384. 2023-04-0167/AS3. SFC - 3100FT AMSL, 03 1130-1300 1800-1930, 04 1600-1730, 05 1230-1400 1900-2030, 06 1430-1600, 03 APR 11:30 2023 UNTIL 06 APR 16:00 2023. CREATED: 31 MAR 18:25 2023 Fr...

Great set, thanks for sharing

H1214/23 - ARTICLE DROP WI 3NM RADIUS: 514126N 0011900W (ABINGDON AD, OXFORDSHIRE). FOR INFO 01993 896384 (0830-1700). OPS CTC 374.125MHZ / 399.850MHZ. 2023-03-0401/AS3. SFC - 2900FT AMSL, 28 0900-1030 1430-1600, 30 1430-1600, 28 MAR 09:00 2023 UNTIL 30 MAR 16:00 2023. CREATED: 23 MAR 14:54 2023 Bri...

H1124/23 - ARTICLE DROP WI 3NM RADIUS: 514126N 0011900W (ABINGDON AD, OXFORDSHIRE) FOR INFO 01993 896384 (0830-1700). OPS CTC 374.125MHZ / 399.850MHZ. 2023-03-0333/AS3. SFC - 2900FT AMSL, 20 1200-1330 1430-1600, 21 1430-1600, 22 1200-1330 1430-1600, 20 MAR 12:00 2023 UNTIL 22 MAR 16:00 2023. CREATED...

H1035/23 - ARTICLE DROP WI 3NM RADIUS: 514126N 0011900W(ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE) FOR INFO CONTACT 01993 896 384 OR FREQ 374.125 MHZ / 399.850 MHZ. 2023-03-0273/AS1. SFC - 3200FT AMSL, 13 1000-1130, 14 15 1430-1600, 16 1000-1130 1430-1600 2030-2200, 13 MAR 10:00 2023 UNTIL 16 MAR 22:00 2023. CREATED: 1...

Thanks for sharing

Texan at RAF Valley 23 Feb 2023
DSC_1170 by Ian Marshall, on Flickr

RAF A.400 ZM408 landed approx 18:00 CET and was seen later "tied down" for overnight stop.

My first visit to RAF Valley so here is my log for the afternoon from 13:00 onwards together with a request as I was unable (owing to time) to get around the west side of the runway/airfield I've included callsigns that were in use at the time from ADSBExchange/radio traffic, but some flights used o...

More activity over Abingdon airfield H0636/23 - ARTICLE DROP WI 3NM RADIUS: 514126N 0011900W (ABINGDON AD, OXFORDSHIRE). FOR INFO 01993 896384 (0830-1700) / 01993 896500 (1700-0830). OPS CTC 374.125MHZ / 399.850MHZ. 2023-02-0257/AS3. SFC - 2600FT AMSL, 20 0830-0945, 23 1430-1600, 20 FEB 08:30 2023 U...

Brize Norton now showing the following activity for Abingdon

13th Feb: A400M, C130J 1430-1600
14th Feb: A400M, C130J 0930-1100 and 1830-2000
16th Feb: A400M, C130J 1430-1600
17th Feb: A400M, C130J 1330-1500

H0517/23 - ARTICLE DROP WI 3NM RADIUS: 514126N 0011900W (ABINGDON AD, OXFORDSHIRE). FOR INFO 01993 896384 (0830-1700) / 01993 896500 (1700-0830). OPS CTC 374.125MHZ / 399.850MHZ. 2023-02-0184/AS3. SFC - 2600FT AMSL, 13 1430-1600, 14 0930-1100 1830-2000, 15 16 1200-1600, 17 1330-1500, 13 FEB 14:30 20...

POL wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 08, 2023 9:51 am

Amazing, he goes to the US on a VIP config C-40, yet we can't even spare a Falcon to pick him up and he has to go by C-130

Have the Falcons been fitted with defensive aids yet or are they still in full civilian configuration? If the latter that could have been a consideration.

H0400/23 - ARTICLE DROP WI 3NM RADIUS: 514126N 0011900W (ABINGDON AD). FOR INFO 01993 896384 (0830-1700). OPS CTC 374.125MHZ / 399.850MHZ. 2023-02-0118/AS3. SFC - 2600FT AMSL, 06 1300-1600, 07 1330-1530 1830-2000, 08 1300-1600, 09 1430-1730, 10 1330-1500, 06 FEB 13:00 2023 UNTIL 10 FEB 15:00 2023. C...