Holbeach range log 12th to 16th June 2017

[Gary]

Monday 12TH

Sapper 21 [492nd FS] Checked in to contact the JTACs, call sign Speed Balloon?

[Gary]

10.56l Pirate 25 [100 Sqn] checking in with range primary 375.225, to work with JTACS

Changing back to secondary 281.375

Simulating at GR4, with simulated
2 X Paveway IV
3 X DMS Brimstone
130 rounds of 27mm

Real world
8 x 3kg
40 mins play time

[Gary]

13.28L Jackal 21 [12(B) Sqn] Checking in with secondary 281.375

Jackal 21 showing on tracking sites as Tornado GR4 [43C17E] ZD848 /109

With simulated
2 X Paveway IV
3 X DMS Brimstone
130 rounds of 27mm
45 mins play time

[Gary]

14.17l Rebel 85 [41(R) TES] Checking in with range primary 375.225

[Gary]

15.13 Golf Hotel Mike checking in with range 122.750 mentioned entering the range, Paul will have to confirm what it is

[gulfdave]

Hi Gary,

JTAC callsign was Centurion rather than Speed Balloon but they were Americans, so you can be excused!!

Pirate 25 was XX284 (CN) and Rebel85 was ZK365 (EB-L). G-HM was civvy tin conducting an aerial survey.

None of it quite as exciting as Friday!

[paulspot]

Thanks Dave. Both those serials now confirmed by picture.

It should have been G-AVHM (C150,Beccles based) conducting a fisheries survey.

HTH.

[Gary]

Thanks both

Tuesday 13th

13.30l Jolly 11 [56th RQS] Checking in with range secondary 281.375 to work with Preacher

[Gary]

14.37l Jackal 21 & 22 [12(B) Sqn] Checking in with range secondary 281.375

Jackal 21 showing on the tracking sites as Tornado GR4A [43C14B] ZG707 / 119*
Jackal 22 showing on the tracking sites as Tornado GR4 [43C1D4] ZA459/ 025

[paulspot]

Jolly11 was 26212/LN

[Gary]

Wednesday 14th

10.** Apollo 12 [41(R) TES] Checked in with primary 375.225, strafe target 1

[Gary]

10.** Apollo 11 [41(R) TES] Also checked in with primary 375.225, strafe target 1

[Gary]

11.04l Pirate 07 [100 Sqn] checking in with primary 375.225, 2 POB

Pirate 07 showing on the tracking sites as Pirate 08 -Hawk T1 [43C42B] XX198 /CH

[Gary]

12.34l Marham 32 checking in with range secondary 281.375

12.50l Marham 32 working range primary, popping flares

13.00L Marham 32 working with JTACs for 20 mins call sign Preacher

Marham 32 showing on the tracking sites as Tornado GR4 [43C1B0] ZA546 /038

[Gary]

13.46L Rebel 86 [41(R) TES] checked in with primary 375.225 to work with JTACS

[Gary]

14.12L Jackal 21 & 22 [12(B) Sqn] Checking in with range secondary 281.375, will be working with JTACs on secondary

JTAC call sign Ironcross 01 / crusader

Jackal 21 showing on tracking sites as Tornado GR4 [43C17E] ZD848 /109
Jackal 21 showing on the tracking sites as Tornado GR4 [43C14C] ZA585 /054

[alexmac]

<361.750> for JACKAL, had been tanking with MADRAS 31 264.125 prior to join

[PercyPotter]

Simulating at GR4, with simulated
2 X Paveway IV
3 X DMS Brimstone
130 rounds of 27mm

Real world
8 x 3kg
40 mins play time

I thought Tornados stopped dropping practice bombs years ago - the CBLS used to carry them are withdrawn from service as Tornado no longer drops weapons that are not precision guided.

[Gary]

Tornado have stopped using them, 100 Sqn hawks still have use for them viewtopic.php?f=16&t=145756&p=896619&hilit=cbls#p896619

14.39l Rebel 86 [41(R) TES] checked back in with primary 375.225 to work with JTACS

[Gary]

Thursday 15th

AM - Rebel 61 [41(R) TES] Checked in for high and low angle strafe

Pilot kept changing his call sign Rebel 41 , 61. Typhoon 41 and 61