Holbeach AWR Log August 2019

[Gary]

Thursday 1st

10.33 Claw 21 flight [494th FS] Working range primary 375.225

[Gary]

11.45 Claw 21 & 22 [494th FS] back on the range

[Gary]

14.51 Mace 61 [493rd FS] checking in with secondary 281.375 to bootleg some time

[Gary]

18.45 Vortex 335 on the range for gunnery

Used both 335 and 325

Vortex 335 showing on the tracking sites as Puma HC2 [43C28F] XW213

[Gary]

21.41 Vortex 335 back on the range for gunnery

800 rounds fired

[Gary]

Tuesday 6th

Doom 12 just finished on the range

[Gary]

Wednesday 7th

10.31 Custer 61-62 [494th FS] Strafe on target 1

500 rounds fired

[Gary]

10.49 Doom 11 [617 Sqn] checking in with range secondary 281.375

10-15 mins work

[slogen51]

Holbeach saying Rack - 494FS have cancelled ( they did say Typhoons at 15:30 and eagles at 16:40)

Custer 61 are doing Muckleburgh after the tanker

As I was leaving Custer 62 was back with some ammo but suffered a malfunction and went back to Swanwick

[Gary]

15.35 Apollo 11 flight [41(R) TES] checking in with range secondary

Dry CAS / Combat laser

15.36 switched primary 375.225, sounds like JTACS now set up on the range

JTAC call sign is Trojan 9*

[slogen51]

Custer 61/62 this morning were 91-0326 and 91-0320

Only Custer 61 this morning was live firing

Annoyingly at Holbeach when eagles approach from the right you are on the wrong side for taking shots of the cannon.
This morning the attack run was on a 340° heading.

[markranger]

You Can go for an underside shot and get them.

F15E Strafing RAF Holbeach by Mark Ranger, on Flickr

[Gary]

Thursday 8th

10.26 Rack 81 -82 [494th FS] Working primary, sounds like they are in the strafe pattern hot & dry

[Gary]

10.28 Ginis 61 - 62 [494th FS] just finished on the range

[slogen51]

I like the above photo - I was stood on the bank by the tower so they are in front of you , I guess it depends on on what panel they are shooting at. You can't walk out over the mud flats , can you?.

[markranger]

I like the above photo - I was stood on the bank by the tower so they are in front of you , I guess it depends on on what panel they are shooting at. You can't walk out over the mud flats , can you?.

I used to go to the right towards the last tower on the right,

[markranger]

You might like this from 2004

https://flic.kr/p/dypjCC

https://flic.kr/p/dyvfqX

[Gary]

They've had to change the run in due to noise complaints, paulspots will be able to confirm. As Mark said head right

[markranger]

I like the above photo - I was stood on the bank by the tower so they are in front of you , I guess it depends on on what panel they are shooting at. You can't walk out over the mud flats , can you?.

No, You can't walk out ,You have to stay on the sea wall but if you head right you end up under them.

Mark.

[slogen51]

Cheers

Walking right - that makes sense