Holbeach AWR log January 2020

[Gary]

Tuesday 7th

10.35 Apollo 11 [41(R) TES] working the range

Apollo showing on the tracking sites as Typhoon T3 [43C741] ZK379

[Gary]

Another frequency change

D1843/19 - NEW HOLBEACH RANGE PRIMARY UHF 279.975MHZ UNAVAILABLE DUE FREQUENCY CHANGEOVER SCHEDULE. 375.225MHZ REMAINS RANGE PRIMARY TFN. NEW HOLBEACH RANGE SECONDARY UHF(ICF) 341.125MHZ AVAILABLE ON STBY RADIO ONLY, USERS MAY EXPERIENCE DEGRADED SERVICE. HOLBEACH RANGE VHF 122.750MHZ UNAFFECTED. SFC - 23000FT AMSL, 10 DEC 11:29 2019 UNTIL 05 MAR 23:59 2020. CREATED: 10 DEC 11:30 2019

[Gary]

Tuesday 14th

10.51 Rebel 60 [41(R) TES] working the range 

[Gary]

Thursday 16th

10.41 F-15s with old range secondary 298.975

[Gary]

10.42 Typhoon 86 also up with range secondary 298.975

Typhoon 86 showing on the tracking sites as Typhoon FGR4 [43C791] ZK363

[Yammer]

12.25 VORTEX 499 self ID as a Chinook out of Odiham en route to Holbeach

[Gary]

Friday 17th

09.04 Strike 31 & 32 [492nd FS] Working range primary 375.225, dropping BDU50s

09.13 Strike 31 has a hung BDU50

[Gary]

09.29 Dirty 12 [492nd FS] checking in with secondary 341.125, 50 miles out, looking for the status of Strike flight

09.35, checking in with primary. 5 passes target 5. BDU50s for 1000 feet

[Gary]

Friday 24th

09.38 Maul 31 & 32 [494th FS] checking in with range secondary 341.125

Working with JTACs, will be dropping BDU50s

Interplane 369.600

[Gary]

Tuesday 28th

14.12 Vortex 536 showing on the range

Working the old primary 375.225, target 2 , 6N

Vortex 536 showing on the tracking sites as Chinook HC4 [43C4CC] ZA720

[Gary]

Wednesday 29th

13.15 Eagle 91 & 92 checking in for dry strafe 375.225