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3/4/2014

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Skoshi
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3/4/2014

Post by Skoshi » Thu Apr 03, 2014 5:11 pm

From 9 am till 2pm...

me, a delivery truck with a trailer on it, 2 post men, 1 4x4 and 2 sheep... :pop:

Radio log....

:whistle:

and departed to visit the diecast shop in Hexham and bought....nothing. :S

oOo(least sandwiches were tasty) :thumbs:
Steve...

3 miles south of EGNT
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Re: 3/4/2014

Post by PeteHemsley » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:30 pm

what were you expecting? a P3 at 5000ft? same old spade lad

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Re: 3/4/2014

Post by Skoshi » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:42 pm

PeteHemsley wrote:what were you expecting? a P3 at 5000ft? same old spade lad
that's the problem with Spade....you never can tell....some of the time. :clap:
Steve...

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Re: 3/4/2014

Post by michael1970 » Thu Apr 03, 2014 8:58 pm

Think.after dark maybe a better option tonight

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Re: 3/4/2014

Post by toom317a » Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:25 pm

Hi Michael, it's been very disappointing for the spotters in the Border area, with little or no activity at the usual locations. The weather hasn't really helped either. I was considering going to the Kirkcubright area, over the weekend, but it looks like rain, rain and more rain. There was talk of para drops at Spade over the weekend, but again, I think the weather will scupper that.

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Re: 3/4/2014

Post by michael1970 » Fri Apr 04, 2014 6:20 am

Hi Danny, yep.weather is a pain, just wonder if the planned mission during the night happened at Spade.

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Re: 3/4/2014

Post by warrior2035 » Fri Apr 04, 2014 6:47 am

Rumour: The planned heli drops at Spade and Otterburn have been cancelled and moved to Edingham near Dalbeattie.

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Re: 3/4/2014

Post by catkins » Fri Apr 04, 2014 9:39 am

Rumours - I must be bored so I'm making a list of potential future stories:
Spade to become redundant due to lack of interest from photographers!
Red & White Caravan at Wiley Sike to become café with live feed to hotspots around the world in an effort to attract more low flying foreign tourists.
Ukraine buys up all Spades electronic warfare equipment.
Egger buys land and plants up the range for more trees to feed its woodchip plants, launching a new product called Blue Streak kitchen units flatpack - strapline "Put together so quick, it'll be up in in a flash".
UAV overflies Wiley and nobody notices - photographers photographing dung beetles instead.
Spade gets busy, staff overstretched, lunch breaks cancelled, photographers welcomed . . . ahh, life's like the sixties and seventies! Ooops, three minute warning, must get back to my bunker!
If I'm out I'm Just Swanning Around taking photos!
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Re: 3/4/2014

Post by johnhowe » Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:02 am

If you look at most of the Notams for Joint Warrior at Luce Bay, and other areas the imes are 23.59pm to 6.59am. mostly night ops.

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Re: 3/4/2014

Post by 100arw » Sat Apr 05, 2014 8:55 pm

A night drop did go ahead - recon troops. Not sure if the practice drop did (just a marker to simulate a supply drop). Some ships have moved NE of Kinloss, in prep of the air assault Monday -12ish. Starting with 3 Apaches and all still mounting from West Freugh.

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