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WT001 Wedgetail BHX

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tornado17
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Re: WT001 Wedgetail BHX

Post by tornado17 » Fri Oct 18, 2024 1:46 pm

WinchesterMGF wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 18, 2024 9:27 am
tornado17 wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 18, 2024 9:25 am
 Where's SAM please? Hoping its near me
Southampton, so should pass right by you. 🙂
Many thanks :thumb:
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knutt
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Re: WT001 Wedgetail BHX

Post by knutt » Fri Oct 18, 2024 1:55 pm

ETD now 15:15 according to FR24.
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Sw
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Re: WT001 Wedgetail BHX

Post by Sw » Fri Oct 18, 2024 2:15 pm

Just started it's take off run at southend 1515
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Scuba 11
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Re: WT001 Wedgetail BHX

Post by Scuba 11 » Fri Oct 18, 2024 2:37 pm

Brize have just told him, they can not accept due to not having any radar
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EAGLE
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Re: WT001 Wedgetail BHX

Post by EAGLE » Fri Oct 18, 2024 2:38 pm

Now over Bournemouth - Showing as WT001 - Boeing E-7A Wedgetail AEW Mk1

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Mike
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Re: WT001 Wedgetail BHX

Post by Mike » Fri Oct 18, 2024 2:40 pm

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=248705&p=1630004#p1630004
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Agent K
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Re: WT001 Wedgetail BHX

Post by Agent K » Fri Oct 18, 2024 8:06 pm

So who’s going to tell them the fin flash in painted the wrong way round?
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Vulture 01
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Re: WT001 Wedgetail BHX

Post by Vulture 01 » Sat Oct 19, 2024 4:12 pm

I think Wedgetail is based on what the Australian's call theirs. IIRC a wedgetail is an Australian Bird (?)
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Nighthawke
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Re: WT001 Wedgetail BHX

Post by Nighthawke » Sat Oct 19, 2024 6:36 pm

It is indeed - the RAAF E-7 Project Wedgetail named after the native wedge-tailed eagle or eaglehawk. We adopted the same name for for ours.
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Re: WT001 Wedgetail BHX

Post by Alf » Mon Jan 27, 2025 4:20 pm

Has WT001 flown again since its flight from Southend in October? Things seem to have gone very quiet, or is it just not being reported on from Birmingham? Thanks.
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sdad
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Re: WT001 Wedgetail BHX

Post by sdad » Mon Jan 27, 2025 6:07 pm

Has done a little ground work re FR24.
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Martin
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Re: WT001 Wedgetail BHX

Post by Martin » Wed Feb 05, 2025 6:37 pm

WT001 was outside the STS hangar this morning.

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