RAF to scrap E-3 Sentry this year

[baz1]

Believed to be 103 retuning tomorrow, mid afternoon.

further up the thread you stated 103 hadn't flown since 22/6/2021 on return from Cyprus i spotted it on ADS-B it looked to be heading way down east towards Turkey round about the time the C17 was on its way to Waddington from Souda Bay

[reaper493]

Yea, 103 returned to Cyprus 4/7, I missed it going, like many others as it wasn't reported here

[Typeflyer]

5 years time.. Uk Scraps Typhoon fleet, Grob 120 takes up QRA responsiblity

[baz1]

Yea, 103 returned to Cyprus 4/7, I missed it going, like many others as it wasn't reported here

thats confirmed that then, i should have reported it at the time Mike

[PSYCHO]

RRR7007 ETA 1500L 2/8

[iainpeden]

There’s a spare Shackleton AEW.2 in Manchester.

[reheat module]

RRR7007 ETA 1500L 2/8

Nice callsign.

[red leader]

Is that the very last flight?

[reaper493]

ZH101 is planned to return on Wednesday, no times as yet. Would think similar to todays.

[red leader]

Thanks

[Red-Eye-Knight]

Hawk still gonna be used by reds.

Yes the Reds will still be using the Hawk until 2030 I believe but all the black RAF and Navy Hawks will disappear after the end of March so some people will have most likely seen it for the last time already.

[reaper493]

ZH101 RRR7008 ETA 15:00 tomorrow.

[Johnny]

Could someone tell me waddington atis frequency please , I have had a good look but cant find it and want to know which runway is in use tomorrow

[EGDR]

Waddington ATIS is 291.675

[Mike]

It's in the 1st link in the 1st post here :- viewtopic.php?f=59&t=28521

It should be 291.675 unless it's been changed since 05/20.

[baz1]

Waddington ATIS is 291.675

correct.

[Johnny]

Thanks for the atis , the e-3 should turn off at the end of runway shouldn't it at A2 ?

[reaper493]

It's unlikely, they have exited at 'charlie' on recent sorties, Mondays included.

Charlie is less than 2/3 down the runway, just after the fire section on the left if looking down to the 20 end.

[Hunter49]

Why are the RAF scrappinng theE3 awacs when many other airforces are still going to carry on flying them ? Rob

[Malcolm]

Why are the RAF scrappinng theE3 awacs when many other airforces are still going to carry on flying them ? Rob

Because they've had no money spent on them to keep them upgraded to the latest standards, and they're basically 1990's tech in a 2021 stealth world. It'll cost more to upgrade them than to buy new E-7's, which is what we're supposed to be doing.