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Heard HUNTER coming up from Wattisham earlier on the NATO low level frequency before changing to 369.175. Both landed at 16.15 local.

360Radar was only showing one until they entered the zone and had separate squawks. 1 was showing as ZJ187 (which was visually confirmed at 188 yesterday so has a miscoded box) and 2 was ZJ230. Not sure how long they are staying.

**Update: lifted just before 5pm, exited the zone to the South-East and overhead Halfpenny Green 17.06 **

Ascot 124 was operating in the overheard/local area did at least one approach between 15.28 and 15.42 before leaving for Pembrey. Showing as Herc ZH866.

They were ZJ188 and ZJ233

I believe they staged through Brize, then to Shawbury.

paulk wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:37 pm

They were ZJ188 and ZJ233

Did you have eyes on? There is good background on ZJ188 which showed on tracking sites yesterday as ZJ187 but was 100% ZJ188. Hunter2 showed as ZJ230. Be v good to have visual confirmation of ZJ233 if poss

sherriff wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 16, 2021 8:05 pm

I believe they staged through Brize, then to Shawbury.

They both overflew Fairford at 1510 heading for Chepstow - it looked like they came out of Brize.

Mikepaparomeo wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 16, 2021 9:49 pm

paulk wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:37 pm

They were ZJ188 and ZJ233

Did you have eyes on? There is good background on ZJ188 which showed on tracking sites yesterday as ZJ187 but was 100% ZJ188. Hunter2 showed as ZJ230. Be v good to have visual confirmation of ZJ233 if poss

Both confirmed at Brize.