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Hi guys , need bit more help, is there a website that lists exercises from the 80s like Mallet Blow etc.still sorting out my logs . also Cottesmore Familes days and a list of the large Italian Tornado deployement around 89? Many thanks

Excaliburs too? It'll be down to those who still have the BARG books.
Roger

Several of the Cottesmore events are listed under the Scramble show reports section.

I still have thd BARG books is there anything specific that you are after?

Ian in Leeds

Nine AMI Tornados arrived 11/10/89 on their way to Nellis for a 'Red Flag'. All the aircraft were devoid of unit markings and each had a two-digit code on the fin comprising the last two digits of the serial:

MM7037/37, MM7066/66, MM7071/71, MM7072/72, MM7074/74, MM7076/76, MM7080/80, MM7086/86 and MM7088/88.

All nine departed Cottesmore on 12/10 accompanied by C-30H MM61990/46-04. Three of the Tornados were 'air spares' and returned to Cottesmore later that day. The six that flew on to Nellis returned to Cottesmore on 28/11 accompanied by the same C-130H, then departed the next day for Italy.


I'm happy to check my copies of 'BAR' re. exercises and Cottesmore Families Days, but could you be more specific as to which ones and in what years?

Hi Ian,

Do your BAR's go back to 1971-1973?

Kind regards,
Brian

Sadly, no: 1985-1994 inclusive.

Thanks Ian,

Am desperate to fill gaps at Northolt 1971-1973 as lost a couple of log books!

Kind regards, Brian

Hi guys , many thanks will go through my logs for missing events ,and come back to you, only have few BARG mags left sadly

Yes Excaliburs too. did them all religously, WGAF Alpha Jets to Waddington for example , lunch stops .

If anything Cottesmore is require pre-89 give me a shout

Hi Pi

I noted a Transall on 16/10/84 any chance you can tie this one up.

Thanks Keith

WGAF Alpha jets to Waddington in mid 80s would be a great start ,thanks
chaz

wildcat1 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:44 am

Hi Pi

I noted a Transall on 16/10/84 any chance you can tie this one up.

Thanks Keith

Nothing in BAR for that date except a WGAF RF-4E , Transalls noted on 1/10 , 7/10 and 23/10 .

Thanks for the reply Steve.

Karel30a wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 20, 2020 5:36 pm

WGAF Alpha jets to Waddington in mid 80s would be a great start ,thanks
chaz

Can you narrow down the year ?

You need the exact date as it was not necessarily the same aircraft, or quantities, on each day of Mallet Blow.

Hi yes ,I can supply dates ,thats no problem .
Thanks guys

Hi all,
In sorting out logs from this era, I remember blasting up the A1 before work for the aforementioned AMI Tornados at Cottesmore. I cannot locate my original paperwork but I do have a note that says only 8 birds were found in early mirk on the 12th. Sloppy logging and impatience on my part or can anyone confirm that was one hangared at all? Long shot I know ....

.... and of course Murphy's law confirmed again, as I have never seen any one of them since.

MTIA

wildcat1 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:44 am

Hi Pi

I noted a Transall on 16/10/84 any chance you can tie this one up.

Thanks Keith

There is a report in the MCAS magazine for this day , to quote , visitors noted this day:
RF4E 35+68 WGAF Akg51
51+05 C-160 WGAF LTG61(also seen the previous day )
plus 2 Italian F104S coded 51-42 & 51-43 callsign india 6758 on departure.