Exercise Saber Strike - Advanced Info/Discussion

[MRTT]

I am led to believe that the KC767 has gone already.

[Skywatcher]

Should be looking quite good already - B767, C5 and now C17 on the deck together, anyone getting any pics of them on the deck i wonder? and also wonder when they will be departing ?


cornish

I have a pic of the c-5 landing ,757 arrived at 05:58l (I know this because I saw it ) and departed by 09:15 l
Hope that helps
All the very best as always
Max

[Skywatcher]

Iv posted it in current mil section if anybody wants a look
Glad I can be of help
All the very best as always
Max

[Malcolm]

I'm just trying to picture the Buff's in formation - wonder how they will fly, 4 groups of 2, 2 groups of 4 or all 8 together? would be quite a sight in good viz.


cornish

Bombers don't normally travel in groups. If they attempt to come over the atlantic as anything other than singletons it's likely to need an oceanic ATLRV (or as OAT). I suspect it'll be singletons at 30 minute intervals.

[robiban]

Any chance of a webcam, found one a few days ago with weather at EGVA, and an overvieuw to the west (AB), but wasn't able to find it back?
Any guess for routing to exersize airspace, poss. over the Netherlands?
living in south of the country, underneath TB-6 route :-)

Cheers, Rob

[opsjockey]

C17 is departing later this evening

[kurt.fairhurst]

What day and time do we expect the buffs to arrive ?

[CHILL51]

RCH 954 just called for engine start on Fairford Twr 124.8

[CHILL51]

Cleared for takeoff departure freq will be 124.75

[nightwatch]

Any chance of a webcam, found one a few days ago with weather at EGVA, and an overvieuw to the west (AB), but wasn't able to find it back?
Any guess for routing to exersize airspace, poss. over the Netherlands?
living in south of the country, underneath TB-6 route :-)

Hi Rob, when the B-1B's were here in 1997, they tended to take one handover from FFD to LMIL, and depart to Dutchmil at FL 100 for transit into northern europe, all within a fairly short time after departure. Whether the speed or different climb rate will affect them much who knows. Sure some of those lucky people on the spot will soon be letting us know !

Regards, Jes.

[CHILL51]

RCH 954 now up on 124.75 level at FL60 heading to ETAR (Ramstein).

[robiban]

Thanks!! :-)

Rob

[CHILL51]

Looks like RCH 954 was given the wrong departure freq as he is now up on 134.75

[CRGJones]

Now 135.8 1814lt.

[wave scanner]

I'm just trying to picture the Buff's in formation - wonder how they will fly, 4 groups of 2, 2 groups of 4 or all 8 together? would be quite a sight in good viz.


cornish

Bombers don't normally travel in groups. If they attempt to come over the atlantic as anything other than singletons it's likely to need an oceanic ATLRV (or as OAT). I suspect it'll be singletons at 30 minute intervals.

I've seen them in formations upto 8 aircraft in the past inbound Fairford overhead Worcester, with about 6 plane lengths between them
Is it necessary to have a Notam for a flight of aircraft?
There would be if they were refueling!
Time will tell I guess

[Pune]

Hi Guys, probably a tad impossible to answer but, do those with contacts know when the C5 may be departing FFD.
Cheers
Pune

[rva65]

I've seen them in formations upto 8 aircraft in the past inbound Fairford overhead Worcester, with about 6 plane lengths between them
Is it necessary to have a Notam for a flight of aircraft?
There would be if they were refueling!
Time will tell I guess

I live in Worcester and In 35 years of watching the skies daily I have never seen a "formation" of up to 8 B-52's in that close a proximity to each other heading south over Worcester to Fairford, the most I have ever seen at once was way back in October 1981, and that was 4 D's inbound to I think Brize, and they were a few minutes apart, other than that I have seen a pair of H's doing circuits dumping fuel for about 30 minutes back in the 90's during Operation Allied Force, the only other times I have seen B-52's over Worcester they were single ships! Any way I'm hoping to get down there myself at some point to have a look at the Buff's, it will be just like old times during the Central Enterprise deployments we used to get in June, great stuff!

[RichC]

During Allied Force and the Gulf 2, i had 8 Buffs come over here with about 1 mile separation fully laden.... the last being Rattler flight. As usual they went down to Lands End and around Portugal for the first few weeks until France/Germany opened their airspace up (it usually takes them a few weeks to do so).
Not so lucky this time, as they'll just head up through the corridors and over the North Sea.

[nick197]

Today's notam 8am-10:30am local
U1768/14 NOTAMN
Q) EGTT/QFAAH/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5141N00147W005
A) EGVA B) 1406030700 C) 1406030930
E) AD AND RWY 09/27 OPEN. AVAILABLE FOR SCHEDULED MOVEMENTS ONLY

Possibly for the galaxy?

[richpittman]

A few white bus movements up to the West end to the buildings on the south side just past charlie north.
gally not strobing yet.