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Pune
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Exercise

Post by Pune » Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:50 am

Hi Guys,
On another forum an exercise noted starting on Monday through Friday featuring C130 and CV22 aircraft, seemingly evening/night flying, any info' ?
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Re: Exercise

Post by dinger » Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:59 am

Would be surprised if this exercise goes ahead. At lease 5-6 MC-130's departed Mildenhall heading east in the middle of the night with KC-135 tanker support. It was these MC-130's that were supposed to be part of the exercise.

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Re: Exercise

Post by johnwayne » Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:36 pm

Pune wrote:Hi Guys,
On another forum an exercise noted starting on Monday through Friday featuring C130 and CV22 aircraft, seemingly evening/night flying, any info' ?
Cheers
Pune
See Topic CV22 below 3rd post for info - however agree with Dinger prob Cx.
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Re: Exercise

Post by Pune » Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:34 am

Hi Guys,
Thanks for the info', appreciated.
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Re: Exercise

Post by Pune » Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:47 am

Hi Guys,
Heard from another forum that the C130's have returned to base, whether this will mean the exercise is on is another matter, guess we must wait and see, no Notam up at present.
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Re: Exercise

Post by Steveb23 » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:13 am

On Facebook RAF Fairford Photography and News Group:

"SOG exercise that was supposed to happen this week has been canceled .
May be on again later in the year"
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Re: Exercise

Post by Pune » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:34 am

Thanks for the info' Steve.
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Re: Exercise

Post by ChrisRev » Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:03 am

Pune wrote:Hi Guys,
Heard from another forum that the C130's have returned to base, whether this will mean the exercise is on is another matter, guess we must wait and see, no Notam up at present.
Cheers
Pune
I saw a pair of dark looking C-130s coming low as if on approach to Fairford over Buscot heading west around 9.05 this morning. One looked slightly longer than the other, although my view was obscured by trees so I may have been mistaken about that. They could have been returning then...or they could have been completely unrelated.
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Re: Exercise

Post by johnwayne » Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:06 am

Pune wrote:Hi Guys,
Heard from another forum that the C130's have returned to base, whether this will mean the exercise is on is another matter, guess we must wait and see, no Notam up at present.
Cheers
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Re: Exercise

Post by pom61 » Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:25 am

2 c.130s went out from brize took off in pairs :)
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Re: Exercise

Post by chazzer » Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:36 am

Just thought I would say that there was an Osprey over Lyneham last night between 9.00 to 9.15pm heading southwest towards Devizes /Caln area around 4 to 5000ft high.
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Re: Exercise

Post by MRTT » Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:50 am

That was going into Keevil, also flew over Chippenham.
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