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Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2023 3:09 pm
by Ollie
C-17 99-0169 RCH591 is showing on acars.adsbexchange.com as due to Dyess from Charleston on October 5th at 15:50.
Re: Movement 6/10/23
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2023 3:53 pm
by StrawdogUK69
Will keep a watch out.
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2023 4:18 pm
by Ollie
Airborne as RCH591. Worth noting this was the same frame at RIAT 2023, for the number crunchers among us.
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:27 pm
by Sentinal
Filed for Fairford.
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2023 7:47 pm
by Sentinal
Sentinel wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:27 pm
Filed for Fairford.
ETD 21.50z.
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:04 pm
by Apache123
Apologies for the question but any ideas how many B1s are due?
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:08 pm
by dragonhunter20
Apache123 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:04 pm
Apologies for the question but any ideas how many B1s are due?
As many as they decide to send. Could be 1 could be 10. No one knows until they turn up
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:20 pm
by Harkins
I know this is most likely in the wrong place and I know nobody knows exactly what is going to happen, but would previous experience of deployments and the time of year suggest that most activity will likely take place in darkness or near darkness? I.e. take offs and landings?
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 5:39 am
by Antonp
Harkins wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:20 pm
I know this is most likely in the wrong place and I know nobody knows exactly what is going to happen, but would previous experience of deployments and the time of year suggest that most activity will likely take place in darkness or near darkness? I.e. take offs and landings?
I did catch them last time they were here - had the U2 and then 2x B1's about 4pm/
It would depend on what they are doing when they are here.
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:37 am
by Jodelflyer
Over the past few years when either B52's or B1s deploy for a month or so there are usually 4 aircraft is my experience, they then normally fly usually 1 sortie per day but not every day, using 2 aircraft per sortie. But of course this is purely my memories of the past few deployments.
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:50 am
by mushbuster
Harkins, to get a feel for the likely sortie rate and times, last time 7BW were here in Oct was 2021.
viewtopic.php?f=379&t=210613 or if you want to look further there is a record of the bomber deployments going back to 2009 here
viewforum.php?f=379
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:52 am
by Ollie
RCH591 showing on adsb South of Ireland
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:03 am
by StrawdogUK69
Noted. Not long now
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:24 am
by StrawdogUK69
North of Newport
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:36 am
by BAVC10
Turning on to finals @11:35.
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:12 am
by BAVC10
Briefly showed as active on ground on FR24 @ 8:05 6th Oct so perhaps getting ready for departure.
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 7:44 am
by Harkins
mushbuster wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:50 am
Harkins, to get a feel for the likely sortie rate and times, last time 7BW were here in Oct was 2021.
viewtopic.php?f=379&t=210613 or if you want to look further there is a record of the bomber deployments going back to 2009 here
viewforum.php?f=379
Thanks for that. That’s as good a guide to how activity might pan out as possible. Cheers.
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 7:26 pm
by Goldstar31
Jodelflyer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:37 am
Over the past few years when either B52's or B1s deploy for a month or so there are usually 4 aircraft is my experience, they then normally fly usually 1 sortie per day but not every day, using 2 aircraft per sortie. But of course this is purely my memories of the past few deployments.
Last B1 deployment this year only had 3 aircraft and flew every other day
Cheers
Eccie
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 10:04 pm
by airphotog19
Goldstar31 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 7:26 pm
Jodelflyer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:37 am
Over the past few years when either B52's or B1s deploy for a month or so there are usually 4 aircraft is my experience, they then normally fly usually 1 sortie per day but not every day, using 2 aircraft per sortie. But of course this is purely my memories of the past few deployments.
Last B1 deployment this year only had 3 aircraft and flew every other day
Cheers
Eccie
Pretty sure there was four earlier this year
Re: Movement 5/10/23
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 10:08 pm
by DC7C59
Yes,2 on Tue 23May and 2 on Th 25May.See Aldunn's excellent daily posts,and also RAF Fairford Movements website.