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F15 Qatar

Post by Mfp » Sun Jul 21, 2024 5:40 pm

See both have left Fairford , anyone know where they went please , also is the one left at Lakenheath , visible from outside, thanks

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Re: F15 Qatar

Post by Mike » Sun Jul 21, 2024 5:43 pm


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Re: F15 Qatar

Post by Mfp » Sun Jul 21, 2024 6:45 pm

Thanks

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Re: F15 Qatar

Post by XX105 » Sun Jul 28, 2024 5:35 pm

Can’t reveal source ,but have seen strange details that the 4 F-15’s are to transfer to Stansted tomorrow,2 at about 10am and 2 at 3pm .
For work to be carried out on them a C-17 is due at Stansted in conjunction with it .
It all sounds far fetched but ..

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Re: F15 Qatar

Post by STN RAMP RAT » Sun Jul 28, 2024 5:40 pm

There are apparently slots at Stansted for them to arrive on Wednesday and leave on Friday.

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Re: F15 Qatar

Post by andygolfer » Mon Jul 29, 2024 6:48 am

XX105 wrote:
Sun Jul 28, 2024 5:35 pm
Can’t reveal source ,but have seen strange details that the 4 F-15’s are to transfer to Stansted tomorrow,2 at about 10am and 2 at 3pm .
For work to be carried out on them a C-17 is due at Stansted in conjunction with it .
It all sounds far fetched but ..
I've seen this on a source I can reveal, posted on the Stanstedmailman group on Saturday (by Simon).
That post says there are slots booked for all 4 to arrive on Wednesday, first 2 at 1000 and second 2 at 1500 so different date to above (the Stansted post is only re slots so possibly have changed to what is now today).
All down to depart Fri 1300.
Registrations showing as QA535/6/7/8(unsurprisingly).

hopefully should also be useful for anyone wanting to catch their departure from Mildenhall about 15 minutes prior to these times (or are they now at Lakenheath? I've lost track of which they went to after Farnborough)
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Re: F15 Qatar

Post by acsmith117 » Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:42 am

Like many I'm heading over later.
I have lost track of these, are they all back at Lakenheath now and if so visible from outside?
I only saw the Fairford pair.

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Re: F15 Qatar

Post by Dave Smith » Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:46 am

They all should be in Qatar by now.

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Re: F15 Qatar

Post by James Cutting » Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:49 am

2 returned yesterday to Lakenheath (I believe it was). Other 2 have left from Stansted.
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Re: F15 Qatar

Post by WinchesterMGF » Tue Aug 06, 2024 9:00 am

acsmith117 wrote:
Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:42 am
Like many I'm heading over later.
I have lost track of these, are they all back at Lakenheath now and if so visible from outside?
I only saw the Fairford pair.

Many thanks
The 2 remaining F-15QAs arrived back at Lakenheath yesterday - QA537 at 10:15 and QA536 just after 13:00.

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Re: F15 Qatar

Post by acsmith117 » Tue Aug 06, 2024 9:04 am

WinchesterMGF wrote:
Tue Aug 06, 2024 9:00 am
acsmith117 wrote:
Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:42 am
Like many I'm heading over later.
I have lost track of these, are they all back at Lakenheath now and if so visible from outside?
I only saw the Fairford pair.

Many thanks
The 2 remaining F-15QAs arrived back at Lakenheath yesterday - QA537 at 10:15 and QA536 just after 13:00.
Thank you, hopefully visible later.

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Re: F15 Qatar

Post by blacksplat » Tue Aug 06, 2024 12:34 pm

I wonder what the chance of them still being there this Thursday is? Hoping to pop up then.

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Re: F15 Qatar

Post by acsmith117 » Tue Aug 06, 2024 6:02 pm

Only found one this evening.. QA-537.
The other must be tucked away in a hangar.
537 easily visible from Maidscross Hill on Alpha ramp
I believe it is.
The AV F-16 is in that line too.

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