Wattisham - 23/04/2024

[slogen51]

08:00 Couple of Chinooks on the deck recently arrived still running

Pegasus 1/2

Four Wildcats - Army 10? Called to start

[slogen51]

08:05 Hunter 1-6 and Viper 1-3 radio checks

[witje]

If someone knows the serials that would be great.

[slogen51]

The weather is hideous here cold , wet and poor Viz - can't read anything definite on the ground

08:40L Hunter 1 is going to check the weather in 50 minutes and give word then 'on whether they will continue.'

[slogen51]

08:54L Hunter 1 said they are going to shutdown 'and Rollex 24 hours'

[slogen51]

If someone knows the serials that would be great.

One of the Chinook has shut down

24 hour slip according to tower

Both Chinooks shutdown

[Undertaker]

ZA707 & ZH902 were on ADS-B as they passed Aylesbury earlier on

[witje]

ZA707 & ZH902 were on ADS-B as they passed Aylesbury earlier on

Thanks

[F4JPhantomII]

Pegasus 3 (showing as ZH904 43C5FB) heading eastbound from Odiham in the last ten minutes.

[John Fletcher 54]

For information- Apaches read off from fence on the aborted deployment on Tuesday were ZM720, 712, 713, 703, 709. Also from SamP ZM718. For confirmation ZM717 (read but not 100%) remaining two from Wednesday were ZM705/710. Is anyone able to confirm that the same 9 deployed on Wednesday? Cheers John

[witje]

Hi John, I can confirm the same 9 landed at Gilze-Rijen on Wednesday.

[John Fletcher 54]

Witje - Many thanks, I think this will help a lot of people present on the Tuesday. Cheers John

[tommc]

For information- Apaches read off from fence on the aborted deployment on Tuesday were ZM720, 712, 713, 703, 709. Also from SamP ZM718. For confirmation ZM717 (read but not 100%) remaining two from Wednesday were ZM705/710. Is anyone able to confirm that the same 9 deployed on Wednesday? Cheers John

On the Tuesday, AH-64E ZM724 was also out on the main apron during the morning.

[John Fletcher 54]

Tom - How many Apaches were out on Tuesday morning? Were they all out with ZM724 on the Tuesday making 10 in total? I only counted 9. Hope you can confirm. Thanks John

[tommc]

Tom - How many Apaches were out on Tuesday morning? Were they all out with ZM724 on the Tuesday making 10 in total? I only counted 9. Hope you can confirm. Thanks John

10

[John Fletcher 54]

Thanks Tom