Ex TALON PYTHON

[romeo bravo]

Looks like Kendrew Barracks is going to be busy.

Local news reports state 10 Apaches and 4 Wildcats, possible Chinooks and French Gazelles later.

Shame I moved

[slogen51]

https://mobile.twitter.com/co_3regimentaac?lang=en

The above link has a shot of 8 Apaches and two wildcats so far at Cottesmore - think they were hunter and gunship formations that departed from Wattisham on 13/11 ( gunship 1-3 , plus gunship 4 later in the day and Hunter 1-3 plus Valiant 61 with Hunter 4.)

Heard a rumour of AlaT helicopters at some point hopefully

[Blue Diamond]

Any idea how long the exercise is scheduled to last please?

[slogen51]

A MOD download says 12-23 November , also exercise Iron Talon is mentioned on aac twitter

Also Wildcat Zenith is from 18/11 to 1/12 - Northern England

Some serials of Hunter and Gunship formations
viewtopic.php?f=52&p=1043873#p1043873

[David Thompson]

Any idea how long the exercise is scheduled to last please?

Ex Name: EX TALON PYTHON
Dates: 12-23 NOV 18
Times(L): H24
Area: Scotland & North of England
Fast Jet: NIL
Rotary: YES
Transport: NIL
Comments: NIL

Then following Talon Python comes Wildcat Zenith ;
Dates: 18 NOV-17 DEC 18
Times(L): 10:00 - 22:00
Area: North of England
Fast Jet: NIL
Rotary: YES
Transport: NIL
Comments: NIL

and then ; Rising Panther 18.2 in late November . Phew !

[baz1]

could do with a few of those in my neck of the woods

[Blue Diamond]

[quote="Blue Diamond" post_id=<a href="tel:1043869">1043869</a> time=<a href="tel:1542225890">1542225890</a> user_id=3440]
Any idea how long the exercise is scheduled to last please?

Ex Name: EX TALON PYTHON
Dates: 12-23 NOV 18
Times(L): H24
Area: Scotland & North of England
Fast Jet: NIL
Rotary: YES
Transport: NIL
Comments: NIL

Then following Talon Python comes Wildcat Zenith ;
Dates: 18 NOV-17 DEC 18
Times(L): 10:00 - 22:00
Area: North of England
Fast Jet: NIL
Rotary: YES
Transport: NIL
Comments: NIL

and then ; Rising Panther 18.2 in late November . Phew !
[/quote]

A MOD download says 12-23 November , also exercise Iron Talon is mentioned on aac twitter

Also Wildcat Zenith is from 18/11 to 1/12 - Northern England

Some serials of Hunter and Gunship formations
viewtopic.php?f=52&p=1043873#p1043873

Thanks for the replies chaps.

[ArabJazzie]

Dundee just had Wildcat ZZ403 Valiant 61 for a fuel stop. Working NE of Dundee and will return.

Possibly an Apache to follow.

Arabest,
Geoff.

[exiledhatter]

Does anyone know if they are visible from the outside?

[slogen51]

Friday 13:00

Valiant 62 ZZ407 is heading north from Cottesmore / Kendrew according to adsbExchange

Probably has AH-64D in formation?

13:54 descending in the Newcastle area

[C24]

Apache active today, Sunday, 1615hrs. Posted OTT.

H8643/18: Exercises will take place

INCREASED ROTARY AERIAL ACTIVITY WI 5NM 524359N 0003908W

(COTTESMORE, EAST MIDLANDS). FOR INFO 07545952598. 2018-11-0631/AS4

FROM: 16 Nov 2018 10:52 GMT
TO: 30 Nov 2018 23:59 GMT

I hope this is helpful.

[NAM Updater]

The museum had some 'interesting' Apache activity on Saturday night around 8.30pm, which was covered on our Twitter Timeline. This included the following description of the activity by CO 3 Regiment Army Air Corps:

"One of our night missions to simulate having to do close support to ground forces at very short notice. We’d only just got back from Scotland! #trainhardfightharder"

Hopefully the activity will soon be logged on the museum website http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/NAM-Low-Fly-Log

One of the Apaches in this 'Hunter' flight is believed to be ZJ199

[C24]

One landed on at about 1900hrs and shutdown. I think


Just before 2200hrs, Hunter1 returned from a trip around Newark area. Gunship1 currently ne of Bruntingthorpe

[NAM Updater]

Some reports from the Newark area of further activity this evening - we're hoping that it continues next week!

[C24]

One up over the fens this evening, landed on about 1720hrs, one more currently around Cottesmore

[C24]

After a long muddy slog!

Wildcat.

AAC_0327-ed1 by Charlie, on Flickr

...and some considerably distance further

Apaches.

AAC_0314-ed1 by Charlie, on Flickr

Six?

AAC_0319-ed1 by Charlie, on Flickr



Off to RAF Dishforth.

AAC_0330-ed1 by Charlie, on Flickr

[David Thompson]

Two Wildcats showing as ZZ398 VALENT 61 and ZZ511 VALENT 62 are south from Dishforth in the Selby area .

[David Thompson]

Apache ZJ182 JUGGER1 south from Dishforth and now west of Lincoln .
GUNSHIP showed briefly at Dishforth as it landed from the NW and the latest 3 Regiment update has appeared on their Twitter account ; https://mobile.twitter.com/co_3regimentaac?lang=en .

[C24]

At about 1115hrs today, Apache low,2miles southwest of airfield. Seems to be another over the Lincolnshire wolds on ADSB

[reheat module]

Seems to have been a success for Ex TP last year.
Anybody know if there is anything else on the horizon?