Operational Log for April/May 2015.

[johnhowe]

Tarnish 69 aloft in Typhoon ZK 303 coded AX landed after initials prior to 15.00 today 1st, April.

[johnhowe]

Perhaps somebody who visited Warton today Thursday the 2nd April, could do a log from 3.0pm onwards it sounded like a mini airshow was taking place,

[tm74sqn]

Seems that two Typhoons flew on 2nd April: ZK303/AX and CS034/ZK604, latter one in primer scheme. Correction: CS034/ZK603 was the primer one.
HTH, TM74

[rh226]

Hi TM74,

I think you mean ZK603 as the primer one. See index.php

[Mike]

An "Operational Lof"?

[rh226]

So that you can "lof" out loud.

[Mike]

So that you can "lof" out loud.

Come on Frank, amend the title into the English language please.

[johnhowe]

LOF could Stand for Log Of Flying but I obviously hit the F key and not the G Key. So I will amend the word.

[johnhowe]

Log for Monday 7th, April, 2015 Tarnish 69 flew today in two different Typhoons.

13.15pm Tarnish 69 in primer Typhoon ZK 601 Tarnish 69 lined up the Typhoon opposite Granvilles Gate
on runway 25 plugged in the EJ 200s and rotated at Charlie taxiway pulling the Typhoon into a vertical climb
after 10 seconds in the climb out rolled inverted and continued to come out of the roll still climbing vertically
before the sound of the EJ 200s faded.

Tarnish 69 when he returned to base flew a nice casual left hand leg descending into the Warton overhead with a
run and brake followed by the Fighter Pilot brake keeping the nose wheel up until the speed bled to nearly zero.

15.53 I decided to observe Tarnish 69 from Bank Lane in Typhoon AX ZK 303 this time a dry rotation up to 8k again off R25.

Throughout the day the audience got bigger and bigger.

[johnhowe]

Tuesday 14th, April Two Primer Typhoons ZK 369 & ZK 603 on south side doing engine runs. Looks like Wednesday might be a good day.

[johnhowe]

Log for Monday the 20th, another quiet day at Warton Runway 07 in use. 15.55pm Tarnish 69 in Royal Saudi Air Force Single Seater Typhoon dry rotation with left turn out.

On slot 29 was a Single Seat Primer Typhoon. On Sunset Strip there was another Typhoon only front cockpit visible, on cargo a R.S.A.F C 130 had developed a fuel leak
don't know if this will fly later today.

Lots of AtoA on 296.7. and Spade was very busy on 282.05 and 308.775. with various a/c.

[johnhowe]

Received a call from West Freugh that the 4 Wildcats that refuelled at Carlisle would call in at Warton AM on Friday 24th ZZ 382 ZZ 388 ZZ 389 & ZZ 395.

[johnhowe]

This Morning The 27th, April, 2015 is the 40th Anniversary of A BAC Jaguar landed on the M55 Motorway near Weeton it was Piloted by Tim Ferguson one of Wartons Test Pilots. Jim Brittain who is well known amongst the Warton Spotters and a member of Avro Lancashire, was on Radio Lancashire this morning, he was explaining how as a flight safety engineer he had strapped Tim Ferguson into the Jaguar on that very morning 40 years ago.

Below is a grainy Youtube video of the landing which appears towards the end of this grainy video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-uqMUA7U-k


Log for today the 27t, April, 2015 13.40pm Two Royal Navy Sea king Helicopters landed at cargo for fuel they left after 30 minutes
en-route to Prestwich call sign Navy 810 flight.

[johnhowe]

Whilst travelling to our monthly meeting of Avro Lancashire at Warton yesterday evening at 19.20pm I was delighted to see the Tornado GR4 Coded 090 entering the Warton overhead at low level from the 07 end wings fully swept at a fast speed completing a dumb bell and flying a low app[roach on 25 before landing.

The guys at the meeting stated that it had been a fantastic afternoon with stupendous reheat rotation by both Tarnish 5 & 9 both fully recovered from flying Hawks
in far away places. nice pic on the photo section.

As we get ready for another imminent delivery of R.S.A.F typhoons here are some already in Theatre along with F15s etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf37PT76WwQ

[Mark]

Saw the Tornado shoot past the office window on Pier Head in Liverpool...

[johnhowe]

Yesterday afternoon the 7th, May arrived late afternoon as Typhoon IPA 1 ZJ 699 rotated dry off 07 steady climb out when the pilot returned just over an hour later, he proceeded to commence general handling in the Warton overhead at first because he was at high altitude you could only hear EJ 200s as he traversed the sky in different directions, eventually the Typhoon spiralled down to enter down wind into the circuit.

Today at about 10.00am I heard a Typhoon fly over Wrea Green climbing to height on arrival at Warton I was informed it was ZK 368 on its first flight.

Typhoon ZK 350 was parked outside 358 hangar. The threatened rain was imminent so I left to watch The V.E. Anniverary marches.

[BrianH]

Looks like there will be same late flying from Warton

Q) EGTT/QWELW/IV/BO/AW/000/125/5345N00253W015
UP TO 2 FAST JET ACFT OPR WITH REDUCED OR NO LIGHTS WI 15NM RADIUS
534442N 0025259W (WARTON AD, LANCASHIRE). ACFT WILL REMAIN CLR OF
CONTROLLED AIRSPACE UNLESS ATC CLR OBTAINED. OPS CTC 01772 852392.
2015-05-0237/AS1
LOWER: Surface, UPPER: 12,500 Feet AMSL
FROM: 11 May 2015 20:00 GMT (21:00 BST) TO: 21 May 2015 22:00 GMT (23:00 BST)
SCHEDULE: 11-14 2000-2200, 18-21 2000-2200

[johnhowe]

Looks like there will be same late flying from Warton

Q) EGTT/QWELW/IV/BO/AW/000/125/5345N00253W015
UP TO 2 FAST JET ACFT OPR WITH REDUCED OR NO LIGHTS WI 15NM RADIUS
534442N 0025259W (WARTON AD, LANCASHIRE). ACFT WILL REMAIN CLR OF
CONTROLLED AIRSPACE UNLESS ATC CLR OBTAINED. OPS CTC 01772 852392.
2015-05-0237/AS1
LOWER: Surface, UPPER: 12,500 Feet AMSL
FROM: 11 May 2015 20:00 GMT (21:00 BST) TO: 21 May 2015 22:00 GMT (23:00 BST)
SCHEDULE: 11-14 2000-2200, 18-21 2000-2200

Four Typhoons were due in AM Monday 11/5./15 one went tech they were believed to be at Warton in connection with
the above Notam . On arriving in the Warton overhead, they flew a nice tight three ship formation Super photo captured
by Mickey which will appear in the current mil section.

[mikeysoft]

From the view out of my office window, it looks like the three 41 squadron Typhoons will be heading back to Coningsby soon.

[johnhowe]

From the view out of my office window, it looks like the three 41 squadron Typhoons will be heading back to Coningsby soon.

Unfortunately there were no photographers to capture your image in the 146. hope you had a pleasant flight home. However if you scroll down to current military photography you will find some superb images of the three Typhoons captured by Mickey S when they arrived at EGNO yesterday.

15.20 41 Sqd Typhoons Apollo 1 & 3 rotated dry from 25 followed at 15.30pm by the other 41 SQ Typhoon Apollo 2 again a dry rotation from R 25 RTB CBY.

Apollo called upon 339.250 and when air born switched to 341.775.

As the Typhoons were warming up a R.S.A.F. C 130 Hercules landed and is now parked up on cargo.