Operational Log for June, 2010.

[chrisward123]

Im sure the regulars will update but i'm intrigued to know what was about 12:10 today ..... Blackburn area loud and fast ... thanks in advance

Also heard something over Preston this last hour.

[dunmailbiffa17]

Excellent Steve

[johnhowe]

Log for Tues 22nd, only one item of note.

15.30pm Tarnish 17 in IPA 5 ZJ 700 out on a sortie, dry rotation from R 26 hard left turn into circuit
waggled his wing opposite ATC Tower burners on and rocketed skywards on his RTB did some T & Gs
+ a missed approach. The VC 10 that was due may come tomorrow.

Here is some info for anybody who lives in The Preston area. 60163 Tornado is doing the Border Raider Excursion held over from April.
60163 Tornado Dep Crewe 10.07am Thursday 24th June arriving at Preston at 11.02am Dep Preston

12.01pm Lancaster 12.32pm and for those photographers at Tebay looking for F3s or GR4s there will
be an all together different Tornado to point your lens at due Tebay 13.04 Carlisle Arr 14.07pm Det
16.07pm and traversing the Settle and Carlisle route, 60163 will go via blackburn and use the avoiding line missing out Preston on her way to Crewe via Wigan.

If you want any further info look at steamy affairs on the www and as well as nice Russian ladies wanting to meet you you will find details about this and other tours.

[johnhowe]

I was wondering if Test Pilots were mere mortals like the rest of us and would they be huddled around a TV monitor this afternoon, if this was the case will Wartons Test Flying be AM or even later
than the usual 3pm/4pm start.

On a more postive theme England won last night beating the Old Enemy in a 50 over match 1 down
four more to go.

On a further link to aviation and cricket I wonder if Bill OVAL, MAY (Peter) be flying the VC 10 Today.

in my earlier log I brought the forums attention to Tornado appearance at Preston. on Sunday 15th
August,2010 there is an Excursion from Preston leaving at 08.45am to The Wolverton Railway Works
Open day returning at 2015pm the train will be hauled by a Class 92 Electric, fares are £27.50pm Standard & £52.50p First Class. I promise the Moderators this will be only an occasional lapse from the MIlitary Aircraft Theme.

[johnhowe]

Just a reminder that on Thursday 24th, June, 2010. Tarnish 5 will be giving a talk
on his flying career, hopefully covering both his service flying and more recently his flying at Warton.
The talk will be held at The Lightning Club, Mill Lane , Warton at 20.00 hours everybody welcome.

[johnhowe]

Different sort of log.

20.30pm Frid 25th, June, speaking to 2 Avons (Graham) on telephone.

20.35pm run to letterbox post letter.

20.36pm shooting pain in chest, panic, low and behold ambulance driving by paramedics stop.

20.42pm I arrive at Casualty

20.45pm ECG OK non-cardiac.

20.50pm Blood Test have to await 2 hours for results

21.30pm Doctor examines me and thinks its a severe muscular problem

23.00pm Blood tests arrive, I hear my name mentioned and just to wind me up even further
all the staff look at the results, dont consult me but send me off to X-Ray.

23.45pm X Ray results and further blood tests all clear and given prescription for painkillers.

midnight discharged.

[johnhowe]

Hi Kevin, Feeling much better, thank you.

[johnhowe]

We see The Saudi Typhoon Deliveries from Warton, below is a link to their arrival in Malta and there subsequent departures. The thumbnails have a number of other interesting videos of Saudi Typhoons and Tornados. My special thanks to the guys in Malta, I wonder if they read or are members of Fighter Control " The World Best Military Forum".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk2EzJP6 ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Mark]

Log for Friday 11th June, Nice to see the Moderators doing there job routing out the trivia, I just hope that anybody who has ladders under the shed and especially Holty, read the thread before it was binned.

How odd that i make my first appearance in 18 months the day after you post this thread...

[johnhowe]

Log for Wed 30th,June. From Local Correspondent the GR9 Harrier ZD 465 coded 55 went to meet an
AWACS mid afternoon on Tues 29th,The GR9 had a Rebel callsign. Good Wx Forecast for today but wet on Thurs, and of course its arrivals at Waddo on Friday.

[Otto]

Hi all,

Here a small log from fri 18/6:

AVRO02 VC-10 K.3 ZA-149/H (conducting RVSM altimeter flights during the morning & late afternoon)
TARNISH14 Hawk T.1A XX-321/- BAE
FELIX43/44 BAE146.200 G-TBAE BAE
TARNISH5 Typhoon T.3 ZK379 (first flight) BAE
GMHAR PA42 G-MHAR BAE
POLICE21 EC135T2 G-LASU Police
N301DN C501 N301DN
EASTERN103 JS41 G-MAJG Eastern Airways
GBWFM Yak-50 (not sure if it went up)
Tutor T.1 G-.... UAS Woodvale. (low pass during lunch)

Others not flying:
Typhoon ZK-076 BAE (primer c/s parked next to ZK-379)
Typhoon FGR.4 ZK-308 BAE (parked in front of BAE hangars)
BAE146.100 G-BLRA (parked apron)

Regards Otto

[chrisward123]

Currently a single seat Typhoon flying over Preston, around 3000 feet. (2 high circuits over Preston)
Maybe IPA6?

[johnhowe]

Log for Wed 30-6.10 Cont.

Today has been an I.P.A. Day

First we had Typhoon IPA 6 ZJ 938 out on a sortie this morning.

in the afternoon we first had IPA 5 ZJ 700 reheat rotation followed almost
immediately by IPA 1 ZJ 699 this was a dry rotation. on there RTB about an
hour later we were treated to some nice flying by the two bosses.

Yesterday I reported what I thought was a VC 10 but nobody has comfirmed
the report, however a MRA4 coded A is parked nose in on case white, whether
it was towed across from 358 or it had already flown a sortie only time will tell.

[Squire of the Gate]

Log for Wed 30-6.10 Cont.

Couple of additions....
Tucano T1 RAF , 'LOP19' , App circa 09:55hrs...

ZK075 Typhoon , Parked (Unconfirmed).

Blackpool had.......
ZF145 Tucano T1 RAF , 'LOP496'
ZF245 Tucano T1 RAF , 'LOP487'
ZF407 Tucano T1 RAF , 'LOP495'
ZF512 Tucano T1 RAF , 'LOP77'
(ZK458) BE200 RAF , x 2 ILS's 'Cranwell 45Y' & 'Cranwell 14'