April 2019 Movements

[TombsRIP]

17/4/19 Cont'd
13:00L ish - XW324/G-BWSG "WTN14" Jet Provost T5

"WTN14" joined from Blackpool airport direction and over Lytham for initials to land 07 @ 1346L. T/o time on FR24 given as 1305L but heard from Lytham dep at 1307L . Went up coast via Blackpool airport and town to manoeuvre just off Fleetwood. Back up again @ 1607L.

Over The Top (visible from Warton)
C-40A Clipper 168980 "CNV(Convoy) 6616"
VR-61 Forth Worth JRB @ FL370 NNW>SSE passed just west abm Preston @ 1400L
Cheers

[TombsRIP]

Thurs 18/04/19

A400M 54+14 "GAF117" over northern France now most likely inbound Warton with ground equipment from Payerne following Swiss evaluation. At FL340 crossing Channel now (1218BST).

C-130H 1626 repositioned on cargo due out in an hour or so (around 1300L).

"WTN10" up in IPA5 @ 1136L off rwy07.

Cheers

[chrisward123]

18/4/19 Cont'd

12:24L - G-FFRA (F20E/Cobham) Arr from Durham Tees R.07
13:04L - 54+14/GAF117 (A400/German AF) Familiarisation of airfield from 25 end @3500ft then land R.07 via usual 'heavy' route over Southport/Ribble Estuary for Land 13:09L
13:56 - 1626/RSF168? (C-130H/Royal Saudi AF) Dep R.07
14:45 - XW324/G-BWSG (T.14) (JP T.5/Private) Dep

OTT/In Area
12:58 - C-40A Clipper 168980 "CNV(Convoy) 6618 heading SSE @39250ft
15:58 - 89-1192/RCH558 (C-17A/USAF) Heading W @34k ft
16:25 - XZ320 (Gazelle AH.1/AAC) Transiting N via M6 @700ft

[TombsRIP]

Thurs 18/04/19 cont/d cont/d

54+14 "GAF117" was routed via WTN (TACAN beacon) @ 1302L to deconflict with other traffic before NDB DME App 07 & arr 1310L.

IPA5/ZJ700 straight in to land 07 @ 1321L.

1626 eventually trundled off staying low @ 1355L callsign was same as arrival "RSF168". Presume original flt plan ETD slipped (qv)

BS116/ZK355 up @ 1511L "WTN69".
G-FFRA "Warthog 81" up playing with it. If only it was an A-10...
F20ECM arr back @ 1720L;
Tarnish69 inbound for initials break 07 @ 1720L
Low overshoot 1722L & Land 1724L.
Cheers

[Yammer]

20.13 FELIX 202 asking for Warton weather, self ID as a B737 near Paris - ADSB shows G-JMCM 737F of West Atlantic outbound from Bari, Italy

[Apache123]

did the a400 leave on Thursday?

MTIA

APACHE123

[TB1]

Yes.

[chrisward123]

25/4/19

08:13L ish - ZK355/T.10 (BS116/FGR4) T/O R.07

[TombsRIP]

25/4/19

08:13L ish - ZK355/T.29? (BS116/FGR4) T/O R.07

ZK355/BS116 "WTN10" dep 07 @ 0811L (early start for Warton) seen on climbout to west/NW @ 0812(13)L disappearing into cloud quickly.
Performed 4 high angle "strafe attacks" on airfield target (or 07 threshold) running in west to east 0851L - 0858L and back out to NW. Seen later just off Lytham @ 0937L running in from west possibly another target attack and again 0939L (initials break & land 07?).
Cheers

[TombsRIP]

Fri 26/04/19

ZK355/BS116 up again @ 1019L off 25 "WTN10"
Performed 3 low angle strafe attacks on airfield target from west @ 1024/27/29L and back out to west (NW). Landed 1145L (joined downwind for 25).
Cheers

[Vulcanone]

ZJ938 showing off the coast

[TombsRIP]

ZJ938 showing off the coast

Tues 30/04/19

Single seat Typhoon seen on climbout 25 @ 1027L "Fighter" (WTN10?) poss IPA5;
Another single seat tiffy seen 1030L on climbout to NW as "Target" (WTN29) showing on adsb as ZJ938/IPA6 [43C4AC]; climbed FL420 (level 1033L).

[chrisward123]

30/4/19 Cont'd

14:21L 472/RSF170 (C-130H/Royal Saudi AF Arr R.25

11:50L ish Both Tiffs seen low OTT Blackpool airport on RTB. Fab sight and loud sound by WTN29

OTT
12:04L - ZH865/RRR193 (C-130J C.4/RAF) Descending Low Level Lakes - visible over Flyde @4500ft

[TombsRIP]

30/04/19 cont/d

"Target" (WTN29) usual low sweep over Lytham area I/b (1152L) on recovery +plenty of noise; initials break & land 1156L.
"Fighter" tiffy also recovered over Lytham (abit higher and slower and therefore abit quieter!!)
Seen in overhead @ 1222L but couldnt make out fin mks; I/b SRA to 25 & landed 1230L.

472/RSF170 arr 1422L in sandy c/scheme (still).
Hasnt succumbed to grey coat yet.

[beeredup1974]

I spotted RSF170 by London and set off from Fleetwood I got to the threshold of the runway just as she crossed the fence lol D'oh