Operational Log for June/July 2015.

[johnhowe]

My first visit to Warton in June still a cold wind but steadily getting warmer.

I arrived just as two Royal Saudi Air force Typhoons were taxi-ing along runway 25 both did a 180 and lined as a pair almost opposite to Granvilles Gate one of the
photographers exclaimed that this could be a pairs reheat rotation unfortunately it wasn't but both went up as singletons each engaging their EJ 200s in reheat both with near vertical climbs into the overhead climb out. This was a shake down flight for an imminent delivery flight. Pilots were Tarnish 5 & Tarnish 69.

When Tarnish 69 returned to the Warton overhead, he dived into the circuit from the northwest descending over the Fylde, once into the circuit we were treated to a number of low approach go rounds with steep climb outs, ending almost inverted on the top of each climb out.

Whilst Tarnish 69 was in the circuit Tarnish 5 returned and flew a long down wind leg over the Preston Area before picking up the Warton ILS. Tarnish 5 decided to Emulate 69 and the entertainment continued.

Earlier Tarnish 9 had been aloft in another Typhoon. In between the Typhoons performance an unidentified Bi-plane landed.Edit G.SBOL.http://www.intotheblue.co.uk/flying-exp ... flights/If anybody fancies a flight in a bi-plane.Click on high flyers.

All the images have been captured by our ace band of photographers Mickey & Gary and can be seen in Current Military Photography.

[PONSH]

Hi Frank! Was the Merlin the one that's been buzzing Formby late at night operating out of RAF Woodvale?

[powerslave]

Yeah,it was mate.

Ian

[powerslave]

Actually it is operating out of Altcar barracks,for annual excercise they have.

Ian

[johnhowe]

Hi Frank! Was the Merlin the one that's been buzzing Formby late at night operating out of RAF Woodvale?

Hi Martin this should answer your question Frank.viewtopic.php?f=69&t=115109
http://www.nwrfca.org.uk/rfca/altcar-training-camp/

[TombsRIP]

This was a shake down flight for and imminent delivery flight. Pilots were Tarnish 5 & Tarnish 69.

they are off tomorrow to attend an airshow at Tours St Symphorien (alphajet base) then onward to Taif

they were also up last thurs & fri also on ferry shakedown flights (CS32 last Thurs/CS31 last Fri, with CS32 appearing to have comms problems, so I guess that is why they were up again yesterday).

HTH

[TombsRIP]

Hi Frank! Was the Merlin the one that's been buzzing Formby late at night operating out of RAF Woodvale?

Merlin HC3 ZJ129/N was doing circuits today from about 1235 to 1305, each time going into hover and landing on main

there was also one lynx AH9A doing SRA (talkdown) approaches to 25 & flythro' s around1215L. did anyone get the id please?

Cheers

[TombsRIP]

Earlier Tarnish 9 had been aloft in another Typhoon.

this was ZK367 (BS128) on its second flight, already painted up. it took off at 0910L, so any early one for warton, landing back just under an hour later

HTH

[TB1]

>>there was also one lynx AH9A doing SRA (talkdown) approaches to 25 & flythro' s around1215L. did anyone get the id please?

According to PPm it was ZE375, AAC923

Trevor

[johnhowe]

The inhabitants of Freckleton and Warton had a rude awakening this morning. As the two R.S.A.F Typhoons Left Warton on Delivery to Saudi Arabia stopping off at Tours for the Airshow. Take off time 8am landed approx. 9.45am. (Faster than Easy Jet)

[TombsRIP]

The inhabitants of Freckleton and Warton had a rude awakening this morning. As the two R.S.A.F Typhoons Left Warton on Delivery to Saudi Arabia stopping off at Tours for the Airshow. Take off time 8am landed approx. 9.45am. (Faster than Easy Jet)

the first leg to Tours (Val de Loire/St. Symphorien) took 1hr 15 mins so even faster than sleazyjet or ryannair but a tad more costly in fuel I would imagine

[TombsRIP]

>>there was also one lynx AH9A doing SRA (talkdown) approaches to 25 & flythro' s around1215L. did anyone get the id please?

According to PPm it was ZE375, AAC923

Trevor

Ta Trevor

Cheers

[TB1]

9th.

RSAF C130 1622 arrived as Saudi AF 605 this afternoon, should depart Thursday.

[johnhowe]

Op log for Tuesday the 9th, June, 2015.

Tarnish 5 rotated from 07 in Typhoon ZK 368 with the EJ 200s in afterburner mode as he pulled a few Gs in the left hand turn, on RTB he had the company of three hang gliders who were also in the Warton circuit. Tarnish 5 flew a couple of spectacular low approaches with steep almost vertical climbouts before landing on R 25.

15.55pm R.S.A.Force C 130 Hercules 1622 landed on 25 and taxied to cargo on southside.

[johnhowe]

My afternoon log for the 10th, June, 14.15pm Tarnish 29 in Typhoon ZK 365 rotated dry off 07 90 minute flight on his return Tarniah 29 attacked target on sothside one pull up into the Warton overhead followed by a slow fly past into right hand circuit to land. left early to see lecture on US.Space Program in Warton's lecture theatre.

[johnhowe]

At 15.30pm today Thursday the 18th, June, The Royal Saudi Air force Tornado coded 703 was towed out of 358 hangar I lost track of where it went, but I did hear
that an aircraft was on tow from south to north.

A few minutes later Tornado ZG 773 called for engine start, earlier an U/I Tornado made an approach to 25 so I was informed by the guys on the mound.

[johnhowe]

My afternoon log for Monday the 29th, June,2015

15..00 Tarnish 5 taxied out from the south side in Primer Pained Typhoon he was joined from the north side by Tarnish 29 in a R.S.A.F Typhoon both Typhoons l;ined up together and rotated as a pair call sign Tarnish 29 conbine. Tarnish 5 returned to Warton first and flew a couple of touch & goes with a low approach for good measure.

As I was leaving to attend a board meeting Victor 68 called up a hawk transitting back to Valley. Army Air 525 a Gazelle transitted through the Warton over head en-route to Larne.

[TombsRIP]

My afternoon log for Monday the 29th, June,2015

15..00 Tarnish 5 taxied out from the south side in Primer Painted Typhoon he was joined from the north side by Tarnish 29 in a R.S.A.F Typhoon both Typhoons l;ined up together and rotated as a pair call sign Tarnish 29 combine. Tarnish 5 returned to Warton first and flew a couple of touch & goes with a low approach for good measure.

As I was leaving to attend a board meeting Victor 68 called up a hawk transitting back to Valley. Army Air 525 a Gazelle transitted through the Warton over head en-route to Larne.

ZK603/8004 on another 'ferry shakedown' flight and ZK604 (CS35) believed to be on its 3rd production airtest (they sometimes need a radar target so ZK603 may have been this for CS035)

VYT-68 was ZK017/H

I thought it was AAC542 which transitted S>N over field up coast around 1615L (ZB678 on mode s?)

HTH

[jetnoise]

As reported in other posts, an RAF C-17 arrived yesterday afternoon, but was gone by 8:20 this morning (Thurs 9th)
Also present this morning was RAF BAe146CC3 ZE707, parked up northside where the company 146 usually parks.

[johnhowe]

Interesting to note that the C 17 Globemaster ZZ 173 that landed at Warton yesterday was the same C 17 that landed at Warton on the 18th, May, 2013. What is truly amazing that Mickeys photographs of yesterday landing are a mirror image of his images in 2013.