Sept 2019 Log/Movements

Post by **chrisward123** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 10:52 am

23/09/19

OTT/Local
11:48L - ZZ514/Talon720 (Wildcat HMA.2/Royal Navy) Heading NNW routing Samlesbury>Longridge> @2200ft
12:29L - 738 (C-135FR/FAF) Heading SSE @19k ft
12:34L - ZH872 (Hercules C.4/RAF) Descending off coast for L/L Lakes - seen on ADSB routing Opposite direction towards Brize @12:16L (SSE) C/S ASCOT105

Post by **TombsRIP** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 11:26 am

Fri 20/9/19

Local Area (just NW Lytham)

41TES typhoon ""Rebel 58" seen in gentle left hand turns @ 1138L/1140L.
No underwing tanks but had centreline targeting pod plus a white ACMI pod on R/H ITSPL (integrated tip stub pylon launcher). Descended to low level for Lakes and continued VFR @ 1143L. Not from Warton.

Cheers

Post by **Yammer** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 1:03 pm

14.02 - Puma en route - possibly calling VORTEX 355 ? - currently over Shawbury heading north - gave destination as Warton - hopefully you'll pick him up soon - in theory ZJ955

Post by **TombsRIP** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 9:10 am

Yammer wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 23, 2019 1:03 pm
14.02 - Puma en route - possibly calling VORTEX 355 ? - currently over Shawbury heading north - gave destination as Warton - hopefully you'll pick him up soon - in theory ZJ955

Thanks for heads up Yammer but unfortunately didnt see your post in time but much appreciated anyhow. May have gone in to Weeton Camp just east Blackpool.

Cheers

Post by **TombsRIP** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:35 am

USAF Herks "Over The Top" (OTT)

Perhaps we should have a separate monthly post for these as activity has certainly not diminished! Obviously full details provided by Gadwall58 under Belfast/Aldergrove sub-forum for which I am grateful..

Weds 11/9/19
C-130H-3 96-7322 130thAS/130thAW WV ANG "RCH188" south abeam Warton (passed north of Southport) to west then NW inbound Belfast from RS. Passed IoM @ 1616L arr EGAA @ 1633L.

Tues 17/9/19
No less than 6×C-130H-30 coasted out over the Fylde (Blackpool area) am all from 19thAW Little Rock AR (61stAS) & 317thAW Dyess Tx (39thAS/41stAS) routeing from Ramstein. In order (all @ FL260?):
08-5684 "RCH235" (OTT 0937L Arr EGAA 1009L); 15-5828 "RCH332";
08-5705 "RCH441"; 07-4636 "RCH314" (OTT 1115L Arr EGAA 1150L);
14-5796 "RCH318"; 10-5700 "RCH455". All departed same day to St.Johns (normally they nightstop) on another refuelling stop.

Mon 23/9/19
2xC-130H-3 731stAS/302ndAW AFRC CO passed south abeam Warton to west then NW inbound Belfast @ FL240 (both sasily visible against white clouds):
94-7316 "RCH632" coasted out Southport area @ 1034L;
94-7315 "RCH434" coasted out Formby area @ 1053L.

Cheers

Post by **chrisward123** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 1:56 pm

24/09/19 Cont'd

OTT
14:56L - 169329/PD032 (P-8A Poseidon/US Navy) Heading SSE @35kft Dep from Keflavik @11:48L

Post by **TombsRIP** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:18 pm

chrisward123 wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 24, 2019 1:56 pm
24/09/19 Cont'd

OTT
14:56L - 169329/PD032 (P-8A Poseidon/US Navy) Heading SSE @35kft Dep from Keflavik @11:48L

Wish I could have seen it OTT. Total clag out there. Its callsign on R/T confirmed as "PD 032".

Cheers

Post by **TombsRIP** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 10:57 am

Weds 25/9/19

I must be scraping the barrel here but anyhow for those interested..seeing their days are well and truly numbered...
2xTucano "Swift" 72Sqn/1FTS pairs Approach rwy25 (SRA) & o/shoot 1141L; adsb showing them as ZF448 [43C69C] "Swift1" & ZF343 [43C690] "Swift02".
Hawk T1A XX202/CS [43C407] "Javelin 24" 100Sqn, ILS25+go round @ 1331L depart to WSW initially (also yesterday just after 5pm with XX346)
OTT
C-37A (GV) 01-0029 [AE087F] "Valor 29" seen hdg NNW>SSE ex PIK FL330 @ 1437L, tracked just east of Preston.
BAe-146 C3 ZE708 [43C705] "NOH39" N>S FL270
@ 1523L, tracking to west Preston (OTT Warton)

Cheers

Post by **Vulcanone** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 11:06 am

Equally lacking a sighting of anything round here... But Atlas ZM413 Ascot 464 went past Blackpool heading North East a short while ago

Post by **TombsRIP** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 12:27 pm

Vulcanone wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 25, 2019 11:06 am
Equally lacking a sighting of anything round here... But Atlas ZM413 Ascot 464 went past Blackpool heading North East a short while ago

Had been doing circuits at Prestwick and then Valley.

Cheers

Post by **chrisward123** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 8:44 am

26/09/19

09:04L - ZK030/GZY63KJ (Hawk T.2/IV Sqn) ILS/Overshoot

OTT/Local
13:00L - 01-0029/VALOR29 (C-37A/USAF) Heading SSSE @40k ft - Chièvres>Loissemouth>heading back South

Post by **TombsRIP** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:46 am

chrisward123 wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 26, 2019 8:44 am
26/09/19

09:04L - ZK030/GZY63KJ (Hawk T.2/IV Sqn) ILS/Overshoot

ZK030 coded "FF" 25 Sqn mks (by 29/8/19).
whats "GZY63KJ"? I would have expected "VYTxx" callsign.

Cheers

Post by **chrisward123** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:46 am

TombsRIP wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:46 am

chrisward123 wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 26, 2019 8:44 am
26/09/19

09:04L - ZK030/GZY63KJ (Hawk T.2/IV Sqn) ILS/Overshoot
ZK030 coded "FF" 25 Sqn mks (by 29/8/19).
whats "GZY63KJ"? I would have expected "VYTxx" callsign.

Cheers

C/S is what came up, very odd.
Tombs - regarding T.2 fleet I'm aware the fleet has been split equally between 25 Sqn & 4 Sqn.
Is it ZK010-ZK023 = 4 Sqn/IV & ZK024-Zk037 = 25 Sqn/XXV?

Post by **TombsRIP** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:03 pm

Yes. It is thought ZK024/O will also end up in XXV mks eventually but follow on in code sequence after ZK037/FM.

Not much happening "down the road" flying wise at moment. I would expect the "final" RAF typhoon ZK437 to be delivered (ferry flt) very soon and possibly ZK350 up for an airtest post storage/repair. And of course the last 2 hawk Mk165 major units (ST043/ST044) to be airfreighted to saudi for final assembly and flt. Time will tell...as per usual!

Post by **Vulcanone** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:22 pm

And someone has been out and about this afternoon. a Typhoon sighted over Blackpool

Post by **TombsRIP** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:32 pm

Vulcanone wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:22 pm
And someone has been out and about this afternoon. a Typhoon sighted over Blackpool

Heard on c/out @ 1517L. "WTN10" I think. Taxied out from southside so prob a dev jet. Nothing appearing on adsb as expected...

Cheers

Post by **TombsRIP** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 3:32 pm

Thurs 26/9/19 cont/d

OTT 2xP-8A Poseidon ex KEF >SSE (to Sigonella?)
169002 [AE57C7] "PD 031" FL350 passed just east Preston @1600L
169004 [AE57C9] "PD 022?" FL330 tracked over Preston @ 1620L

Post by **TombsRIP** » Mon Sep 30, 2019 10:56 am

Mon 30/9/19

2xtyphoon up as "Fighter" & "Target" (WTN69). Dev jets most likely with 41 Sqn mks. Seen on climbout off 25 @ 1248/1251L. First one a single seater, second could have been a twinseat. "AX" (ZK303/BT17) was reported outside on 358H apron with either ZK355 or 356 (BS117).
"Target" recovered ahead of "Fighter" with latter turning off rwy to southside (358 hangar apron) @ 1459L.

Right OTT @ 0958L, FL400 descending, I/b Belfast Intl/Aldergrove
C-37A 01-0029 [AE087F] "Valor 29" (again) ex RS.

Cheers

Post by **TombsRIP** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 10:33 am

TombsRIP wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:03 pm

Not much happening "down the road" flying wise at moment. I would expect the "final" RAF typhoon ZK437 to be delivered (ferry flt) very soon .......Time will tell...as per usual!

See

https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/a ... -air-force

Cheers

Post by **tm74sqn** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:34 pm

ZK437 handed over to the RAF, but not yet delivered to RAF Coningsby?

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