April 2020 Logs/Movements

[chrisward123]

21/4/20

14:35L - ZA935/Vortex245 (Puma HC.2/RAF) to Weeton Barracks

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Tues 21/4/20 cont/d

Local area (aeen Lytham area 2045L after dep BPL rwy10, hdg sth)

Chinook HC5 ZH902 [43C5F9] "Vortex/SHF472" 27Sqn?

Brief stop at Blackpool (arr from N.Wales direction @ 2035L). Landed at LPL 2057L.

[chrisward123]

22/4/20

10:51L - G-OFLX/BAE21P ( E145/BAe Systems) Dep R.07 Initially FL100 to nth off Fleetwood - Airtest/Crew Currency
12:05L - G-OWTN/BAE22P ( E145/BAe Systems) Dep R.07 Initially FL100 to NW off Fleetwood - Airtest/Crew Currency. Land R.07 12:26L

OTT/Local
10:55L - ZH889/Ascot151 (C-130J/RAF) off Flyde Coast descending @5kft to L/L Lakes entering usual Morecambe Bay area
11:42L - 258/IRL258 (L45/Irish Air Corps) OTT Bispham heading West @28k ft. Approach at Newcastle, UK earlier at 11:24L

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Plus of course the usual weekly saudi spares resupply flt to taif via Akrotiri, using the Western Atlantic B73F G-JMCM. Dep 07 as "BAE/Felix101" @1202L.

[Vulcanone]

And a Chinook showing off Lytham now ZH775 ??

[Tarnished1]

Thurs 23/4/20

Local area

Puma HC2 XW204/B [43C287] "Rider3"

Seen from Lytham on ILS rwy28 Blackpool @ 1149(50)L. For those not familiar with area, it passed just to nth of Warton whilst on approach from Preston direction. Thanks to Chrisward123 for confirming serial (and code) on ground at Blackpool 'airport'.

[chrisward123]

Friday 24/4/20

11:34L - G-JCM/BAE102 (B737-3Y0(SF) /Western Atlantic) Arr R.25 from AKT

Local Area
10:33L - ZM331/VYT96 (T-6 Texan II/RAF) descending to L/L Lakes @5500ft heading NE. Return SE @6200ft at 11:12L for RTB Valley AB

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Friday 24/4/20

Local Area
10:33L - ZM331/VYT96 (T-6 Texan II/RAF) descending to L/L Lakes @500ft heading NE. Return SE @6200ft at 11:12L for RTB Valley

Routed across M.Bay out and back. Passed east Ulverston (1039L), turned NNW, Newby Bridge area (625ft on adsb) up across Bassenthwaite lake, then ENE. Tracked just west Penrith (1053L) and headed back sth, passing east of Sedburgh (1059L). Tracked Kirby Lonsdale and just east Carnforth (1105L), climbing, hdg WSW, back out over M.Bay. Was just west Fleetwood @1110L (approx 6000ft). Landed back Valley @ 1136L after SRA app to rwy13 (over outskirts of Holyhead where my Mum lives), plus 2 t/gs. Not the closest a texan has been to Warton but at least one has ventured further NE (from Valley) again.

[two1938]

Warton does not seem to be used much these days

[Vulcanone]

Currently no testing due to the current situation.

[chrisward123]

29/4/20

10:59L - G-OFLX/BAE21P (E145/BAE Systems) Dep R.07 for test flight/crew currency
11:10L - ZM328/VYT14 (Texan II/RAF) ILS R.25

Local
ZM328/VYT14 (Texan II/RAF) tracking NE @4k ft over Leyland>Blackburn, then above

[TB1]

>>>ZM328/VYT14

Carried out an ILS approach 11.10L

[chrisward123]

>>>ZM328/VYT14

Carried out an ILS approach 11.10L

About time a Texan II came to Warton.

[TB1]

Well said!!

[Tarnished1]

>>>ZM328/VYT14

Carried out an ILS approach 11.10L

Seen on climbout 25 @ 1111L had also done an approach to Liverpool. Dep Valley (rwy13) 1023L, landed back off an SRA to rwy13, in over Holyhead, @1146L. Pity it wasn't ZM326, the only one I need now.

And the weekly spares run to saudis continues unabated by COVID-19 pandemic with G-JMCM dep rwy07 as "Felix/BAE101" @ 1139L, initially to Akrotiri. Presumably that was why Warton was open (ie ATC present), in the first place. G-OFLX appeared to track over Barrow area this time before recovering sth over Morecambe Bay.

[chrisward123]

>>>ZM328/VYT14

Carried out an ILS approach 11.10L

G-OFLX appeared to track over Barrow area this time before recovering sth over Morecambe Bay.

G-OWTN/BAE22P (E145/BAE Systems) turn of sistership in similar route over Barrow in Furness, Dep R.07 @12:04L