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What would be the best days for the participants arriving? I assume Thursday/Friday

From what i've seen on Facebook, based at lossie will be;

x3 Pavehawks
x2 P8's
x2 P3's (US and Norwegian)
X6 f16
x2 Atlantique
x1 Aurora


Thanks in advance

Lewis

No idea which day who will be arriving but the main brief is on Sunday so most should be there by then. The French sometimes don't bother with the brief

Al

Is the Jumbo coming this year?

onemac wrote:No idea which day who will be arriving but the main brief is on Sunday so most should be there by then. The French sometimes don't bother with the brief

Al

Thanks Al, will just to wait and see!

wilfin wrote:Is the Jumbo coming this year?

Probably not. It was due back to pick up the stuff it dropped off last time but the offer was politely declined.

There was a Canadian C-130 last week with 'munitions' on board.

AL

alas nae atlas! thats a pity. plenty others to look out for though.

Scramble also has a turkish KC-135 at Lossie for JW

Lewis MacRae wrote:From what i've seen on Facebook, based at lossie will be;
x3 Pavehawks

I did hear from a normally reliable source that the Pavehawks may be operating out of Stornoway.

nickowen wrote:I did hear from a normally reliable source that the Pavehawks may be operating out of Stornoway.

Last JW they landed at Stornoway for fuel but operated out of Lossie. I'm sure it will be the same this time.

Al

onemac wrote:

nickowen wrote:I did hear from a normally reliable source that the Pavehawks may be operating out of Stornoway.

Last JW they landed at Stornoway for fuel but operated out of Lossie. I'm sure it will be the same this time.

Al

I Saw that its 2 Seahawks that are operating out of Stornoway?

Intriguing. I wonder who will be bringing them.......

JOLLY 61 Flight : 3 x HH-60G's departed Lakenheath at 1105 for Lossie.

Would appreciate serials please.

Thanks

nickowen wrote:Intriguing. I wonder who will be bringing them.......

If anything they will be USN examples operating a glorified taxi service to and from the various USN ships. Last JW one of them transferred an ill/injured sailor to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.

Yes, but which "USN ships"? The helos are anything but "taxis" - they've been doing a lot of ASW in recent JWs, both in NORTHMAR and out in the Deeps - but there's still no news (or even rumours) of US warships. We know of only 15 warships, 3 submarines and 3 auxiliaries out of an expected 31 units, and 8 of these comprise the two SNGs. Navies with ships on the provisional list so far are:
UK (4)
France (5)
Spain (2)
Denmark (4)
Norway (1)
Netherlands (2)
Germany (3)

nickowen wrote: The helos are anything but "taxis" - they've been doing a lot of ASW in recent JWs,

The helo's that I'm referring to are HH/MH-60S's, they are not ASW variants but utility .

Could the two Seahawks be operating from USNS Robert E Peary? This ship has been messing about in the English Channel for a week or two.

Sure could be, that ship normally deploys with 2 x HH/MH-60S's that provide vet rep (vertical replenishment)

Thunder wrote:The helo's that I'm referring to are HH/MH-60S's, they are not ASW variants but utility .

Understood. It's the SH-60 I'm curious about.

But the ones departed the Heath are G models...no??

Sky Pirate wrote:But the ones departed the Heath are G models...no??

Correct Hugh - HH-60G's. Moustache is on its way

Al