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Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 3:36 pm
by vulcanxl425
First log for over a month for here with little to report even during Joint Warrior.
Noted today between 1020 and 1400
RW 23 in use
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10-0219 C-17A USAF AMC 62ndAW departed (To Mildenhall) 1140 c/s Reach 484
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Only G-CGKU active today local flying
Typhoons flying
AM
ZK 329/329 Boxer 21
ZK 341/341
ZK 360/360 Venom 11
ZK 425/425 Venom 12
ZK 321/321 Psycho 21
ZK 344/344 Psycho 22
PM
ZK 322/322 Jedi 21
ZK 360/360 Venom 31
ZK 425/425 Venom 32
ZK 341/341 Boxer 41
ZK 329/329 Boxer 42
Noted on A Hard ZJ 807/807, ZK 343/343.ZK 306/306 on B Hard ZJ 924/924
In addition ZK 353/353 was towed from 1 Sqn Hangar to Northern HAS site.
N.B. Arriving recently was ZA 554/046 Tornado which has been put into a HAS on Northside meantime.
Re: Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 4:25 pm
by Thunder
Did the Tornado arrive by road? Of note ZA554 was the a/c that was involved in the death of Mike Harland back in 2007.
Re: Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 2:13 pm
by graeme923
It arrived by road and I believe it is to be scrapped
Graeme
Re: Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 5:30 am
by gamecock
What was the point of moving it then Graeme? Bizarre.
Re: Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:29 am
by chrisov
Was wondering that myself. How much do you think they would want for it.........
Re: Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:41 am
by jacissmiling
chrisov wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:29 am
Was wondering that myself. How much do you think they would want for it.........
One careful owner, full service history, sought after model in a fetching grey colour
Re: Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:51 am
by gamecock
Put it in the farmer's field so you can shoot over the fence
All previous airframes went to a scrapyard in Seaham I think. Don't see the point of moving it all the way up to Lossie just to scrap it.
Re: Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 5:38 pm
by mustang5861
Would it be set to go along the road to Morayvia by any chance?
Re: Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:16 pm
by CosmonautX
According to Lossie Media & Comms on FB, it's due to become a gate guardian - apparently the elements have taken their toll on ZA475, so it will be replaced by ZA554.
Re: Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:39 am
by Tonkatime
Gate Guardian would be the most reasonable explanation.
Re: Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:41 am
by Vulcanone
Read the section under Marham. ZA554 is NOT staying at Lossie
Re: Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:44 am
by Vulcanone
And Thunder Has already said what the reason is behind its demise.
Re: Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:09 am
by CosmonautX
Vulcanone - is that the Fleet General Info thread? If I'm reading that right, is ZA554 due to be moved from Lossie and exchanged for ZA463? I wonder if Media & Comms weren't aware that there was due to be a swap and it's ZA463 that's destined to become the new gate guardian (though I see Integrale1 mentions "preservation" - would that preclude installation as a guardian?)
Re: Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:47 am
by Vulcanone
Indeed it is the fleet general info thread.
I have little or no real idea at the minute if they plan to do the same with whatever they get.
Preservation probably includes gate guardian duties.