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16th June

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iain s
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16th June

Post by iain s » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:34 am

So far this morning-

RN Seaking 771 Sqn Prestwick- hot refuel.
F-3 HY and HO 111 Sqn "Scimiter 11 & 12" AM sortie.
VYT 68 hawk poss departure or overshoot.
Q jet launch,poss practise.
Quid 03 KC-135 inbound at around 1ish for overshoots.
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Re: 16th June

Post by gamecock » Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:09 am

Also had an Islander(?) overshoot.
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Re: 16th June

Post by iain s » Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:46 pm

PM

Q jet was HN.
Scimiter 21-24 have launched this afternoon- HB, HP, HW and HY. But one is RTBing early with a problem.

HTH Iain
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Re: 16th June

Post by iain s » Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:04 pm

4 French alpha jets have just arrived.
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Re: 16th June

Post by Flyingmonster » Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:07 pm

Did the jet from the 4 ship RTB ok?
Any ideas how long are the Alpha jets are due in for?

:blush: Sorry for all the questions :whistle:
Cheers

Boo boo (aka Jamie)

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Re: 16th June

Post by iain s » Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:27 pm

Flyingmonster wrote:Did the jet from the 4 ship RTB ok?
Any ideas how long are the Alpha jets are due in for?

:blush: Sorry for all the questions :whistle:
yep as far as I know the f3 is safely down.
Might be wrong but alphas may be same ones that are at valley, think they were calling mafia!
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Re: 16th June

Post by Flyingmonster » Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:41 pm

iain s wrote:
Flyingmonster wrote:Did the jet from the 4 ship RTB ok?
Any ideas how long are the Alpha jets are due in for?

:blush: Sorry for all the questions :whistle:
yep as far as I know the f3 is safely down.
Might be wrong but alphas may be same ones that are at valley, think they were calling mafia!
Thanks mate!! Appreciate it!! :thumb: :clap:
Cheers

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Re: 16th June

Post by gamecock » Wed Jun 16, 2010 6:02 pm

Any ideas how long are the Alpha jets are due in for?
They're night stopping.
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Re: 16th June

Post by gamecock » Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:19 pm

RN Seaking 771 Sqn Prestwick- hot refuel.
Not quite, Iain:

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-centra ... -glasgow/?

(she's got terrible taste in t-shirts mind).
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Re: 16th June

Post by iain s » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:14 pm

gamecock wrote:
RN Seaking 771 Sqn Prestwick- hot refuel.
Not quite, Iain:

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-centra ... -glasgow/?

(she's got terrible taste in t-shirts mind).
Oh god, she will be on GMTV tomorrow morning! She aint done bad in hear time F-3 backseater now a Seaking.
I like the T shirt got one me-self :whistle: :whistle:
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Re: 16th June

Post by GOOSE » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:37 pm

Anyone know the identity of the Islander / Defender?
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Re: 16th June

Post by GOOSE » Thu Jun 17, 2010 6:23 am

SAREX wrote:From my SBS 43C388 ZG848 AAC 587 2010-06-16 09:10:10 Islander AL1 United Kingdom ArmyAir

Regards
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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