F35 day to day Flying

[reheat module]

Ah, good old Kings Arms... "you got 'light boy..."
55 Sqn Tanker years.

[slogen51]

Great pub , gravity fed beer in the bar, good food but not on Mondays

Prints of aircraft that were based up the road over the years

( Alf Kirchen late of Norwich Arsenal and England started his playing career at Shouldham )

Massive thread creep - I should moderate myself

[eagle driver]

Monday : 0
Tuesday : 1
Wednesday :3? Doom11/12 in the morning and Marham 22 in the pm
Thursday : 0

Very quiet week so far. Strange when you pop in to the local boozer and everyone is talking about boats. Come back 617 Sqn please!

August is traditionally a quiet month anyway around the bases, what with the school holidays and all leave extended ,things should pick up towards the end of the month just before the exercises comense.

[slogen51]

11:40 Monday - Tall boy ops is active
12:02 ZM139 airborne as lightning 16 or Marham 16 you takes your pick
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1

09:30 Tuesday Ghost 21 airborne ZM139 , out for three hours with a tanker
14:00 etc Doom 11/12 out for a PD to Waddo
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3
Wednesday
Marham 77 up in the morning for one hour : ZM139
Marham 16 up in the afternoon
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2

Thursday
Sounds like Ghost 62 is in the circuit at 12:00

[slogen51]

W/c 19/8
Monday : Nil

[Unknown74]

By the sounds of it the RAF seem to be like a driver with an expensive new Sports Car, they never bring it out of the garage - even when it’s dry or raining.

[slogen51]

I gave up counting for last week but today (2/9) there were seven callsigns made up of 5 different aircraft - quite busy considering there are only 15 aircraft on hand

[slogen51]

W/c 23/9

As of Wednesday afternoon I don't think any F-35B have been up this week?

[Gary]

I was at Marham last week, talk from the base say it's quiet as they're prepping for departure to WESTLANT19. Need enough aircraft and spares to go . At least one flew yesterday though.

[slogen51]

According to Marham social media it will be a busy six months with westlant 19 and Red Flag!

I am wondering whether the lightnings will deploy to Nellis after leaving HMS Queen Elizabeth?

Any idea when they are heading West? Thought it might of been before October but that isn't looking very likely now unless they go at the weekend!

[np1991]

Hmm was thinking of a day/afternoon at Marham early November but think I'll stick to LN/Mildenhall reading this

[GVLCN]

When are the F-35’s leaving?

[MRTT]

Monday, apparently

[GVLCN]

Thank you MRTT

[eagle driver]

Does anyone have a rough idea of what time the F-35s should be departing , really don't fancy the 150 mile drive only to find out i,ve missed them
thanks in advance e d

[rh226]

H6465/19 - AIR TO AIR REFUELLING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
AREA 10E 0910-1100 FL230-FL260.
FL230 - FL260,
07 OCT 09:10 2019 UNTIL 07 OCT 11:00 2019.
CREATED: 04 OCT 12:25 2019

ARA10E booked from 10.10BST until 12.00BST, so depart Marham any time from (say) 09.15 onwards?

[eagle driver]

Thank you kind sir .

[Jetbudgie]

I was passing Marham this afternoon at 1430, a single F-35 was circuit bashing. Any offers?

Cheers Jb

[Dougie]

ZM151 now coded 017 on the nose and the top of the tail. ZM148 flew in the morning with new code 014 applied in the same places. It also had a new lightning flash applied to the tail.

Dougie

[Maurits37]

Looks like their c/n applied as code on the nose and tail- again a new code system introduced on a new RAF jet...