Leeming exercise

[slogen51]

Maybe you could have checked with him first ;-)

Credit DC hope he doesn't mind me posting but I believe the three AV HH-60 due in Lakenheath on Friday is a gas and go to Leeming for cobra warrior

Fair point - the AV HH-60 rumours have been doing the rounds since Monday - I heard when I was at Duxford but I didn't know they were heading to Leeming. Hopefully it is not too much of an indiscretion to say they are going 150 miles up the road to Leeming. Generally I am careful not to repost conversations at the fence or I may say "do you mind if I put that on FC" . I am sure we all hear lots of stuff on the grapevine and at the fence which seems to be a characteristic of mil spotting, that cant be posted on a public website for obvious reasons.

[TAFFEVANS]

ZK553 ‘Lifter1’ confirmed visually at Valley today with the same callsign, arrived 15:00’ish & departed back to Leeming around 21:00

[november whisky 1]

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ZK553 ‘Lifter1’ confirmed visually at Valley today with the same callsign, arrived 15:00’ish & departed back to Leeming around 21:00

Lifter was working Valley then out to ship back and forth also rib drops.

[100arw]

Suitably abandoned, happy to keep the info to myself

Or post in the correct section :-)

[David Thompson]

Atlas ZM417 GRIZZLY0 just off on 34 and southbound.

[Black Mike]

Atlas ZM417 GRIZZLY0 just off on 34 and southbound.

On his way back.

[jamyt123]

Lifter1 Chinook went South over Coningsby to Sculthorpe, presumably to pick up the paratroopers which jumped out of Grizzly A400m

Lifter1 now heading back North through the Cranwell/Coningsby gap towards leeming

[100arw]

ZM417 A400 "Griffin01" off for PAR Humberside then Brize?
P.

[David Thompson]

Hercules showing as ZH865 OMEN01 off and south followed by two Chinooks .
Sculthorpe again and para recovery ?
Edit ; C-17 off too shows as ZZ177 BLACKCAT .

[David Thompson]

Herc showing as ZH877 OMEN2 inbound from the west for 34 .
C-17 ZZ177 returning passing Ripon for 34 .
Three Qatari Hawks in the circuit and all with a JAVELIN c/s ; ZB132/134 and 135 .
Apache HYDRA was showing over est Yorkshire but has disappeared again while LIFTER and OMEN are still near Sculthorpe .

[november whisky 1]

Exercise to start at Valley, Anglesey tomorrow evening and night sorties off the coast with the ship Victoria.

[David Thompson]

Hercules ZH865 OMEN01 out and southbound .

Edit ; C-17 BLACKCAT off on 16 while the Herc went on 34 .

Edit 2 ; Shadow ZZ504 , the white one ! , departed Leeming earlier and is already in orbit around Sculthorpe .

[David Thompson]

Hercules OMEN02 due out soon while C-17 BLACKCAT is heading back .
Edit ; Herc is returning to Brize .

[Evergreen 44]

Good Evening,
Just a quick thank-you for all of the Exercise reports so far.
Noted earlier today (24th.) in the Leeming/Catterick Garrison area early afternoon was Apache displaying on adsb as ZJ189 as 'Hydra' 1 or 2, csn't remember which now (sometimes only one a/c transmits when operating as a pair)
From an earlier post there could/should be four Apache for the Ex, Viper 1/2 as already identified plus the Hydra pair
For the three Chinooks in the Exercise ZK553 and ZK559 are identified but would anyone be able to offer the identity of the third one please ?
Thanks and regards,
Paul

[FergiZA600]

Gazelle XW847 AAC755 up out of Leeming at 00:50

Apache MACHETE1 back at Leeming as of 01:00

[David Thompson]

Thursday 25 August
Shadow ZZ416 SNAKE46 arrived earlier from Waddington and is in orbit around the airfield .
Apache showing as ZJ224 MACHETE1 off and north over the Durham Dales .

[100arw]

C-130 ZH877 heading in from Brize.
P.

[Unknown74]

Is this Chamelion at Leeming now instead of Leuchars?

[POL]

Did anyone manage to read the Apaches off whilst they were at leeming please?

[iain s]

Is this Chamelion at Leeming now instead of Leuchars?

Yes.