HOWLER 31-32 mission 7/11/23

[Andrew45]

HOWLER31 asked LAGR91 if he could have all of the available 100K, leaving HOWLER32 as air spare..

[Andrew45]

HOWLER32 squawk 6403 rtb

[EGDR]

HOWLER 32 requesting routing via Valley/VYL back to Fairford

HOWLER 31 requesting to route direct MEZRE

[Uncle Sam]

HOWLER 32 requesting routing via Valley/VYL back to Fairford

HOWLER 31 requesting to route direct MEZRE

MEZRE? Heading east then?

[vaughan]

Valley is VLY

[EGDR]

Valley is VLY

Not when you're routing via the TACAN
https://ourairports.com/navaids/VYL/Valley_TACAN_GB/

[vaughan]

My apologies

Vaughan

[BOLLO]

23..59 HOWLER up on 277.625 will be RTB in approx 15mins

[bobthehandyman]

HOWLER 32 requesting routing via Valley/VYL back to Fairford

HOWLER 31 requesting to route direct MEZRE

MEZRE? Heading east then?

MEZRE, IS THAT IN THE CHANNEL, Dover,sort of?

[Uncle Sam]

HOWLER 32 requesting routing via Valley/VYL back to Fairford

HOWLER 31 requesting to route direct MEZRE

MEZRE? Heading east then?

MEZRE, IS THAT IN THE CHANNEL, Dover,sort of?

In the Channel, between Portsmouth and Le Havre, if you were to draw a straight line between the two, or there abouts!!

[vaughan]

Howler32 overflew Valley TACAN then overhead Fairford before turning for Cornwall again

[Andrew45]

278.6 not far from Fairford now.. HOWLER32

[zero_gravity]

Mode A tracking on 6403 from the archive confirms the routing north to valley back down towards the field then out over Cornwall before turning back for Fairford and recovery.

I am curious to know why tanker ops seem to be hamstrung by these B1 missions. Is there something unusual about pre mission preps for these aircraft ?
We see dual tanker flights leaving all the time without issue , but the B1s seem jinxed.

ZG

[BAVC10]

Mode A tracking on 6403 from the archive confirms the routing north to valley back down towards the field then out over Cornwall before turning back for Fairford and recovery.

I am curious to know why tanker ops seem to be hamstrung by these B1 missions. Is there something unusual about pre mission preps for these aircraft ?
We see dual tanker flights leaving all the time without issue , but the B1s seem jinxed.

ZG

Hi ZG
Would you be kind enough / able to upload the map showing Howler 32's exact route please (as you did on Saturday (for Howler 61/2 flight).

[BOLLO]

LAGR 93H 58-0100 departed Mildenhall 9.31 S/B to pick up HOWLER 31 over Malta.

[GVLCN]

Looking like an early afternoon arrival?

[BOLLO]

11.23 LAGR 93H SE of Sardinia fl 350

[zero_gravity]

Mode A tracking on 6403 from the archive confirms the routing north to valley back down towards the field then out over Cornwall before turning back for Fairford and recovery.

I am curious to know why tanker ops seem to be hamstrung by these B1 missions. Is there something unusual about pre mission preps for these aircraft ?
We see dual tanker flights leaving all the time without issue , but the B1s seem jinxed.

ZG

Hi ZG
Would you be kind enough / able to upload the map showing Howler 32's exact route please (as you did on Saturday (for Howler 61/2 flight).

Sorry about the delay.
There were a number of spikes in the automated track so I have used a different format to show the basic movements to avoid any confusion.
This shows "only" the data relating to sqwk 6403

[BOLLO]

12.31 LAGR 93 switching to Malta East radar on 122.775

[BOLLO]

13.10 LAGR 93 on Malta 122.775 about to except MARSA with HOWLER 31