Yorknite 2023

[spotter]

Flying this afternoon were J5323 & J5005, J5014 & J5003, J5002 & J5010.

Take offs were between 14:49 & 14:54 & returned between 15:36 & 15:45.

[David Thompson]

Wednesday 23 November and just for the record , the Swiss did not fly today due to high wind speeds reported to be gusting at 40+Knots .

[gimli]

David,
I was present on Wednesday 23rd November and the Swiss did fly - took off between 14:40 and 14:50, using J-5238, 02,03, 05,10 and 14.

[gimli]

Correction, Wednesday 22nd - sounds like we both got our days and dates mixed up. Dohhh!

[IMarsh]

They didn't fly on Thursday 23rd owing to high winds, although J-5010 did taxi around the HAS shelters and J-5011 (Tiger Tail) taxied out of its HAS and sat for a few minutes engines running just outside in the early evening.

[David Thompson]

Correction, Wednesday 22nd - sounds like we both got our days and dates mixed up. Dohhh!

Ah yes , no flying yesterday Thursday 23rd !

[Lunespotter]

14.45L Pair of F18s just gone south down the Lune Valley, from Hawes direction, looks like they are heading into the Lakes from the south. Beautiful day for it

[binbrook87]

And on Wednesday they also flew at 5.30pm...pretty sure 6 a/c went up (in the dark) but could have been 8?

[David750]

Around 15:00 their was a pair in the Mkt Weighton area, East Yorkshire, up on 277.775 heard Grace ? 21 flight rtb and Talon 21 flight to follow them in, then later around 18:00 heard the rumbling of another flight in the same area.

[reaper493]

Believe their should be 3 flights a day, with 6 in each (3 pairs)

1 wave mid afternoon, then 2 after dark.

[David Thompson]

up on 277.775 heard Grace ? 21 flight rtb and Talon 21

GREY91/92 and TALENT81/82 .

[nwalch]

Friday’s first sortie

Launch 14:38 - 15:43
J5014 & J5003
J5005 & J5232
J5010 & J5011

Returned between 15:15 and 15:19
J5005 & J5232
J5010 & J5011

Returned 15:43
J5014 & J5003

Reported as going through the lakes.

[p6025]

In the first week, Tues, Wed, Fri, each day was the same pattern of flights and callsigns, with three pairs per wave, with each wave lasting up to an hour:

14:30+
SIXPACK 11/12
TALENT* 21/22
GREY 31/32

17:30+
SIXPACK 41/42
TALENT* 51/52
GREY 61/62

20:30+
SIXPACK 71/72
TALENT* 81/82
GREY 91/92

Most common Air to Air's used being: 337.025, 357.3, 373.575

*TALENT or TALON, still not 100% sure...

P.

[nwalch]

Week Two

28th Nov Tuesday
Take off 14:15 - 14:29

5010/5232
5234/5238
5003/5011


Anyone got the details for Monday?

[Focal_Plane]

Week Two

28th Nov Tuesday
Take off 14:15 - 14:29

5010/5232
5234/5238
5003/5011


Anyone got the details for Monday?

I`m sorry I can`t add anything for Monday, but do you have a callsign for the second flight above (J-5003/11) ? First four were Sixpack 11-14.

MTIA

[p6025]

TALENT 21/22

[Focal_Plane]

TALENT 21/22

Thanks very much for the confirmation and the reply. I guessed it might be from the previous pattern, but it`s nice to know for sure.

[p6025]

Monday 27th.

14:45+
BATON 41/42
GREY 51
TALENT 21/22
SIXPACK 11/12

17:30+
TALENT 51/52
BATON 11
SIXPACK 41/42
GREY 61/62
JEDDAH 21 (something like JEDDAH/CHEDDAR/JEDI)

20:35+
SIXPACK 71/72
BATON 21
TALENT 81/82
JEDDAH 31 (something like JEDDAH/CHEDDAR/JEDI)
GREY 91/92

P.

[p6025]

Tuesday 28th.

14:15+
SIXPACK 11 - J-5010
SIXPACK 12 - J-5232
SIXPACK 13 - J-5238
SIXPACK 14 - J-5234
TALENT 21 - J-5003
TALENT 22 - J-5011

17:25+
BATON 11
SIXPACK 41/42
TALENT 51/52

20:25+
SIXPACK 71/72
BATON 21
TALENT 81/82
JEDDAH 41 (something like JEDDAH/CHEDDAR/JEDI)


P.

[Focal_Plane]

Monday 27th.

14:45+
BATON 41/42
GREY 51
TALENT 21/22
SIXPACK 11/12

17:30+
TALENT 51/52
BATON 11
SIXPACK 41/42
GREY 61/62
TALENT 21 (need to check if there was a 22)


20:35+
SIXPACK 71/72
BATON 21
TALENT 81/82
???? 31 (something like JEDDAH?)
GREY 91/92

P.

On the second wave, 17:30+, the callsign you have for "Talent 21" was actually "Jeddah 21", a singleton.

Then in the 3rd wave "???? 31 was, as you say "Jeddah 31", although like you I`m not sure about the callsign spelling, Jedi? or Jeddah?, but it sounds a lot like the latter to me as well. Last year there was speculation that it was "Cheddar" but that seems a bit unlikely.