Yorknite 2023

[f-4]

2 additional F-18s arrived this morning looking at posts on social media, no serials reported.

Swiss fans said J-5017 was due, the one with the Falcon on the tail.

[Phoon]

2 additional F-18s arrived this morning looking at posts on social media, no serials reported.

Swiss fans said J-5017 was due, the one with the Falcon on the tail.

J-5017 certainly appears to be one of them.

[benji1867]

Do we know which airframes left?

[Phoon]

New arrivals confirmed as J-5017 and J-5236. No idea on the two that have departed, but J-5011 (the tiger special) is still here.

[Focal_Plane]

Do we know which airframes left?

I don`t know for certain because I wasn`t there, but it would seem very possible it would have been two F/A-18Ds based on what happened during last years exercise.

Last year they sent all the two-seaters from Det.1 back home during the third week and brought in a new one. In respect to this year, the new arrival for Det.2 is known to be J-5236 and J-5234 is known to have gone home today. That would seem to suggest that J-5232 and J-5238 may have been the pair that went home yesterday, but as I say, I don`t know for certain.

I`m sure someone will reveal all soon,that or the many photo`s being posted on FB will allow the serials to be worked out.

Hope this helps in some way?

[dstock62]

Nice Logic

the only possible fly in the ointment is J-5021.

To my knowledge this has not been seen (at least in daylight hours) since its arrival on 20th November

[Focal_Plane]

Nice Logic

the only possible fly in the ointment is J-5021.

To my knowledge this has not been seen (at least in daylight hours) since its arrival on 20th November

If you just scroll back a page you`ll note this was raised by a previous poster, to which I replied. Obviously we`re a bit further on now but it has flown at least twice since 20.11.23 to my knowledge.

Whether it`s still at Leeming I don`t know.

[Charles022]

J-5021 has just got airborne on the first Yorknite sortie of the day along with J-5002 and J-5010.

[Focal_Plane]

J-5021 has just got airborne on the first Yorknite sortie of the day along with J-5002 and J-5010.

Thank you for the update.

[Charles022]

For completeness (day light launch):

J-5021 Grey 11
J-5010 Grey 12
J-5002 Grey 13
J-5011 Grey 14 Tiger tail (playing catch up)

J-5003 Sixpack 21
J-5017 Sixpack 22 Falcon tail

J-5014 Copper 31
J-5005 Copper 32

Who wants a twin-stick anyways!

[Focal_Plane]

For completeness (day light launch):

J-5021 Grey 11
J-5010 Grey 12
J-5002 Grey 13
J-5011 Grey 14 Tiger tail (playing catch up)

J-5003 Sixpack 21
J-5017 Sixpack 22 Falcon tail

J-5014 Copper 31
J-5005 Copper 32

Who wants a twin-stick anyways!

Thanks, so Det.2 should currently consist of the following:

F/A-18C J-5002 J-5003 J-5005 J-5010 J-5011 J-5014 J-5017 J-5021
F/A-18D J-5236

[dstock62]

Thursday 7th December (daylight launch)

Only 4 today, probably due to the poor weather

J-5010 - Grey 11
J-5002 - Grey 12

J-5011 (Tiger) - Baton 21
J-5021 - Baton 22

[countyfan]

8th Dec
236, 21, 10 launched just before 3
05, 17, 14, 11, 02 up next

[fatherfaff]

Is Departure Day still the 14th does anyone know - which is Thursday?

[leshitchings]

T-785 has just departed as SUI541.

Routine or something to do with the end of the deployment?

[Focal_Plane]

T-785 has just departed as SUI541.

Routine or something to do with the end of the deployment?

Routine.

Deployment should end like last year with last flying (exercise) day Wednesday, F/A-18s home Thursday and remainder of the personnel Friday. Thats if the weather doesn`t cause any further problems.

[fatherfaff]

017/005 left 1130
010/014 left 1140
011 left 1144
021/236 left 1149

Not sure what's happened to last one

[Phoon]

017/005 left 1130
010/014 left 1140
011 left 1144
021/236 left 1149

Not sure what's happened to last one
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Should be 002 & 003 still to go then.

[Focal_Plane]

017/005 left 1130
010/014 left 1140
011 left 1144
021/236 left 1149

Not sure what's happened to last one

Thanks for the list.

Not sure about J-5003 but it flew early on Monday on its own. Perhaps it was a test flight and it`s poorly? Has it flown since Monday I wonder?

[Phoon]

017/005 left 1130
010/014 left 1140
011 left 1144
021/236 left 1149

Not sure what's happened to last one

Thanks for the list.

Not sure about J-5003 but it flew early on Monday on its own. Perhaps it was a test flight and it`s poorly? Has it flown since Monday I wonder?

Yes, it was also part of the main 8 ship that went at after 2.30. As was J-5002 which hasn't departed yet.