FFD Open for Diversion Alternate

[MikeB]

Fairford have just NOTAM'ed this...

Times are Zulu so +1hr

U2268/09 - AD AND RWY 09/27 OPEN. AVBL AS DIVERT ALTERNATE ONLY. 18 OCT 18:00 2009 UNTIL
18 OCT 19:00 2009. CREATED: 18 OCT 18:16 2009

[RichC]

GINO 08 (C-32B FEST ) inbound through the corridor.
Plotting on PP at 10,000ft about to descend into Fairford.
128.700 / 252.875

[SteveS]

Showing up as 99-6143

Steve

[LeeHathaway]

Currently on Brize director 133.750, Runway 09 visual approach...

[LeeHathaway]

Now switching to FFD tower 124.8, 4 miles out..

[BOLLO]

Did he "QT" or is he still in?

[pikey01]

Did he "QT" or is he still in?

I believe its still in and tucked away

[SamP]

Has anyone actually eye balled the serial on the C-32? Checking its history its had a sneeky re-paint & used to be 00-9001

[MikeB]

Has anyone actually eye balled the serial on the C-32? Checking its history its had a sneeky re-paint & used to be 00-9001

I believe they've put it into or behind one the KC-135 hangars... so it's not visable.

[N48284]

Scramble has it as 99-6143 eyeballed at Stuttgart

[BOLLO]

Has anyone actually eye balled the serial on the C-32? Checking its history its had a sneeky re-paint & used to be 00-9001

And the other serial as well.02-5001 indeed a "Sneaky Beaky"

[BOLLO]

Seems he did an approach here then climbed out and departed to FFD,strange.

[MikeB]

Seems he did an approach here then climbed out and departed to FFD,strange.

Then immediately hangard and kept very quiet.....

Mike

[BOLLO]

Should we ask Scooby Doo and Shaggie to investigate has this is very v intriguing by the minute

[Nomad99]

Has anyone actually eye balled the serial on the C-32? Checking its history its had a sneeky re-paint & used to be 00-9001

99-6143 is 00-9001, its been out of the loop since August, enough time for a change of serial, as to the reason why, who knows?

[BOLLO]

He still there is he?Its getting better by the minute.

[pikey01]

He still there is he?Its getting better by the minute.

maybe...who wants to know? yeah as far as im aware its still in

[BOLLO]

He still there is he?Its getting better by the minute.

maybe...who wants to know? yeah as far as im aware its still in

We do.Mind you i bet they are looking at this laughing there asses off going "We know something that you don't know" Sneaky gits.

[RichC]

or it's just broke... and hangarage wasn't available at Mildenhall at the time.

99-6143 was based at Eglin AFB several years ago according to a well respected monitor in Florida (Al Stern)...

There is a very strong rumour that the USAF has four C-32Bs but only use two at any one time (now based at McGuire AFB and under Special Operations Flight command....under the guise of the 108th refuelling wing). Not sure if the number of airframes bit is true but it would tally up with having four USAF serials for the C-32Bs and why people only see two serials in use at any one time.

Not to be confused with the Comco B757 which are Government registered (N plates)... and with a different mission profile of which there are two of...also.

[Dunk]

or it's just broke... and hangarage wasn't available at Mildenhall at the time.

99-6143 was based at Eglin AFB several years ago according to a well respected monitor in Florida (Al Stern)...

There is a very strong rumour that the USAF has four C-32Bs but only use two at any one time (now based at McGuire AFB and under Special Operations Flight command....under the guise of the 108th refuelling wing). Not sure if the number of airframes bit is true but it would tally up with having four USAF serials for the C-32Bs and why people only see two serials in use at any one time.

Not to be confused with the Comco B757 which are Government registered (N plates)... and with a different mission profile of which there are two of...also.

My thoughts to Mike were that it had a problem, Mildenhall didnt want to black the runway, so sent it to its diversion, which normally would be Brize, but due the Dragons swopping over, they had Fairford.

As for hangaring it.....