Exercise Indradhanush - build up and rumour thread

[Tink8597]

Heard them, but far too much low level cloud grrrr

[baz1]

ASTRA 1/2 UP ON 259.6

[baz1]

on app now 5 miles separation all landing with break chutes

[VaderFlt99]

Are the IL78 and the C130 staying with the fighters? Or do they plan to move onto Brize too?

Astra flight (1 x IL78, 4 x SU30) - Callsigns are Astra1 #RK3454, Astra2 #SB309, Astra3 #SB065, Astra4 #SB138, Astra5 #SB167. Astra1 will detach from the formation overhead Marham, and route to Brize Norton

Thank you smeagher. Appreciate it!

[baz1]

Astra 1/2 and Astra 4/5 what I have heard landing at coningsby

[gary1701]

Gents,

4 Su-30s and the C-130 and C-17 are on the ground at Coningsby now. From what I saw and heard at the 25 end the C-17 is on the taxiway next to the main apron, the others are on the South side at VAS.

Gary

[Goldstar31]

Astra 1/2 and Astra 4/5 what I have heard landing at coningsby

Astra 1 was the IL78 and this landed at Brize at 1125 local

Cheers

Eccie

[tim_raper]

20 July untill 2 August I thought.
Very good news btw, they are on their way! They are spotted in Greece.
Source: Scramble.

Jos

hmm what about the flying?, the start is quoted in this thread and RAF Coningsbys web page as 21st

[GoldenEagle]

20 July untill 2 August I thought.
Very good news btw, they are on their way! They are spotted in Greece.
Source: Scramble.

Jos

hmm what about the flying?, the start is quoted in this thread and RAF Coningsbys web page as 21st

As said, I thought. My apology if it's wrong.

[fireman12]

I would just refer to the entry of the 12Th April!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[smeagher]

Gents,

4 Su-30s and the C-130 and C-17 are on the ground at Coningsby now. From what I saw and heard at the 25 end the C-17 is on the taxiway next to the main apron, the others are on the South side at VAS.

Gary

The C17 and C130 are both due of fly over to Brize Norton this afternoon. A Brize 'local' is giving 1450 & 1500 arrival times respectively.

[gary1701]

Hi again,

The C-130 is enroute. He left about ten minutes ago. No movement on the C-17, sounds like the tow he keeps requesting has not arrived yet!

Gary

[tim_raper]

20 July untill 2 August I thought.
Very good news btw, they are on their way! They are spotted in Greece.
Source: Scramble.

Jos

hmm what about the flying?, the start is quoted in this thread and RAF Coningsbys web page as 21st

As said, I thought. My apology if it's wrong.

yes sorry it wasn't intended as a witch hunt if the info is wrong, just a prompt for others to chip in if there is anything more concrete, but I think RAF Coningsby have answered that.
Thanks

[gary1701]

C-17 just lifted. Inbound Brize. Now homeward bound to Suffolk!

[Basje74]

For all spotters travelling to GB for RIAT. Are the Su.30's outside / visible during the weekend at Coningsby ?

[seven]

Not at RIAT

7

[Mike]

Not at RIAT

7

He didn't say they were at RIAT.

[drumsey]

RAF Coningsby released a news item on their website saying they are due "from" 1100L

Pity they couldn't have realised something before they arrived to save many of us wasted journeys yesterday particularly as the based stuff weren't flying routine missions either.

Darren

[reaper493]

RAF Coningsby released a news item on their website saying they are due "from" 1100L

Pity they couldn't have realised something before they arrived to save many of us wasted journeys yesterday particularly as the based stuff weren't flying routine missions either.

Darren

I'd be grateful for what we did get, remember a few years back when it was word of mouth, phone call and the military aviation review? People expect too much in this Internet biased time we live in.

At least they're here for two weeks so we all should have plenty of opportunities to see and snap them

Mike

[Vulcanone]

Why should the RAF tell you everything in advance?


Be thankful they even turned up.