Falkland Islands Typhoons?

[jackjak92]

Afternoon everybody, hope you are all well.

I was thinking with the QRA at the weekend for the commercial flight and also earlier in the year for the Russians, how often do the Typhoons ever scramble from Mount Pleasant for a live QRA?

Many thanks

Jack

[Pi]

Can't tell you !

In 92 the F4s scrambled once in 4 months and that was to a US Navy aircraft !

[ColintheCaterpillar]

Afternoon everybody, hope you are all well.

I was thinking with the QRA at the weekend for the commercial flight and also earlier in the year for the Russians, how often do the Typhoons ever scramble from Mount Pleasant for a live QRA?

Many thanks

Jack

Surely best to ask the Argentines?

As often as they need to is the actual answer.

[Pi]

Believe they have no notice practice shouts at least weekly but as for real ????

[Surrey Sam]

Imagine that a 'freedom of information act' request could be made.

[UKADGE]

In '85 F-4 one real scramble in 4 months. No notice practices. Plus daily practice interceptions, and other sorties. Those aiframes had a high usage rate.

[the concerned]

I wonder if the typhoons in the Falklands are geared up for surface warfare

[Hawkwind26]

A search suggests air defence is primary, ground attack secondary role.

[Vulcanone]

A quick search of the results of SDSR 15 will have told you the retention of Tranche 1 Typhoons for Air Defence only. That they have also added them to 9 Sqn for DACT is a bonus.

Other Tranches do the AtoG stuff

[SPERX]

In '85 F-4 one real scramble in 4 months. No notice practices. Plus daily practice interceptions, and other sorties. Those aiframes had a high usage rate.

When were you there in '85? I arrived in mid-November through to March '86 at Stanley. I can recall one live scramble of the F4s as I spent a hot Boxing Day afternoon in Penguin Radar ............

[UKADGE]

At Byron Heights Dec 84 to Easter 85.