Operational Log for September 09.

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No logs from last week guys?

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As Warton seems to have been very quiet with no logs or any pics in recent pics. I will now bore you with

my holiday. We thought we were going down the River Elbe to Prague, wrong not enough water, so we went

east into the former East Germany and Poland. The Countryside was magnificent, the bird watching fantastic.

However the highlight for me was to visit Peenemunde the home of the V1 & V2 Rockets manufacturing facility.

there were a lot of discarded military equipment, a number of warsaw pact aircraft plus helicopters and the

largest Russian Diesel Submarine which is now open to the public as a museum. for further info just type

peenemunde is the search engine.

Whilst on Holiday we saw quite a lot of military jets flying in and out of German and Danish Airspace looked to

be Tornados and F16s all too far away to identify. Hope to go to D510 on Wed for the Ex early start 8.0am.

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Nice to see you back Frank, glad you had a good break.

Im home a week today, so im prolly gonna be popping down to the corner around noon straight from the airport as wifey is working all day! Operational Log for September 09. - Page 2 966718

Operational Log for September 09. - Page 2 966718

Book some good weather fellas please!

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If you want to read Tuesdays log Ive put it on THe Warton Hall Of Fame Fred (still in holiday mode)

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Brrrr it was that cold at Spadeadam and just like yesterday we had a package of 24 aircraft the same

types as yesterday 4 Mirage 2000s flew low over Berry Hill. If Bold Avenger was the Starter then the

Main Course was definately the Dutch Cougars, AH 64s, and the lone Chinook. I suppose most people have

seen the Chinook Display. Picture that and you will have some idea of the type of flying, we all saw today

that is apart from the low level passes none higher than 20 feet over the road some less than 50 yards from

our position at Wiley Syke.

The merry band at Wiley Syke consisted Ian Geoff Pete 3 guys from Middlesborough Dave from Freckleton

+ 3 other cars on the furthest layby.

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Warton Wed 22nd Sep
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x 2 Tucano RAF , ILS , Possibly Swift 1 & 2,

BLACKPOOL
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Tucano RAF , ILS 'Linton 40'

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AS my body clock is still on German time.
AM/PM? New build Hawk ZK030 collected by Tarnish 17 more about him later.

Vortex 037 a Puma landed PM for refuel was returning for more fuel ETA 16.30pm

Tornado GR4 ZD 749 coded 97 green Bat on tail Tarnish 20 out for about an hour on RTB did three
nice rollers kissing the tarmac each time.

Tarnish 14 in Hawk XX278 need I say more.

Tarnish 17 in Royal Saudi Airforce Typhoon ZK 064 1005 first time Ive seen it painted up dry rotation
on his RTB due to flock of geese flying in the overhead he had to fly a half circuit pulling a very nice
tight pattern to avoid gander formation did a couple of rollers and landed.

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60163tornado wrote:: AS my body clock is still on German time and as an OAP cant afford a timepiece the times will be AM or PM

AM/PM? New build Hawk ZK030 collected by Tarnish 17 more about him later.

Vortex 037 a Puma landed PM for refuel was returning for more fuel ETA 16.30pm

Tornado GR4 ZD 749 coded 97 green Bat on tail Tarnish 20 out for about an hour on RTB did three
nice rollers kissing the tarmac each time.

Tarnish 14 in Hawk XX278 need I say more.

Tarnish 17 in Royal Saudi Airforce Typhoon ZK 064 1005 first time Ive seen it painted up dry rotation
on his RTB due to flock of geese flying in the overhead he had to fly a half circuit pulling a very nice
tight pattern to avoid gander formation did a couple of rollers and landed.

Adding a bit to what Frank has posted.........
WARTON , 1045-1600hrs
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Based...............
XX278 Hawk T1 Bae , Flew 1045 -1155 'Tarnish12' ,1445-1555 'Tarnish14'
ZJ518 Nimrod MRA.4 Bae
ZJ922 Typhoon RAF (Coded "QO-C",pulled out in afternoon)
ZK027 Hawk T2 RAF Dep 1215 stampede1 to valley
ZK030 Hawk T2 Primer (For RAF) , Arr 1225 'Tarnish17' (Ex Brough on delivery)
ZK119 PC-9 flew 1100-1200 Tarnish18 ,and again in afternoon
ZD749 Tornado GR4 flew 1430-1545 Tarnish20 "097".
ZK064/1005 Typhoon RSAF flew 1455-1555 Tarnish17
visitors................
G-EIGG J-31 arr 1040
G-FBPL Seneca O/S 1320
G-MHAR PA-42 arr 1155
XW231 Puma Vortex037 arr 1340 dep 1415 to Linton
ZF339 Tucano LOP63 arr 1150 dep 1300
ZF485 " LOP472 O/S 1200
ZF " LOP45 O/S 1525 straight overhead

BLACKPOOL Thur 24th Sep 09
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XW223 Puma RAF , Arr 20:28hrs , Dep 21:21hrs , 'Vorex 038' / Rider Formation'
XW2?? Puma RAF , Arr 20:28hrs , Dep 21:21hrs , 'Vorex 038' / Rider Formation'
ZB692 Gazelle AAC (x2) 'Armyair 671'
ZK453 BE200 RAF , ILS ' Cranwell 75'

With Credits to Craig N for WTN and Dan & Jeff for Blackpool (all I did was type it up ! !)

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Re log for 24.09.09. I forgot to mention that IPA 6 was being towed north to south minutes after

the Saudi Typhoon landed (ZJ 938 ) I was hopeing to go to EGNO today but I got a better offer

SWMBO is taking me to lunch at De Vere Hotel. Edit, So you think to yourself lunch about an hour

drop the wife at home be at Warton for 1.30pm. Wrong, well dear I can see you enjoyed your lunch,

I would like to go to B & Q to get some wallpaper and then we can go to Stringers Dress shop and

I can show you that dress, I want you to buy me for The Royal Variety Show. At about 3.0pm I

saw a Typhoon in the circuit at Warton, request to visit denied.

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60163tornado wrote:: Re log for 24.09.09. I forgot to mention that IPA 6 was being towed north to south minutes after

the Saudi Typhoon landed (ZJ 938 ) I was hopeing to go to EGNO today but I got a better offer

SWMBO is taking me to lunch at De Vere Hotel. Edit, So you think to yourself lunch about an hour

drop the wife at home be at Warton for 1.30pm. Wrong, well dear I can see you enjoyed your lunch,

I would like to go to B & Q to get some wallpaper and then we can go to Stringers Dress shop and

I can show you that dress, I want you to buy me for The Royal Variety Show. At about 3.0pm I

saw a Typhoon in the circuit at Warton, request to visit denied.

WARTON Fri 25th Sep 11:35hrs - 13:40hrs
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G-LASU EC135 Lanc's Police , Dep 11:xxhrs , Arr 12:46hrs , 'Police 21'

XX278 Hawk T1 Bae , Dep 12:07hrs , Arr 13:15hrs , 'Tarnish 14'
ZJ518 Nimrod MRA.4 Bae
ZJ699 Typhoon Bae
ZJ938 Typhoon Bae

Visitors....
G-MHAR PA46 , Dep 12:12hrs
G-VIPY PA31

Based Typhoon (presumbe ZJ699) flew circa 14:55hrs.

BLACKPOOL
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G-BYXN Tutor CFS , Arr 13:17hrs , 'Cranwell 24' , Nightstop ramp

XX179 Hawk T1 RAF Red Arrows , Arr 15:02hrs , 'Red Arrows'
XX233 Hawk T1 RAF Red Arrows , Arr 15:02hrs , 'Red Arrows'
XX237 Hawk T1 RAF Red Arrows , Arr 15:02hrs , 'Red Arrows'
XX242 Hawk T1 RAF Red Arrows , Arr 15:02hrs , 'Red Arrows'
XX260 Hawk T1 RAF Red Arrows , Arr 12:28hrs , 'Scampton 02'
XX264 Hawk T1 RAF Red Arrows , Arr 15:02hrs , 'Red Arrows'
XX266 Hawk T1 RAF Red Arrows , Arr 15:02hrs , 'Red Arrows'
XX292 Hawk T1 RAF Red Arrows , Arr 15:02hrs , 'Red Arrows'
XX294 Hawk T1 RAF Red Arrows , Arr 15:02hrs , 'Red Arrows'
XX306 Hawk T1 RAF Red Arrows , Arr 15:02hrs , 'Red Arrows'
XX308 Hawk T1 RAF Red Arrows , Arr 15:02hrs , 'Red Arrows'

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If any of the Warton corner regulars have an extra set of steps on tuesday, that would be grand!

Im coming straight from the airport to Warton as the wife is working and I dont have a house key lol!

Should be there about 12 ish. fingers crossed for some dry weather.

Dunk

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Dunk wrote:: If any of the Warton corner regulars have an extra set of steps on tuesday, that would be grand!

Im coming straight from the airport to Warton as the wife is working and I dont have a house key lol!

Should be there about 12 ish. fingers crossed for some dry weather.

Dunk

Hi Dunk, There should be a spare set of ladders under the steps at the shed, that is unless Steve

Repoman has beaten you too them, however all is not lost there are also another pair under the

half completed platform at the front of the shed. Although the gates may be locked it is east to

squease through the gap between the metal post and the hedge just watch out for the nettles

and brambles. Frank

PS The info applies to any visiting member of Fighter Control even Holty if he is reading this thread.

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I had 3 hours at Ribble Rail this morning it was a visit by 130 members of the seven and a quarter inch club

Leyland Branch.

I went to warton at 13.30pm no spotters and only one solitary plane on the airfield and no wonder, its

supposed to be September it felt like January, if that wasnt off putting a local farmer has been muck

spreading in the field opposite to photo corner/shed this was on thursday and the area still reeks of it.

So tomorrow Im off to Waddington to the Air Power Demo I will be in a red Citreon C4 come and say

hello.

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A mission without a dogfight is like goin to
London abd finding all the women have been
evacuated.
Attributed to General Chuck Yeager.

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Well I was going to Waddington today but when you wake up at 9.0am it sort of curtails your plans

somewhat, problem was I was at The Grand Theatre in front of house for Evita and bumped into an

old friend who was in the cast and one thing led to another hence a late night and no Air Power Day.

Warton Log on what at the moment is a wet and miserable Poulton. Update later. I dont know why the

log turned into a new thread but that ones been deleted along with my tea.

Log Tues 29.09.09 Seen flying in the Warton Overhead roundabout 11.00am a Shawbury Helo coded 56'

14.45pm Tarnish 8 in Saudi Typhoon ZK 065 Code 1006 reheat rotation RTB 15.35pm..

15.40pm Tarnish 20 in Tornado GR4 ZD 749 coded 97 obvious reheat rotation from runway R26.
what a stonking takeoff all that noise.
s
whilst waiting for the action there was plenty of action on these freqs 231.425 Mg ICF directing
sortie after sortie. 234.775 an Airborne FAC couldnt quite make out the co-ordinates. 281.475
386.625

Subject: Re: Operational Log for September 09. 2009-09-29, 11:43

Thanks Frank.. Embarassed

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You may recall that Tarnish 17 flew Saudi Typhoon ZK064 1005 on a test flight last Thursday the 24th,

September, and Tarnish 8 has just flown Saudi Typhoon ZK065 1006 today so by my maths 2+2 makes

for delivery flight in the near future. Better contact Malta to be prepared.

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Popped down yesterday at 1130, nowt going on, no one around, spoke to her indoors who confirmed nowt happening until mid afternoon, so went home, weather was the usual crapola!

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Rumour has it delivery flight due to depart Warton on Thurs 15th Oct and due in Malta that night.