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Spirit of Kitty Hawk
Location : Gatwick
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| Subject: Convoy 3354 inbound Mildenhall??? 2009-08-31, 04:12 |
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Up on SBS is fake USN hex code 5AB55E decending from 23k to 18,500ft using callsign CNV3354 He hasn't gone into Lyneham or Brize & from my position at Gatwick it looks like its inbound to the Hall now. Could be the C-40 that was due today?
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dowdalexander
Location : suffolk
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| Subject: Re: Convoy 3354 inbound Mildenhall??? 2009-08-31, 04:19 |
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165313 C130 JW landed 11.15
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stigorige
Location : norfolk
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| Subject: Re: Convoy 3354 inbound Mildenhall??? 2009-08-31, 04:30 |
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The first number in a CONVOY callsign normally indicates the a/c type.
3 being C130, 4 C40 etc.
So if you're looking out for a C40, 4 is what the c/s will start in.
Stig.
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Spirit of Kitty Hawk
Location : Gatwick
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| Subject: Re: Convoy 3354 inbound Mildenhall??? 2009-08-31, 04:45 |
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Cheers guys & thanks for that info Chris 
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BOLAR 01
Location : Newbury, Berks (EGVI)RIP!!
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| Subject: Re: Convoy 3354 inbound Mildenhall??? 2009-08-31, 04:53 |
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- stigorige wrote:
- The first number in a CONVOY callsign normally indicates the a/c type.
3 being C130, 4 C40 etc.
So if you're looking out for a C40, 4 is what the c/s will start in.
Stig.
Looking through my bs reporter that theory works except the prefix 6 is used for almost everything.
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colt99
Location : essex
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| Subject: Re: Convoy 3354 inbound Mildenhall??? 2009-09-01, 06:54 |
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Similar callsign heard leaving today at about 11.15.
Dave
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Spirit of Kitty Hawk
Location : Gatwick
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| Subject: Re: Convoy 3354 inbound Mildenhall??? 2009-09-01, 07:18 |
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Yup, it departed over Gatwick at 23,000ft 
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stigorige
Location : norfolk
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| Subject: Re: Convoy 3354 inbound Mildenhall??? 2009-09-01, 09:53 |
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Prefix 6 may refer to a mission, to which no specific a/c type was assigned.
I did use the word "normally" in my reply. There's no such thing as a 100% rule.
It's still useful to know.
Try applying logic to REACH codes!
Cheers, Stig.
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Ben Montgomery
Moderator
Location : Loughborough University
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| Subject: Re: Convoy 3354 inbound Mildenhall??? 2009-09-01, 10:14 |
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I'm working on that one Chris!
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BOLAR 01
Location : Newbury, Berks (EGVI)RIP!!
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| Subject: Re: Convoy 3354 inbound Mildenhall??? 2009-09-02, 06:47 |
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Ive got CNV 556X up at the moment and its a C-9!
Go Figure!!
Been working on Reach for months
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352SOG
Location : behind my nikon (aslo found in maidstone)
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| Subject: Re: Convoy 3354 inbound Mildenhall??? 2009-09-02, 07:03 |
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- BOLAR 01 wrote:
Been working on Reach for months
i looked at it for ages and thought id sussed it, and have since been told numerous times as a general rule that the 3 digit reach callsigns are mission callsigns and those that are four digit i.e those that you can tie up to a serial are positional flights
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