Log: 8th Sept

Location : North Yorkshire

Really busy all day today. Started at 9am and active into this evening. Good weather (if very windy) and good company.

Below were noted today. Please feel free to make corrections or fill-in gaps.

ASP (am)

Typhoons: BD BI DB QO-U QO-R AA AD
Harriers: ZG510 81A & ZD437 (neither flew)

Noted am:

ZK300 DG and ZJ944 (Rampage 11 12 and 13)
DL DXI (carrying pod) and QO-E (Gringo) (to hot pit after landing)
Tornado GR4 o/shoot (x2) ZG750 128 (landed later am)
AY (carrying pod) (Gringo)
Tornado GR4 ZA458 024 land (Lossie 537)
Tornado GR4 ZE116 116 land
Tornado GR4 ZD848 109 land (Stella 1&2)
AA AD (Monkey)
Alpha Jet ZJ645 land (Gauntlet 15)
F15E 91 0329 o/shoot (Speed 71)

pm sorties

AY QO-E (Gringo)
DL DXI (Gringo)
BL QO-U (Triplex)
DB BI (Gunfighter)
F15's 84 0027 & 86 0167 o/shoots (Jump 21 & 22)
Belgian F16 FB23 o/shoots (then land) (BAF431)
F15's 91 306 & 01 2001 o/shoots (Bart 41 & 42)
GR4's ZD848 109 & ZE116 116 (Stella 1&2)
GR4 ZA562 051 o/shoot (Marham 63)
Alpha Jet ZJ645 (Gauntlet 15)
BAF F16 FB23
DL QO-W QO-E (Gringo)
QO-R
BI (Typhoon 45)
DB QO-U (Gunfighter)
GR4 t/off ?
Harrier ZG862 94 o/shoot (Striker 203)
QO-E (Gringo)

Depart 6.10pm

Location : Lincolnshire Spotter Watch Member : no

About 15:15 I saw an F-15E o/shoot presumably that was the second of the Bart Flt. I few minutes later 2 x GR.4 launched followed by the Alpha and then the F-16. If it was the Bart flt I saw what order did they o/shoot in please?

Subject: Re: Log: 8th Sept 2009-09-08, 15:59

Anybody gonna hazard a guess as to why the Belgian F-16 flew in?

Subject: Re: Log: 8th Sept 2009-09-08, 16:31

seeker33 wrote:: Really busy all day today. Started at 9am and active into this evening. Good weather (if very windy) and good company.

Below were noted today. Please feel free to make corrections or fill-in gaps.

ASP (am)

Typhoons: BD BI DB QO-U QO-R AA AD
Harriers: ZG510 81A & ZD437 (neither flew)

Noted am:

ZK300 DG and ZJ944 (Rampage 11 12 and 13)
DL DXI (carrying pod) and QO-E (Gringo) (to hot pit after landing)
Tornado GR4 o/shoot (x2) ZG750 128 (landed later am)
AY (carrying pod) (Gringo)
Tornado GR4 ZA458 024 land (Lossie 537)
Tornado GR4 ZE116 116 land
Tornado GR4 ZD848 109 land (Stella 1&2)
AA AD (Monkey)
Alpha Jet ZJ645 land (Gauntlet 15)
F15E 91 0329 o/shoot (Speed 71)

pm sorties

AY QO-E (Gringo)
DL DXI (Gringo)
BL QO-U (Triplex)
DB BI (Gunfighter)
F15's 84 0027 & 86 0167 o/shoots (Jump 21 & 22)
Belgian F16 FB23 o/shoots (then land) (BAF431)
F15's 91 306 & 01 2001 o/shoots (Bart 41 & 42)
GR4's ZD848 109 & ZE116 116 (Stella 1&2)
GR4 ZA562 051 o/shoot (Marham 63)
Alpha Jet ZJ645 (Gauntlet 15)
BAF F16 FB23
DL QO-W QO-E (Gringo)
QO-R
BI (Typhoon 45)
DB QO-U (Gunfighter)
GR4 t/off ?
Harrier ZG862 94 o/shoot (Striker 203)
QO-E (Gringo)

Depart 6.10pm

Hi mate

Your GR4 that got airborn in the afternoon was ZA458 024 but not long after it got airborn it called PAN with a suspected engine failure hope that helps.

Regards.

Mark.

Location : spilsby Spotter Watch Member : yes

The F16 flew over Spilsby at 1340

Location : N/E Lincs Spotter Watch Member : YES!

Exleckie wrote,
' If it was the Bart flt I saw what order did they o/shoot in please ? '.

Well I have them in order of 01-2001 and 91-0306.

Rich.

Subject: Re: Log: 8th Sept 2009-09-09, 12:16

seeker,

looks like you got some of 'my' F-15s that i saw at lakenheath. It's nice to have a busy day, isn't it! Even marham had loads of tornadoes in the circuit as i was driving home from lakenheath.

Rich

Location : North Yorkshire

It's nice for all for us Log: 8th Sept 352546

Location : Lincolnshire Spotter Watch Member : no

Cheers Rich

It was the first one I needed...never mind lol

Neil