January 2009 visitors

Location : East Yorkshire Spotter Watch Member : No

The start of the year in fine weather has seen plenty of based and visitor flying. Some of the details below come from the VAS website (the things I missed - ta !)

Tuesday 6th XX255/CL and XX322/CD Hawks 100 squ. T.Mk.2 ZK014/RT004 did an overshoot
Wednesday 7th. Linton Tucanos ZF343/292/374/243/378/143 fuel stopped over lunchtime plus 100 squ Hawks XX203/CC and XX202/CF
Thursday 8th More 100 squ Hawks XX289/CO, XX258/CE and XX280/CM. A Typhoon did an overshoot, SeaKing HAR2A ZH---/Z (=ZH545) was seen on the SAR pan late afternoon and a RAFAT Hawk parked on the 208squ line during the afternoon (=XX237).
Friday 9th A Merlin popped in at 12:30

As usual, additions & corrections most welcome !

Location : Anglesey Spotter Watch Member : no

One of the Tucano's came in on a state2 with undercarriage problems.. Saw the red hawk on the line too

Location : Shawbury Airfield Boundary - Half a mile

A Merlin came through Shawbury on an overshoot on Friday 9th,if it is the same one it was using the callsign 'VORTEX298'.It departed towards the MFTA and also times would be about right. Any id would be greatly appreciated. Looked like an HC3A :D

Location : East Yorkshire Spotter Watch Member : No

I'll hazard a guess at ZJ992 for last week's Merlin, but will check.

As for this week.....
Monday 12th CM-01 Falcon 20 (also 15th) ZJ990 Merlin

Tuesday 13th Typhoon as noted on the other post ZJ913 "AC" 17squ with Alphajet ZJ646 (black and white c/s). Hawk T1's XX222/CI and XX202/CF 100 squ.

Wednesday 14th XX168 and XX221 FRADU Hawks, XZ194/L and XZ676/N Lynx did a couple of sorties, then night-stopped. They were due to fly several more but the naff weather just meant they went home to 'Wallop instead

Friday 16th. There was a graduation but I didn't see anything going over. It turned a bit windy by lunchtime, so I don't know if the 9-ship routine took place (they had been practising in the week). Domine XS730/H braved the weather.

Thats it from me folks
Oh yes the Typhoon departure was spectacular....I was lucky enough to be out and about at the time !

Subject: Re: January 2009 visitors 2009-01-18, 11:37

One of the two planned 9 ships got airborne despite the increasing wind speed at 1230hrs, but the weather and light was appalling so no piccies I'm afraid

Location : East Yorkshire Spotter Watch Member : No

Here's my sightings for this week....

Monday 19th 100squ Hawks CN (on 19squ line) CD and CE (on VAS)
Tuesday 20th more 100squ Hawks, CE and CH plus Tucano ZF348. A GR7 did an overshoot mid-afternoon (the Fire trucks racing across the field caught my attention but there was no tannoy announcement)
Wednesday - see separate post
Thursday 22nd Squirrel "66" and Netjets CS-DHU night-stopped
Friday 23rd 2 F-15 (E's ?) performed several overshoots

Subject: Wed 28th Jan 2009-01-28, 13:25

Wednesday 28th Jan[will checks photos for serials later and update]
ZA 130 [19] Sea King with [22] from Culdrose, refuel and depart for Prestwick
TRIPLEX 1 & 2 from OTA Golf to VAS depart 1500hrs [BK & DC]
FAZER 1 TO 3 from OTAG Golf landed and due depart at 1530hrs one aircraft went tech the other two [DZ,BC & BD] departed within 10 mins of each other.
Two seperate GR4's carried out circuits depart for Mta
Net Jets Be 400 Faction 621c to Vas
Sea King ASAC7 part callsign 8 Uniform landed from Culdrose onroute Prestwick
ZJ 272 & 273 Squirrels from Shawbury detached for the day for winch practice Holyhead inner harbour

cheers
Dick

Subject: Re: January 2009 visitors 2009-01-28, 16:01

ZJ 273 Squirrel DHFS along with ZJ 272
G-MHAR Pa 42 BAe Systems TARNISH 20
XX 234 Hawk 4 FTS Airtest
ZJ 812[BK] & ZJ 919 [DC] as TRIPLEX 1 & 2
ZA 130 [19] & [22] Sea King HU5 SAR 771 NAS
ZJ 811 [DZ], ZJ 800[BC] & ZJ 805 [BD] FAZER 1 TO 3 [BD] went tech and was towed across to secure area on ASP 1 at 1700hrs for night stop
CS DXK Be 400 Net Jets
ZG 752 [129] Tor GR4 9 Sqn O/s
XV 707 [184] Sea King ASaC 7 849 NAS
ZA 372 006/E Tor GR4 2 Sqn O/s and circuits

cheers

Dick Thomas

Subject: Re: January 2009 visitors 2009-01-29, 13:22

the missing Sea King was ZA 167 [22]

regards
Dick

Location : East Yorkshire Spotter Watch Member : No

here's my sightings for the week.....

Monday 26^th ZD984 Chinook
Tuesday 27^th XW210 Puma and G-MHAR Pa42 night stop (from Marham)
Wednesday 28^th BK, BD, BC, DC, DZ Typhoons, (BD night stopped on the 19squ ramp) CS-BKZ net jets, ZA371/006 2squ GR4 overshoots (I missed everything else !)
Thursday 28^th XX200/CG 100 squ Hawk, ZF374 Tucano