Tornado GR4 093

Location : Wales,UK Spotter Watch Member : No

Tornado GR4 ZD745/093 was at Valley today (Arrived last night) anyone know if its departed today? if not anyone know its ETD?

Subject: GR4 2009-03-25, 04:14

Was that one of the "Voodoo's" that had a problem?

Thanks

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Hydraulic problem i believe mate.

Subject: Voodoo 2009-03-25, 04:47

Thanks Rob, they were seen at 5.30 low level over Chepstow, just wondering if it was the same 1 that a problem.

Cheers

Subject: Re: Tornado GR4 093 2009-03-25, 16:22

VOODOO 1 called a Pan with Hydraulics failure and landed taking the RHAG and was towed over to ASP 1[19 Sqn apron] as this is the only section of the aprons under constant supervision and constantly used by those night stopping

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I had the fun of towing it too, bloody heavy thing Laughing

Its still on base.

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It left Wednesday afternoon.
I'm told that the Marham base comander sent his personal Cherokeee to pick up the crew on Tuesday morning !

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Here it is late Tuesday afternoon. Jim.

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teeonefixer wrote:: It left Wednesday afternoon.
I'm told that the Marham base comander sent his personal Cherokeee to pick up the crew on Tuesday morning !

Nope, its still there. Repair crew were complaining about working the weekend.. Laughing

Subject: Re: Tornado GR4 093 2009-03-28, 02:44

How long is it going to be out of action?
What do the crew usually do when something like this happens?
Hope its still there monday,im at Valley monday. Laughing

Cheers
Mark

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mark17 wrote:: How long is it going to be out of action?
What do the crew usually do when something like this happens?
Hope its still there monday,im at Valley monday.
Cheers
Mark

Until its fixed is the usual answer!

Crew go home, groundcrew work their arses off to fix it, crew come up and fly back ;)

Well its not left today (base closed) and it aint leaving tomorrow (base closed) so monday at the earliest 8)

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Thainoodle wrote:

teeonefixer wrote:: It left Wednesday afternoon.
I'm told that the Marham base comander sent his personal Cherokeee to pick up the crew on Tuesday morning !

Nope, its still there. Repair crew were complaining about working the weekend.. Laughing

OOOPS -I presumed one of the jets I heard must have been it ! (I wonder where they put it?)

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There was a tonka doing a couple of approaches on weds, I thought it was the damaged one but was told otherwise..

Its down the other end of the airfield, in the dry :)

Subject: Re: Tornado GR4 093 2009-03-30, 13:29

It left at 4.15 today.