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jamietumber
Location : Harrogate
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| Subject: French visitors at Linton 2009-05-13, 05:21 |
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Thanks to a tip off at Coningsby yesterday (Thanks Eric) I made a short trip to my local base this morning just in time to see 4 French Grob 120a's taxi out and depart. These all carry civil registrations as (I believe) they are operated by EADS for the French Air Force basic training centre at Cognac and were:
F-GUKB, F-GUKK, F-GUKH and F-GUKN
They left at 9am, headed south west and didn't return at the start of a very sunny and busy morning at Linton that saw 17 Tucano launches in less than 2 hours
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HighlandSniper
Location : N E Jockistan
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| Subject: Re: French visitors at Linton 2009-05-13, 05:28 |
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I think I have seen these on approach to Lossie see my post here.
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crofter33
Location : n-yorks
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| Subject: Re: French visitors at Linton 2009-05-13, 14:29 |
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They passed back via Leeming at 1603. they wanted to flythrough at 1000ft but
radar room would not let them because of incoming 'fast jets'.
the 'fj's arrived 5 minutes after the grobs had passed.
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hurri0000
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| Subject: French G120''s 2009-05-13, 15:42 |
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Hi does anyone know if the 4 French Grob's are hangered on a night or left on the pan. Will have a run up if there out.
regards Mike
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jamietumber
Location : Harrogate
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| Subject: Re: French visitors at Linton 2009-05-14, 04:45 |
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Don't know on that one. When they taxiied out they appeared from behind the hangars rather than being on the Tucano line or the visitors usual parking spot
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dconnery1966
Location : Irvine North Ayrshire
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| Subject: Re: French visitors at Linton 2009-05-14, 06:21 |
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Jamie i was up at Leuchars yesterday, waiting on the rafales too come back from a mission,the 4 french Grobs made a fly past over St Anrdrews in pairs, think the time was about 4.30pm yesterday,dont know where they went after this? 
Dougie strength and honour 
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jamietumber
Location : Harrogate
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| Subject: Re: French visitors at Linton 2009-05-14, 08:11 |
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Hi Dougie, heading south by any chance? I've heard that they have gone back into Linton - as did the Portugese Epsillons the other week, so seems to be a theme developing here. I've not been over there today as the weather isn't great here so can't confirm for sure...
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dconnery1966
Location : Irvine North Ayrshire
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| Subject: Re: French visitors at Linton 2009-05-14, 08:21 |
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No probs Jamie, yeah the flew over St Andrews at a fair rate of knots yesterday good to see them though.
Dougie strength and honour
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biglamp
Location : abeam DSA/EGCN
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| Subject: Re: French visitors at Linton 2009-05-15, 02:49 |
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Hi all,they left for the south this morning,passing DSA/EGCN at 0930-0940ish
routed via Waddington direct to WTZ
F-GUKB 'French air force 46550'
F-GUKK 46552'
F-GUKH 46551'
F-GUKN 46553'
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