MILDENHALL LOG 16/5/09

Location : South Yorkshire Spotter Watch Member : No

Hi everyone

Spent the day down here with my best mate Ian and his Son Ant.

We enjoyed quite a good day watching the Anniversary Jets departing weather was a tad windy at times making landing for a based tanker quite tricky but he eventually got it on the deck third attemp.

Anyway below is the log as follows,

OC135
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61-2672 still in when we left at 1700pm local

RC135
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14841 still in when we left at 1700pm local

KC135
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( 10305 ) a good atempt to get in but aborted at last minute and departed with a fuel priority to Ramstien, serial will need confirming.

C17
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10188 ( Charleston ) arrived as RCH 1818 at 1100am local and departed at 1310 local as same c/s.

ANNIVERSARY LINE UP
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KC135
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80100 ( D ) commanders aircraft, this was towed over the other side late afternoon.

C130J
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88601 ( RS ) commanders aircraft. this departed at 1110am local as HERKY 98 and was heading up to Scotland, it late returned at 1550pm local and was still in when we left at 1700pm local.

C21
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40110 departed 1125am local as VALOUR 75

A10
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81-0962 ( SP ) departed as JACKEL 01 flight of two

81-0984 ( SP )

F15E
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00-3002 ( LN ) still in and parked near the tower when we left at 1700pm local.

F15C
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????? ( LN ) 493rd FS on fin, this also was still in and parked near the tower when we left at 1700pm local.

F16
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91-0360 ( SP ) this departed as SKID 01

88-0510 ( AV ) 510 th FS on fin, this departed as BUZZARD 51 a flight of two

89-2029 ( AV )

BASED AICRAFT MOVEMENTS
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just the one which was a KC135 80036 ( D ) which took 3 attempts to get on the deck, the windy conditions making it quite hard.

BASED KC135 TANKER CHECK
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00328

00350

00355

10306

23519

23565

38008

38025

37979

38879

80036

80086

80093

80100

BASED MC130 CHECK
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44859 ( 14859 )

70024

80191

95825

95828

95831

and that was it for the day.

thanks for the trip Ian i had a great day with you and Ant, see you on Thursday.

hope the log helps.

best rgds

Tim, ( Tiger 1 ) Ian. ( 100% RHINOS ) Ant ( Galaxy 100 )