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Post by brizewatcher on Apr 6, 2018 19:07:39 GMT
Fantastic, cheers Bob.
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Post by davidallum on Apr 7, 2018 6:21:56 GMT
Another cracking day @ home yesterday:
G-ZBKR B787-9 British Airways G-VBEL B787-9 Virgin Atlantic C-GJCB Global Express 5000 G-JZBI B737 Jet 2 N347BD Falcon 7X G-UZHE A320NEO Easyjet F-HEPK A320 Air France N606UP B747-8F UPS OE-IJL A320 Easyjet Europe N897FD B777F Fed Ex CS-CHH Challenger 350 (inbound Farnborough)
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Post by brizewatcher on Apr 9, 2018 17:11:31 GMT
Very good day at Lakenheath and Mildenhall today, certainly filled a few gaps in the required. Spending another day at the two bases tomorrow, with a brief visit to Marham planned for Wednesday.
Lakenheath 00-3000 F-15E (TABOR, Departure to Jordan) 00-3001 F-15E (TABOR, Departure to Jordan) 00-3004 F-15E (TABOR, Departure to Jordan) 01-2000 F-15E (Rejected take-off, returned to ramp) 91-0603 F-15E (TABOR, Departure to Jordan) 84-0010 F-15C 84-0019 F-15C 84-0046 F-15C 86-0159 F-15C 86-0163 F-15C 88-1669 F-15E (TABOR, arrival from Jordan) 88-1675 F-15E (TABOR, arrival from Jordan) 88-1706 F-15E (TABOR, arrival from Jordan) 89-0474 F-15E (TABOR, arrival from Jordan) 89-0495 F-15E (TABOR, arrival from Jordan) 89-0505 F-15E (TABOR, arrival from Jordan) 01 C-17A NATO HAW (Departed a little while ago)
Mildenhall 10-5714 MC-130J 12-5757 MC-130J 13-5778 MC-130J 58-0038 KC-135R ZH106 E-3D RAF (Arrived on Friday, not entirely sure when it's due to return to Waddington)
Many thanks to Bob for the help over the past couple of days.
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Post by deke on Apr 9, 2018 21:25:47 GMT
Back from an Easter break in Norway (not for spotting). Managed to grab a few log fillers whilst rushing to gates and baggage claim with non appreciative family, and from the plane aisle seats. Flew from Stansted/Oslo each way on Ryanair EI-EBY (not needed) Stansted 1 April EC-MTV Boeing 737 – 8K5, Alba Star 2-GZEH Airbus A319 – 111, SAP Meridian 7 LP (scrape ex G-EZEH Easyjet) 2-GZEN Airbus A319 – 111, SAP Meridian 2245 LP (scrape ex G-EZEN Easyjet) G-JZHY Boeing 737 – 8MG, Jet2 Oslo 1 April LN-RGI Boeing 737 – 86N, SAS SE-ROA Airbus A320 – 251N, SAS LN-DYG Boeing 737 – 8JP, Norwegian Air Shuttle HS-TKX Boeing 777 – 3D7, Thai Airways International VP-BFX Airbus A321 – 211, Aeroflot LN-DYT Boeing 737 – 8JP, Norwegian Air Shuttle LN-NGT Boeing 737 – 8JP, Norwegian Air Shuttle LN-DYB Boeing 737 – 8JP, Norwegian Air Shuttle ET-AUO Boeing 787 – 9, Dreamliner, Ethiopian Airlines OTT Lillestrom 1 April EC-HDS Boeing 757 – 256, Privilege Style OTT Bergen 2 April LN-BTS Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II, Private Oslo 8 April LN-NGD Boeing 737 – 8JP, Norwegian Air Shuttle EI-SIE Airbus A320 – 251N, SAS Ireland LN-NGA Boeing 737 – 8JP, Norwegian Air Shuttle LN-RRW Boeing 737 – 883, SAS ET-AUP Boeing 787 – 9 Dreamliner, Ethiopian Airlines SE-RKA Airbus A320 – 251N, Apollo by Novair Then seen by Jct 2 of the M6 Northbound XZ369 SEPECAT Jaguar GR3A, Delta Force Paintball (Ex RAF 6 Sqn)
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Post by jerryrowe on Apr 9, 2018 21:31:42 GMT
This lousy weather goes on for ever! No chance of OTT or even LHR 09 inbounds, needed (first visits?) were C-FSCY 738MAX Air Canada AC860, VP-BCG 738 Aeroflot SU2570 and B-5912 333 CA855 Air China.
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Post by brizewatcher on Apr 10, 2018 16:47:32 GMT
Another decent day at the two bases today.
Lakenheath 87-0176 F-15E USAF "SJ"- TABOR Flight, Arrival from Jordan 87-0181 F-15E USAF "SJ"- TABOR Flight, Arrival from Jordan 88-1668 F-15E USAF "SJ"- TABOR Flight, Arrival from Jordan 88-1687 F-15E USAF "SJ"- TABOR Flight, Arrival from Jordan 91-0310 F-15E USAF "LN"- Spare for TABOR, returned. 91-0324 F-15E USAF "LN"- TABOR Flight, Departure to Jordan 91-0326 F-15E USAF "LN"- TABOR Flight, Departure to Jordan 92-0364 F-15E USAF "LN"- Spare for TABOR, returned. 96-0201 F-15E USAF "LN"- TABOR Flight, Departure to Jordan 96-0204 F-15E USAF "LN"- TABOR Flight, Departure to Jordan
Mildenhall 07-0033 CV-22B USAF 12-0065 CV-22B USAF 59-1511 KC-135R USAF 62-3559 KC-135R USAF
Heading home tomorrow but planning to spend the morning at Lakenheath and grab the first wave of SJ F-15s returning home.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 10, 2018 17:55:49 GMT
Well Ollie, if I had been up at the same time as you, I would have made just five - my last LN F-15 (00-3000) and my last based at Mildenhall (CV-22B 12-0065) plus the USN C-26D (every time I see one it is always 530) and the two Apaches. I did see all the SJs last October on their way out East.
Well done on jacking up your based stuff; you will have to make another visit in a while.
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Post by brizewatcher on Apr 10, 2018 19:39:09 GMT
Many thanks Bob, now need a single Mildenhall MC-130 & CV-22B and two KC-135s.
Hoping to get up again in July/August time!
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Post by deke on Apr 11, 2018 21:04:49 GMT
Another murky day, saved only by a drive through BHX. N500QA Bombardier BD-700-1A11 Global 5000, Aircraft Guaranty Trust Corp N962SS Gulfstream G-IV, CMG GIV1121 LLC D-CELI Cessna 550B Citation Bravo, Euro Link GmbH D-AEBB Embraer ERJ – 195LR, Lufthansa CityLine D-IFFF Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II, Air-Taxi Europe Emerged from Monarch hangar after refit for Iberia EC-MUK Airbus A320 – 214, Iberia (scrape, and still showing G-ZBAU)
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Post by jerryrowe on Apr 13, 2018 21:37:01 GMT
After 4 visits from 788 B-2723 followed by 4 visits from 788 B-2730, Hainan produced 789 B-1539 on the HU421/2 today, managed to see it on departure (first for 5 days, forecast for tomorrow is better). Another 23 Hainan 787s to visit LHR yet!
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Post by jerryrowe on Apr 14, 2018 20:10:58 GMT
At last a half decent day weather wise, not perfect (too hazy early to see LHR 27 departures including needed Finnair 350 OH-LWL, and no trails above FL330) and out from 11.00 to 17.00 but still made 5 frames
HB-JCJ CS.300 on the LX421 out of BHX OE-IZH 320 easyJet Europe out of LTN to Girona N608UP 748F UPS 5X76 SDF-DXB EI-SIF 320N SK1527 inbound LHR, only delivered on Thursday N661FE 300F on the FX9141 out of CDG, only my 3rd A300 frame in 3 years
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Post by brizewatcher on Apr 14, 2018 21:21:43 GMT
Just the one for me today. Missed a needed KC-135 & KC-10 due to early morning cloud.
00-0171 C-17A USAF
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2018 21:50:37 GMT
Yes, nice Alaskan one - but it is one of the only two that I have seen!!
Didn't need either the KC-135 (which is the new "NACHO" TDY machine) or the KC-10 (which should drag the last 6 "SJ" F-15s home tomorrow).
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Post by Jeff on Apr 15, 2018 20:23:12 GMT
spent the last 3 days airside at LHR, still two more days to go, I seem to be filling quite a few gaps with the new Airliners that are about just lately Date | Location | Reg'n | Aircraft Type | C/No. | Operator | 13-Apr-2018 | LHR | C-FSCY | Boeing 737 NG 8 | 61208 | Air Canada | 13-Apr-2018 | LHR | JA842J | Boeing 787 8 | 34854 | Japan Airlines | 13-Apr-2018 | LHR | N800AN | Boeing 787 8 | 40618 | American Airlines | 13-Apr-2018 | LHR | N856NW | Airbus A330 223 | 631 | Delta Air Lines | 13-Apr-2018 | LHR | VH-ZNC | Boeing 787 9 | 39040 | QANTAS | 13-Apr-2018 | LHR | ZS-SXI | Airbus A330 343E | 1745 | South African Airways | 14-Apr-2018 | LHR | 9M-MAE | Airbus A350 941 | 195 | Malaysia Airlines | 14-Apr-2018 | LHR | 9V-SKV | Airbus A380 841 | 247 | Singapore Airlines | 14-Apr-2018 | LHR | C-FTJV | Boeing 737 NG 8 | 61207 | Air Canada | 14-Apr-2018 | LHR | EI-SIF | Airbus A320 251NSL | 8109 | Scandinavian Airlines Ireland | 14-Apr-2018 | LHR | EZ-A778 | Boeing 777 22KLR | 42296 | Turkmenistan Airlines | 14-Apr-2018 | LHR | G-ZBKR | Boeing 787 9 | 60627 | British Airways | 14-Apr-2018 | LHR | OE-LXC | Airbus A320 216 | 3502 | Austrian | 14-Apr-2018 | LHR | OH-LWL | Airbus A350 941 | 134 | Finnair | 14-Apr-2018 | LHR | VH-ZNB | Boeing 787 9 | 39039 | QANTAS | 15-Apr-2018 | LHR | C-FSES | Boeing 737 NG 8 | 61213 | Air Canada | 15-Apr-2018 | LHR | EC-MBU | Airbus A320 214 | 1198 | Iberia Express | 15-Apr-2018 | LHR | G-TTNA | Airbus A320 251NSL | 8108 | British Airways | 15-Apr-2018 | LHR | OO-SNL | Airbus A320 214 | 1961 | Brussels Airlines |
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Post by jerryrowe on Apr 15, 2018 21:26:51 GMT
Yes, cloud cover today meant no OTT so relied on LHR. Cloud too low to see C-FSES 738MAX on departure, but did manage HL7771 359 Asiana on first visit (delivered on Wednesday)
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Post by brizewatcher on Apr 16, 2018 17:25:06 GMT
Just the two for me today, weather wasn't as good as expected.
CS-TRJ A-321 BAF- Missed it inbound Cardiff, gap in the cloud allowed me to catch it on it's return to Belgium 58-0034 KC-135R USAF- Outbound Mildenhall, returning to CONUS (I imagine)
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Post by rh226 on Apr 16, 2018 17:32:24 GMT
Going to Moron AB actually.
Could have done with the 1st of the KC-10s (83-0081) coming our way instead of via SAM. That's the 2nd time I've missed it this year coming back via Mildenhall from a Mediterranean deployment.
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Post by davidallum on Apr 16, 2018 18:45:33 GMT
Today's weather turned out not to be what was forecast (no surprise there then) for my neck of the woods,however still managed to log three:
EI-GJN B737 Ryanair (DUB-LGW and then LGW-DUB) D-AALJ B777F Aerologic YI-ASV B737 Iraq (IAW1111 inbound Farnborough)
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Post by brizewatcher on Apr 16, 2018 20:27:55 GMT
Going to Moron AB actually. Could have done with the 1st of the KC-10s (83-0081) coming our way instead of via SAM. That's the 2nd time I've missed it this year coming back via Mildenhall from a Mediterranean deployment. Cheers Bob. Yeah, needed the 2nd as well- bit of a bugger!
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Post by deke on Apr 16, 2018 20:49:42 GMT
Some decent cloud breaks early on revealed nothing of use, so settled for two low fliers to add today.
G-CFMM Cessna 172S Skyhawk, Fastnet Jet Alliance Ltd G-HWAA Eurocopter Deutschland EC135 T2, Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd (Midlands Air Ambulance Charity)
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Post by jerryrowe on Apr 16, 2018 21:20:00 GMT
Early blue skies enabled me to make D-AIXH 350 on the LH481, but when the other one I need D-AIXG went by on the LH435 about an hour later it had clouded over.
A couple of LHR movements, G-TTNA 320N inbound from Lisbon and B-2759 788 Hainan outbound to Changsha (first visit).
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Post by Trevor B on Apr 17, 2018 7:45:47 GMT
Just back from the States on business where I was lucky to be shown around the Gulfstream factory in Savannah - one word wow!
Anyway while getting over the jetlag last night G-HEMN EC-135 routed over my house at 00.15 heading towards the IOW possibly in bound to the hospital but not sure.
Trev
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Post by chrisb on Apr 17, 2018 17:00:24 GMT
Saw the Indian Dak trundling south towards Goodwood this afternoon.
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Post by brizewatcher on Apr 18, 2018 18:07:26 GMT
Just the one for me today, surprisingly:
87-0030 C-5M USAF- OTT, RCH407.
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Post by andover on Apr 18, 2018 18:27:25 GMT
EC-MUD A332 recently off Heathrow circa 19:20, towards the south for Madrid - first visit.
andover (April 18th 2018)
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Post by jerryrowe on Apr 18, 2018 21:18:10 GMT
Lovely day for a change, only 7 frames made, slightly disappointing.
C-FSCY 738MAX AC860 inbound LHR 9M-MAE 350 MH1 outbound LHR (first visit?) PH-EXW E170 KL1051 inbound BRS N534LA 763F LATAM LC1501 MIA-AMS EC-MRL Gulf 550 inbound LTN G-UZHF 320N inbound LGW from BFS (delivered yesterday) (best) UR-CNT AN12 Ukraine Air Alliance inbound STN from Vigo
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Post by deke on Apr 18, 2018 22:40:11 GMT
First few of the day caught at BHX
9H-MRQ Bombardier Learjet 35, Private D-AILH Airbus A319 – 114, Lufthansa A4O-SA Boeing 787 – 8 Dreamliner, Oman Air
Then adding a good few from home as and when other distractions allowed:
164993 Lockheed C-130T Hercules, U S Navy N100A Gulfstream G650, Exxon Mobil Corp G-LBRC Piper PA-28RT-201 Cherokee Arrow IV, D Morgan TC-JTE Airbus A321 – 231, Turkish Airlines G-CKOG Boeing 787 – 9 Dreamliner, Norwegian Air UK D-AIXG Airbus A350 – 941, Lufthansa OE-LQB Airbus A319 – 111, EasyJet Europe (scrape ex G-EZFC) OY-SRW Boeing 767 – 346F, Star Air D-AEAK Airbus A300B4 – 622R(F), EAT Leipzig (DHL) G-DHKJ Boeing 757 – 28A(PCF), DHL Air N289UP McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, UPS HA-LPO Airbus A320 – 232, Wizz Air OE-IJJ Airbus A320 – 214, EasyJet Europe (scrape ex G-EZOH) GZ100 AW109SP Grand New, Royal Air Force (scrape ex G-ZIOO) EI-GDF Boeing 737 – 8AS, Ryanair OE-LQJ Airbus A319 – 111, EasyJet Europe (scrape G-EZFO) OK-UGJ Cessna 680 Citation, Sovereign Travel Service Airlines
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Post by gtf4j2m on Apr 19, 2018 6:16:57 GMT
I got 2 more EC135 Juno's this week ZM530 & ZM531, leaving just 2 to get. 2 OTT to HONILY last night. G-UZHD A320N & EI-GJJ B73G
Wall to wall sunshine this morning and I am on a day off, so bring on the fly overs
Graham GTF4J2M
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Post by davidallum on Apr 19, 2018 7:38:44 GMT
Cracking day at home yesterday,not only got the grass cut but the following were logged:
OE-IJA A320 Easyjet Europe N922CB Gulfstream 450 (inbound Farnborough) N16XY Falcon 2000LX OE-IJN A320 Easyjet Europe T7-SLA Challenger 850 (inbound Farnborough) OO-LOE B787-8 TUI Belgium (ex G-TUIG) C-FSCY B737-8MAX Air Canada (outbound Heathrow) ER-BBJ B747F AeroTransCargo VP-BJR Citation 560XLS A7-BEQ B777 Qatar OE-LQQ A319 Easyjet Europe N310U Falcon 2000EX OE-IEW A320 Eurowings (inbound Heathrow) LN-LNR B787-9 Norwegian N485MC B747F Atlas Air N100A Gulfstream 650ER (outbound Farnborough) D-BTLT Challenger 300 LX-LQB Dash 8 Luxair HB-JYI A319 Easyjet Swiss OE-LQP A319 Easyjet Europe
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Post by rh226 on Apr 19, 2018 20:12:43 GMT
Out of the 5 Eastbound USAF C-17s this morning, I managed to make 07-7182 - which clears my FY07 ones. Also made the (relatively) new French AF C-130J-30 5836/61-PO coming up TR1 inbound to Brize Norton.
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