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Post by keefyboy on Oct 29, 2022 8:29:36 GMT
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Post by dave on Nov 6, 2022 10:10:11 GMT
hi, whilst the weather is ****, i searched for the Ford, this USNI report...inside the USS Ford on 2 month shake down cruise...or as they now say a stress test. news.usni.org/2022/10/24/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-oct-24-2022it tells about the carrier's new tech, mentions carrying 60 a/c, which is 80% of total, and will be every type to be used on a carrier. Also the tracker tab shows where the carriers and info on the CAW's. Fingers and toes crossed the visit will co-operate with the easing of the rail strikes... regards, dave... |
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Post by norwichmd11 on Nov 6, 2022 22:33:58 GMT
Hope they still do boat tours round it.
Kevin
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Post by keefyboy on Nov 7, 2022 12:51:08 GMT
According to Seawaves, the carrier is due in on the 14th but this may, of course, change. Now's the time to watch out for the boat tour announcements and put the kettle on!! seawaves.com/latest-ship-arrivals/ |
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Post by dave on Nov 7, 2022 14:17:37 GMT
hi,
Fighter control are mentioning 14th-18th Nov. and are also updating a list of known serials against codes...
regards,
dave...
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Post by oakleaf1 on Nov 8, 2022 9:37:32 GMT
Harbour Cruises are going to do tours, don't know about the Gosport Ferry yet.
Chris
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Post by davebasing on Nov 9, 2022 0:02:58 GMT
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Post by zz on Nov 9, 2022 19:56:29 GMT
Thanks for the link Dave.
Booked for Wednesday morning
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Post by dave on Nov 10, 2022 11:27:17 GMT
hi,
just had a look on Gosport ferry website, and it only shows Tue + Wed, so i expect Mon. uncertain when she arrives, and i suppose Thursday what time she leaves... so its Wed. for me, looks like the trains are playing ball also the weathers half decent...oh and with 60 aircraft on board, perhaps a few below, so it wont be a crowded deck to id them...
regards,
dave...
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Post by oakleaf1 on Nov 11, 2022 9:16:06 GMT
Shame I picked the wrong week to take off. Back to work next week, but luckly I work in Gosport so can drive down to Stokes Bay and have a look across.
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Post by davebasing on Nov 11, 2022 11:57:27 GMT
As usual, the carrier will have accompanying ships from its task group. These seem to be 3 guided missile destroyers which each have the capability to carry 2 H60s (USS McFaul, Ramage & Thomas Hudner); ammunition ship USS R E Peary; fleet replenishment oiler Joshua Humphries & the Coast Guard cutter Hamilton which can be helicopter equipped. The Navy have advised however that not all these ships will be berthing at Portsmouth next week but it might be worth a look at the dockyard.
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Post by paulmartin on Nov 12, 2022 13:17:47 GMT
Just noticed on FR24 a C2 greyhound inbound Southampton 162164 callsign 'RG03'. Backtracking the plot on FR24 it came from the ocean to the west of Vigo.
So, on its way then !
Paul.
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Post by paulmartin on Nov 12, 2022 13:50:07 GMT
Sorry, correction it went to Gatwick !
Thought it was a bit far east to go to Southampton, I just guessed it was going there !
Paul.
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Post by oakleaf1 on Nov 13, 2022 9:23:51 GMT
The Carrier is due at Stokes Bay midday monday, also USS Thomas Hudner is due at 7:30am into the dockyard which is capable to carry 2 x MH-60. Plus Spanish Navy SPS Alvaro de Bazan into dockyard at 8:30am which is capable to carry 1 x MH-60
Chris
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Post by cornwall01 on Nov 13, 2022 12:44:01 GMT
I noticed on a flight tracker app that an MH-60 flew in to Newquay yesterday from a ship in the channel so this may be connected. The MH-60 serial was 168164.
Ray (Cornwall 01)
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Post by dave on Nov 14, 2022 13:10:22 GMT
hi, she's in, just watched on www.isleofwight.com/webcams/ryde/ good coverage, zoomed right in acouple of times, 2x Hawkeyes towards the bow, and i thought there were 4-5 M.60s by the island... so roll on Wed. the trek from N.Staffs begins at 0530... regards, dave... |
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Post by dave on Nov 14, 2022 13:37:10 GMT
hi,
a bit of info, if like me, you know nothing of tides etc, when she arrived 1200, stern nearest Portsmouth, by 1330 she had completed the 180...
regards,
dave...
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Post by dave on Nov 14, 2022 20:43:22 GMT
hi,
credit to FC post from today...
CVW-8
101 AJ F/A-18E VFA-37 "Ragin' Bulls"
102 AJ F/A-18E VFA-37 "Ragin' Bulls"
103 AJ F/A-18E VFA-37 "Ragin' Bulls"
104 AJ F/A-18E VFA-37 "Ragin' Bulls"
105 AJ F/A-18E VFA-37 "Ragin' Bulls"
106 AJ F/A-18E VFA-37 "Ragin' Bulls"
110 AJ F/A-18E VFA-37 "Ragin' Bulls"
111 AJ F/A-18E VFA-37 "Ragin' Bulls"
200 AJ F/A-18F VFA-213 "Blacklions"
202 AJ F/A-18F VFA-213 "Blacklions"
203 AJ F/A-18F VFA-213 "Blacklions"
204 AJ F/A-18F VFA-213 "Blacklions"
205 AJ F/A-18F VFA-213 "Blacklions"
206 AJ F/A-18F VFA-213 "Blacklions"
211 AJ F/A-18F VFA-213 "Blacklions"
212 AJ F/A-18F VFA-213 "Blacklions"
301 AJ F/A-18E VFA-31 "Tomcatters"
302 AJ F/A-18E VFA-31 "Tomcatters"
305 AJ F/A-18E VFA-31 "Tomcatters"
306 AJ F/A-18E VFA-31 "Tomcatters"
310 AJ F/A-18E VFA-31 "Tomcatters"
311 AJ F/A-18E VFA-31 "Tomcatters"
312 AJ F/A-18E VFA-31 "Tomcatters"
400 AJ F/A-18E VFA-87 "Golden Warriors"
401 AJ CO F/A-18E VFA-87 "Golden Warriors"
402 AJ F/A-18E VFA-87 "Golden Warriors"
406 AJ F/A-18E VFA-87 "Golden Warriors"
407 AJ F/A-18E VFA-87 "Golden Warriors"
410 AJ F/A-18E VFA-87 "Golden Warriors"
411 AJ F/A-18E VFA-87 "Golden Warriors"
501 AJ EA-18G VAQ-142 "Gray Wolves"
502 AJ EA-18G VAQ-142 "Gray Wolves"
503 AJ EA-18G VAQ-142 "Gray Wolves"
504 AJ EA-18G VAQ-142 "Gray Wolves"
169231 601 E-2D VAW-124 "Bear Aces"
1690** 603 E-2D VAW-124 "Bear Aces"
610 MH-60S HSC-9 "Tridents"
614 MH-60S HSC-9 "Tridents"
617 MH-60S HSC-9 "Tridents"
(7)00 MH-60R HSM-70 "Spartans"
701 MH-60R HSM-70 "Spartans"
702 MH-60R HSM-70 "Spartans"
F/A-18C deck trainer
45 (RG) C-2A VRC-40 "Rawhides"
162164 57 (RG) C-2A VRC-40 "Rawhides"
45 aircraft plus 2x F.18's and a E.2 below decks...
now to see them all, regards,
dave...
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Post by dave on Nov 15, 2022 20:56:47 GMT
hi,
over on FC, there's a series of aerial photo's of the carrier...on flickr, taken today (tue).
regards,
dave...
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Post by keefyboy on Nov 15, 2022 21:08:47 GMT
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Post by keefyboy on Nov 15, 2022 21:14:11 GMT
I found out today that all big ships for either Portsmouth or Southampton have to enter from the East because of a large and very shallow sandbank to the west of these two ports.
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Post by dave on Nov 17, 2022 18:38:00 GMT
hi,
didn't a container ship or car transporter, run aground on that sandbank, or was beached on it 2 or 3trs ago...
regards,
dave...
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Post by dave on Nov 18, 2022 9:56:40 GMT
hi, whilst the monsoon passes through, i've been following the posts on FC, there's still one or two serials to be confirmed, but a excellent deck plan has been produced, www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=355&t=224969&p=1462741&hilit=gerald+ford#p1462741 credit to 747woody and FC... and at the moment the latest tie up of serials, VFA-37 F/A-18E 100 / visible on hangar deck 101/165872 102/165862 103/165866 104/166832 105/166834 106/166836 110/166431 111/166598 or 166607? tbc VFA-213 F/A-18F 200/168890 202/166802 203/166793 204/168891 205/166664 tbc 206/166620 211/166631 212/166633 VFA-31 F/A-18E 300/166837 tbc visible on hangar deck 301/166872 302/166778 305/166781 306/165871 307/(166)783 visible on hangar deck 310/166784 311/165870 312/166786 VFA-87 F/A-18E 400/168910 401/168911 402/168912 406/168916 407/168470 410/169395 411/169396 VAQ-142 EA-18G 501/168775 502/168385 503/168271 504/168392 VAW-124 E-2D 600/169084 visible on hangar deck 601/169231 603/169082 HSC-9 MH-60S 610/168591 614/168540 617/166314 HSM-70 MH-60R 700/168158 701/168125 702/167037 VRC-40 C-2A 45/162168 57/162164 Deck trainer? F/A-18A++ 163129 moved to hangar 16/11/22 again credit to 747woody and FC... so if swmbo co-operates, i will be delving into these... regards, dave... |
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Post by zz on Nov 18, 2022 11:50:57 GMT
Still seems to be lots of debate over AJ-200….
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Post by Jeff on Nov 18, 2022 11:59:10 GMT
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Post by zz on Nov 18, 2022 12:47:09 GMT
Nice video which I saw posted on FC.
It doesn’t help with AJ-200 (166890 /168890) although it seems that it may be being confirmed as 168890 as above…
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Post by dave on Nov 18, 2022 15:18:12 GMT
hi,
just had a look on FC, for any updates and there's a offical photo of 166890 of VFA102 USS RON REAGAN, taking off and a photo enlargement shows it as 166890 taken on 2022-9-13... So the Fords example "must" be 168890...
regards,
dave...
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Post by zz on Nov 18, 2022 17:14:14 GMT
Yes it appears to be settled. Which is a shame as 168890 was at Farnborough and Fairford in 2014 and in fact, I first saw it overhead my house in July 2014 en route Farnborough!
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Post by dave on Nov 19, 2022 10:26:56 GMT
hi,
another one down, AJ111 is 166607...so it looks like AJ205, and AJ300 (which was visable rhs, of the s'board hangar door near the island, now to be confirmed... a good result, seeing there was no onboard spotting visitors.
regards,
dave...
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Post by tj on Nov 26, 2022 8:51:40 GMT
Morning
Thanks to all for compiling the the list of codes and tie ups
Have the id's of 100, 205 and 300 been confirmed?
I did the trip on the Wednesday (16th)
Many thanks
Tony
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