Fairford U-2 change-over 02-05/11/2016

[rh226]

Wednesday 02/11/2016

Eastbound "DRAGON88" 80-1081 arrived at Fairford at 09.04 today.  Was visible on ADS-B over Nevada around 22.30 yesterday with hex [AE095C].  Over UK was showing callsign "K5X"

Westbound "DRAGON21" 80-1086 arrived at Fairford at 12.09 today.

NOTAM is up for tomorrow showing the Airfield open from 06.30 to 15.00, so it looks like two more tomorrow, plus the departures of the above two.

[bizfreeq]

Beat me to it once more Bob. There is a Fairford section by the way in the main menu
Cheers
Mark

[rh226]

Couldn't see it for looking, Mark. LOL.

Anyway, there is a likely Eastbound candidate en route for tomorrow morning arrival - probably around 08.00.

Hex is [AE0962] and might even be 80-1087 (which went through Westbound in June) - if its displayed serial and that hex do correspond.

[bizfreeq]

Yeah emphasis on IF! 😁😁 Mind you I can't get up there this week and have seen the two already in and don't need that one either so it's a result so far for me!
Cheers
Mark

[rh226]

Thursday 03/11/2016

"DRAGON53" 80-1081 departed Eastbound at 07.12 this morning.

Eastbound "DRAGON86" 80-1073 [AE0962] arrived at 07.44 this morning.

Westbound "DRAGON31" 68-10336 arrived at 13.50 this lunchtime.

Westbound "DRAGON21" 80-1086 failed to depart this morning and is currently hangared, apparently "gone tech".

[rh226]

Friday 04/11/2016

Eastbound "DRAGON51" 80-1073 departed at 06.12.

Westbound "DRAGON21" 80-1086 departed at 07.43

Westbound "DRAGON31" 68-10336 departed at 08.07

and.......(very unusually)

Eastbound "DRAGON89" 68-10337 arrived at 08.00

It is very unusual for three Eastbounds to come through at rotation time - certainly hasn't been such in the last five years!!

[rh226]

Saturday 5th November

Eastbound "DRAGON55" U-2S 68-10337 departed at about 06.15 this morning.

That now makes eight "out there".  Don't know if we we'll get another one back or whether it will stay that way.