The two radars, or parts of them, will be kept for spares. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-22/25650 The remaining two MESA radars are in production with Northrop Grumman and will be delivered to the RAF in Summer 2025. https://questions-statements.parliame...

10 Apr 14:00 AW139 I-EASM passing Isle of Wight, likely heading to Yeovil. In similar colours to I-RAIR/G-XXEE.

Centreline had their contract to operate them extended to September 2026. Transition to full military registration/operated service is expected from July 2026.

https://questions-statements.parliament ... 2-02/12757

Defence Secretary is visiting which probably explains why it was originally going to be an E-4B.
https://x.com/SecDef/status/1838898444481564767

Story re: US Dep Defense Sec visit yesterday https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/1 ... or-nuclea/

FR24 is showing a USAF C-40B due at approx. 6pm this evening.

Previous was here viewtopic.php?p=1457607#p1457607

Italian G550 MM62332 landed 08:27L as IAM1490

And two A400s have arrived at Brize in the last half hour.

Departed 08:52 Monday 17th. ACARS messages suggest Ämari Air Base.

The callsign for ZZ336 was RRF69 not RRR69, FR24 labels some RAF stuff wrong.

I guess we all did our own maths but I was just generalising that if you get there by 3pm you should be ok but if you want to arrive at 15:49 then go for it If you want to see the choppers again you will have to guesstimate a couple of hours before to make sure. Obviously if the glad handing and ba...

I see that factba.se has duplicate times for Stansted to Winfield (is that Woolie's HQ?). 5:10 and 6:10 EDT. I still take that to be 23:10 local. Also, any other estimates on flight time from Dover? Is it more like seven hours? The email version of this (https://www.forth.news/whpool/64aa10c360b23d...

For Sunday (https://www.forth.news/whpool/64a8ac90a6c1e4fb061dfba7): 10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT departs Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware en route to Stansted, United Kingdom Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware Supplemental Pool UTC 10:10 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Stansted Airport, Stansted, United...

RAF Voyager ZZ337 came in this morning from Brize and has just departed.

RAF A400M ZM420 arrived this morning as RRR4116 and has just departed.

sdad wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:54 am

It's a post dated 12-6 by reaper493 titled
Where are all the RAF C-130Js now?
It is based on entries on UK Serials which you could use.

Post the link if you find it. I can't make the Search work.

viewtopic.php?f=287&t=233196&p=1512984

ZH871 about to land at Cambridge as MCE03.

ZH867 and ZH870 remain at Brize.

Not yet, this was posted in the wave group as a photo of a word doc I just extracted the text from it. Would think something official would come out from Brize soon. Now confirmed on RAF website. https://raf.mod.uk/news/articles/a-flypast-to-mark-the-forthcoming-retirement-of-the-hercules-from-raf-...

Flypast NOTAMs now posted J2282/23 - RESTRICTED AREA (TEMPORARY) FOR KINGS BIRTHDAY FLYPAST. RESTRICTION OF FLYING REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE UNDER ARTICLE 239 OF THE AIR NAVIGATION ORDER 2016. A BRIEFING SHEET WHICH INCLUDES CHARTS REFERS. AREA DESIGNATION REFERS TO BREIFING SHEET CHART. AREA E. B...