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Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

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Re: Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

Post by Blackcat1 » Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:29 pm

No mate sadly got to travel to Pembrokeshire that's where the main action is most traffic have taken the coastal route and via mid Wales.
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Re: Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

Post by richpittman » Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:43 pm

Todays SPTA Movements consisted of a package of 3 Apaches and 2 Chinook from Keevil onto Imber Range for the media Day

Late in the Day I heard Victor2 (a merlin) routing past the chimney at Westbury for Keevil

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Re: Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

Post by Blackcat1 » Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:07 pm

Merlin I saw was ZJ136 and it departed Sennybridge eastbound at around 1615L any idea if that was Victor2 Rich

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Re: Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

Post by richpittman » Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:55 pm

no Gareth I heard Victor2 well before then ;)

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Re: Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

Post by Longbow » Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:07 pm

On Templeton FOB tonight there are 3x Apache, 5x Merlin, 2x Chinook and 3x Wildcat..


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Re: Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

Post by Longbow » Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:09 pm

B3n wrote:
Longbow wrote:Tempelton is currently home to 5x Merlins, 2x Chinooks, 2x Apache and 2x Wildcats.

4x Merlins headed out tonight around 11.30pm,routed to the east very low level in trail formation.
Any idea on how long they are stationed there for?? May pop over for a look tomorrow on my way home.

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Re: Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

Post by Cornish-guy » Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:28 pm

Just in time for the weather to change to more or less full cloud, typical and with the Buff due to depart FFD not good for the ole camera....:-((((


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Re: Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

Post by Longbow » Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:40 pm

Another Merlin has just come back into the landing site, been out for around an hour.

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Re: Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

Post by B3n » Thu Apr 21, 2016 6:13 pm

Popped over for a quick look on my way back from work, 5.45 I could make out 1xChinook 2xApache 2xWildcat and a number of Merlins (parked behind some bushes so I couldn't make them all out) There was a bit of movement around the Chinook apparently 1 had not long left before I arrived and the rest of the helo's looked as if they were put away for the evening.

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Re: Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

Post by Blackcat1 » Thu Apr 21, 2016 6:25 pm

1 of the Wildcats and Apaches have been at Sennybridge for the past couple of hours.
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Re: Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

Post by Longbow » Sat Apr 23, 2016 7:32 pm

All aircraft have now left Templeton today, inc the Apache which broke down last night on departure with an engine issue.
Does anyone want a list of the serials of the aircraft?

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Re: Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

Post by Blackcat1 » Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:19 am

Cheers Rich
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Re: Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

Post by Longbow » Sun Apr 24, 2016 4:28 pm

Chinook ZA707
Chinook ZA680 AH
Merlin J
Merlin K
Merlin S
Merlin U
Merlin
Wildcat ZZ394
Wildcat
Wildcat
Apache ??
Apache ??
Apache ??

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Re: Exercise Griffin Strike 2016

Post by Blackcat1 » Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:00 pm

ZJ136/U was the Merlin at Sennybridge. Departed eastbound .
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