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27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 10:33 am
by FFDspotter
A) EGVA
B) 20/05/27 12:45 C) 20/05/27 23:59
E) FAIRFORD MIL ATZ ACTIVE, AD, RWY 27/09 OPEN.

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 1:01 pm
by thevulcan
U2 just checking in with fairford tower now runway 27 is in use.

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 1:17 pm
by thevulcan
airborne as of 14:15 ???01.

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 1:20 pm
by davem
Difficult to make out callsign but could have been something like Elf / Gulf / Ulf or similar?

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 1:23 pm
by Omphalos
On 252.875, sounds like Elton 01?

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 1:31 pm
by davem
Omphalos wrote:
Wed May 27, 2020 1:23 pm
On 252.875, sounds like Elton 01?
Yes, agreed, just caught him briefly on one of the Swanwick channels and it sounded much more like this.

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 1:33 pm
by big john
Guess the callsign time again. :P I thought it was Holtz?? 01

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 1:38 pm
by big john
Switched 270.050. now it sounds like Elf??01, this bloke needs some diction lessons.

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 1:45 pm
by Andrew45
Different route today, went Eastwards much earlier than previous days.

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 1:53 pm
by paulk
Its Elton01, Clear to hear when it taxied out.

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 2:19 pm
by Pirty20
Where did it go east at? Cheers. Keep hearing them come back over here, but not seen yet.

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 2:24 pm
by 750XL
Just out of curiosity, where in the world do these U2's head to on their missions?

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 2:53 pm
by Dunk
I thought it sounded like Elf 01

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 2:59 pm
by thevulcan
750XL wrote:
Wed May 27, 2020 2:24 pm
Just out of curiosity, where in the world do these U2's head to on their missions?
The Baltic region/ Arctic.

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 8:05 pm
by Buff52
ELTON 01 working 270.05 FL600 RTB to Fairford

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 8:24 pm
by Pune
Hi Guys,
Any info' on airframe used today.
Cheers
Pune

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 8:29 pm
by saint1
Pune wrote:
Wed May 27, 2020 8:24 pm
Hi Guys,
Any info' on airframe used today.
Cheers
Pune
It will be the mission bird which is 68-10337 at the moment.

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 8:39 pm
by Pune
saint1 wrote:
Wed May 27, 2020 8:29 pm
Pune wrote:
Wed May 27, 2020 8:24 pm
Hi Guys,
Any info' on airframe used today.
Cheers
Pune
It will be the mission bird which is 68-10337 at the moment.
Thanks saint1 :thumb:

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 8:48 pm
by big john
Holt? 01 working 278.600 bandboxed 270.050 routing Shawbury.

Re: 27/05/20 NOTAM

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 9:00 pm
by herc15
Has anyone got the chase car to aircraft frequency please?