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Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:38 pm
by Gary
Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Parent ICAO: EGUN
Start date/time: 27/02/2018 09:00 UTC
End date/time: 27/02/2018 10:00 UTC
Activity period: null
Lower height limit: 000
Upper height limit: 999
DUE TO LARGE FORCE EXERCISE IN PROGRESS, RWY 11/29 IS RESTRICTED TO
EXERCISE PARTICIPANT AIRCRAFT ONLY. ALL OTHER AIRCRAFT EXPECT
DELAYS
ALL times local/GMT
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 10:03 am
by Snoop 95
Just for one hour? Wonder what sort of exercise that will be.
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 10:08 am
by plmc135
Hazarding a guess, para dropping.
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:10 am
by Mike@Heathrow
Anyone have any more news on this event at Mildenhall?
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:31 am
by plmc135
Snow clearing
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:44 am
by jeroenbeijer
Maybe related, it looks like they have been busy generating a number of flights for 0900Z today which coincides with the above timeframe I guess
QID12 K35R 57-1493 EGUN-EGUN 0900Z 0254
QID05 K35R 61-0288 EGUN-EGUN 0900Z 0200
QID04 K35T 59-1513 EGUN-EGUN 0900Z 0200
QID02 K35R 60-0333 EGUN-EGUN 0900Z 0422
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:09 am
by Eggman
Many thanks Jeroenbeijer that looks to be the answer to the question I've been looking for. Couldn't decide if it was worth risking the snow or not!!
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:20 am
by C24
To match the content offered by plmc135, it would seem that there is already a contingent of US Navy military police on the scene.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebo ... 6231209327
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:30 am
by banter
It's an " Elephant Walk " . Should be quite impressive.
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:32 am
by BOLLO
Its a ground ex
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:04 am
by slogen51
Think I have heard Quid 01 through Quid 13 cleared to start pilots discretion
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:23 am
by BOLLO
slogen51 wrote:Think I have heard Quid 01 through Quid 13 cleared to start pilots discretion
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:40 am
by slogen51
Taxying to runway 11
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:43 am
by BOLLO
Anything that looks like a 'photo truck" leading the way ??
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:57 am
by tazmin88
All QID a/c now to back taxi Rnwy 11
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:58 am
by glencoe
Showing as ......
63-8871 QID 01
60-0333 QID 02
57-2605 QID 03
58-0001 QID 04
59-1513 QID 05
60-0324 QID 06
(58-0100) QID 07
61-0321 QID 08
61-0288 QID 09
57-1493 QID 10
58-0094 QID 11
62-3559 QID 12
59-1511 QID 13
QID 07 needs to be confirmed
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:19 am
by slogen51
That was feck brilliant
Not in the best place for photos but the sound and smell of Jet A as they streamed past folly was once in a life time.
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:21 am
by Blue Diamond
slogen51 wrote:That was feck brilliant
Not in the best place for photos but the sound and smell of Jet A as they streamed past folly was once in a life time.
Did they launch or just taxi?
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:34 am
by tazmin88
just taxied
Re: Exercise at RAF Mildenhall 27th February 2018
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:40 am
by slogen51
I might be going mad but I only counted 12 at Folly road
I didn't see 80094?
80100 was between 91513 and 10321