August 2019 Logs/Movements

[TombsRIP]

28/08/19 cont/d

ZK303/AX (BT017) out southside fltline am.
May fly 3rd day in a row...

OTT sound only...
I heard a USAF C-130H south abeam Lytham @ 1055L heading west. (over Southport area).
With this weather today heard but not seen! Followed by another heard @ 1112L...
both in chronological and serial order for the record....@FL240
RCH227 (84-0208)
RCH617 (84-0209)
both Delaware ANG (142AS). I/b to EGAA.
2 went opposite way yesterday but coasted in over N.Wales.
Another C-130H heard OTT going N>S over the Fylde @ 1243L. Adsb showing 74-1691 [AE0318]
with callsign "Bison02" more likely to be a RCH
callsign, with "Bison" more likely used by its
unit in CONUS ie Montana ANG (186AS).
Typical...

[chrisward123]

29/08/19

10:55 ZK034/FJ (Hawk T.2/XXV Sqn) ILS/Overshoot
12:05L ish - G-ORSA/BRO27A (B727-S2F/T2 Aviation Oil Response) Overshoot then land @12:17L - Dep 13:10L back to DSA
14:05L ish - ZK010/A (Hawk T.2/IV Sqn) O/H Join @3500ft (13:53L) to the East then ILS/Overshoot

OTT/Local
08:40L - 3208/RSF906 (KC-130K/RSAF) Heading NNW @22k ft - from EMA (routing over Padiham>Clitheroe...)
10:25L - ZF448/Sword1 (Tuacno T.1/72R Sqn) Overhead just North of Airfield heading SE @3k ft- In Special Markings - Towards Liverpool/Chester direction
15:58L - XX255/Pirate20 (Hawk T.1/100 Sqn) Tracking NE off Flyde Coast routing Valley to Linton @3500 ft - Went opposite way above Warton this AM @10:23L

[TombsRIP]

29/08/19

10:55 ZK034/Y (Hawk T.2/IV Sqn) ILS/Overshoot - I believe still in IV Sqn Markings but due to be repainted in XXV Sqn markings?

seen as FJ in full XXV mks at Valley on 20/8.

Cheers

[TombsRIP]

Thurs 20/8 cont/d

B727 mod G-OSRA "BRO27A" app/overshoot rwy25 and land 1217L approx. first visit of this one. "Broadsword 27A" seen on climbout 1310L then left hand turn to POL on RTB to Donny.

Typhoon heard on climbout 1658L. "WTN69" recovered via SRA/Talkdown to rwy 25 & t/gs 1810/12L, low o/s 1814L & landed 1817L. Yet another late afternoon sortie most likely more continuation training in ZK303 (BT17).

Cheers

[chrisward123]

30/08/19

OTT/Local
13:58L - 15005 (CC-150 304/MRTT/Royal Canadian AF) Heading SE @24k ft

[TombsRIP]

30/08/19

OTT/Local
13:58L - 15005 (CC-150 304/MRTT/Royal Canadian AF) Heading SE @24k ft

Yet again heard but not seen! Appears to have climbed to FL280 (by east coast). ex PIK. WNW>ESE over the Fylde coast. Hex C2B37D. Callsign on Mode-S "CanForce/CFC4375". Had 3 hornet chicks in tow (CF-188's 734/744/796). Routeing MAM-NAVPI. I wondered whyit sounded louder than I would have expected from anA310.
Sods law again the clag...

Cheers