RIAT 2016 -RAF Fairford - Airshow Pariticpants

[powerslave]

Just departed but is unable to retract gear

Thanks for that,they screamed over Cirencester one with its gear down and the other with it up.
Thought they where Rafales,only saw them for a few seconds.
Come to think of it I had them on the scanner talking about the problem.

Ian

[Al dunn]

RIAT 2016 -RAF Fairford - Airshow Movements (All times are local/BST) - LAST UPDATED - Tuesday 12th July 2016 02.45 hours

"Air Cadet 75 Anniversary Display" Area: Aircraft on display 2016:
WZ828/-..........Slingsby Grasshopper TX-1.......621 VGS.....BGA4421......(arrived by road)
XA310/-...........Slingsby Cadet T-3................621 VGS.....BGA4963......(arrived by road)
WB922/-..........Slingsby Sedbergh TX-1...........621 VGS.....BGA4366......(arrived by road)
ZA656/-...........Slingsby Venture T-2..............621 VGS.....(arrived by air callsign was G-BTWC)
.....................Viking T-1 Glider..................622 VGS - RAF Upavon, not found on airfield may have not arrived ????)
.....................Vigilant T.1 Motor Glider.........637 VGS - RAF Little Rissington, not found on airfield may have not arrived ????)


Intentionally Blank - Work in progress - UNDER CONSTRUCTION

ZH278/SF Vigilant
ZE636/?? Viking

Were bioth noted on Friday Moring outside the 621VGS teent with the Vintage Gliders tucked up inside

Regards

Al

[MRTT]

Just departed but is unable to retract gear

Thanks for that,they screamed over Cirencester one with its gear down and the other with it up.
Thought they where Rafales,only saw them for a few seconds.
Come to think of it I had them on the scanner talking about the problem.

Ian

He returned to Fairford and later took off with the same issue but continued to Farnborough.

[powerslave]

Just departed but is unable to retract gear

Thanks for that,they screamed over Cirencester one with its gear down and the other with it up.
Thought they where Rafales,only saw them for a few seconds.
Come to think of it I had them on the scanner talking about the problem.

Ian

He returned to Fairford and later took off with the same issue but continued to Farnborough.

Thanks

Ian

[slogen51]

Czech casa 0454 turned up Monday morning for about an hour. Not sure on who's behalf it was supporting as there were no other Czech aircraft.

[welshandy]

Sitting at Butts Farm Shop Cafe(about 2 miles from the Hoseasons site), OH making a fuss over Desmond the Ginger Farm Cat. Just seen the two F22's go over, Then two what looked like F15's in close formation. Then followed by a C160 Transall.

[MRTT]

Led to believe the F-22s are off home, C-160 departed Fairford yesterday so not sure on that one! Your F-15s could have been the pair of Polish Mig-29s that were due out today.

[welshandy]

Led to believe the F-22s are off home, C-160 departed Fairford yesterday so not sure on that one! Your F-15s could have been the pair of Polish Mig-29s that were due out today.

Could have been mig's only saw them for a few seconds before entering cloud layer.

Just had Alpha jet, F16(poss Belgium as had special tail). KC135, MC130J & F35?

What's still left to depart please?

[MRTT]

Led to believe the F-22s are off home, C-160 departed Fairford yesterday so not sure on that one! Your F-15s could have been the pair of Polish Mig-29s that were due out today.

Could have been mig's only saw them for a few seconds before entering cloud layer.

Just had Alpha jet, F16(poss Belgium as had special tail). KC135, MC130J & F35?

What's still left to depart please?

That would have been a QinetiQ Alpha Jet, Turkish F-16 'Solo Turk', Turkish KC-135, USMC KC-130J & F-35B!

I believe an RAF Hawk T2 & RAF Typhoon are still there/

[mushbuster]

When I drove past today (Tue 12/7 at 1730) there was a USAF KC135 (not 58-0100 from the static) and a KC10 parked in front of the b2 hangar

Edit: They are Clean 81 (79-1713) and Clean 82 (59-1495) from the Heads up thread, must be F35A support

[slogen51]

On departures Monday I noted ZE636/XZ Viking pulled out of a tent - you had a query on whether this had arrived (the Viking not the tent!)

some support arrivals noted on Monday:-
0454 CN295 Czech
T10-03/31-03 C-130H
mm62193/46-59 C-130J
mm62215/46-80 C-27J
62-3563 KC-135R TUAF arrived and stayed

ZZ501 Avenger arrived

[TombsRIP]

Could anyone help me plz regarding a F35 which was nose on just in front of B2 hangar (RH as looking from 27 approach end around 1550L on Monday. I suspect it was the second USMC F35B as the RAF one and the other USMC AC coded 18 (which actually flew Mon am) were on the fltline "side on" with F22 FF/181. However confirmation is reqd plz. Were any of the USAF F35s actually outside on Monday at any stage plz? Where were they located? Only 4 F35s were visible Monday mid afternoon when the B2 hangar doors were open as per above.
I made the AAC Apache which dep 1355L as ZJ226.
The RAF Tiffy which returned not long,after departure on Mon was ZK306/ED Jedi 12. It was subsequently parked near the 2 Polish MiG 29s which didn't depart as pilots had an issue with,their flying hours (or maybe had too much,vodka the night before ;-)
MTIA MG

[slogen51]

I left at about 15:00L and as far as I am aware the F-35A were not visible at anytime.

You will have seen the three F-35Bs.

You mentioned that you saw 4 F35s but I think you can only have seen 3. Both F-22 were outside all the time I was there, one had been towed to the vicinity of the BH herc.

[Lytham TL]

[quote="TombsRIP"]Could anyone help me plz regarding a F35 which was nose on just in front of B2 hangar (RH as looking from 27 approach end around 1550L on Monday. I suspect it was the second USMC F35B as the RAF one and the other USMC AC coded 18 (which actually flew Mon am) were on the fltline "side on" with F22 FF/181. However confirmation is reqd plz.


USMC coded 19 was in the centre of the RH hangar, at 9 or 10 in the morning it had a tow truck in front of it and the hangar doors were partly open. The 3 USAF ones were in the LH hangar.

rgds

Martin

[bizfreeq]

JY-RFA, RFB, RFC & RFE all Extra EA300s
C/ns are 1239/1240/1241/1243.

[slogen51]

Can anyone confirm the AAC Apache?

I see ZJ225 in this thread but a log on Touchdown says ZJ226

Many thanks
mike

[POL]

ZJ226, looked like 225 on the photo of it arriving, bit I inspected it personally on the Friday, and it was 100% ZJ226 - apologies!

[slogen51]

Cheers

No problem whatsoever as I require ZJ226 , couldn't read it off on Monday.

[POL]

No worries, 226 was good for me too

[TombsRIP]

Could anyone help me plz regarding a F35 which was nose on just in front of B2 hangar (RH as looking from 27 approach end around 1550L on Monday. I suspect it was the second USMC F35B as the RAF one and the other USMC AC coded 18 (which actually flew Mon am) were on the fltline "side on" with F22 FF/181. However confirmation is reqd plz.


USMC coded 19 was in the centre of the RH hangar, at 9 or 10 in the morning it had a tow truck in front of it and the hangar doors were partly open. The 3 USAF ones were in the LH hangar.

rgds

Martin

thanks again Martin for clarification.
Cheers MG