UK trip 2009-07-20

[Richard de Florennes]

FAIRFORD MONDAY 2009-07-20 (mainly)RW27
Weather: variable clouds, clear air, long sunny spells, light wind

Visiting aircraft (all for “Royal International Air Tattoo 2009”):
PC-7 Pilotenrekrute A-918 T08:58
PC-7 Pilotenrekrute A-930 T08:58
PC-7 Pilotenrekrute A-919 T08:58
PC-7 Pilotenrekrute A-922 T08:58
PC-7 Pilotenrekrute A-926 T08:58
PC-7 Pilotenrekrute A-928 T08:58
PC-7 Pilotenrekrute A-936 T08:58
PC-7 Pilotenrekrute A-935 T08:58
PC-7 Pilotenrekrute A-923 T08:58
PC-7 Pilotenrekrute A-927 T08:58
(these ten aircraft formed the Swiss Air Force “PC-7 Team”)
JAS39C F21 39204/204 T09:03
JAS39C F21 39200/200 T09:03
JAS39C F21 39268/268 T09:04
FA-18C FlSt11 J-5004 no badge T09:06
FA-18C FlSt11 J-5014 no badge T09:06
TBM.700 156/ABT T09:09
Rafale B EB01.091 335/113-IJ T09:12
Rafale B EB01.091 321/113-HQ T09:12
Hunter T.7 Private WV318/D black c/s T09:15
Merlin HC.3 28 Sqn ZJ126/K T09:16
Typhoon T.1 29 Sqn ZJ813/BL T09:25
Typhoon FGR.4 11 Sqn ZJ924/DD T09:25
Typhoon FGR.4 11 Sqn ZJ914/DE T12:00
MB.339PAN …°Gruppo MM5…../0 demo c/s T09:22
MB.339PAN …°Gruppo MM5…../2 demo c/s T09:22
MB.339PAN …°Gruppo MM5…../3 demo c/s T09:22
MB.339PAN …°Gruppo MM5…../4 demo c/s T09:22
MB.339PAN …°Gruppo MM5…../5 demo c/s T09:22
MB.339PAN …°Gruppo MM5…../6 demo c/s T09:23
MB.339PAN …°Gruppo MM5…../7 demo c/s T09:23
MB.339PAN …°Gruppo MM5…../10 demo c/s T09:23
MB.339PAN …°Gruppo MM5…../8 demo c/s T09:23
MB.339PAN …°Gruppo MM5…../9 demo c/s T09:23
MB.339PAN …°Gruppo MM5…../1 demo c/s T09:23
(these ten aircraft formed the Italian “Frecce Tricolori” display team)
Hurricane IIC BoBMF PZ865/JX-E T09:26
Lancaster B.I BoBMF PA474/HW-R T09:31
Hawk T.1 208 Sqn XX245/- demo c/s T09:27
Hawk T.1 208 Sqn XX263/263 T09:27
Jetstream T.2 750 Sqn XX474/561'CU' T09:33
Jetstream T.2 750 Sqn ZA111/565'CU' T09:33
Jetstream T.2 750 Sqn XX488/562'CU' T09:33
Jetstream T.2 750 Sqn XX478/564'CU' T09:33
F-16AM 313 Sqn J-015 demo c/s T09:38
F-16AM 313 Sqn J-016 T09:38
F-16AM 313 Sqn J-008 tiger tail T09:39
F-18C HävLLv 21 HN-450 no badge T09:40
F-18C HävLLv 21 HN-440 no badge T09:40
A.109 QintQ T09:47
A.109 QintQ ..322 T12:22
Harrier GR.9A NSW ZG504/75A T09:44
Harrier GR.9A NSW ZD327/08A T09:44
Harrier GR.9A NSW ZD461/51A T09:44
Lynx AH.9 T09:55
Lynx AH.7 T09:55
EF-18A Ala 12 C.15-61/12-19 T09:56
EF-18A Ala 12 C.15-59/12-17 T09:56
F-16AM 323 Sqn J-881 T09:58
F-16AM 323 Sqn J-201 T09:58
Merlin HM.1 814 Sqn ZH847/(0)13 T10:00
Hawk T.1 FRADU XX159 spec tail T09:42
Hawk T.1 FRADU XX281 spec tail T10:03
Hawk T.1 FRADU XX157 spec tail T10:03
Hawk T.1 FRADU XX205 spec tail T10:03
Hawk T.1 FRADU XX337 spec tail T10:03
Hawk T.1 FRADU XX261 spec tail T10:03
(these six aircraft formed the Royal Navy “Black Seahawks” display team)
Vigilant T.1 612 VGS ZH265/UX T10:04
Vigilant T.1 612 VGS ZH118/TD T10:04
Vigilant T.1 612 VGS ZH268/SA T10:04
Vigilant T.1 612 VGS ZJ967/SM T10:04
Tornado IDS JaboG 33 43+58 T10:07
Tornado IDS JaboG 33 45+53 T10:07
F-16AM FLO 662 T10:09
F-16BM FLO 305 T10:09
Dominie T.1 55 Sqn XS739/F T10:12
EF.2000(T) JG 74 30+42 T10:14
CL.604 Esk 721 C-080 T10:20
Lynx HMA.8 702 Sqn ZF562/645 T10:25 +flypast
Lynx HAS.3 702 Sqn XZ727/635 T10:25 +flypast
EC.725R2 EH01.067 2552/SE T10:28
RF-4E 348 Mira 7487 spec c/s T10:36
C.295M TukiLLv CC-2 T10:38
C-130J 46°Stormo MM62186/46-51 T10:48
C-160D LTG 63 50+79 T10:52
Jet Provost T.5 Private XW324/K T10:54
Jet Provost T.3 Private XM479/- T13:20
Alpha Jet E AJetS E152/120-AL T11:00
MC-130H 7thSOS 70023 T11:02
HC-130P 67thSOS 44854 T12:23
MC-130E 19thSOS 40565 T14:30
Mirage F.1CR ER01.033 647/112-CB T11:05
Mirage F.1CR ER01.033 653/112-CV T11:05
Hawk T.1 100 Sqn XX314/CS T11:08
Hawk T.2 208 Sqn ZK020/- no badge T11:58
A-10C 81stFS 81-991/SP y T11:10
A-10C 81stFS 81-654/SP y T11:10
G.222TCM 14°Gruppo MM62146/14-11 T11:16
Falcon 10MER 57S 185 T11:17
VC-10 K.3 101 Sqn ZA147/F T11:18
Hercules C.5 LTW ZH889/889 T11:19
JAS 39D MH 59 43 T11:21
JAS 39C MH 59 30 T11:21
Tornado F.3 111 Sqn ZE734/JU spec tail T11:22
Tornado GR.4 617 Sqn ZA557/048 no badge T12:05
Chinook HC.2 18 Sqn ZA707/(AO) no badge T11:23
CH-53G 8.+.. T11:26
C-105A 2°/10°GAv 2811 spec c/s T11:29
Beech B200 45 Sqn (ZK455) G-RAFO T11:30
Beech B200 45 Sqn (ZK459) G-RAFX T11:50
Beech B200 45 Sqn ZK450/J T13:15
Squirrel HT.1 DHFS ZJ276/76 T11:35
Squirrel HT.1 DHFS ZJ277/77 T11:35
C.295M Ala 35 T.21-12/35-50 T11:36
Hawk T.1 CFS XX266 demo c/s T11:40
Hawk T.1 CFS XX260 demo c/s T11:40
Hawk T.1 CFS XX227 demo c/s T11:40
Hawk T.1 CFS XX242 demo c/s T11:40
Hawk T.1 CFS XX179 demo c/s T11:40
Hawk T.1 CFS XX233 demo c/s T11:40
Hawk T.1 CFS XX237 demo c/s T11:40
Hawk T.1 CFS XX308 demo c/s T11:40
Hawk T.1 CFS XX282 demo c/s T11:40
Hawk T.1 CFS XX253 demo c/s T11:40
Hawk T.1 CFS XX2.. demo c/s T11:40
(these eleven aircraft formed the Royal Air Force “Red Arrows” display team)
T-43A 562 FTS 73-1153/RA bk/y T11:42
Nimrod MR.2 MRW XV226/26 grey c/s T11:44
Sea King HC.4+ 846 Sqn ZD625/(V) dark c/s T11:47
Sea King /(18) T12:21
CC-130E 413 Sqn 130323 T11:48
Tucano T.1 1 FTS ZF239/239 T11:49
Tucano T.1 1 FTS ZF213/ - demo c/s T11:49
Tutor T.1 57 Sqn G-BYWX/WX T11:51
B-1B 9thBS 86-140/DY bk T12:03
Puma HC.1 330 Sqn XW236/- no badge T12:07
Puma HC.1 330 Sqn XW223/- T13:07
B.757-2K2 40 Sqn NZ7572 T12:09
C-130H 3 Sqn 346 T12:13
E-3A NAEWF 90453 T12:15
Sea King HAR.3 22 Sqn ZH545/Z T12:22
KC-135R 351stARS 38879 T12:26
Harrier GR.9 20 Sqn ZG858/90 T12:17
BAC 1-11 553 T12:27
C-130J 107thAW 19144 bk/w T12:30
C-130E 317thAG 41682 bl/r T12:45
F-15C 493rdFS 86-147/LN bk T12:38
F-15E 492ndFS 97-219/LN bk T12:38
Vulcan B.2 VTTS XH558 T12:46
Sentry AEW.1 8/23 Sqn ZH107/07 T12:58
Sea King ASaC.7 849 Sqn XV649/180'CU' T13:00
Sea King ASaC.7 849 Sqn ZE418/186'--' T13:00
C-17A 60thAMW 77172 bk/w T13:04
Strikemaster Mk.87 Team Viper G-UVNR T13:19
Lynx (French Navy) spec c/s T13:13
Tutor T.1 727 Sqn G-BYVF/VF T13:44
Tutor T.1 727 Sqn G-BYXS/XS T13:44
Tutor T.1 727 Sqn G-BYXK/XK T13:44
Chipmunk T.10 RNHF XK608 T13:45
C-130H 2 ETTL 7T-WHE T13:48
C-130H 336 Sqn G-988 no badge T14:07
C-130E 37thAS 63-825/RS bl/wt T15:03
B-52H 61-029/BD gd/bl T13:50
KC-10A 305thAMW 70124 bl T15:22


Additional movements (support aircraft for airshow participants):
B.767-231 (14°Stormo) N606TW L09:34 T11:35
An-26 603 L09:37 T12:11
Beech B200 45 Sqn G-RAFO L10:57 T11:29
Beech 1900D LTDB T-729 L11:59 T13:24

(notes: although a serious illness made planning of this year’s UK spotting tour rather sketchy, I finally made the decision to realize a 24 hours journey to England in order to maybe experience departures of maybe the last RIAT of my life. Contrary to latest weather forecasts, the departure day was dry and also featured some sunny spells. Although the number and quality of participating was once again down to previous years, there was still enough action to make it one of the most impresse airshow departure day of the year. My personal highlights were the three Swedish Gripens, three RAF Typhoons, four Jetstreams, three Harriers, two Royal Navy Lynx and four Royal Navy Sea Kings, six USAF Hercules’ including three Special Ops versions, plus pairs of Mirage F.1CRs, A-10s, F-15s and RAF Tornados including one nowadays very rare F.3 variant. All in all a very good day!)



BRIZE-NORTON MONDAY 2009-07-20 RW27
Weather: variable clouds, clear air, long sunny spells, light wind

Based aircraft:
VC-10 C.1 101 Sqn XV109/Z T09:05
VC-10 C.1 101 Sqn XV101/S T13:17
VC-10 K.3 101 Sqn ZA148/G T13:18
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VC-10 K.3 101 Sqn ZA147/F L11:23
VC-10 C.1 101 Sqn XV101/S L17:49(*)d a1
VC-10 K.3 101 Sqn ZA148/G L17:44(*)d

Visiting aircraft:
Vulcan B.2 VTTS XH558 L13:32
Hercules C.4 LTW ZH875/875 L15:56 T16:27
Hercules C.4 LTW ZH875/875 L18:02 T18:07
B.757-2K2 40 Sqn NZ7572 L18:30

(notes: as flying activity at Fairford ended rather early at mid-afternoon, there where some hours left to spend in England in a useful way. As me and my spotting companion had observed two VC-10s departing Brize Nortan at early afternoon, I thought that there was a chance that at least these two aircraft might make up for some action at the RAF strategic transport base. Indeed, thanks to some patience, both VC-10s came back after overflying the airfield in close two-ship formation and even performing a two-ship landing approach. Some visiting Hercules movements and a B-757 from New Zealand completed this small but very interesting log and my UK spotting trip 2009)

[erik_kamphuis]

Hi Richard,

I see you saw an VC-10 taking off at 9.05h (XV109/Z) while you were at Fairford. Where did you got that serail from?
I saw that tanker also from Fairford but an sbs radio-log says it was XV107. If anyone can confirm XV109 was the one from 9.04/5h ???

Serials from the flying tankers from Brize seen during the RIAT departure day are as following.
All are from a SBS-log from Oxfordshire:

9.04h 1x VC-10 = RRR2314 XV107/X
11.14h 1x C-17 = RRR6628 ZZ173
11.40h 1x Tristar = RRR3249 ZD950
13.15h 2x VC-10 = Tartan11 ZA148/G and Tartan12 XV101/S

Additions for RIAT dep:
A-109E 2x ZR322 and ZR323 32(TR)sq (12.22/09.17h)
Lynx AH.7 and AH.9 (09.55h) XZ195 and ZE380 both 672sq
CH-53G 84+58 MTHR25
S.King HU.5SAR (12.21h) XV648/CU-818 771sq
Lynx Mk.4 272 French Navy 34F

Erik