D-day 06jun19

[SG Woensdrecht]

Saw on ADSB the departure of US NAVY C-20 165151 as Catbird1 from Cherbourg to Brussels (19:15 CET).
Now (20:50) inbound Caen is NAF11. V-11 Gulfstream IV of 334qn Royal Netherlands Air Force from EHAM.

[Kuine]

11.40 2 Blackhawks passing just south of Melville heading west, probably out of Carentan.

You didnt are the 2 f15's,hercules in the half hour before the blackhawk?

[Marcovh]

CP-140, 113 under the right hand wing

Same id, but from where operating? Friday is the rehearsal day for the Hercules? From Evreux to Cherbourg back to Evreux? What timing?

[Joost Michiels]

CP-140, 113 under the right hand wing

Same id, but from where operating? Friday is the rehearsal day for the Hercules? From Evreux to Cherbourg back to Evreux? What timing?

Best guess is that it crossed the channel along with the daks as a sort of SAR-cover, just like in the old days when F-16's had to cross the pond.
For its location: no clue at all!
At 1850 a Canadian C130 passed just north of Sannerville at 3000ft, clearly identifiable as Canadian though too far for its serial. It showed on ADSB as 130607 but any confirmation would be great (I still prefer cameras or the good old eyeballs above the digital system...)

Joost

[frank kramer]

Noted at Caen-Carpiquet 5-6-2019 19:00LT following (5) Gendarmerie EC145: JBH, JBI, JDA, JDF, JDH (all visual). But where do they hide the #@&€! numbers?

The number for the 145's is on the construction plate, which is on the right hand side just aft of the sliding door, below the window and close to the white stripe. However, that should not be a problem as the Gendarmerie helos, like all other Army and AF aircraft, have a fixed tie up between serial and code/radio-call. Two are EC145's: JBH/9037, JBI/9127, The others are EC135T2's: JDA/0642, JDF/0757, JDH/0787. The c/n plate for the 135's is also on the right hand side, just aft of the last window (seen from the front). Full radio call is F-MJ**

[r.e.hendriks]

Today, june 5th we saw a dark Dauphin flying overhead Batterie de Merville in the early afternoon. Anyone any idea which one this may be??

Best regards Rob

[Joost Michiels]

Today, june 5th we saw a dark Dauphin flying overhead Batterie de Merville in the early afternoon. Anyone any idea which one this may be??

Best regards Rob

Cant read it on camera screen, but it had an F-xxxx regi under the pilots door.
Wasnt that crowded at the battery itself at that time...

[Joost Michiels]

0700 and 0750 FNY NH90 along the coast at Aromaches, anybody?

[Trabanti]

Regarding the Canadians; A Polaris was seen on ADS-B taking off from there just some minutes ago, on its way across the Channel. A Challenger is also flying over Bretagne now heading west, coming from Deavuille-Normandie. Interested where the Aurora was operating out from. For everyone in the area: Enjoy! Wish I could have been there.

[The Traveller]

June 6th.
CH47F flyby at Juno Beach. Around 0900am.
16-01800
15-08195
14-08168

[piet3inab]

There should be Am airshow at arromanches on saturday anybody with info about that?

[Trabanti]

USCG Herc and French Da900 seem to be on their way to Normandy as well, coming from Paris.

@11 AM: Coast Guard C-130 circling just north of ST.-Lo at 10000ft..

[Denmen]

USGC C-130J 2003 visual Pointe Du Hoc;
Looks in holding as it passed 3 times

[Denmen]

See a formaties of 8 C-130? Off the coast point du hoc

[SG Woensdrecht]

According to ADSB (11:30 CET)
Now inbound Le Havre is 54+14 A400M.
Also now inbound but to Cherbourg is 01-0029 C-37A.
Circling before the coast of Caen is 0065 A400M.