Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

ImageLogs and news for those airports and airfields in the United Kingdom and Ireland, not covered in the subforums.

Forum rules
Image
Post Reply
User avatar
Le Addeur noir
Scramble Master
Scramble Master
Posts: 65146
Joined: 19 Jan 2007, 16:22
Subscriber Scramble: Nee
Location: Asie

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by Le Addeur noir »

04th March visitor,

85-00149 RC-12K Co B,1 Mi Btn Argus 15 dep to EGLF?
Drink treble
See double
Act single

and the Emir called up his jet fighters
119MOHAWK
Scramble Junior
Scramble Junior
Posts: 147
Joined: 04 Jan 2011, 18:32
Type of spotter: MILITARY ONLY
Subscriber Scramble: NO

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by 119MOHAWK »

MARCH, so far:-
1st.
ZA134/-- Sea King HU.5SAR 771 Sqd. ‘Navy 825’
arrived for base-flight
ZA712/AT Chinook HC2 18/27 Sqd. ‘Vortex 565’ (til, 2/3)
2nd.
XZ190 Lynx AH7 9 RGT. ‘AAC904’
3rd.
------ Jetstream T2 750 Sqd. ‘Navy 809’
XZ731/LP332 Lynx HMA.8SRU 815 Sqd. ‘Inferno 005’
ZE418/186 Sea King ASaC.7 849 Sqd. ‘Navy 186’
4th.
50149 RC12K 1 MIB ‘Argus 15’
XZ731/LP332 Lynx HMA.8SRU 815 Sqd. ‘Inferno 005’
6th.
ZG845 Islander AL1 651 Sqd. ‘AAC505’
ZE418/186 Sea King ASaC.7 849 Sqd. ‘Navy 186’
7th.
ZJ234/S Griffin HT1 60(R) Sqd. (Shawbury-Kinloss,
ZJ237/T Griffin HT1 60(R) Sqd. Arr.as Septre Flt.,
ZJ238/Y Griffin HT1 60(R) Sqd. Dept. as Septre 1-4,
ZJ708/K Griffin HT1 60(R) Sqd. In serial order)
----- Tornado GR4 Lossie Wg. ‘Lossie 07’ (overshoot, 10.00)
----- Tornado GR4 Lossie Wg. ‘Lossie 63’ (overshoot, 19.05)
50147 RC12K 1 MIB ‘Argus 29’
8th.
50149 RC12K 1 MIB ‘Argus 10’
119MOHAWK
Scramble Junior
Scramble Junior
Posts: 147
Joined: 04 Jan 2011, 18:32
Type of spotter: MILITARY ONLY
Subscriber Scramble: NO

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by 119MOHAWK »

9th.
50149 night-stopped and dept., late afternoon, returned with a problem, but has now dept. again (all as 'Argus 10').
50147 visited today, as 'Argus 13'
and 'first-visitor' 815AS C130J-30 58152 , arr as RCH 804 for a night-stop-Eastbound
119MOHAWK
Scramble Junior
Scramble Junior
Posts: 147
Joined: 04 Jan 2011, 18:32
Type of spotter: MILITARY ONLY
Subscriber Scramble: NO

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by 119MOHAWK »

10th.
21532 C130H 187AS/WY ANG ‘RCH108’ (westbound, fuel stop)
40210 C130H 142AS/DE ANG ‘RCH526’ (eastbound, night stopping)
Yesterday's Keesler J headed off East this morning, and going back to yesterday RC12K 50149 departed to Kef., going for X conversion????-time will tell.
119MOHAWK
Scramble Junior
Scramble Junior
Posts: 147
Joined: 04 Jan 2011, 18:32
Type of spotter: MILITARY ONLY
Subscriber Scramble: NO

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by 119MOHAWK »

11th.
XV221 Hercules C3 LTW ‘Ascot 5358’
12th.
40208 C130H 142AS/DE ANG ‘RCH968’ +
40212 ‘RCH164’
01057 ‘RCH379’
all Eastbound, and night-stopping, 40210, from Thursady, also still here, arrived 'on three'
119MOHAWK
Scramble Junior
Scramble Junior
Posts: 147
Joined: 04 Jan 2011, 18:32
Type of spotter: MILITARY ONLY
Subscriber Scramble: NO

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by 119MOHAWK »

Sun. 13th., an N-Dash day,
First up, early hours, 'NASA 2' N992NA Gulf 3 from Ellington, quick fuel stop, and this evening, 3 x 318SOS, M28s,
N317JG 'RCH1045'
N319TW 'RCH1047'
N824KD 'RCH1049'
all 3 have now departed to Mildenhall

Off the 4 Delaware Hercs, 40208/40212 & 01057 all dept to Sigonella during the day, 40210 however spent the day in a hangar having an engine change, back on the ramp tonight, doing engine runs, all now seems o.k.
119MOHAWK
Scramble Junior
Scramble Junior
Posts: 147
Joined: 04 Jan 2011, 18:32
Type of spotter: MILITARY ONLY
Subscriber Scramble: NO

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by 119MOHAWK »

14th.
40210 dept. this morning, with evening arrivals, for a night-stop, sisterships 40207 ‘RCH950’ & 40213 ‘RCH972’ also Eastbound
also XX156 Hawk T1 4 FTS ‘VYT28’ (overshoot)
User avatar
Sjoerd
Scramble Addict
Scramble Addict
Posts: 2004
Joined: 26 Nov 2002, 16:46
Location: underneath the AMC route

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by Sjoerd »

Due this evening, not really a secret anymore;

15004 A310 CFC3815 eta 2140
177701 C17 CFC3817 eta 2145
15005 A310 CFC3816 eta 2200

Possibly F-18's in tow as well. You'll probably guess where those are heading for. :stick:

(c) FC
-Good intell, allows for good decision making!-
119MOHAWK
Scramble Junior
Scramble Junior
Posts: 147
Joined: 04 Jan 2011, 18:32
Type of spotter: MILITARY ONLY
Subscriber Scramble: NO

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by 119MOHAWK »

A catch up on the week
15th.
421/F-RADA A310-304 ET03.060 ‘CTM1078’
16th.
ZH880 Hercules C5 LTW ‘Ascot 5510’ (westbound, fuel stop)
ZE705 Tristar C2 216 Sqd. ‘Ascot 3241’
N992NA Gulfstream 3 NASA Ellington ‘NASA 2’ (westbound, fuel stop)
17th.
00320 C130H 158AS/GA ANG ‘RCH828’ (westbound, fuel stop)
00323 C130H 158AS/GA ANG ‘RCH560’ (westbound, fuel stop)
51362 C130H 181AS/TX ANG ‘RCH217’ (eastbound, still here)
51366 C130H 181AS/TX ANG ‘RCH269’ (eastbound, stil here)
58152 C130J-30 815AS ‘RCH850’ (westbound, still here)
------ Hawk 100 Sqd. ‘Javelin 30’ (overshoot, 12.49)
now...lets see what this evening brings....
119MOHAWK
Scramble Junior
Scramble Junior
Posts: 147
Joined: 04 Jan 2011, 18:32
Type of spotter: MILITARY ONLY
Subscriber Scramble: NO

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by 119MOHAWK »

And the evening brought:-
425 Sqd. CF18s 'CFC0850 flt' 188759/734/769/756
'CFC0860 flt.' 752/760/739
15004 'CFC3815' & 15005 'CFC3816'
(140101) 'CFC0496'-not conf. i.d.
covers are going on the Hornets, & the CC177 is a no show, gone tech.
Rubberneck
Scramble Die-Hard
Scramble Die-Hard
Posts: 581
Joined: 23 Dec 2009, 21:27

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by Rubberneck »

177703 C17 CFC3819 eta 19/3 0945

first flight due out as follows

15004 CC150 HUSKY4 with 4 CF188 (188756, 769, 734, 759) HUSKY41-44 etd 1100 to LICT (Trapani, Italy)
Rubberneck
Scramble Die-Hard
Scramble Die-Hard
Posts: 581
Joined: 23 Dec 2009, 21:27

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by Rubberneck »

Rubberneck wrote: first flight due out as follows

15004 CC150 HUSKY4 with 4 CF188 (188756, 769, 734, 759) HUSKY41-44 etd 1100 to LICT (Trapani, Italy)
now going with 6 CF188s.

I'm guessing the other 2 are 188752 and 739 as 188760 arrived with an emergency. Time will tell.....
Rubberneck
Scramble Die-Hard
Scramble Die-Hard
Posts: 581
Joined: 23 Dec 2009, 21:27

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by Rubberneck »

looks like it was only 5 CF188s that dep with HUSKY4

CFC3816 A310 15005 flight planned, same route, with 2 CF188 etd 1400
Nighthawk
Scramble Rookie
Scramble Rookie
Posts: 78
Joined: 21 Feb 2005, 10:31
Location: Lochristi
Contact:

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by Nighthawk »

BBC world says US airplanes are landing at Prestwick for refuel (13:52LT). The question is : Which planes?
User avatar
michel N
Scramble Master
Scramble Master
Posts: 2634
Joined: 06 Oct 2002, 14:31
Subscriber Scramble: MN

Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

Post by michel N »

Sky News showed a Georgia ANG Hercules at Prestwick, nr. 80-0321
flown in: Things with wings
Post Reply

Return to “Spotting Eire & UK”