Post by ze154 on Nov 15, 2007 19:59:46 GMT
Would you please indulge me and acept this log which includes Carlisle Airport etc. This is on behalf of Adrian Hairsin.Apologies for the length,feel free to erase anything not usefull.
Thank you. Len..= ZE154.
Hi All
A day out in North west England and South Western Scotland for the AH-64 Apaches that are at Carlisle Airport for this week and next saw this lot been noted. We set off from York at 06-00 yesterday and arrived at Carlisle around 07-45 to see all 8 Apaches lined up on one of the disused runways.
Carlisle Crosby Airport 14-11-07
Old Runway
ZJ175/- AH-64 APACHE Flew as "GANSTER 2" out at 13-10 in 14-15
ZJ181/- AH-64 APACHE Did not fly
ZJ184/- AH-64 APACHE Did not fly
ZJ185/- AH-64 APACHE Flew as "ARMYAIR 437" at 15-40 for re-fuel and reposition on the old runway
ZJ189/- AH-64 APACHE Flew as "GANSTER" out at 13-10 in 14-15
ZJ222/- AH-64 APACHE Flew as "BLUEBIRD 2" out at 13-15 in 14-20
ZJ223/- AH-64 APACHE Flew as "BLUEBIRD 2" out at 13-15 in 14-20
ZJ231/- AH-64 APACHE Did not fly
The Apaches are using RAF Spadehadam for Electronic Warfare training doing around 8 missions a day from 05-00 to around 23-00
Visiting
ZJ182/- AH-64 APACHE in at 12-30 out at 14-00 as "ARMYAIR 317" Routed vis RAF Leeming for fuel
XW846/- GAZELLE in at 12-55 out at ??-?? as "ARMYAIR 557" Left when we were there but i did not note the time
XZ766/- LYNX-7 in at 15-07 out at ??-?? as "ARMYAIR 933" Left when we were there but i did not note the time
The Solway Aviation Museum
Inside
WZ515/- VAMPIRE (Pod only wings outside)
(WZ784/-) GRASSHOPER
Outside
WE188/- CANBERRA
WP314/573 SEA PRINCE
WS832/W METEOR
(WV198/K) WHIRLWIND
XJ823/- VULCAN
(XS209/-) JET PROVOST
XV259/- NIMROD (Cockpit only)
XV406/CK PHAMTON
ZF583/- LIGHTNING
Terminal area
The only thing of note for me was, Quite a good number of GA out and about with the Very Good weather up there
M-SAIR Da-50
Other bits of note just for the log
G-AVYM Pa-28
G-AYUT JODEL
G-CBDC Ro-22
G-CDRP IKARUS C-24
G-EFAM Ce-182
G-HEMS Sa-365
G-NJTC AEROPRAKT A-22
Mid morning (1030 ish) we decided to set off for Dumfries as Phil had not done the museum there before and there are around 23 aircraft here of which 17 are outside and only 2 of interest to him and me are inside
DUMFRIES And Galloway Aviation Museum 14-11-07
This can be found on the old airfield just North East of the town in a large industrial estate, Well sign posted off the main road
WA576/- SYCAMORE
WJ880/- CANBERRA (Nose only)
WL375/- METEOR
XD547/Z VAMPIRE
"XF506"/A HUNTER Rail id WT746
XL497/041 GANNET
XP557/72 JET PROVOST
XT280/- BUCCANEER (Nose only)
(XT486/-) WESSEX ** My only pot of the day !! **
XX483/-562 JETSTREAM (Nose only)
ZF584/- LIGHTNING
FT-36 T-33 ex BELGUIM AF
318/8-NY MYSTERE IVA ex FRENCH AF
Q-497 CANBERRA ex INDIAN AF (No wings)
35075/40 DRAKEN ex SWEDISH AF
42163/005 F-100 ex USAF
68 0060 F-111 (Pod only)
Others noted here
G-ARPP TRIDENT (Forward Fuse only)
G-AWZJ TRIDENT (Forward Fuse only)
Things we did not see as the museum was closed
P7540/- SPITFIRE (Crashed in 1941)
WD386/- CHIPMUNK
G-AHAT AUSTER (Frame only)
G-MMIX TIGER CUB-440
Back to Carlisle from here, We arrived back at around 12-00 and spent the afternoon in the Sun photographing the Apaches as they went off on missions and returning. The weather was fantastic Blue skys and i was down to a T-Shirt for most of the afternoon and all the in mid November wow !. The Sun went down and we set off home via Newcastle to see some bits we knew had arrived through the day
NEWCASTLE 14-11-07
Terminal area
G-CDKB Sf-2000 EASTERN A/L,s
G-FCLC B-757 THOMAS COOKE
G-JECT DASH-8 FLYBE
G-LSAA B-757 JET2
G-MAJL BAe-41 EASTERN A/L,s
G-THOO B-737 THOMPSONS
EC-IDG ATR-42 TOPFLY
F-GRZC CRJ AIR FRANCE
GA Area
G-CDCX Ce-750
N700QT TBM-700
The B-737 and BAe-125 are still outside at the collage
(C-
?) B-737
(5N-) BAe-125
And just for the log
N2136E Pa-28
Going down the A1 and a quick look at RAF Leeming
RAF Leeming 14-11-07
Searial thanks to LT on the Leeming group
(ZA679/-) CHINOOK
(ZA712/-) CHINOOK
And just to finnish off the day
RAF Linton-on-Ouse 14-11-07
6 Tucanos left out over night
ZF???/?? TUCANO
ZF???/?? TUCANO
ZF???/?? TUCANO
ZF???/?? TUCANO
ZF???/?? TUCANO
ZF???/?? TUCANO
Cheers
Ade (York)
Thank you. Len..= ZE154.
Hi All
A day out in North west England and South Western Scotland for the AH-64 Apaches that are at Carlisle Airport for this week and next saw this lot been noted. We set off from York at 06-00 yesterday and arrived at Carlisle around 07-45 to see all 8 Apaches lined up on one of the disused runways.
Carlisle Crosby Airport 14-11-07
Old Runway
ZJ175/- AH-64 APACHE Flew as "GANSTER 2" out at 13-10 in 14-15
ZJ181/- AH-64 APACHE Did not fly
ZJ184/- AH-64 APACHE Did not fly
ZJ185/- AH-64 APACHE Flew as "ARMYAIR 437" at 15-40 for re-fuel and reposition on the old runway
ZJ189/- AH-64 APACHE Flew as "GANSTER" out at 13-10 in 14-15
ZJ222/- AH-64 APACHE Flew as "BLUEBIRD 2" out at 13-15 in 14-20
ZJ223/- AH-64 APACHE Flew as "BLUEBIRD 2" out at 13-15 in 14-20
ZJ231/- AH-64 APACHE Did not fly
The Apaches are using RAF Spadehadam for Electronic Warfare training doing around 8 missions a day from 05-00 to around 23-00
Visiting
ZJ182/- AH-64 APACHE in at 12-30 out at 14-00 as "ARMYAIR 317" Routed vis RAF Leeming for fuel
XW846/- GAZELLE in at 12-55 out at ??-?? as "ARMYAIR 557" Left when we were there but i did not note the time
XZ766/- LYNX-7 in at 15-07 out at ??-?? as "ARMYAIR 933" Left when we were there but i did not note the time
The Solway Aviation Museum
Inside
WZ515/- VAMPIRE (Pod only wings outside)
(WZ784/-) GRASSHOPER
Outside
WE188/- CANBERRA
WP314/573 SEA PRINCE
WS832/W METEOR
(WV198/K) WHIRLWIND
XJ823/- VULCAN
(XS209/-) JET PROVOST
XV259/- NIMROD (Cockpit only)
XV406/CK PHAMTON
ZF583/- LIGHTNING
Terminal area
The only thing of note for me was, Quite a good number of GA out and about with the Very Good weather up there
M-SAIR Da-50
Other bits of note just for the log
G-AVYM Pa-28
G-AYUT JODEL
G-CBDC Ro-22
G-CDRP IKARUS C-24
G-EFAM Ce-182
G-HEMS Sa-365
G-NJTC AEROPRAKT A-22
Mid morning (1030 ish) we decided to set off for Dumfries as Phil had not done the museum there before and there are around 23 aircraft here of which 17 are outside and only 2 of interest to him and me are inside
DUMFRIES And Galloway Aviation Museum 14-11-07
This can be found on the old airfield just North East of the town in a large industrial estate, Well sign posted off the main road
WA576/- SYCAMORE
WJ880/- CANBERRA (Nose only)
WL375/- METEOR
XD547/Z VAMPIRE
"XF506"/A HUNTER Rail id WT746
XL497/041 GANNET
XP557/72 JET PROVOST
XT280/- BUCCANEER (Nose only)
(XT486/-) WESSEX ** My only pot of the day !! **
XX483/-562 JETSTREAM (Nose only)
ZF584/- LIGHTNING
FT-36 T-33 ex BELGUIM AF
318/8-NY MYSTERE IVA ex FRENCH AF
Q-497 CANBERRA ex INDIAN AF (No wings)
35075/40 DRAKEN ex SWEDISH AF
42163/005 F-100 ex USAF
68 0060 F-111 (Pod only)
Others noted here
G-ARPP TRIDENT (Forward Fuse only)
G-AWZJ TRIDENT (Forward Fuse only)
Things we did not see as the museum was closed
P7540/- SPITFIRE (Crashed in 1941)
WD386/- CHIPMUNK
G-AHAT AUSTER (Frame only)
G-MMIX TIGER CUB-440
Back to Carlisle from here, We arrived back at around 12-00 and spent the afternoon in the Sun photographing the Apaches as they went off on missions and returning. The weather was fantastic Blue skys and i was down to a T-Shirt for most of the afternoon and all the in mid November wow !. The Sun went down and we set off home via Newcastle to see some bits we knew had arrived through the day
NEWCASTLE 14-11-07
Terminal area
G-CDKB Sf-2000 EASTERN A/L,s
G-FCLC B-757 THOMAS COOKE
G-JECT DASH-8 FLYBE
G-LSAA B-757 JET2
G-MAJL BAe-41 EASTERN A/L,s
G-THOO B-737 THOMPSONS
EC-IDG ATR-42 TOPFLY
F-GRZC CRJ AIR FRANCE
GA Area
G-CDCX Ce-750
N700QT TBM-700
The B-737 and BAe-125 are still outside at the collage
(C-
?) B-737(5N-
) BAe-125And just for the log
N2136E Pa-28
Going down the A1 and a quick look at RAF Leeming
RAF Leeming 14-11-07
Searial thanks to LT on the Leeming group
(ZA679/-) CHINOOK
(ZA712/-) CHINOOK
And just to finnish off the day
RAF Linton-on-Ouse 14-11-07
6 Tucanos left out over night
ZF???/?? TUCANO
ZF???/?? TUCANO
ZF???/?? TUCANO
ZF???/?? TUCANO
ZF???/?? TUCANO
ZF???/?? TUCANO
Cheers
Ade (York)
