Castlemartin FAC - Fast Mover 4/4/07

[Chris Gurney]

Credit APG on FC, this seems to be where all the RAF stuff was yesterday, no wonder it was fairly quiet at Spade.

Ground cover provided by single Lynx and Apache.

11.00 Monster 2 one medium run and two runs at low level against tank
Monster 2 high dive attack against tank and then combined attacks.
11.30 Blacksmith 1+2 on Tartan 31
11.40 Monster 2 to Tartan 31 for refuel
11.40 Saturn 1 on Tartan 31
11.53 Monster 1 to Tartan 31
11.55 Saturn 1 for strafing runs
12.05 Jester 1+2 working above Saturn and Monster
12.15 Monster 2 back to work with Saturn 1
12.25 Saturn dep, Monster working with laser guided and then low level
12.30 Monster 2 RTB
12.30 Jester 1 RTB
12.30 Blacksmith 1+2 on for strafing runs
12.35 Jester 2 RTB
12.40 Vandal 1 checks in and working west of Blacksmith
13.00 Jedi 1 + 2 checks in
13.05 Blacksmith dep
13.05 Vandal 1 in working with Lynx 1
13.15 Vandal 2 joins Vandal 1 for duo run both working with Lynx, Jedi working overhead
13.30 Vandal 1 to Tartan 31
13.36 Vandal 2 to Tartan 31
13.36 Jedi 1+2 9 mins playtime
13.48 Jedi RTB Cottesmore
13.55 Vandal 1 check in 15 mikes playtime
14.00 Tartan 31 off station
14.05 Vandal 2 checks in
14.10 Vandal 1 RTB low level to Lossie
14.30 Duster 31 flight of 3 checks in sniper and lantirn equipped
14.35 Saturn 2 on Tartan 32
14.40 Vandal 2 show of force 150ft high speed run then RTB medium level to Lossie
14.55 Saturn 2 checks in playtime 45 mikes working high level.
15.00 Duster 31 flight working as a three ship
15.10 Duster 31 and 33 carry out strafing run working with Apache, Duster 32 was Bingo so was at high cruise
15.15 Duster 31 flight RTB
15.15 Saturn 2 on for fry runs
15.15 Tribal 1+2 check in to work under Saturn

[Batman.]

Chris, where is Castlemartin, is it Scotland or the North East of England, cheers Tim. Some pile of aircraft their.

[greenbean]

Hi Tim, Castlemartin is the largest single part of ATE P, covering about 5,900 acres (2,390 hectares) of freehold land on the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The range is open to all regular and territorial Army, Cadet forces, other services and some overseas forces. But in particular Castlemartin is the only UK Army range normally available for armoured units for direct-fire live gunnery exercises and associated manoeuvres, with both on-land impact areas and a large offshore safety area. The facility is therefore mainly used for so-called ‘mounted’ and ‘dismounted’ (i.e. in-vehicle and on foot) field firing up to company level; but when such exercises are not under way it is also used for dismounted ‘dry’ training (i.e. without live firing) across most of the area. It is also used by civilian organisations and research establishments.

[Batman.]

Thanks Greenbean, hop you are keeping ok, and have you been any where of interest as of late regards to aircraft spotting. Cheers Tim.