Monday 15 April 2024

Air Band UK

NOTES - Mentioned below is ref to London Info -  this is broadcast over three frequencies - 124.75  ( West ) / 124.6  ( East ) / 125.475 ( North ) - often all three linked together as one if not too busy.

Information shown in brackets below has been assumed usually from an ADSB type source - note that ADSB sometimes displays an incorrect callsign or serial ping - exercise caution. 

 

2024

 

Monday 15th April 2024

10.20 NAVY 760 Flight on London Info - pair of Wildcats 5m west of Duxford en route to Wattisham - at 10.29 passed to Wattisham 125.800 - ( Royal Navy Wildcats ZZ381 plus one - NOTE pinging as RASCAL 29  ) 

11.45 T7-LSS on London Info - AW139 crossing the FIR mid Channel will coast in at Seaford en route to Oxford - ( AW139 T7-LSS departed from Chalons Vatry, France ) 

 

 

Tuesday 9th April 2024

13.53 PH-SAR on London Info - Just crossed FIR mid North Sea will coast in at Whitstable - 14.23 coasting in - will route via Gatwick zone, coast out at Littlehampton then en route to Lee on Solent - ( Netherlands Coastguard AW139 in from Den Helder )

 

Saturday 6th April 2024

13.08 CHANNEX 051B on 133.900 Swanwick Mil West  - FL320 air-test over Wales - at 13.10 route direct CHASE ( just north of Birmingham ) - at 13.11 descend FL60 - at 13.14 passed to 128.700 Swanwick Mil Central  -  at 13.16 passed to Birmingham 123.980 - ( Jet 2 Boeing 737-800 G-JZDC out of Bristol )  

 

Sunday 11th February 2024

17.20 LOGAN 36MJ on 123.775 ( Antrim ) - FL150 route direct Turnbury - at 17.32 contact Scottish 124.825 - ( Loganair ATR72 G-LMTA Dublin to Aberdeen pinging as LOG36MJ )  

17.25 GEMSTONE 21NC on 123.775 ( Antrim ) - climb FL150 - ( Aer Lingus ATR72 EI-GZV Dublin to Edinburgh pinging as EAI21NC )

17.26 EASY 65XU on 123.775 ( Antrim ) - climb FL130 - turn left 10 degrees - climb FL230 right heading 230 degrees - right heading 135 - right heading 145 - at 17.38 passed to Scottish 128.055 - ( Easyjet A320 G-EZOU Belfast to Liverpool pinging as EZY65XU )

 

 

Tuesday 6th February 2024

10.04 BRISTOW 530 on London Info - AW139 just departed Norwich FL60 en route to LFOT ( Tours, France ) - climb FL80 - passed to London 121.230 at 10.15 - ( Bristow AW139 G-CHBY )

 

 

Sunday 4th February 2024

15.29 BRISTOW 540 on London Info - AW139 over The Wash, out of Norwich routing to an offshore location in Morecombe Bay - routing via OTBED and Pole Hill - FL70 SQK 0027 - route via GOLES - at 15.56 SQK 1403 climb FL90 and passed to Scottish 133.80  - ( Bristow AW139 G-CHNS ) 



Tuesday 30th January 2024

21.17 COASTGUARD 224B on London Info - out of Humberside routing via Clacton to work in the Eastern Channel and Dover area for two hours before return to Humberside - ( Coastguard Beech 200 G-HMGC pinging as SRD224B )

21.54 POLICE 22 on London Info - just departed Husbands Bosworth en route Kettering area - ( Police EC135 G-SUFK pinging as UKP22 ) 

 

Monday 22nd January 2024

09.31 ASCOT 808 on 252.875 - climb FL190 - climb FL200 route via KISWO ( near Welshpool ) - ( RAF C-17 ZZ174 out of Brize Norton )

 

Wednesday 17th January 2024

 

09.53 ASCOT 9210 on 278.600 - block FL240-FL250 for ARA 10E - expecting ASCOT 9611 ( Typhoon ) - boom will be 254.350 - one orbit over Yeovilton - after join route GIBSO - passed to 275.625 at 10.07 - route BENBO - ( RAF Voyager ASCOT 9210 ZZ343 with ASCOT 9611 Typhoon pinging as ZK315 to transit France )

10.34 G-WSMW on London Info - R44 just departed PS near Folkstone en route to Elstree

11.00 COASTGUARD 201B on London Info - Piper Pa-31 out of Humberside, working near INKOB in Irish Sea, to orbit Isle of Man and later return to Humberside ( Piper Pa-31 Navajo G-SCMR )

 

 

 

Tuesday 16th January 2024

17.43 HELIMED 88E on London Info - EC145 just departed Cambridge en route to a training exercise in the vicinity of Chatteris - ( EC145 G-EMSS )

Sunday 14th January 2024

16.39 COASTGUARD 230B on London Info - self ID as a DA62 just out of Lydd will patrol the Channel for the next 4 hours before returning to Lydd - ( HMCG DA62 G-HMGE pinging as SRD230B )

 

Thursday 4th January 2024 

12.08 RAFAIR 02 on Swanwick 128.700 - climb FL100 en route to Marham for a full stop - ( RAF Falcon 900 (( Envoy )) G-ZAHS owned by Centreline Aviation, out of Brize pinging as RRF02 )

 

 

Thursday 28th December 2023 

15.08 HELIMED 81A on London Info - AW169 out of Leicester en route hospital in London routing via Luton - ( Childrens Air Ambulance AW169 G-CPTZ ) 

 

Friday 22nd December 2023 

16.12 HELIMED 88A on London Info - EC145 just departed Cambridge en route Stowmarket - ( East Anglian Air Ambulance EC145 G-HEMC )

16.16 M-YMCM on London Info - Bell 429 currently overhead Hereford, departed Cardiff en route PS Kirkby in the Liverpool zone.

 

 

Wednesday 20th December 2023 

14.05 9H-WIT on London Info - PC-12 just departed Strubby ( Lincolnshire ) SQK 0027 - climb FL145 - route direct LAMSO ( on UK-Netherlands FIR boundary ) and climb FL250 - at 14.16 SQK 7267 passed to London 128.130 - ( PC-12 9H-WIT based Rotterdam )

16.09 HELIMED 81A on London Info - AW169 out of Leeds, over York en route to Scarborough - ( Childrens Air Ambulance AW169 G-CPTZ )


 

Wednesday 13th December 2023 

15.12 G-LAAA on London Info - EC135 departed Le Touquet, mid Channel will coast in at Seaford en route to Oxford - ( G-LAAA EC135 T3 brand new en route Airbus helicopters at Oxford for use by London Air Ambulance ) 

15.47 DEATH 31 on Brize 133.750 - at FL100, descend FL60, descend to 2,800ft for Fairford RWY 27 full stop - ( USAF B-2 82-1066 diverting into Fairford )

 

Tuesday 5th December 2023 

10.02 ZS-LMY on London Info - Crossing FIR at 4,000ft, departed Ostend - at 10.11 SQK 7104 and passed to Thames Radar 133.455 ( Cessna 402C ZS-LMY  ) .

 

Thursday 23rd November 2023 

13.53 COASTGUARD 201B on London Info - Pa-31 out of Humberside, currently 2 miles south of point RULAV ( NE of RAF Valley ) for a task in the Irish Sea - at 14.25 climb FL100 to join airways at MONTY for return to Humberside - passed to Scottish 128.055 at 14.33 - ( HM Coastguard Pa-31 G-SCTR pinging as SRD 201B )

 

Wednesday 22nd November 2023

13.34 BROADSWORD 25 on 278.600 -  passed to Boscombe Down approach 130.000 at 13.35 - ( 2xcel B 757 G-FTAI flight test aircraft  - Note - Flight magazine recently said "2Excel Aviation’s Excalibur flight test aircraft (FTA) has performed its first sorties from Boscombe Down in Wiltshire ahead of its modification in support of the trinational Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).)"

 

14.01 VANGUARD 71 on 242.250 JTAC FAC - inbound PATA at 4,000ft - ground unit LEGEND - to simulate a a pair of Typhoon aircraft each with Paveway, simulating working in the block FL180-FL200 - ( Draken DA42 Twin Star G-FFMV in from Bournemouth - PATA D147 ) 


 

Tuesday 14th November 2023

11.08 G-PCIZ on London Info - out of Gloucester, currently abeam Ledbury en route to the Isle of Man, will route via Welshpool - ( PC-12 G-PCIZ ) 

11.11 SHAWBURY 79 on London Info  - three miles south of Blackburn to land at HLS in Blackburn - ( RAF Juno ZM507  - ADSB suggests it briefly landed at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital at approx 11.16 )

 

Tuesday 7th November 2023

09.29 CALIBRATOR 142 on London Info - DA42 out of Teesside, passing APPLE ( near Shap ) en route to Londonderry - at 09.40 passed to Scottish 123.775 ( Antrim sector ) - ( Thales G-COBS DA-42M NG )

Photo of G-COBS DA 42M here

 09.44 GRIFFIN 40 on 278.600  - climb FL130, route via Yeovilton then Newquay - to operate 50 miles west of Newquay over sea - ( RAF A400 Atlas ZM414 )

12.25 M-SKTO on London Info - H160 out of Blackpool, passing Barrow en route PS near Cumbernauld - passed to Scottish Info 119.875 at 12.38 - ( Airbus H160 M-SKTO )

14.03 GAUNTLET 34 on London Info - Squirrel helicopter out of Waddington, passing Newark en route to Boscombe Down - ( Qinetiq AS 350 Squirrel G-ETPG )


Tuesday 31st October 2023

18.46 GEMSTONE 28GP on Scottish Control Antrim 123.775 - climb FL150 - at 18.50 direct Turnberry - 19.04 anti icing problem returning to Dublin due to tech problem, ops normal - fly 210 knots -   ( Emerald Airlines - Aer Lingus Regional ATR-72-600 EI-FAV out of Dublin scheduled to Glasgow but 180 turn near Stranraer )

 

 

Monday 23rd October 2023

11.01 BAT Formation on London Info - at 700ft will coast in south of Blackpool en route to Manchester Barton - at 11.29 passed to Warton 129.530 - ( Army Air Corps AAC Gazelles on final departure from Aldegrove )

15.39 EVO 04F on London Info - EC145 approaching KONAN ( Mid Channel ) will route via NOTGI ( south of Goodwood ) en route to Bournmouth Hurn - note pilot calling as EVO 04F - ATC calling as NHX 04F - ( Noordzee Helikopters EC145 OO-NSV pinging as NHX04F  )

 

Wednesday 11th October 2023

10.17 SOLWAY 01 on London Info - self ID as an A109 just lifted from PS near Carlisle en route to PS near Warrington -  ( Apollo Air Services AW109SP Grand New G-NEWB pinging as EDY 01 )

Link to Apollo Air Services website

 

10.50 SAXON AIR 18 on London Info - self ID as an A109, approaching FIR mid Channel departed Le Touquet en route to Denham, will coast in at Lydd - ( Saxon Air Charter Ltd AW109SP Grand New 09 G-OFFC as SNX18 )

Link to Saxon Air Charter website

 

 

 

Thursday 1st October 2023

12.54 HB-ZAR on London Info - self ID as a AS350 Squirel helicopter departed Shoreham en route to Redhill - passed to Redhill 119.605 at 12.59

weblink to a history of AS350 HB-ZAR

 

13.21 HB-ZQK on London Info - self ID as a AW139 helicopter out of White Waltham, abeam Brighton en route to Bern Switzerland ( LSZB ) - passed to Paris 125.7 at 13.37

 

Wednesday 27th September 2023

10.18 POWERBLADE 7A on London Info - self ID as a PC-12 out of Shobdon en route to Denham climb FL70 - at 10.23 SQK 1162 and passed to London 121.030 - ( PC-12 T7-SLXP ) 

11.15 ARMY AIR 744 on London Info - self ID as a Gazelle, out of Leeds East ( Church Fenton ), passing Newark en route to Middle Wallop - ( Army Air Corps AAC Gazelle ZB679 )

 

Tuesday 26th September 2023

10.55 COASTGUARD 230B on London Info - self ID as a DA62 just out of Lydd at 2,500ft, will patrol Channel from Hastings to Margate before returning to Lydd - ( HMCG DA62 G-HMGE pinging as SRD230B )


Monday 25th September 2023

10.02 N363KC on London Info - self ID as a Cirrus SR22 out of Elmsett ( Suffolk ) abeam Felixstowe en route to Groningen Netherlands.

 

Sunday 24th September 2023

10.51 N7NP on London Info - self ID as Hughes 500, out of Paris Issy heliport, mid Channel, will coast in at Eastbourne, en route to Denham. 

14.13 COASTGUARD 912 on London Info - self ID as Sikorsky S-92 out of Humberside en route to a training exercise at Swaledale ( North Yorkshire ) - ( HM Coastguard S92 G-MCGH )

 

Friday 22nd September 2023

16.19 JOLLY 11 Flight on London Info - self ID as three HH-60 helicopters, out of Leeming, passing East Midlands at 1,000ft en route to EBOS ( Ostend Belgium ) - will route via the London Heli Lanes, joining at Northwood - ( USAFE HH-60 Pavehawks 56 RQS returning to home base "AV" Aviano Italy from temp TDY deployment at RAF Leeming )


 Photo USAFE Aviano

 

16.30 COASTGUARD 201B on London Info - self ID as a Pa-31 Navajo, out of Southend, currently 20m NE of Clacton en route to task - passed to Anglia Radar 125.275 at 16.54 - will later land at Humberside  - ( HMCG Coastguard Piper Pa-31 Navajo G-SCIR pinging as SRD201B ) 

 

 

 

Saturday 16th September 2023

14.26 COASTGUARD 230B on London Info -  self ID as a DA62 out of Lydd on Channel patrol at 2,800ft - passed to Lydd at 14.47 ( note new format fixed wing Coastguard callsigns - previously two digit callsigns - HMCG DA62 G-HMGE )

15.47 HUNTER on London Info - HUNTER pair of Apaches 10 miles south of Otterburn will route through the Manchester gap en route to Shawbury - ( Army Air Corps AH-64 )

15.49 JUGGERNAUT on London Info - JUGGERNAUT a Wildcat leading with a pair of Apaches, following HUNTER, same route to Shawbury - ( Army Air Corps one Wildcat with an Apache pair - three helicopters )

16.21 CASTLE 06 on London Info - AW139 out of PS in Dumfries and Galloway, passing Kirkbride en route to London Battersea heliport - ( G-LXRY AW139 Castle Air - new in fleet in August 2023 )

Link to Castle Air information about AW139 G-LXRY

 

 

Friday 1st September 2023

13.23 PAGAN 31 on London Info - single CV-22 USMC has diplomatic clearance at 1,500ft - currently 86 miles east of Mildenhall feet wet en route to Mildenhall - at 13.26 climb 3,000ft and contact Lakenheath on 136.500 - at 13.28 back saying no contact on 136.500 - try 369.800.


 

Tuesday 11th July 2023 

09.35 A7-HMD on London Info  - EC155 out of Stansted, passing Canterbury en route to LFLA ( Auxerre )

 

Tuesday 4th July 2023

13.24 G-BDNI on London Info - Sea King out of PS near Chard, currently 10 miles east of Lydd, routing via KONAN en route to Koksijde, Belgium - passed to Ostend at 13.33 - ( Historic Helicopters Sea King G-BDNI warbird in Belgian colours as RS-02 )

13.35 M-BEEF on London Info - EC145 out of PS near Douglas on the Isle of Man, will coast in near Fleetwood - ( M-BEEF recently registered new EC-145 ) 

13.52 SPECIAL 17 on London Info - AW169 out of Earls Colne, passing Bletchley en route to Gloucester Staverton - ( G-HHEM AW169 Air Ambulance pinging as PLC17 )

14.07 RAFAIR 7281 on Swanwick 278.600 - Flight of two Hawks at FL300 route via Brize en route to Waddington RWY 20 - ( RAF Red Arrow two Hawks returning from Bordeaux ) 

 

 

Monday 3rd July 2023

10.54 COASTGUARD GR ( ie COASTGUARD GOLF ROMEO ) on Bristol 125.650 - AW189 out of Prestwick will route via Yeovilton en route to Lydd - ( HM Coastguard - AW189 G-MCGR )

 

 

Tuesday 20th June 2023

11.38 COASTGUARD 29 on London Info - DA62 just departed Lydd en route mid Channel for 4 hour task before return to Lydd - ( HM Coastguard - AMPA Ltd DA62 G-HMGE )

11.55 RUSHTON 49 on Western Radar 132.300 route BCN ( Brecon ) - passed to Cardiff 119.155 at 11.56 inbound for RWY 30 at Cardiff - ( BN2 Islander - might be G-BJED - not showing on ADSB ) 

12.23 ASCOT 073 on 252.875 - climb FL100 will route via Swansea en route to D001 ( off Cornwall ) - at 12.33 to 278.600 after low maritime training in D001 will go to Newquay for a PD before return to Birmingham - ( RAF Atlas ZM413 out of Birmingham ).

 

Monday 16th June 2023

09.35 C-FAGV on London Info - Bell 429 just departed Manston en route to Belgium - at 09.46 passed to Ostend 120.600

 

Friday 12th May 2023

10.28  COASTGUARD 23 on London Info - Pa-31 out of Humberside descending to work in the Liverpool Bay area - at 10.50 passed to Ronaldsway - ( 2Excel Aviation Pa-31 Navajo G-SCIR )

 

Tuesday 26th April 2023

13.43  COASTGUARD 30 on London Info - Beech 200 abeam Lowestoft out of Humberside will route south to Mid Channel to go on task, then towards waypoint SAM before return to Humberside - ( Coastguard Beech 200 G-HMGC )

 

Tuesday 28th March 2023

14.03 WATCHDOG 64 on London Info - With Newcastle, Cessna 406 out of Inverness en route Leeds Bradford, requesting weather at Leeds Bradford ( Scottish Fisheries Cessna F406 G-SMMA )

15.23 KNIFE 71 on London Info - One CV-22 out of Mildenhall routing south along Essex coast to the Dover area before returning northbound - at 16.48 passed to Anglia Radar 125.275 ( USAF CV-22 Osprey ) 

 

Friday 24th March 2023

15.30 RYANAIR 100M on Swanwick Mil 135.150 - on airtest climb FL410 route Lands End ( Ryanair Boeing 737-800 EI-EBY out of St Athan )

15.49 POWERBLADE 7V on London Info - PC12 abeam Shoreham at 3,500ft en route to Avignon France - asked to confirm trigraph SLS7V  - climb 7,300ft -  to Paris 125.7 at 16.02 - ( PC12 T7-SLXP out of Blackbush ) 

15.59 G-CMCL on London Info - AW169 out of Dunfold en route Le Bourget Paris just coasted out near Eastbourne 

16.31 HZ-SEA on London Info  - 55N FL130 ( over North Sea abeam Redcar ) - to route via RINIS - at 17.29 route via REDFA - at 17.36 route via COSTA - at 17.40 passed to Amsterdam 125.750 ( Cessna 208 floatplane HZ-SEA Red Sea Airlines, out of Wick )

 

Wednesday 15th March 2023

19.51 HELIMED 60A on London Info - AW169 out of Redhill en route to Margate ( AW169 G-LNAC ) 

 

Friday 6th January 2023

11.00  ENDURANCE 99 on London Info - Beech 200 departed from East Midlands, south east of Norwich, en route to Thames Estuary for fisheries patrol before return to East Midlands - ( B200 RVL Aviation G-RAFL ) 

 

Monday 2nd January 2023

13.26 G-FKOS on London Info - Pa-28 departed from Glasgow, abeam Carlisle en route to Bagby

  

Sunday 1st January 2023

14.19 G-IDFE on London Info - Bell 505 just departed Sherburn in Elmet en route to Wycombe Air Park  - 14.38 passed to East Midlands 134.180

 


 

Sunday 25th December 2022 - Xmas Day

12.22 HELIMED 08A on London Info - EC135 out of Liverpool en route to the Ambleside vicinity to work with a COASTGUARD callsign  - 12.39  HELIMED 08 returning to Blackpool - ( EC135 G-NWAA )


Friday 16th December 2022

09.25 HELIMED 29A on London Info - AW169 out of Waddington en route to Long Sutton area  - 09.28 letting down - ( AW169 G-LNCC ) 

14.11 LY-HOP on London Info - Yak 54 crossing the FIR in from Belgium - en route to Lee on Solent

 

 

 

Tuesday 29th November 2022

14.20 G-GETU on London Info - AW169 out of Farnborough, passing Bicester en route to Teesside - 14.25 due to weather at Teesside will divert to Doncaster - 14.49 Doncaster will not accept will now divert to East Midlands - 14.52 passed to East Midlands 134.180.

 

 

Thursday 24th November 2022

10.02 NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE 327 Formation on London Info - Crossing the FIR, three NH-90 helicopters tails given as N327, N318 and N319 en route to Lydd - at 10.36 passed to Lydd 120.705 

 

Saturday 12th November 2022

16.09 COASTGUARD 28 on London Info - DA62 just departed Lydd for maritime patrol in the Channel - playtime of 5 hours - ( DA62 MPP OO-MSA )

 

Wednesday 2nd November 2022

14.00  LUPUS134 on Swanwick 135.150 - en route to Brize - 14.03 descend FL60 - passed to Brize 133.750 at 14.06 - ( Air Alliance Learjet D-CSOS out of Malaga - pinging as AYY 134 )

14.57 OO-OMG on London Info - EC120 Colibri out of Stapleford, abeam Ashford at 1,000ft en route to Kortrijk-Wevelgem ( EBKT ) -  passed to Lille 120.275 at 15.17 

 

Thursday 20th October 2022

15.20  NAVY HOTEL GOLF 725 on London Info - operating from a floating callsign mid Channel  - passed to Brest 134.200 at 15.22 - ( US Navy MH-60R Seahawk 168146 en route to Caen )

16.38 SERPENT 46 on 278.600 route via Yeovilton - descend FL180 - poor comms - recontact on 135.150 - Guard 243.00 calling SERPENT 46 - 135.150 descend FL100 - ( RAF Shadow ZZ416 )

 

Monday 26th September 2022

16.56  HELIMED 60A on London Info - AW169 out of Redhill passing Sevenoaks en route Canterbury - ( AW169 G-KSST )

18.49 HELIMED 66E on London Info - AW169 just lifted from near Turweston en route back to base at Wyton - ( AW169 G-MGPS )

 

Saturday 3rd September 2022

16.05 N449C on London Info - A109 passing south of Hereford, out of PS Lambourne en route to Eire will cross FIR at MORAG at minute 45 - ( A109S N449C - note this appears on ADSB FR24 with a ping of "A000" )

 

 

Monday 29th August 2022

14.50 COASTGUARD 187 on Shobdon 118.155 - inbound to join - ( HMCG AW149 G-MCGO out of St Athan )

 

 

Sunday 28th August 2022

17.15 ENDURANCE 643P on Western Radar 132.300 - FL110 route via Daventry - ( RVL Aviation Beech B200 G-CDZT out of Cardiff )

 

 

Thursday 25th August 2022

14.45 OMEN 1 on 278.600 - route via BRECON en route to Culdrose - at 15.04 passed to Newquay 133.405 - ( RAF Hercules ZH865 out of Leeming )

 

 

Thursday 18th August 2022

10.02  ENDURANCE 99 on London Info - Beech 200 10m SE of Cambridge, out of East Midlands to work task near Clacton  - after task will route to Southend - ( RVL Aviation B200 G-RAFL as REV99 ) 

 

 

Tuesday 2nd August 2022

10.45  BELGIAN COASTGUARD 01 on London Info - BN2 out of Ostend, 6 miles south of RAPIX en route to oil spill - will return to Ostend later - ( BN2 Islander OO-MMM east of Ramsgate  as BCG01 )

 

 

 

Monday 1st August 2022

17.42 REDHEAD 70 on London Info - EC145 out of Gloucester en route to Welshpool - at 18.01 passed to Welshpool 128.005( EC145 G-EMSS pinging as RHD70 )


Saturday 30th July 2022

16.15  THUNDER 11 on London Info asked to advise routing to Mildenhall - at 16.26 THUNDER 11 passed onto Newquay Radar 133.405 - at 16.44 with 278.600 climb FL110 and route via Swindon - Westcott coridor - at 16.56 passed to 252.875 - ( USMC MV-22 168626  "EG-07" from ship off SW coast )

 

Thursday 28th July 2022

20.14  NEPTUNE 4995 on 123.775 climb FL250 route via VAKPO - passed to Scottish 129.100 at 20.20 - passed to 128.055 at 20.25 ( Wallasey sector ) -  ( Atlantic West B737-800 G-NPTA out of Aldergrove )

 

Tuesday 20th July 2022

15.16 TARTAN 11P on Brize 133.750 in descent for BZ - ( RAF Voyager ZZ331 - note use of suffix P ( Papa  ) appears to be a positioning flight in from Prestwick )

 

Monday 11th July 2022

20.04  G-BZAH on London Info - Cessna 208 out over Little Staughton over Bedford en route to Netheravon  - be advised wild fires on Salisbury Plain -   at 20.30 to Salisbury Ops 122.750 -  ( Army Parachute Association G-BZAH Cessna 208 Caravan )

 

 

Sunday 10th July 2022

11.11 D-F TRIPLE X on London Info - T-6 Harvard just departed Sleap will route south en route to overhead Dover - ( D-FXXX T-6 Harvard )

 

 

Friday 8th July 2022

09.38  REDLIFT 05 on London Info - R44 out of PS near Cambridge en route to PS south of Hereford - 10.33 about to land at PS near Hereford - ( G-PGGY R44 )

 

 

 

Thursday 7th July 2022

11.36  ZULU ZULU 504 on 280.350 - Shadow climb FL260 route to 20m west of Llanbedr before turning north - ( RAF Shadow ZZ504 pinging as "RAYTHEON" test flight out of Hawarden ) 

19.35  LONDON EYE 14 on London Info - AS350 abeam Northleach routing to a PS near Ascot - ( AS350 Squirrel G-SHRD )

 

 

 

Wednesday 6th July 2022

08.53  PUFFIN 82P on London Info - Islander at 2,400ft abeam Portsmouth, out of Biggin en route to Guernsey via ORTAC - registration given as G-BLNI - ( Air Alderney BN-2 Islander G-BLNI ) 

14.03  TRK 41 on London Info - S-92 will coast in at Clacton routing to Stansted  - passed to Essex Radar 120.625 at 14.18 - ( Turkish Government S-92 in theory TCCB-3 in from Cologne )

 

Tuesday 5th July 2022

12.05  RESCUE 199 on London Info - AW189 over the Lake District, out of Prestwick en route to Humberside at 3,000ft for a refuel before going on task - passed to Humberside 119.130 at 12.28 - ( AW189 G-MCGR pinging as CG199 )  

 

 

Saturday 2nd July 2022

10.57  STAMPE Formation on London Info - flight of four Stampe aircraft, out of Headcorn routing to Le Touquet via Lydd - lead aircraft G-HJSS others are G-BWEF, G-AYIJ and G-ATIR - 

 

Wednesday 29th June 2022

13.14  STRIX 67 on London Info - single C-130 at 500ft off coast of Norfolk to fly at 500ft or lower over sea south to Dover before returning to Mildenhall - ( USAF 67 SPW MC-130J 09-6207 )

13.22  BROADSWORD 75B on London Info - Mid Channel at 2,500ft - ( 2Excel Aviation  Beech 200 G-HMGB - note that this aircraft usually operates with a COASTGUARD callsign )

13.34  MAPLE 68 on London Info - single Wildcat out of Wattisham to route via QE2 bridge, then London heli lanes to Yeovilton - ( Army Wildcat ZZ405 )

 

 

Tuesday 28th June 2022

10.01  BLADERUNNER 11 on London Info - MD520 out of Elstree passing Daventry en route to Manchester Barton   - ( MD520N NOTAR N520EA )

10.02  ASCOT 9420 on 278.600 - climb FL90 - en route to Area 10 for tanking - 10.05 climb FL230 - 10.28 route via ROKSI - BENBO then XAMAB ( FIR boundary mid Channel ) - passed to Paris 129.005 at 10.46 - ( RAF Voyager ZZ338 with Typhoons ASCOT 9811 and ASCOT 9812 )

12.01  BROADSWORD 67B on London Info - Pa-31 abeam Lydd at 2,500ft on Channel patrol  - ( 2Excel Aviation Pa-31 G-SCIR )

12.31  BROADSWORD 42 on London Info - Pa-31 out of Doncaster, abeam Wattisham inbound to Sywell -  ( 2Excel Aviation Pa-31 G-BPYR )

13.31  PENGUIN 04 on London Info - Twin Otter out of Duxford at 3,500ft approaching Aldeburgh to coast out for survey before return to Duxford - ( British Antarctic Survey VP-FBL DHC 6 Twin Otter ) 

20.30  VULKAN AIR 120 on airways 133.600 - FL180 request to descend due to icing - descend FL170 - ( Vulkan Air An-26 UR-CQV out of Liverpool going south )

 

 

Thursday 23rd June 2022

09.02  MARTLET 15 on London Info - Wildcat out of Lydd to operate below 500ft over The Channel before returning to Lydd  - ( Royal Navy Wildcat )

11.18  THUNDER 11 Flight - to route Yeovilton then Brize initially passed to 252.875 at 11.36 - passed to London Info at 11.46 en route Mildenhall -  ( 2 x USMC VMM-263 MV-22 Osprey in from ship off Cornwall, 168347 code EG-00 and 168605 code EG-04 ) 

22.07  COSTOCK 09 on London Info - A109 near Cheltenham en route to Glastonbury - ( A109 G-RAYN )

 

Tuesday 21st June 2022

10.10 RAFAIR 7186 on London Info -  cleared to transit D036 and D040 ( Portsmouth area ) en route FIR boundary - ( RAF Chinook )

 

Monday 20th June 2022

12.46 C-GKOA on London Info - Skyvan at 6,500ft from Brize to Brize will continue for next 30 mins on a training flight around Herefordshire - passed to Brize 127.250 at 13.14 - ( Summit Short Skyvan C-GKOA )

14.42 COASTGUARD 22B on Western Radar 132.300 - Beech 200 FL80 to route Brecon-Staffa-Doncaster ( HMCG B200 G-HMGB not pinging as SRG 22B rather than CGD 22B )

 

Sunday 19th June 2022

11.44  SPITFIRE 96 on Gloucester 128.550 - Spitfire complete at Ross-on-Wye en route flyby Prescott Hill Climb then inbound Staverton RWY 04 ETA minute 55 - ( RAF BBMF Spitfire MK356 )  

12.12  REDHEAD 59 on London Info - EC135 out of Gloucester passing Malvern en route to Welshpool ( RHD 59 EC 135 G-SPHU - likely replacement cover for Welsh Air Ambulance Helimed 59 )

 

Tuesday 14th June 2022

10.00  VANGUARD on 242.250 - DA42 simulating JTAC/FAC over D147 Herefordshire - ( DA42 G-FFMV ) 

 

Monday 13th June 2022

12.10 VV HG 727 on London Info - single MH-60R off a US ship at 2,500ft 60m east of Norwich en route to EGUL ( Lakenheath )  -  at 12.24 pased to Norwich 119.355 - ( US Navy MH-60R 168164 ) 

12.32  POWERBLADE 7V - PC-12 at 2,000ft out of Denham en route to Le Touquet - ( PC12 T7-SLXP  pinging as SLS7V )

 

Friday 10th June 2022

13.25 A9C-HIA on London Info - FL80 en route Isle of Man ( Bahrain Royal Flight AW139 ) 

13.48  BELGIAN AIR FORCE 320 on London Info - dep Southend now at BPK en route to Cosford ( Bel AF A109 H-46 for Cosford air show  ) 

16.40 A9C-HIA on London Info  - passed to Bristol 125.650 AW139 for transit, out of Ronaldsway en route to PS Blandford

17.59 HELIMED 03A on London Info - passing Bridgnorth en route to Hereford hospital  - departed Hereford hosp at 18.43  ( EC145 G-RMAA based Cosford )

 

Thursday 9th June 2022

10.38  WARLORD 11 Flight on Aberporth 340.475 - will call again in 10 mins ( 2 x Typhoons from Coningsby )

11.02  NORTHOLT 25 on Shobdon 118.155 - inbound to land RWY26 - ( RAF A109 GZ100 )

12.30  RUSHTON 33 on Brize 124.275 - passing Worcester en route Bournemouth -  ( FR Aviation BN-2 Islander G-BJYT - went on to o/s Hurn and onto Lee on Solent )

17.48  RUSHTON 33 on Western Radar 132.300 -  FL80 - ( FR Aviation BN-2 Islander G-BJYT - on to Aldergrove ) 

 

 

Monday 5th July 2021

11.58  SCAMPTON 34 on 252.875 - FL240 route via Westcott - to Boscombe 340.250 for PAR approach - ( HHA Hunter T72 XE688 ) 

 

 

Tuesday 25th May 2021

09.43 G-CLGS on London Info - Spitfire will coast out at New Romney en route to LFAQ ( Picardie ) - ( Spitfire LF IX G-CLGS in Hellenic AF c/s as MJ755 )

  

Saturday 15th May 2021

14.45 N32NG on London Info - A109 out of Goodwood, passing Kemble en route to PS Aberystwyth

14.58 ZODIAC 11 on London Info - DA42 out of Hurn, passing Hereford en route to Prestwick routing via waypoint NINEB - 15.50 now 25 miles NW of Blackpool - ETA Deans Cross 16.10 - ( Draken DA42 G-FFMV )

15.54 NORTHUMBRIAN 44 on London Info - R44 out of PS Newcastle en route to PS Windermere - ( Northumbria Helicopters R44 G-HALS )



 

Thursday 13th May 2021

12.00 THUNDERCAT 2BG on 135.150 - climb FL330 route via DAWLY - SQK 7251 and passed to London 136.600 at 12.02  - ( Catreus Cessna Citation CJ2 G-ILBG out of Newquay pinging as VCG1BG )

13.27 COASTGUARD 22B on London Info - Beech 200 out of Doncaster, overhead Scarborough en route to Aberdeen - ( Coastguard B200 G-HMGB )


 


Monday 10th May 2021

10.38 BROADSWORD 66 on London Info - Pa-31 out of Doncaster en route to Lasham - passed to Brize 124.275 at 10.51 - ( 2 Excel Aviation Pa-31 G-UKCS )

 

 Friday 30th April 2021

14.58 EI-GHU on London Info - AW119leaving coast of Wales route via FIR Boundary waypoint MORAG - next freq will be Dublin 118.5

15.04  FLIGHTCAL 06 on London Info - DA62 out of Groningen Netherlands inbound to Shoreham - ( Flight Calibration Services DA62 G-DVOR pinging as VOR06 ) 

15.27 G-SAPA on London Info - R66 out of Ipswich, coasting out at Hunstanton en route to Hull


 

 

Wednesday 28th April 2021

09.19 AXIS on 280.350 - Holding hands ( ie pair together ) descend FL100 for RTB Valley - 09.25 passed to Valley Approach Stud  - ( Pair of RAF Hawk T2 )

09.32  HELIMED 88A on London Info - EC145 departed from Cambridge en route to Framlingham - ( Air Ambulance EC145 G-HEMC )

09.44 G-CROW on London Info - R44 out of Cardiff Heliport en route to PS Llandudno will transit via Shobdon zone -


 

Friday 16th April 2021

09.32 G-OMCM on London Info - AS350 from a PS near Kirkby en route to Cumbernauld 

09.55 OXFORD 06 on London Info - Over Severn Bridge routing via Hereford onto Wellsbourne - ( Oxford Aviation Cessna 182 G-MPLF )

10.17 DUKE 03 Flight on London Info - coasting out at INLIM ( near Clacton ) en route to FIR at KONAN - ( US Army UH-60s out of Mildenhall )

10.37  COASTGUARD 21B on London Info - Beech 200 currently 14 miles SE of Norwich on a coastal patrol will work south towards Hurn - ( Coastguard Beech 200 G-HMG....... )

 

 

 



 

Thursday 15th April 2021

11.12 COMET 457 on Brize 127.25 - Over Little Rissington - 11.24 four minutes to live drop - (RAF Atlas ZM419 para dropping )

11.25  COMET 457 on Drop Zone 372.225 - Request live clearance

11.35  CALIBRATOR 695 on 278.6 - climb FL222 and avoid Plymouth danger areas ( Thales G-FPLD Beech 200 )

11.48  TYPHOON 14 on 280.35 - climb FL400 and route direct Coningsby - ( RAF Typhoon from approaches at RAF Valley 

12.50  QUID 41  on 278.600 - descend FL170 and hold in Area 10W, advised F-15s are delayed - ( USAF 100 ARW KC-135 58-0036 ) - photo below shows 100ARW refuelling an F-15 Eagle - courtesy USAFE


13.39  RAIDER 31 Flight on 278.6 - at FL240 - tanker is 88 miles on heading 240 - descend FL150  - ( USAF 48FW F-15 Eagles )

13.48 GUNNY 11 Flight on 278.6 - four ship at FL240 - tanker is 88 miles on heading 243 -
( USAF 48FW F-15 Eagles )

 

 

Tuesday 23rd March 2021

08.25  RAVEN 5BB on London Info - P68 out of Liverpool, approaching Deans Cross en route to Aberdeen - passed to Scottish 119.875 at 08.38 ( Ravenair Partenavia P68B G-HUBB )

08.42  GOLD 725 on London Info - EC175 out of Aberdeen, at 1,600ft going south - passed to Anglia radar 128.925 at 08.45 - ( NHV Helicopters EC175 G-NHVJ ) 

09.35 ASCOT 4102 on Brize 127.250 - passed to 278.600 climb FL320 route via Yeovilton - direct Lands End - passed to airways 135.255 at 09.50 - ( RAF Atlas ZM415 ) 

10.10  RESCUE 22A on London Info - Beech 200 at FL67 en route Dover area - passed to Southend Radar 130.780 at 10.13 - ( Coastguard Beech 200 G-HMGB note pinging as CGD22B ) 

10.22  COASTGUARD 26B on London Info - Pa31 out of Doncaster, currently 20 miles West of Blackpool to work Liverpool Bay and Irish Sea along FIR boundary - ( Coastguard 2Excel Pa-31 G-UMMI )


 

 

Tuesday 9th March 2021

09.26  AIRTASK 07 on London Info - DA42 out of Gamton en route Farnborough - ( Air Task DA42 G-HAKA ) 

10.06  BROADSWORD 60 on London Info - Pa-31 out of Doncaster en route to Aberdeen - ( 2Excel Pa-31 G-UKCS ) 

10.34 HELIMED 58A on London Info - Dauphin just lifted Langwathby en route to Whitehaven

10.46 SOLWAY 08 on London Info - A109 out of Southend en route to France - ( A109 G-RMBH )

10.56  ELECTRICITY 99 on Hereford 134.15 - request entry to D216 for line work at approx 12.15 - currently en route Shobdon - ( WPD EC135 G-WPDB )

 

Wednesday 24th February 2021

10.37 VICTOR 36 on 280.35 - SQK 3740 - to overshot at Brize - 11.10 VICTOR 36 on 278.6 climb FL220 route Valley - ( RAF Hawk T2 ZK029 VYT 36 after o/s Brize went to o/s Cardiff )

11.03  HOWLER 81 Flight on 278.6 - two ship complete Pembrey climb FL250 - climb FL280 - to 252.87 at 11.08 en route to Towline 8 - ( USAF LN F-15 Eagles )

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 16th February 2021

11.02 GAUNTLET 22 on 278.6 - FL210 - passed to 280.35 at 11.04 en route for a land away at Valley - ( QinetiQ Hawk T1 XX327 out of Boscombe )

11.17  COASTGUARD 26B on London Info - to operate in the Irish Sea area - advised D201H is active - task complete en route to Lasham - 13.00 QSY to Lasham - ( Coastguard Pa-31 G-UMMI out of Doncaster )

13.03  TARTAN 29 on 277.62 - route via Pole Hill, Leeming to Area 5 ( North Sea abeam Newcastle ) - ( RAF Voyager ZZ338 out of Brize ) 


 

 

Wednesday 10th February 2021

09.21  PH-KIO on London Info - Just crossed FIR from Eelde, originally planned to land Blackpool, but will weather divert to Biggin Hill, coasting in at Southend - ( Tecnam P2006 PH-KIO ) 

 

 

Friday 5th February 2021

10.28  N60GM on London Info - just departed Full Sutton en route to Inverness climb FL80 - ( Cessna 421 N60GM )

11.49  COASTGUARD 25B on Boscombe 126.7  - descend 3,000ft en route to work Scilly Isles area - ( 2 Excel / Coastguard Pa-31 G-SCMR )

 

 

Wednesday 27th January 2021

09.14  ASCOT 4596 on 252.87 - climb FL240 -SQK 2021 and passed to 134.755 at 09.22 - route NITON climb FL280 - climb FL300 - route direct NOKIN - ( RAF Atlas ZM414 )

11.12  AIRTASK 07 on London Info - FL100 route to ABEVI -passed to Scottish 124.5 at 11.27 - ( Direct Flight DA42 G-HAKA out of Leeds )

11.29  COASTGUARD 25B on London Info - near Liverpool coasting out to go around the Isle of Man before back towards Liverpool SQK 4330 - ( Coastguard Pa-31 G-SCMR ) 

11.43  VORTEX 437 on London Info - Chinook at Dartford Crossing, out of Odiham en route to Wattisham - ( RAF Chinook ZA681 )

 

 

Tuesday 26th January 2021

09.51 G-GEFF on 128.7 - climb FL140 - passed to 133.9 at 09.51 - will pass west of Pembrey - en route Newquay RWY 12 - to Newquay 133.405 at 10.12 - ( PC-12 G-GEFF )  

09.59 G-ETKT R44 on London Info - out of Connington en route J13 near Cranfield - to Cranfield on 122.855 at 10.10 - 10.11 back to London Info as no reply from Cranfield - letting down at J13 at 10.17

 

 

Tuesday 19th January 2021

09.47  ASCOT 2220 on 252.875 - climb FL190 - Climb FL240 - route NITON - SQK 7525 and contact London 133.6 at 09.53 - route NOKIN then RIBEL - passed to London 132.860 at 09.56 - ( RAF Voyager ZZ343 )

10.25 ASCOT 9101 0n 278.6 - climb FL250 - expecting one aircraft for ten minutes of refuelling in Towline 10E - to cross FIR boundary with France by Midday at latest - ( RAF Voyager ZZ336 ) 

10.54 COASTGUARD 25B on Cardiff 119.150 - at 4,500ft SQK 3610 - to route along Channel then Bournemouth - ( Coastguard Pa-31 G-SCMR  abeam Hereford going SW )

 

Monday 18th January 2021

10.54  COASTGUARD 21B on London Info - Beech 200 out of Doncaster, FL130 abeam East Midlands en route to Lydd to work the Dover area - ( Coastguard Beech 200 G-HMGA )

11.11 COASTGUARD 25B on London Info - East of Norwich at FIR boundary routing south to work the Dover area  - at 12.32at 1,500ft 12m NE of Dover heading north - ( Coastguard Pa-31 G-SCMR )

12.48  ASCOT 202 on 135.150 - climb FL190 route via Gloucester then Shawbury - en route Scotland to go low level near Leuchars - ( RAF Hercules ZH867 just out of Brize )

 


 

Wednesday 13th January 2021

10.54  MEDOPS 01 on London Info - FL90 - route AMRAL and avoid D147 active up to 10,000ft  - SQK 7667 and contact Cardiff 119.150 at 10.57  - ( IAS Medical Diamond DA62 G-IRJE - note pinging as MDI04 over mid Wales, later changed to MDI01 near Cardiff )

 

Tuesday 12th January 2021

09.12  NEPTUNE 06 on London Info - request info on Danger Area 098 in Dover area - not active at this time - ( Dutch Navy NH90 N-110 up Channel from West to East )

10.52  COASTGUARD 24B on London Info - at 4,000ft request info on Danger Area 098 in the Dover srea - contact Lydd 123.100 ( scene of search ) at 11.01 - will operate not below 2,000ft in Channel  - ( Piper Pa-31 Navajo G-SCTR out of Doncaster )


Photo via 2Excel

 

11.30  VICKERS 04 on 135.15 - just out of Hurn, climb FL130 - climb FL240 - route via DIKAS - ( BAe Systems Beech 200 M-LENR )

 

 

Friday 8th January 2021

09.48  QUID 740 on 252.875 - route direct Area 12 - to refuel in block FL230-FL250 - ( USAF KC-135 61-0292 )

09.59 FRENCH NAVY 5110 on London Info - be advised Danger Areas 003, 004 and the 008 complex are not active - ( French Navy, type unknown but likely an Atlantique )

 

 

Saturday 2nd January 2021

12.00  ZEUS 40 on London Info - inbound to Stapleford for re-fuel before departing to survey near Folkestone - 13.35 at 2,000ft near Rochester en route survey at Folkestone and then onto Popham - ( Cessna 172 G-ZEVS )

12.20 ASCOT 2300 on Brize 127.250  - passed to London 134.755 at 12.21 ( bandboxed on London 133.6 ) - heading 125 climb FL180 - passed to London 127.955 at 12.26  - ( RAF Voyager ZZ331 going SE ) 

13.02  COASTGUARD 22B on London Info - currently 28 mils south of Eastborne - requesting status of Danger Areas D036-040  - advised not active - ( Coastguard Beech 200 G-HMGB mid Channel  ) 

13.40  HELIMED 75A on London Info - EC135 out of Barton en route Winter Hill - 13.46 over Wigan unable to proceed due to weather returning to Barton as HELIMED 75E - ( EC135 G-NWAE )

 

 

Friday 1st January 2021

13.27  JETSPEED 685 - climb FL380 route via RODEL - climb FL400 - ( Gulfstream 5 N108NY out of Luton )

14.01 G-IIBB on London Info - Bell 505 Wessex regional pressure - be advised Newquay are NOTAM closed all day - 

14.19  COASTGUARD 22B on London Info - be advised Danger Area 026 is active - to operate over The Channel - Portland QNH 1008 - ( Coastguard Beech 200 G-HMGA )


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Thursday 31st December 2020 

12.10  WHITEKNIGHT 22 on London Info - FL100 route via Gamston - SQK 7235 and passed to Scottish 134.430 at 12.31 - ( DA42 G-ZDEA  heading NE over Wales ) 

12.39  G-ETIN on London Info - R22 near Ludlow, out of Shobdon on NAVEX to route via Cosford, Ashbourne before return to Shobdon  

14.04  AEROS 53 on London Info - just out of Gloucester, climbing to 4,500ft - passed to Cardiff 119.150 at 14.09 - ( DA40 G-SUEO )

 

 

Thursday 24th December 2020 

13.10 G-ROYP on Shobdon 118.155 - R22 near Leominster inbound in 15 mins

13.26 HELIMED 67E on London Info - EC-145 just lifted Abergavenny en route to Welshpool  - ( Wales Air Ambulance G-WOBR EC-145 ) 

13.35 G-CDOA on London Info - turning over Lake Windermere at 5,000ft to head south back to Barton - ( G-CDOA EV-97 Eurostar ) 

13.47  OXFORD 46 on London Info - Cessna 182 on a NAVEX next turning point Hereford in 5 mins, then onto Severn Bridge - out of Oxford and will return to Oxford - changing to Gloucester 128.55 at 14.14 - ( Oxford Aviation Cessna 182 G-MPLF )

13.56 G-BDUO on London Info - Cessna 150 out of St Athan over Llangdegfedd reservoir, en route Halfpenny Green

14.15 G-BNOJ on London Info - Pa-28 out of Blackpool, near Fleetwood at 5,000ft routing to Windermere and back to Blackpool

 

 

 

Thursday 17th  December 2020

14.39  MARTIN 01 on 128.7 - climb FL100 - routing as AMRAL - UMOLO - Llanbedr - NITON then back to Chalgrove - ( Martin Baker Gloster Meteor G-JWMA ex WA638 )

 

Tuesday 15th  December 2020

13.46  NORTHOLT 35 on 278.6 - FL290 to operate beyond Lands End on trails work until approx 16.30 before returning to Northolt - ( RAF Bae 146 ZE700 ) 

13.57  KRAKEN 41 on 278.6 - climb FL190 - climb FL440 - descend to block 2,000ft to FL240 - SQK 3351 at 14.24 - descend 2,000ft at 14.40 - SQK 7051 and contact Culdrose Channel 3 at 14.42 - ( RN Hawk T1 out of Culdrose ) 

14.16 G-EXPO on 135.15 - FL100 - clear to transit D012 - route via DAWLY - route direct Berry Head at 14.26 - route direct Newquay at 14.34 - passed to Newquay 133.405 at 14.45 - ( G-EXPO Piper Pa-46 out of Shoreham )

 

 

Monday 14th  December 2020

09.55  ASCOT 4494 on 278.6 - climb FL160 - route direct Lands End - climb FL250 - to join airways at GAPLI - SQK 6345 - passed to London 132.95 at 10.09 - ( RAF Atlas ZM407 out of Brize )

 

Friday 11th  December 2020

09.48  CUTLASS on 280.35 - descend FL70 turn left heading 250 - SQK 3746 - passed to Valley Stud 5 at 09.52 - ( RAF Hawk T2 ZK014 )

10.12  GREMLIN 62 on 280.35 - climb FL350 - climb FL370 - left heading 200 - passed to 252.87 at 10.19 - descend FL110 at 10.21 - direct Lakenheath - SQK 0432 - contact Lakenheath Channel 10 at 10.26 - ( USAF LN F-15 Eagle ) 

11.07 FELIX 102 on London Info - requesting weather for Bae Warton - ( B737 G-JMCM over Kent out of Cyprus ) 

15.22 EVO 04A on London Info - EC145 out of Norwich - ETA for FIR Boundary 15.37 - passed to Ostend 120.6 at 15.36 - ( NHV EC145 OO-NST - note some confusion with controller and callsign misunderstood as EVIL, EVE and EVA before phonetic spelling as EVO )

 

 

Thursday 10th  December 2020

11.08 N424AG on London Info - Cessna Caravan out of Gloucester, approaching Hereford en route to Dublin, climb FL60 - ( N424AG Cessna 208 Caravan )

11.38 WARLOCK on 341.575 Low Level - LFA 4 Pair of Pumas east of Ross on Wye routing towards Hereford - ( RAF Pumas XW235 and XW237 )

 

 

Tuesday 8th  December 2020

12.02  NEPTUNE 12 on London Info - at 1,200ft inbound Lydd - ETA Lydd 12.24 - advised beware of drone operating in Channel at 1,500ft - ( Dutch Navy NH-90 N-088 )

 

Thursday 3rd December 2020

12.44 BELGIAN AF 606 on 135.15 - descend fL70 route via VLN - descend FL60 - inbound to RWY 25 at Brize - SQK 3740 passed to Brize 133.750 at 12.54 - (Belgian AF ERJ-135 CE-01 )

 

Tuesday 1st December 2020 

12.49 AIR HAMBURG 467K on 135.15 - desc FL100 route via VLN - route direct Brize - descend FL60 -to Brize 133.750 at 13.03 - ( Cessna 560 Citation D-CXLS in from Valencia )

14.27 ELVIS on 340.250 Boscombe - ELVIS 1 to ELVIS 2 ( RAF Tutors )

15.25  VORTEX 341 on 118.155 Shobdon - 6 miles south of airfield inbound to shutdown for re-fuel - ( RAF Puma ) 

22.18 WARLOCK on 341.575 Low Level - Pair of Pumas established in vicinity of Tewkesbury - ( RAF Pumas XW209 and XW213 )

 

Wednesday 25th November 2020 

08.18  ASCOT 161 on 252.875 - FL230 en route to Prestwick for a tactical visual approach - ( RAF Hercules ZH888 out of Brize )

11.23 PIPELINE 81on London Info - R44 out of PS near Gloucester, passing south of Hereford en route to Haverfordwest via Hay and Sennybridge - ( R44 G-NESH )

 

Tuesday 24th November 2020

09.42  MULTI 97 on Brize 133.75 - after circuit will depart to LFB..... ( France ) -  passed to 135.15 at 10.00 climb FL130 - climb FL300 route via DAWLY - SQK 6316 and to London 126.080 at 10.08 - ( Dutch AF A330 T-054 )

 

 

 

Tuesday 17th November 2020

13.23  ASCOT 463 on 278.6 - desc FL240 - desc FL100 - desc FL60 at 13.28 - SQK 3741 contact Brize on 133.75 at 13.32 - for touch and go RWY 25 - ( RAF Atlas ZM404 in from Channel Isles ) 

13.39  BUCK 41 on 278.6 ( bandboxed with 252.87 ) - climb FL170 - climb FL310 - head WEST - Heading 290 - route via SAPCO - enter NWMTA for block FL100-FL600 at 14.02 - ( USAF F-15 Eagles two ship 48FW out of Lakenheath )

13.46  CASINO 21 on 278.6 ( bandboxed with 252.87 ) - climb FL310 - route via SAPCO - ( USAF F-15 Eagle s four ship 48FW out of Lakenheath )

13.57  AIRMIL 3198 on 278.6 - descend FL170 - route via Yeovilton for Brize - passed to Brize 133.75 at 14.12 - desc FL60 heading 055 for a PAR approach to land - ( Spanish AF A400 )


 

Saturday 14th November 2020

15.51  KITTYHAWK 23R on London 134.75 - climb FL100 - heading 150 - heading 110 - passed to London 132.165 at 15.58 - ( RAF Voyager ZZ336 on a Royal flight out of Brize to Berlin )

Friday 13th November 2020

14.18  NOTHOLT 35 on 135.15 - FL170 avoid Danger Area 125 route via Boscombe - SQK 2651 and passed to Boscombe Zone 126.7 at 14.20 - back to 135.15 at 14.24 heading 075 - desc FL150 - carry out one right hand orbit awaiting handover at 14.27 - route via OCKHAM SQK 7210 - passed to London 124.275 at 15.42 - ( RAF Bae 146 ZE707 out of Exeter for Northolt )

 

Tuesday 10th November 2020

13.38 Romeo Alpha on Drop Zone 130.525 - will orbit first, live drop in two minutes - troops dispatched  - ( Summit SC7 Skyvan C-FARA para-dropping at Shobdon )

14.24  GAUNTLET 02 on 278.6 - request block FL50-FL300 for spin - ( QinetiQ Hawk XX327 )

14.32  COMET 459 on 278.6 - FL60 route direct Yeovilton for Brize - ( RAF Atlas ZM417 returning to Brize from sea off of Cornwall )

15.17  AIR TASK 07 on London Info - at FL80 route via Brecon then OLIVE for Gamston - SQK 7226 abd passed to Birmingham 123.980 at 15.24

16.47 TARTAN 29 on Brize 127.25 - climb FL90 - passed to 252.87 at 16.47 route via Shawbury, climb FL300 for Area 4 - ( RAF Voyager ZZ338 tanker en route ARA 4 off coast of Aberdeen )

17.44  TYPHOON 315 on 252.87 - turn right heading 240 - SQK 3740 contact Brize 133.750 at 17.54  - ( RAF Typhoon ZK300 ) 

 

Monday 9th November 2020

08.51 ASCOT 4588 on 278.6 - climb FL280 - route direct Lands End - SQK 5446 and contact London 132.950 at 08.59 - ( RAF Atlas ZM404 out of Brize ) 

09.47  AGONY on 280.35 - transit to Valley at FL50 heading 210 - SQK 3740 and contact Valley Stud 5 at 09.51 - ( RAF Hawk T2 ZK030 returning from near Isle of Man area ) 

10.38  ASCOT 117 on Brize 127.25 - climb FL100 - to 277.62 at 10.38 - to route via Shawbury for west coast of Scotland for LFA 14T - to route via Machrihanish and TOBMO ( near Tobermory ) - (RAF Hercules ZH871 )

11.48  TESTER 88 on 278.6 - heading 255 to operate west of airway 864 in the block FL100-FL200 for approx 1 hour 15mins. - ( QinetiQ Bae 146 G-ETPK )

 

 

 

Friday 6th November 2020

14.35  COTAM 2013 on 134.75 ( bandboxed with 133.6 ) - climb FL120 route MALBY - climb FL170 heading 140 - heading 130 at 14.42 - passed to London 127.955 at 14.47 - ( French Air Force C-160 Transall R211 out of Brize )

 

Wednesday 4th November 2020

13.44  BELGIAN AIR FORCE 659 on Brize 127.25 - climb FL150 route via MALBY  ( Belgian Air Force A400 CT-01 )

13.46  ASCOT 803 on 135.15 - own navigation DAWLY  - climb FL200 SQK 0452  -  to London 126.080 at 13.51 - ( AF C-17 ZZ171 )

13.37  NORTHOLT 35 on 135.15 - climb FL200 - request visual steep approach to RWY 08 at Exeter  - desc FL150 at 13.57 - descend as required - SQK 0422 - contact Exeter on 128.980 at 13.59 - ( RAF Bae 146 ZE707 )

14.46  CUTTHROAT on 278.6 - FL230 - desc FL100 - contact Culdrose 231.775 at 14.57 -  ( RAF Hawk XX261 from Leeming )

 

Wednesday 28th October 2020

10.47  SHUTTLE 1351 on 128.7 - climb FL250 route via DAWLY - SQK 1410 - passed to London 126.080 at 10.49  ( British Airways A320 G-EUYT out of Newquay for LHR )  

11.26  AWC 84Y on Brize 127.25 - climb FL80 - passed to Birmingham at 11.28 - ( Voyager G-VYGM on a TITAN positioning flight from Brize to Birmingham )  

11.50 LITTLEWING 801 on 128.7 - climb FL250 route via DAWLY - passed to London 126.080 at 11.51 ( Little Wing Citation 650 9H-PLM out of Newquay )

12.37  CRISP 72 on London 133.6 - FL340 - passed to Shannon 134.260 at 13.00 -  ( USAF 150 SOS C-32B "02-4452" out of Ramstein routing West )



 

 

Friday 23rd October 2020

10.00  KRAKEN 43 on 135.15 - FL180 en route to Pembrey range - descend 3,400ft at 10.05 and report when two way comms established with range - ( RN Hawk T1 out of Culdrose )

 

 

Thursday 22nd October 2020

13.51 TIGER 21 on London Info - Pair of F-16 at 1,500ft near Dover out of Vokel will turn to RTB Volkel - passed to Ostend 120.6 at 13.53  ( Two Dutch Air Force F-16s one showing as J-015 )

13.59  QUID 41 on 278.6 - at FL240 - desc FL150 - for refuelling block FL140 - FL170 in Towline 10 West ( Cornwall )

14.28  DRAGON 31 on Brize 133.75 - information Code C - 1 soul on board  ( USAF U-2 80-1081 into Fairford from Cyprus )  

14.40 FLEX 21 on 278.6 - Four ship at FL240 heading 250 en route Area 10W ( Cornwall ) to met QUID 41 - desc FL150 - after tanking to operate in D064 Complex ( Four USAF LN F-15 Eagles ) 

14.49  HARLEY 21 Flight on 252.87 - own navigation for the D064 Complex - ( USAF LN F-15 Eagles )

16.55  HELIMED 58A on London Info - near Penrith en route Preston hospital


Wednesday 21st October 2020

09.10  KRAKEN 46 on 278.6 - climb FL350 - to 280.35 at 09.17 - desc FL70 SQK 3763 - contact Valley 266.250  ( Royal Navy Hawk T1 from Culdrose )

09.24  MADRAS 27 on Brize 127.25 - to 252.875 at 09.25 at FL85 - climb FL140 route via Lichfield  ( RAF Voyager ZZ332 )

09.31  MADRAS 20 on Brize 127.25 - to 252.875 at 09.32 - climb FL140 route via Lichfield - 09.36 request direct via Waddington as running late - ( RAF Voyager ZZ338 ) 

15.27  BOND 7 on London Info - FL60 over the Lakes en route to Blackpool  ( Bond AW139 G-PERD from Aberdeen )

15.46  SNAKE 57 on 278.6 - FL240 route via Yeovilton  - be advised D123 and D125 ( SPTA ) are active - passed to Bournemouth 119.475 at 16.00  ( RAF Shadow ZZ507 )

16.11  ANGLESEY 90 on 280.35 - climb FL170 en route to Morecombe Bay area - 16.20 descend 5,600ft  ( RAF Texan ZM327 )

 

 

 

 Friday 16th October 2020

14.05 NSL02 on London Info - Out of Fowlmere, filed flight plan yesterday for today, not found in system wants to do an airborne flight plan now en route Jersey - contact Solent Radar - passed to Jersey 125.205 at 14.38 - ( Pa-34 Seneca N95D )

14.35  ARENA 06 on London Info - Twin Squirrel near Ashford, out of Redhill en route to the Dover area  - asking about drone activity around Dover  - ( G-UKTV AS355 ) 

15.26  ASCOT 2836 on Brize 125.25 - our frame number is ZULU ZULU 338 - to London 133.6 at 15.27 - climb FL120 - climb FL200 - climb FL260 - climb FL400 route direct TOBOR at 15.28 ( West of Shannon ) - 15.32 can't go direct TOBOR as have no diplomatic clearance to cross Eire - route via MERLY then LESLU  ( RAF Voyager ZZ338 out of Brize going West )

15.34  QUID 55 on London 133.6 - FL340 route via BHD ( Berry Head ) then VLN ( Yeovilton ) - direct VLN at 15.37 - descend FL250 at 15.38 - ( USAF KC-135 61-0292 )


 

 

Wednesday 14th October 2020

14.46  ARMY AIR 538 on 128.7 - FL90 traffic service - route via REXAM ( Wrexham ) - passed to Scottish 128.055 at 15.07  ( Army Air Corps Defender ZG996 out of Exter ) 

14.59  PANTHER 61 Flight on 252.875 - 2 ship  - 15.11 desc FL60 into NWMTA - VMC going low en route at 15.12  ( USAF pair of LN F-15E ) 

 

 

Monday 12th October 2020

13.10  ASCOT 481 on 252.87 - climb FL100 route via Shawbury to Glasgow - will return via Gamston and Daventry - ( RAF Atlas ZM412 just out of Brize )  

13.28  RAMPAGE 21 Flight on 280.35 - FL140, to operate in North Wales MTA ( NWMTA ) for Air Combat ( ACM ) in block FL100-FL285 for approx 30 mins - 13.56 climb FL400 route via SAPCO for Coningsby  - ( RAF Typhoons 3 ship ) 

 

 

Saturday 10th October 2020

17.09 COMET 53 on 278.6 - FL80 heading 060 towards BRECON - contact Cardiff on 119.150 at 17.15 - contact Bristol on 125.65 - to Brize 133.750  ( RAF C-17 ZZ177 up from the Bristol Channel area  )

 

Friday 9th October 2020

09.29  HUNTER 2 on 318.175 JTAC/FAC -operating with ground units over D147 - departing passed to Gloucester 128.55 at 09.50 ( AAC Apache ZJ194 )

10.03  MULTI 99 on London 133.6 - FL400 - at 10.13 route direct BAKUR ( FIS boundary with Eire ) - ( Netherlands AF A330 T-054 out of Eindhoven en route to Shannon )

 

Wednesday 7th October 2020

10.13  PIRATE 17 on 318.175 JTAC - Checking in with ground units at D147 - Complete at 10.47 to re-fuel at Shawbury   - 122.1 climb FL100 - to Shawbury 269.425 at 10.51 for full stop landing - ( RAF Hawk T1 XX205 )

14.30  VICTOR 525 on 280.35 - FL260 - to 278.6 at 14.33 - descend 3,400ft at 14.35 en route Hartland Point ( RAF Hawk T2 ZK017 )

15.06  RAINBOW 1R on Shawbury 133.15 - passed to Brize 124.275 at 15.21 ( Royal Flight G-XXED S76 from Preston )

20.33  VORTEX 518 on London Info - self ID as a Chinook currently near Folkeston, to land at Lydd before returning to Odiham  ( RAF Chinook ZH776 )

 

 

Monday 5th October 2020

13.36  COMET 460 on 277.625 - route via Gloucester then Shawbury for Prestwick - climb FL260 at 13.39 - ( RAF Atlas ZM402 ) 

13.39  COMMANDO 520 on Gloucester 128.55 - taking up hold for approach - ( RN Merlin ZJ119 ) 

14.26  RACK 41 Flight on 318.175 JTAC - Checking in with ground units in Kington area - ( Pair of USAF F-15E Eagles from RAF Lakenheath )

16.14  ASCOT 4070 on 278.6 - climb FL90 route direct DAWLY - climb FL190 - climb FL290 at 16.19  - SQK 7253 and contact London 126.080 at 16.24 - ( RAF Atlas ZM400 just out of Brize )

16.59  N166MG on London Info - Robinson R66 10 miles SE of Clacton en route to Denham - passed to Southend 130.780 at 17.02  - ( R66 N166MG in from the Netherlands ) 

 

 

 

Friday 2nd October 2020

11.10  NORTHOLT 22 on Shobdon 118.155 -12 miles SE of airfield inbound for Runway 08  ( RAF A109 leased civil example G-MAOL ) 

11.41  VICKERS 03 on 135.15 - FL190 - desc FL150 - desc FL110 - desc FL70 - passed to  Bournemouth 119.475 at 11.49 -  ( Vickers Ship Building Beech 200 M-LENR in from Barrow in Furness )

13.02  REDHEAD 73 on Shawbury 133.15 - some thunderstorm activity on radar - passed to Gloucester 128.55 at 13.06 - 5 miles SE of Shobdon at 5,500ft for RWY 09  ( G-DORS EC-135 )

13.40  AIRBUS 87WB on 135.15 - route  Berry Head SQK 2001 - passed to London 126.080 at 13.41  ( Airbus test fleet Airbus A350-900 F-WXWB out of Newquay to France ) 

16.12  WHITEKNIGHT 22 on London Info - FL100 route via ROLEX inbound Hawarden - SQK 0207 - contact Scottish 128.055 at 16.25 ( DEA Aviation DA-42 G-ZDEA in from survey in Irish Sea )

 

 

Thursday 1st October 2020

10.29  PIRATE 06 on 318.175 JTAC - working with ground units near Kington - will return later after refuel at Shawbury ( RAF Hawk T1 XX198 )

12.58  ANIMAL 62 on 318.175 JTAC - checking in with ground units near Kington - departing at 13.35  ( USAF F-15 Eagle ) 

13.05  PIRATE 06 on 318.175 JTAC - working with ground units near Kington - to operate below 8,000ft with ANIMAL 62 operating above - passed to 318.125 at 13.07 - simulating an A-10 ( RAF Hawk T1 XX198 )

16.22  POLECAT 07 on London Info -Advise estimate for Chivenor  ( Army Wildcat ZZ389 )


Wednesday 30th September 2020

09.12  ASCOT 1321 on Gloucester 128.55 - out of Hereford en route to Northolt - passed to Brize 119.00 at 09.25 - ( RAF A109 GZ100 after a very brief stop at Hereford ) 

15.10  ASCOT 1321 on Hereford 251.1 - inbound finals gear down - departed at 15.21 - to Gloucester 128.55 at 15.25 route via MOSUN then Brize for Northolt - ( RAF A109 GZ100 )

15.31  VICTOR VICTOR 100 on 135.15 - FL150 route via BEVUP then SAM them OCK - SQK 6307 and passed to London 134.125 at 15.34  ( US Navy C-37 166375 out of Exeter inbound to Northolt )

 

Tuesday 29th September 2020

13.25  ARMY AIR 574 on Gloucester 128.55 - Overhead Gloucester airfield at 13.31 - overhead Stroud 13.25 - to Brize zone 199.00 - ( Army Gazelle XZ290 out of Barton heading to south coast )  

14.35 ENGINEERING TEST on 132.2 - NATS engineering test on 132.2 complete

15.21  PIRATE 13 on 278.6 - climb FL330 - climb FL350 - taking weather for Leeming - passed to 277.62 at 15.33 ( RAF Hawk T1 XX332 after sortie over Devon RTB Leeming )

19.38  QUID 61 on London 133.6 - FL230 SQK 6401 - passed to 278.6 at 19.40 - route via BZN ( Brize )  -  passed to 252.87 at 19.48 - ( USAF KC-135 61-0315 in from Moron AFB Spain )

 

 

Friday 25th September 2020

13.16  METMAN 1 on 128.7 - will route overhead Fairford and Middle Wallop - SQK 3711 - passed to Brize 124.275 at 13.23 - descend to 3,000ft route Chilbolton - passed to Boscombe 126.7  ( Met Office Bae 146 G-LUXE ) 

13.35  SAVAGE on 277.625 - Heading 195, descend FL80 - passed to VHF 128.7, equest block Surface to FL100 for D147 ( Pontrillas ) - ( Pair of RAF Hawk T1 aircraft from Leeming  - SAVAGE 2 showing as XX318 )

14.25  SAVAGE 2 on 128.7 - climb FL110 - climb FL190 - 14.28 climb FL270 - report both aircraft together - route via Shawbury for Leeming


 

Thursday 24th September 2020

15.27  BOMBER Formation on Shobdon 118.155 - inbound RWY 26 join for left base - ( RAF Chinooks ZA705 and ZD981 believed 18 sqd )

 

Wednesday 23rd September 2020

08.32  AVALON 03 on London 133.6 - FL350 route direct KOK ( Koksijde  Belgium )  - ( USAF C-40 05-0932 out of Shannon )

09.12  ASCOT 119 on 252.87 - to route via NITON then DANDI for Morecombe Bay - ( RAF C-130 ZH870 out of Brize ) 

13.42  IRISH 275 on London Info - approaching Dover en route Liege, Belgium via overhead Koksijde - passed to Ostend 120.6 at 13.08  ( Irish Air Corps AW139 275 )

 

 

Tuesday 22nd September 2020

14.45  STRIX 68 on London Info - MC-130J currently at 1,500ft 50 miles south east of Wattisham from EGUN en route to Dover before turning north east - coasting in hand off to Anglia Radar at 15.17 ( USAF MC-130J 09-6207 )

15.24  G-LAWA on London Info - AW139 out of Battersea, near Sevenoaks en route to LFPI ( Paris Issy heliport ) will cross the FIR boundary at ALESO ( near Le Touquet )

15.29  HAMMER 22 on London Info - Over Rye at 1,500ft, just departed Lydd en route to Odiham  - going QSY with Farnborough Radar at 15.48

 

 

 

Monday 21st September 2020

12.43  VORTEX 527 on Shawbury 369.175 - near Worcester out of Brize to go low level and then inbound Ternhill  ( RAF Chinook ZD981 )

12.53  ASCOT 4632 on 278.6 - at FL60 route via Yeovilton - climb FL150 - climb FL330 route via DAWLY  ( RAF Atlas ZM414 ) 

12.59  PIRATE 13 on 278.6 - to operate over SPTA ( Salisbury Plain )  for one hour before landing at Boscombe  - to SPTA on 277.8 at 13.05 - ( RAF Hawk T1 XX318 )

13.01  REACH 423 on 278.6 - at FL250 - descend FL200 inbound to Brize ( USAF C-17 00-0183 ) 

14.17  JUMP 1 Flight on 280.35 - at FL280 to enter northern section of NWMTA - to go low level at 14.24  ( USAF LN F-15 pair )

14.23  KRAKEN 52 on 278.6 - climb FL240 - climb FL330 - climb FL360 - climb FL440 at 14.27  ( RN Hawk T1 out of Culdrose )

 

Thursday 17th September 2020

16.28  METEOR on 280.35 - Pair of Texans currently operating in Snowdonia area - going low at 16.40 en route to 10m west of Clee Hill - ( RAF Texan ZM325 and ZM328 out of Valley ) 

16.46  SEALION 01 on 278.6 - climb FL230 - affirm RVS - passed to 280.35 at 16.50 to route via Valley for Lossiemouth  ( RAF P-8 Posideon ZP801 from Newquay )

19.49  CAMBER 161 on London 133.6 - advising controller that he must avoid Ireland by minimum 12 NM - advised to turn left 10 degrees ( likely related to carrying weapons - Kalitta Boeing 747-400F  N709CK out of Ramstein airbase Germany )

 

 Tuesday 15th September 2020

10.57  GAUNTLET 22 on 278.6 - to spin - passed to Boscombe Stud 5 at 11.15  ( QinetiQ Hawk XX327 )

11.29 BLUE 3 on 278.6 - climb FL330 route direct Valley - passed to 280.35 desc FL100 - SQK 3763  ( Royal Navy Hawk T1 XX329 up from Culdrose )

11.34 BLUE 2 on 278.6 climb FL280 - climb FL300 - route via AMMAN - desc FL260 - SQK 3764 and contact Valley 266.12 at 11.55  ( Royal Navy Hawk T1 )

13.20  MALETH 737M on 135.15 - heading 230 - for  general handling - climb FL350 for pressurisation test - descend FL330 - own navigation for Bournemouth ( Maleth Boeing 737 9H-AUL out of Hurn )

15.45  G-CCGF on London Info - R22 just departed Beecles en route PS at J13 of M1 ( G-INFO shows change of owner in progress )

15.51 MACHETE 1 on London Info - Single Apache just departed Leeming en route to Shawbury at low level ( Army Apache ZJ197 )

15.55  QUID 554 on 275.62 - en route to Towline 8 to adjust gross weight ( fuel dump ) - ( USAF KC-135 62-3540 )

16.12  MACHETE 2 on London Info - overhead Barkston Heath ( Army Apache ZJ223 )  

16.43  BLACK 01 being called on Guard 243.00 - Squawk ID and contact 252.87 ( USAF U-2 )

16.45  BLACK 01 on 252.87 - descend FL100 - contact 277.625 at 16.46 ( USAF U-2 )

16.48 BLACK 01 on Brize 133.75 - for a full stop landing ( USAF U-2 inbound Fairford )


 

 

 

Monday 14th September 2020

09.48  COASTGUARD 22B on London Info - Out of Doncaster en route Dover to operate over Channel for two hours  - ( HM Coastguard Beech 200 G-HMGB ) 

10.05  TARTAN 19 on 277.625 - climb FL230 route via Gloucester, Shawbury and Leeming  ( RAF Voyager ZZ332 just out of Brize ) 

11.04  NORTHOLT 31 on London 126.080 - route via NITON climb FL240  - passed to 134.750 at 11.06 - direct NOKIN ( near Wrexham ) - ( RAF Bae 146 ZE701 from Newquay )

12.05  GAUNTLET 02 on 278.6 - climb FL240, request block FL150-FL300 - to spin - SQK 2602 at 12.14 - descend FL240 - to Boscombe Stud 5 at 12.14  ( QinetiQ Hawk XX327 pinging as BDN22 )

12.23  TOPO 70 on 135.15 - descend FL150, note Danger Area 125 is active - turn left heading 180 - climb FL160 - 12.32 avoiding action turn left 20 degrees - passed to Exeter Approach 128.980 at 15.34 ( SFS Aviation Beech 200 HB-GLB, survey over Dorset / Somerset )

15.04  HAMMER 28 on Gloucester 128.55 - at 3,000ft inbound for ILS and NDB approaches

20.18  CANFORCE 4003 on Brize 127.25 - passed to London 134.750 at 2018 - route via MALBY climb FL180  - passed to London 127.955 at 20.21 heading 125  ( RCAF C-17 177702 just out of Brize )

20.27  PIRATE 25 on 252.875 - FL240 direct Gloucester - 20.38 descend to FL190 en route to enter Lichfield  -  20.44 turn right for southern edge of Lichfield

20.51  RESCUE 912 on London Info - S92 out of Humberside en route to Redcar area ( Coastguard S92 G-MCGH )


Friday 11th September 2020

14.22  MACHETE 1 on London Info - Apache at 1,000ft out of Leeming to route to Lancaster, then Carlisle before return to Leeming - at Lancaster at 14.57 - ( Army Apache ZJ191 )

14.39  ASCOT 700 on 252.875 - route via Daventry northside for Mildenhall  ( RAF Voyager ZZ330 just out of Brize for Mildenhall )

16.33 REACH 588 on 133.6 - FL360 route direct STU - passed to Shannon 134.26 at 16.54  ( USAF C-32 02-5001 ) 

17.33 JESTER on 278.6 - climb FL180 and to split into two singletons en route Valley ( Pair of RAF Hawk T2s ZK012 and ZK019  over Devon )

 

Thursday 10th September 2020

13.37  SCAMPTON 34 on 128.7 - climb FL230 route via Westcott ( HHA Hunter out of Yeovilton en route Scampton )

14.36  YANKEE 41 Flight on 252.875 - block FL100-FL110 Heading 070 route via Daventry - request block FL260-FL270 after exiting corridor ( Pair of USAF B-52 out of Fairford ) 

16.22  TARTAN 49 on 278.6 - at FL60 - climb FL200 at 16.25 - own navigation for Towline 12 at 16.29 - ( RAF Voyager ZZ343 just out of Brize )

16.24  ASCOT 816 on 278.6 - climb FL190 - climb FL200 route via NITON - SQK 7665 and passed to 133.6 at 16.29 ( RAF C-17 ZZ171 )

 

 

Wednesday 9th September 2020

14.51  CUTLASS on 280.35 - pair to operate in block FL50-FL250 over Isle of Man ( RAF Hawk T2s out of Valley )

15.19  RAIDER 38 on Brize 127.25 - passed to 252.87 climb FL190 Heading 320 - request divert to Mildenhall mechanical issue - Heading 060 stop climb FL100 for Daventry  ( USMC KC-130 166765 out of Brize )

20.09  RAFAIR 7181 Flight on London Info - Chinook at 1,400ft about to coast in, for Leeming (RAF Chinook ZK560 possibly inbound from Denmark ) 

20.31  VORTEX 390 on London Info - Chinook near Daventry, out of Odiham en route Brize then return Odiham  - to Brize 133.75 at 20.51 ( RAF Chinook ZH900 )


Tuesday 8th September 2020

10.37 G-BLNI on London Info - Islander at 4,000ft approaching Deans Cross, out of Biggin Hill en route to Cumbernauld - passed to Scottish 119.875 at 11.01  ( BN-2 Islander G-BLNI ) 

10.46 G-WEAT on London Info - R44 crossing M1 near Milton Keynes en route to Beecles - ETA Beecles 11.30 local

14.01  ALBERT 01 on 277.625  - route via Shawbury, RIBEL en route to Leuchars ( RAF Hercules ZH867 ) 

18.51  ARMY AIR 757 on 251.1 - inbound call 12 miles out 9  ( Army Air Corp Gazelle ZB691 )

18.52 TARTAN 28 on Brize 127.25 - passed to 252.875 climb FL140 route via Lichfield ( RAF Voyager ZZ336 )

19.54  HELIOPS 2 on London Info - Sea King en route to a floating callsign off of Portland ( Heli Ops Sea King XV666 ) 

20.10  ARMY AIR 757 on London Info - Gazelle just lifted from Hereford en route to Middle Wallop  at 1,000ft to route via Fairford and Salisbury Plain  ( Army Air Corp Gazelle ZB691 )

 

Monday 7th September 2020

10.05  POLICE 28 on London Info - EC135 out of Newcastle en route to Tan Hill area ( EC135 G-POLA )

10.21  NAVY TALON 02 on Shawbury 133.15 - Wildcat near Ludlow en route to Valley routing via Newtown and Lake Bala ( Royal Navy Wildcat ZZ396 ) 

11.21 BUSH 11 Flight on Brize 127.25 - turn left heading 180 - passed to 278.6 at 11.25 - at FL90 climb FL200 - route direct Lands End at 11.28 - climb FL270 at 11.31 - turn left direct CAMBO ( south of Culdrose ) at 11.39 - SQK 0275 and contact Brest on 129.505 at 11.54 ( Pair of USAF B-52 out of Fairford ).  

11.34  TESTER 88 on 278.6 - climb FL240 - climb FL260 at 11.37 - SQK 4541 and contact Plymouth on 133.847 at 11.42  ( QinetiQ Bae 146 G-ETPK out of Boscombe ) 

14.32  COASTGUARD 24B on London Info - Leaving Dover area en route Southend for fuel - passed to Southend 130.775 at 14.39 ( 2Xcel HMCG Pa-31 G-SCTR )

 

 

 

Thursday 3rd September 2020

09.18 G-ROON on London Info - S76 out of PS Lytham St Annes en route PS Kelso

09.54  OSPREY 66 on London Info - Twin Squirrel out of Cumbernald en route to Wolverhampton ETA 11.10 local

13.54  ELECTRICITY 99 on 134.15 Hereford - EC-135 to operate at 200ft to east of city

14.29  TARTAN 49 on Brize 127.25 - climb FL190 route via GST, Shawbury, WHI ( Whitegates near Manchester ), Leeming en route Aberdeen  ( RAF Voyager ZZ336 ) 

14.34  COMET 453 on 278.6 - climb FL100, heading 210 - climb FL120 at 14.40 - desc FL100 at 14.51 en route to Newquay - SQK 1730 passed to Newquay Radar 133.405 at 14.55  ( RAF Atlas ZM411 out of Brize ) 

15.53  KRAKEN 44 on 278.6 - en route to Pembrey range - in two way contact with range, will monitor Swanwick also on 135.15  ( Royal Navy Hawk T1  )


Wednesday 2nd September 2020

08.25  WHITEKNIGHT 57 on London Info - DA42 out of Gamston, en route to survey SE of Claction at 1,700-2,000 feet near the FIR boundary with Amsterdam  ( DA-42 G-YDEA )

08.40  PIPELINE 86 on London Info - R44 near Diss, out of Norwich en route Rochester ( R44 G-LINJ )

10.20  POLECAT 07 on London Info - Wildcat just lifted Otterburn, 1,500ft will report via Hexham to Carlisle and back to Otterburn on a maintenance test flight ( AAC Wildcat ZZ408 )

13.24  SNAKE 48 on London Info - Shadow FL140 out of Leeming approaching Norwich, to operate in Norwich area for up to 3 hours ( RAF Shadow ZZ418 )

13.41 G-GETU on London Info - AW169 out of Hurn en route PS Carlisle - passed to Scottish Info 119.875 at 13.55

14.04  KARAN 32 on 252.87 - at FL100 - SQK 3742 desc FL60 - passed to Brize 133.75 at 14.05 ( USAF B-52 inbound Fairford )

15.10  DUMP 31 on 252.87 - Left heading 190 - Right heading 235 - Right heading 240 - descend FL70 SQK 3741  - passed to Brize 133.75 at 15.21  ( USAF B-52 inbound Fairford )

20.58  ASCOT 4569 on Brize Ops 130.075 - Arrival message with codes ( RAF Atlas ZM406 over Devon inbound Brize from Gibraltar )

 

 

Monday 31st August 2020

17.05  COASTGUARD 22B on London Info - abeam Shobdon at FL140 routing to TRENT for Doncaster - at 17.10 SQK 4333 and contact Scottish on 134.430  ( Coastguard Beech 200 G-HMGB )

17.16  QUID 504 on 128.25 ( Central ) - climb FL190 - 17.22 SQK 1402 climb FL290 route via GIVPO ( North Sea )  - contact 128.130 at 17.23   - 17.33 back on 128.25 route via LONAM to cross FIR at FL350 - for RV 40m south of point GREFI in Copenhagan airspace - passed to Maastricht 398.025 at 17.37 - ( USAF KC-135 57-1493 just out of Mildenhall )

  

Sunday 30th August 2020

15.48 G-OIIO on London Info - just lifted from PS near Ledbury en route to Cardiff Heliport ( R22 G-OIIO )

16.15  BIOFLIGHT 05 on London Info - ( P68 OY-MNS out of Hurn )

19.49  3EW36 and 3EW37 on 252.87 - for transit to east ( RAF Typhoons ZK319 and ZK369 QRA pair from incident at Stansted )

19.57  TARTAN 730 on Brize 127.25 - climb FL200 ( RAF Voyager ZZ332 just out of Brize )

20.01 3EW36 on 270.15 to go north - 3EW37 to go to tanker  ( RAF Typhoons ZK319 and ZK369 QRA pair meeting tanker over Shropshire/Herefordshire )

20.06  3VK66 on 343.65 - 3EW37 to join on left - block FL200-FL220 to route direct MAM ( Marham ) - ( RAF Voyager ZZ332 now using tactical callsign 3VK66 )

 

 

Saturday 29th August 2020

10.11  RESCUE 117 on London Info - Radio check - if heard SQK 3717 and contact Cardiff 119.150  ( Irish Coastguard S92 EI-ICS from Wexford )

10.27 M-LEOG on London Info - A109 out of PS near Hull, currently near York en route PS near Penrith

 

 

Friday 28th August 2020

09.38  COATGUARD 22B on London Info - at FL180 SQK 7250 route via Berry Head - passed to 134.755 at 09.40  ( Coastguard Beech 200 G-HMGB going south )

10.14  NATO 03 on 252.87 - FL60 climb FL110 SQK 6421 ( USAF MT B-52 just out of Fairford )

10.27  JUNGLE 61 Flight on 280.35 - leaving NWMTA climb FL280 route via SAPCO  ( USAF 48FW LN F-15 returning rom north Wales to Lakenheath )

10.34  CLAW 21 Flight on 280.35 - four ship leaving NWMTA Heading 090 - passed to 252.87 at 10.34  ( USAF 48FW LN F-15 returning rom north Wales to Lakenheath )

11.18  ASCOT 483 on 252.87 - to route via Gamston for Aberdeen ( RAF Atlas ZM406 just out of Brize )



Wednesday 26th August 2020

09.00  RAIDER 1 Flight on 278.6 - four ship - RAIDER 1 & 2 will go to D064 Complex ( off north Cornish coast ) and RAIDER 3 & 4 will refuel in Towline 10 ( with QUID 32 over Cornwall )  - ( USAF LN 48FW F-15 )

09.09  CLAW 23 on 278.6 T FL240 - ( USAF LN 48FW F-15 )

09.17  CLAW 21 on 278.6 - ( USAF LN 48FW F-15 )

09.20  PISTOL 1 Flight on 278.6 - going to D064 Complex - discrete 282.50 - ( USAF LN 48FW F-15 )

09.31  RAIDER 3 & 4 on 278.6  -  going to D064 Complex - listening watch on 282.50 - ( USAF LN 48FW F-15 )

09.33  QUID 32 on 278.6 - expecting PANTHER 41 Flight three ship  ( USAF KC-135 58-0036 )

09.41  PANTHER 41 Flight on 278.6 - FL200 three ship for D064 Complex - ( USAF LN 48FW F-15 )

10.02  PANTHER 44 on 278.6 - FL240 to join up with PANTHER in D064 

10.13  PISTOL on 278.6  - returning via Yeovilton, Brize, Marham - passed to 252.87 at 10.18

18.32  HELIMED 08A on London Info - EC 135 en route to incident between Kendle and Windermere - 18.37 letting down at scene ( Air Ambulance EC 135 G-NWAA )

18.41  ASCOT 180 on 278.6 - climb FL120 route via Yeovilton en route to Area 12 ( RAF Hercules ZH888 just out of Brize )

18.49  HELIMED 75A on London Info - EC 135 out of Barton en route to Clitheroe ( Air Ambulance EC 135 G-NWAE )

 

 

 

 

 
 

Tuesday 25th August 2020

14.43  HYPERION 011 on 135.15 - climb FL310 SQK 2271 - passed to 260.080 ( Hawker Beech 750 9H-BSA out of Hurn )

16.15  HELIMED 06A on Hereford 134.15 - Request to transit D147 en route to Hay on Wye area ( EC 135 Midlamds Air Ambulance G-OMAA )

17.19  RESCUE 175 on London Info - En route to Swanage area - advised local Danger Areas not active ( AW189  G-MCGX )

17.55 CASTLE 03 on London Info - Just departed PS Carlisle en route to London Battersea ( AW139 G-LAWA ) 

18.28 LITTLE JET 5 on Gloucester 128.55 - inbound for RWY 27 at Staverton ( Citation G-CMBC of Regency Jet )

19.12  TARTAN 28 on 278.6 - climb FL90, route via Yeovilton - climb FL150 en route Towline 12 to refuel with ASCOT 177  - 19.44 block FL130-FL160   ( RAF Voyager ZZ333 out of Brize )

19.15  ASCOT 177 on 278.6 - climb FL60 - climb FL140  - report visual with tanker ( RAF Hercules ZH879 )

 

Monday 24th August 2020

09.50  MOTHBALL 92 on 278.6 - FL230 en route to work with CROWBAR - passed to 252.87 at 09.51  ( Cobham Falcon 20 G-FRAF out of Hurn )

10.09  ASCOT 6362 on 252.87 - climb FL190 route via NITON - climb FL250 - 10.14 SQK 5451 passed to London 133.6 ( RAF C-17 ZZ178 just out of Brize )

10.24  MOTHBALL 91 on 278.6 - climb FL230 route via Swindon-Westcott to join MOTHBALL 92  ( Cobham Flcon 20 G-FRAU out of Hurn )

10.53  TOWLINE 824 on Brize 127.25 - climb FL90 - passed to Brize 133.75 at 10.55 for local training ( Voyager G-VYGK )  

12.19  CASTLE 05 on London Info - Self ID as an A109 near Brecon, out of PS near Newport en route to PS near Fishguard ( A109 G-TRNG )

12.31  N505H on London Info - Self ID as a Bell 505 out of Luton en route PS near East Midlands airport 

20.11  CONCIERGE 7X on Brize 127.25 - passing 3.500ft - passed to London 134.755 at 20.13 ( Falcon 7X G-SMHA out of Brize )


 

 

 

Saturday 22nd August 2020

09.35  N120MX on London Info - Self ID as SR20 out of Gamston, near Westcott route to Compton to join airways for Jersey - 09.38 climb FL80 and contact London 119.780 ( Cirrus SR20 N120MX  )

09.59  CONVOY 6321 on Bristol 125.65 - descend 5,500ft - 10.07 passed to Cardiff 119.150  ( US Navy C-26 Metro 900530 )  

18.02  CANFORCE 3163 on London 133.6 - FL350 route direct Compton ( CPT )  - passed to London 134.460 at 18.25 when near Bristol ( RCAF A310 15004 in from Atlantic )

18.47  N124PD on London Info - Self ID as Hughes 500 near Grantham, out of PS near Nottingham en route to PS near Marham



Friday 21st August 2020

12.21 KINGDOM 01 on London Info - Self ID as A109 at 7,400ft will avoid Danger Area 203 ( Sennybridge ) - to contact Shawbury 133.15 at 12.29 ( A109 G-IWPI )

14.14  TESTER 86 on 278.6 - at FL90, climb FL140 - to operate in Lyme Bay area in block FL30-FL150  ( QinetiQ Bae 146 G-ETPK )

14.26  ASCOT 4940 on Brize Ops 130.075 - reporting light turbulence between Surface and 6000ft, inform Met Office ( RAF Atlas ZM408 )


Thursday 20th August 2020

11.25  G-WPNS on London Info - Self ID as an Islander out of Lee on Solent to route along the south coast via Littlehampton and Seaford en route to the Dover area ( Note this is a Britten-Norman test & trials aircraft - the BN website describes NS as ".....designed to meet the complex ISTAR operational environment. Specialising in Counter Terrorism and prevention of Organised Crime, the aircraft also provides capabilities in the maritime, Search & Rescue and Casevac roles"

17.34  CARBON 09 on London Info - Self ID Wildcat, just departed Shobdon will route via Hereford and Keevil en route to Salisbury Plain ( SPTA ) - ( AAC Wildcat ZZ383 ) 

 

 

 

Wednesday 19th August 2020

09.00  G-OPOT on London Info - self ID as A109 out of Biggin Hill, at 1,200ft en route to mid Channel off Dover for survey - will return later to Biggin  - 09.50 coasting back in at Dover for RWY 21 at Biggin

12.15  QUID 34 on 252.87 - getting intermittent icing request climb - climb FL320 route via Berry Head 12.18 SQK 5404 to London 128.815 ( USAF KC-135 58-0113 )

13.16  TARTAN 39 on 277.62 - climb FL240 route via REMSI, Machrahanish for Area 14 ( RAF Voyager ZZ333 for ARA 14 west coast of Scotland )


 

 

Tuesday 18th August 2020

09.26  MADRAS 28 on 277.625 climb FL140 route via Lichfield ( RAF Voyager ZZ334 )

09.29  MADRAS 29 on 277.625 climb FL140 route via Lichfield ( RAF Voyager ZZ330 )

09.32  ASCOT 464 on 278.6 climb FL60 route via Yeovilton for Newquay ( RAF Atlas ZM413 )

14.13  ELECTRICITY 67 on London Info - Self ID as EC135 near Kemble, out of Gloucester en route to the Poole area ( Western Power EC-135 G-WPDE ) 

14.32  VORTEX 447 on London Info - Self ID Chinook routing to Bidford ( Devon ) ( RAF Chinook ZH775 ) 

16.57  HAMMER 15 on London Info - just lifted Husbands Bosworth, to route via Bicester to Hereford

 

 

Monday 17th August 2020

10.32  COASTGUARD 163 on London Info - self ID as AW189 out of Lydd en route to work in Danger Area 040 - 10.48 going low level to work with a vessel - 11.25 now finished returning to Lydd at 3,000ft - ( Coastguard AW189 G-MCGN mid Channel D040 south of Portsmouth )

10.56  NETHERLANDS COASTGUARD 03 on London Info - self ID as Do 228 entering UK airspace at BUKUT to exercise  - 12.12 approaching FIR boundary returning to Amsterdam control ( Dutch Coastguard Dornier Do 228 PH-CGC - BUKUT off coast of East Anglia ) 

11.14  PIPELINE 87 on London Info - self ID as R44, out of Leicester, near Fenland en route Norwich ( R44 G-NESH )

12.33  ASCOT 146 on 127.45 ( West ) - descend 3,000ft route Spadeadam  - 14.08 route via Shawbury ( RAF Hercules ZH871 )

13.24  ASCOT 463 on 135.15 / 277.625 climb FL140 to route via Gamston to Teesside then Humberside then via Daventry to Bristol and then Brize ( RAF Atlas ZM404 ) 

14.25 G-FAIT on London Info - Self ID as AS350 out of PS near Newbury en route to EBOS ( Ostend, Belgium )  

15.14  HELIMED 60A on London Info - Self ID as AW169 passing Rochester en route to Herne Bay

  

 
Sunday 16th August 2020

10.44  ASCOT 2742 on 277.625 climb FL190 route NITON, climb FL220 SQK 6342 - passed to London 133.6 at 10.47 ( RAF Voyager ZZ343 just out of Brize )

11.12  ASCOT 492 on Brize 127.25 climb FL70 - passed to 277.625 at 11.15 climb FL200 route via Shawbury then Turnberry  ( RAF Atlas ZM413 just out of Brize )

 

Saturday 15th August 2020

07.41 HELI HOLLAND 65A on London Info - in good two way comms with platform ( EC175 PH-OSF landing gas platform off Skegness )

08.24 HELI HOLLAND 65A on London Info  - airborne, told to SQK 4372 and contact Anglia Radar on 125.275 ( EC175 PH-OSF airborne from gas platform off Skegness ) 

09.10 REACH 733 on 278.6 - descend FL230, route via BZN for Mildenhall  ( USAF KC-10 85-0031 over Devon heading NE ) 

13.20 N266EA on London Info - FL100 25m north of Pole Hill route via Clyde to Oban ( Beech 58 Baron appears out of Fairoaks )




Friday 14th August 2020

11.56  VICTOR 11 on 280.35 - climb FL250 for spin - 30 seconds to spin - spin complete - 12.06 climb FL110 - 12.13 descend FL60, SQK 3760 - 12.14 contact Valley Stud 5  ( RAF Hawk T2 ZK029 just NE of Isle of Man )

12.07 ROCKSTAR on 280.35 - three ship for G/H near Isle of Man - block FL50-240 - ROCKSTAR 1 SQK 6441 ( RAF Hawk T2s ZK013, ZK021 and ZK026 from Cumbria area to I.O.M )

13.14  ASCOT 140 on 127.25 Brize - 13.15 to 252.87 at FL60 SQK 6401 heading 310 en route to Valley for PD before going low level - 13.23 passed to 280.35  ( RAF Hercules ZH867 )

 

 

Tuesday 21st July 2020 

12.47 BRONCO 31 on 278.6 FL250 to route via VLN and Westcott for Mildenhall ( USMC KC-130J 169534 near Lands End )  

16.45  HOLY 01 on 277.625 desc FL100 SQK 3740 - pased to 127.25 Brize at 16.52 looking for TACAN ILS to Fairford ( USAF U-2 68-10337 )

17.16  KNIFE 72 on 341.575 Low - exiting LFA 7 10 miles west of Hereford ( USAF CV-22 )

17.20  KNIFE 72 on 252.875 at 3,000ft over Hereford to route via Daventry for Mildenhall 9 USAF CV-22 )







Monday 20th July 2020

17.23 PIPELINE 33 P68 on London Info - west of Carlisle en route to Liverpool  - 17.50 going en route with Warton - ( G-RVNG P68 out of Aberdeen )  

17.42  SOLWAY 05 A109 on London Info - just north of Skipton, out of London Battersea en route PS near Carlisle

17.48  2-BELL Bell 505 on London Info - 2 miles north of TNT ( Trent ) out of PS near Andover en route PS Skipton 

181.8 G-ROON S76 on London Info - out of PS Oban, currently miday Solway Firth en route PS Wigan 

20.29  KNIFE 72 on 341.575 Low - entering LFA 4 low level

21.31  KNIFE 72 on 252.875 - just out of low level near Shobdon climb FL100 for Daventry - en route The Wash to join STRIX Flight ( USAF CV-22 Osprey )





Sunday 19th July 2020

09.52 G-ODIP Aviat Husky on London Info - out of Hawarden en route to Perth via Deans Cross

10.08 G-CIWO AS350 Squirrel on London Info - abeam Scampton, out of a PS Richmond en route to a PS near Stansted - to contact Cambridge 120.965 and latter Essex Radar 136.2

10.27 N520EA MD520 on London Info - out of Elstree, near Buckingham en route to Barton  

12.34 SPEEDBIRD 9253 on 135.15 - climb FL200  SQK 6332  - passed to London 134.755 at 12.38 - climb FL380 route NOKIN then RIBEL ( BA A321 G-EUXE out of storage at Bournemouth Hurn en route to Glasgow)



 



Friday 17th July 2020

14.02  5XJ1 on 278.6 - to operate in D003 ( Plymouth area ) - possibly a RN Wildcat to/from a ship

14.40 G-HONG Slingsby T67 Firefly on London Info - departed Sandhill Farm airstrip near Shrivenham en route to Shobdon

14.51 N2CL Pa-28 on London Info - mid Channel out of Midden Zeeland ( Netherlands ) en route to Rochester ( N2CL Piper PA-28RT-201T Turbo Arrow IV

17.05 5XJ1 on 278.6 - en route Yeovilton 

17.06 ARMY AIR 522 Defender on 278.6 -  heading 345 en route Aldergrove ( AAC Defender ZH001 out of Exeter )




Thursday 16th July 2020

11.48  BROADSWORD 41 on 135.15 - working over Channel, FL230 route Yeovilton  - 12.21 avoid D125 active SPTA - ( Beech 200 G-WCCP of 2Xcel out of Lee on Solent )

11.56 MARTLET 406 on London Info - Wildcat - passed to Blackpool at 12.09  ( Wildcat ZZ381 possibly in from Isle of Man )

12.39  REACH 1044 on airways 133.6 FL280 turn left heading 280 - route SLANY at 12.44 - passed to Shannon 135.230 at 12.58   (( USAF SOCOM C-146 ( Dornier 328 ) 11-3016 out of Stuttgart en route Shannon )

13.03 COASTGURD 22B on London Info - Beech 200 out of Doncaster to operate in Dover Straits for next two hours at 1,500ft before return to Doncaster

13.44 MARTLET 406 on London Info - Wildcat - near Warton, out of Blackpool en route to Valley - ( Wildcat ZZ381 )

13.44  ASCOT 464 on 278.6 - climb FL130, climb FL200 route direct Newquay for a PD ( RAF Atlas ZM414 )



Wednesday 15th July 2020

11.18  ASCOT 461 on 278.6 - climb FL190 route via AMMAN ( south Wales ) then DOLUP en route to Liverpool  ( RAF A400M Atlas ZM414 )

11.46  VORTEX 521 on London Info - route via Pole Hill, heading 330  ( RAF Chinook ZA708 )

14.35  WARLORD on 343.65 boom freq - 1-2-3-4 ( four ship ) with TARTAN 39 over the Bristol Channel in a Tactical Towline refueling area ( RAF Typhoons with Voyager ZZ335 )

14.44  ANGLESEY 75 on 280.35 - out of low level, climb FL140 for RTB Valley ( RAF Texan ZM332 )

14.48  OMEN 01 on 356.275 Drop Zone - will drop from FL120 - 14.54 running in live ( RAF Hercules ZH870 over Little Rissington )

16.15  N89GH Cirrus SR22 - just out of Shobdon climbing to 4,000ft routing north of Little Rissington en route to Stapleford

16.53 HEINZ 01 on 128.7 ( 252.875 ) - at FL600 - dec FL400, desc FL200, desc FL100 direct Fairford ( USAF U-2 )

17.13  ARMY AIR 780 Apache - out of Waddington, near M1 at Rotherham en route to Middle Wallop will rout Birmingham zone ( Apache ZJ233 )

18.13  LONDON EYE 10 R44 - out of Shoreham en route to Rochester ( R44 G-EVEE )




Tuesday 14th July 2020

13.34  TARTAN 28 on 278.6 - heading towards D064 ( Cornwall ) requesting block FL160-190 expecting WARLORD ( four ship Typhoons ) from Coningsby - ( RAF Voyager ZZ336 )

17.56  COMET 452 on 252.87 - climb FL250 route via Shawbury - en route Aberdeen ( RAF Atlas ZM413 )

18.39 VIPER 1 on London Info self ID as an Apache near the QE2 bridge, out of Middle Wallop en route to Wattisham via Colchester ( AAC Apache ZJ215 ) - passed to Wattisham at 18.56

20.45  PEGASUS 2 on London Info - out of Glasgow, 62 miles from Pole Hill, to route via Daventry for Odiham  ( RAF Chinook )

22.29  KNIFE 72 Flight departing Hereford ( pair of USAF CV-22 )




Monday 13th July 2020

13.02  KRAKEN 45 on 278.6 climb FL190 - desc FL100 SQK 7051 - contact Culdrose Channel 3 at 14.11  ( RN Hawk T1 XX281 )

13.05 NEPTUNE 13 on London Info - 5 miles SW of Dover at 5,000ft - route KONAN ( Dutch Navy NH-90 serial N-318 )

13.09 WARLOCK on 341.575 Low Level - Pair of Puma in LFA 4 between Hereford and Shobdon - 118.155 Shobdon at 13.43 inbound for RWY 26

14.31  ENDURANCE 2SE on London Info - at FL90 SQK 1420 route via Pole Hill to join airways - passed to Scottish 133.8  ( G-NOSE Cessna 402 mapping, note pings as REV2SE )

17.03  N109TK A109 on London Info - near Cranfield, out of Biggin Hill en route PS Chorley

17.11 F-GGBD Pa-32 on London Info - mid Channel out of EBKT ( Wevelgem ) routing via Clacton to EGSU ( Duxford )

17.16  SOLWAY 05 A109 on London Info - just lifted Sywell en route to PS near Belfast ( G-SCAP A109 ) 


Friday 10th July 2020

10.25 G-ROYP on 134.15 Hereford Ops - R22 inbound to PS just east of Credenhill

10.40  RAZOR 11 ( US sounding pilot ) FL140 en route Aberporth and then a PD at Valley ( RAF Typhoon ZK354 )

10.46  RAZOR 11 on 340.475 Aberporth - live weapon drop - after to go low level over sea and egress north for PD at Valley ( RAF Typhoon ZK354 )

11.17 TYPHOON 45 on 242.125 Aberporth - with you in 15 mins ( RAF Typhoon )

11.24  TYPHOON 45 on 280.35 desc FL180 entering NWMTA ( North Wales ), SQK 4533 - contact Aberporth at 11.27

11.35 GUARD 243.0 - SAR operations established in LFA 2 near Ilfracombe  ( ADSB shows S92 RESCUE 924 G-MCGZ in the vicinity )

11.37 TYPHOON 12 FL140 on 280.35 for general handling in central Wales ( RAF Typhoon - Qatari pilot )

12.05  ANGLESEY 72 on 280.35 - out of low level from the Lakes - climb FL110, climb FL160 - desc FL70 - passed to Valley Stud 5 at 12.20  ( RAF Texan ZM326 )

17.03  G-CROW R44 on London Info - 10m SW of Gloucester, out of Newmarket for PS at Caerphilly 

17.04  MARSHALL 01 on 252.87 - passed to 133.75 Brize at 17.15 ( RAF Hercules ZH889 out of Cambridge maintenance )

17.10  BROADSWORD 05 Pa-31 on London Info - just completed operations at Salisbury Plain at 5,000ft, near Brize en route Sywell ( Pa-31 G-UMMI )

17.54  ASCOT 484 on 278.6 - climb FL100, route Yeovilton - to operate in D001 ( west of Newquay ) in a search pattern ( RAF Atlas ZM413 out of Brize )





Thursday 9th July 2020

10.43  ASCOT 6696 on 278.6 climb FL220, climb FL300 route via DAWLY - SQK 7645 - passed to 132.950 London at 10.50  ( RAF C-17 ZZ171 out of Brize )

11.08  BROADSWORD 44 on 128.7 at FL60, SQK 6401 climb FL230 route AMRAL ( mid Wales ) - duration 2 hours before return to Gloucester ( G-WCCP Beech 200 - note showing on ADSB as callsign BRO31P )

12.11  TARTAN 49 on 252.87 climb FL140 route via Lichfield - for ARA 8 then later onto ARA 6 ( Voyager ZZ336 just out of Brize )

12.24  9H-XYZ on London Info at Dover out of Elstree en route to Innsbruck, Austria - passed to 120.275 Lille at 12.29  ( 9H-XYZ DA62 )

15.25  RAZOR 11 Flight ( 3 ship ) on 280.35 at FL400 returning to Coningsby ( Typhoons on way back from Aberporth )

15.27  COMMANDO 525 on London Info near Blackpool to go through Lakes towards Carlisle before turning west ( RN Merlin )

16.28 FRICTION 27 on London Info out of Walney Island to route south via Barton and onwards

17.09 ANGLESEY 74 on 280.35 going en route low level into the Lakes - contact Valley Stud 5 at 17.51  ( RAF Texan ZM324 not pinging as VYT75 ie 75 not 74 )

17.14 HELIMED 58A AS365 on London Info - just lifted from base Langwathby ( near Penrith ) en route to Barrow  - stood down at 17.33 RTB

Link to Great Northern Air Ambulance bases page

17.49 M-LEOG A109 on London Info - just lifted PS at Penrith en route to PS at Halifax







Wednesday 8th July 2020

12.10 HERKY 61 on 252.87 - climb FL190, climb FL200 route via Shawbury then REMSI ( towards Isle of Man ) - ( USAF C-130J 07-8609 "RS" out of Brize )

12.29  MARINE 12 on 118.155 Shobdon - 10 miles south of Hereford, inbound Shobdon for re-fuel ( Marine Wildcat ZZ399  - NOTE that ADSB displayed the ping callsign for this helicopter as MARINE 11)

12.57 MARINE 12 on London Info - just dep Shobdon to work locally ( in and out of Shobdon at least three times during the afternoon )

15.27 M-YMCM Bell 429 on 133.15 Shawbury - passing Shobdon, out of Exeter en route to Liverpool

15.45 SCARECROW on 341.575 Low Level - blind call pair of Apaches near Ross on Wye low level towards Gloucester ( AAC Apaches ZJ181 plus another )





 


Tuesday 7th July 2020

10.46  CASTLE 06 on London Info - out of Shobdon to route via Forest of Dean to Liskeard ( A109 G-DVIP )

11.11  PIPELINE 81 R44 on London Info - out of Shobdon at 800ft near Hay on Wye en route to Haverfordwest  ( R44 G-LINY )

11.16 2-FLYT PC12 on London Info - just out of Shobdon heading via GST en route to LIRZ ( Perugia, Italy ) - passed to 125.65 Bristol for entry to airways

17.43  SPEEDBIRD 293 on London 133.6 climb FL300, climb FL340 ( A350 G-XWBD out of LHR for Washington )

17.46 SPEEDBIRD 50G on London 133.6 climb FL300 route via MEDOG ( A350 G-XWBF out of LHR for Boston )

18.12 T7-LSS AW139 on London Info - crossing FIR mid Channel out of Deauville en route to White Waltham - at 18.43 passed to Farnborough 125.25

18.35 KINGDOM 01 A109 near Deans Cross en route to a PS near Clitheroe ( A109 G-IWPI )
 




Monday 6th July 2020


09.40  TRIDENT 02 on London Info A109 out of Fairoaks en route PS near Sandwich/Deal - 09.50 approaching landing site ( A109 G-CKIH )

12.11 F-HDMD DA-62 on London Info, approaching UK IFR mid Channel from LFST ( Strasbourg ) en route to Oxford

12.54  REACH 888 on 128.7 FL230 route via BZN ( Brize ) to MAM ( Marham ) -  desc FL110 at 13.09 - ( C-5 Galaxy 87-0028 )

13.00  MOSQUITO 39Q PC12 on London Info, just out of Sywell en route Denham  - passed to 132.8 Farnborough North at 13.07 ( LX-JFE PC12 )

13.16 HELIMED 59A on London Info, EC145 passing Shobdon en route to Worcester ( G-WOBR EC145 )

13.24  ASCOT 9301 on 252.87 at FL110, climb FL200 route via NITON SQK 2150 - passed to London 133.6 at 13.29 - climb FL280, climb FL300, passed to London 135.580 at 13.34  ( Voyager ZZ333 out of Brize )





 



Sunday 5th July 2020


14.32  OSPREY 66 on London Info - Twin Squirrel from Newcastle via Carlisle to Barton doing rail track inspection

17.26  EASY 91FT on 125.85 Cardiff at FL160 - desc FL90 - passed to 125.65 Bristol at 17.31 desc FL90 ( G-EZTC A320 in from Edinburgh )

17.53 ASCOT 2436 on 252.87 climb FL250 route via NITON - passed to London 133.6 at 17.56 ( Voyager ZZ343 out of Brize heading NW )

18.06  CLIFTON 806 on 125.65 Bristol FL120 heading 280 - desc 4,000ft ( G-HARG Legacy 500 )

18.27 G-BJWI on London Info - Cessna 172 near Dover to do aerial photo of a vessel before return to Blackbush





Friday 3rd July 2020

11.40 MADRAS 703 on 133.75 Brize - desc 3,300ft for ILS RWY 25 at Brize ( Voyager ZZ336 - note this was calling as Q5C68 returning from QRA prior to passing to Brize )

11.48  TF-CAD on London Info - FL100 - route to KONAN ( mid Channel near Belgium )  - SQK 0027  - 11.59 route direct SASKI ( towards Netherlands ) ( ADSB shows Gippsland Airvan out of Norwich )

11.59  TWINGOOSE 261 on London Info - inbound Norwich for RWY 27 - 12.18 passed to Norwich 119.355 ( Cessna F406 D-IATE )

12.58 unknown callsign on 341.575 Low Level - two ship routing east from Sennybridge towards Hereford

13.24 VIPER on London Info - Apache two ship at 1,000ft just south east of Ledbury routing to Wattisham ( Apaches ZJ198 and ZJ213 ) 






Thursday 2nd July 2020

13.26 CARBON 09 on London Info - out of Yeovilton en route Birmingham - passed to Birmingham 123.980 at 14.21 ( Wildcat ZZ388 )

13.48 VIPER 2 self ID Apache on London Info - out of Sennybridge to route via Gloucester to Wattisham - passed to Gloucester 128.55 at 14.01 ( Apache ZJ224 )

14.26 VIPER 1 self ID Apache on London Info - out of Sennybridge to route via Gloucester to Wattisham - passed to Gloucester 128.55 at 14.36

15.02 COMET 454 on Brize Ops 130.075 - inbound ETA 14.20z ( Atlas ZM417 )

15.23 WARLORD 51 Flight on 280.35 - route via Lichfield for Coningsby - passed to 252.87 at 15.26  ( Typhoons )

15.24  RAZOR 11 Flight on 280.35 - passed to Aberporth at approx 15.30 ( Typhoons )

17.07 WHITEKNIGHT 04 on London Info - mid Channel en route to Gamston ( G-DJET DA42 in from Austria )

17.59 POISON on 280.35 - three ship - FL150 all within 1 nautical mile - SQK 3731 - contact Valley Stud 5 at 18.07  ( Hawks ZK018 plus others )