Streptocarpus "Caitlin"

 

The original plant was purchased from Dibleys Nursery a couple of years ago, this particular plant is from a leaf cutting I took last autumn

Aircraft Movements 22nd October 2026

 

Military movements recorded from Melksham using PlanePlotter

Of particular interest is "SHUCK80" an E-3C Sentry from Tinker to Ramstein

Salvia Listing - October 2026

 Salvias that I'm currently growing, I'm still adding to my collection so this list will probably get updated

This year the purple varieties seem to be very popular with the Hummingbird Hawk Moth which was in abundance this year due to the unusually hot weather

Changes in Inmarsat Frequencies

 On both the 25E and 54W satellites the 10500 bps channels were changed from around the 1546 Mhz to around 1545.4Mhz

 

Aircraft Movements 5th June 2026

 Military movements recorded from Melksham using PlanePlotter

Of particular interest: R135's, OLIVE38 62-4126 and OLIVE41 64-14841

Aircraft Movements 4th June 2026

 Movements recorded from Melksham using PlanePlotter

Coronet 028E - 12 x F-15's Lakenheath to Jordan

 Mission : 2 flights of 6 F-15E Eagles from Lakenheath

 to Muwaffaq Salti Airbase, Jordan

Mission Date 18th January 2026

Tankers Involved: (all EGUN to EGUN)

GOLD 11 KC135 AE04C1 58-0125 m/c 1PH 028E 11 018
GOLD 12 KC135 AE04C3 58-1470 m/c 1PH 028E 12 018
GOLD 21 KC135 AE0237 61-0315 m/c 1PH 028E 21 018
GOLD 22 KC135 AE04FD 58-0095 m/c 1PH 028E 22 018

Flight 1 (GOLD 11-12)

TABOR 71 - 76 - 494th FS Lakenheath
96-0201, 91-0320, 91-0332, 91-0309, 01-2002, 00-3003

 

Flight 2 (GOLD 21-22)

TABOR 81 - 86 - 494th FS Lakenheath
00-3000, 91-0603, 92-0364, 91-0311, 91-0324, 00-3002

It appears 92-0364 diverted to Souda bay:

ROMA 61, 62 2 x F-16’s to Shaw AFB Coronet 009E

 Details here   www.fightercontrol.co.uk

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Mission: Two ‘SW’ F-16’s from Moron to Shaw AFB - TREND 25, 26

Tankers involved:

ROMA 61 - AE5FA1 18-46054 EGUN to KPSM m/c 7PH 009E 11 015 

ROMA 62 - AE07A3 58-0118   EGUN to KPSM m/c 8PH 009E 12 015

Interesting messages:

To ROMA 61

FTX/ID86054S,ROMA61,7PH009E11015/MR2,/FXFIGHTERS TOOK OFF AT 1030Z. BE THE MOJO....AR EXECUTION DO6A15F

CONFIRM IF F16S WILL CONTINUE ALONE UNTIL JOINING WITH ROMA62

ROMA62 IS CURRENTLY 1 OCLOCK 110NM FROM YOUR POSITION

ROGER. ONCE TREND25 26 ARE JOINED WITH ROMA62. PROCEED DCT 4230N04000W FPL ROUTE

To ROMA 62

FTX/ID80118S,ROMA62,8PH009E12015/MR2,/FXPASSED ALONG TO ROMA61 YOU TOOK OFF...ROMA61 SAID THEY WILL MEET FIGHTERS AT SONAP AT 1050Z...THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE STILL GOOD FOR 1400Z CT....AR EXECUTION DO66661

FTX/ID80118S,ROMA62,8PH009E12015/MR3,/FXFIGHTERS TOOK OFF AT 1030Z IN THE GREEN. SHOULD BE MAKING IT TO R61 IN THE NEXT 5 TO 10 MINUTES....AR EXECUTION DO614FE

ROMA62 CLRD TO KPSM VIA
BEDRA
RANDOM ROUTE
48N020W 46N030W 42N035W
42N040W 42N041W 42N045W
42N050W 42N055W 42N060W
DOVEY
FM BEDRA/1146 MNTN F310
M082
ATC/LEVEL CHANGE CROSS
BEDRA AT OR AFTER 1146
END OF MESSAGE7D1A

SANTA MARIA WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR REQUEST FOR ORBIT IS APPROVED

ROGER INFO. CONFIRM NOW PROCEEDING TO 040W WITH TREND25 26

Alstroemeria Stock Listing

 Post updated October 2026

The following purchased during 2024

Aircraft Movements, 12th Dec. 2024

 Military movements recorded from Melksham using PlanePlotter

Of particular interest:

BOXER 42 and 43 - C-40's from Andrews AFB to Luxembourg

D328 Wolfhound AE68B8 from Mildenhall to Yeovilton and back - this aircraft is now based at Mildenhall within AFSOC 352nd special operations wing