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

 

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

N488CR - 3rd Dec 2024

 Artemis Aircraft N488CR, Hex A60693

HFDL Map for 12th Jan 2023

 

Received frequencies:

17919 Mhz (Riverhead, New York)

17928 Mhz (Canarias, Spain)

21955 MHz (Canarias, Spain)

Time 1400 to 1500z

Equipment: HF loop with a CCW loop amplifier, RSP1A receiver and dumphfdl software

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HFDL Map for 11th Jan 2023

Receive frequencies 8942, 10081, 11184, 13270 and 15025MHz 

Time 1600 to 1700z

Equipment: HF loop with a CCW loop amplifier, RSP1A receiver and dumphfdl software

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HFDL Map for 4th Dec. 2022

 Receive frequencies 17 to 21MHz 

Time 1200 to 1300z

Equipment: HF loop with a CCW loop amplifier, RSP1A receiver and dumphfdl software

Hot air Balloon over Melksham

 

A visit to Compton Abbas Airfield

 On the way home from a visit to Weymouth with a friend we stopped off at Compton Abbas airfield near Shaftesbury (Dorset). A pleasant cup of coffee and a chance to take a few photos.

RAF Lyneham Gate Guardian

De Havilland Comet C2 XK699 "Sagittarius" was unveiled as RAF Lyenham's gate guardian by HRH The Princess Royal on the 22nd June 1987.
These photos of XK699 were taken about 4 weeks before the unveiling.
With the closure of Lyneham in 2012 the airframe was scrapped - possibly the nose section was saved and moved to Boscombe Down.

Airbus A400M Atlas ZM401

The following is a selection of photographs I took of the A400M Atlas whilst it was on a training exercise at the rarely used airfield at Keevil in Wiltshire.