Lakenheath Run 17th October 2015

A run up to Lakenheath for Colin and John, for six USMC Hornets due in midday.

After a Saturday lay in for a change it was a late start for a Suffolk run. We decided to forego the usual round of the local Luton and head straight for Lakenheath.

Lakenheath 17-10-15

VMFA-232 'Red Devils'
165186 /WT-01 McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 C Hornet C-411 United States Marine Corps

165188 /WT-02 McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 C Hornet C-413 United States Marine Corps

165191 /WT-03 McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 C Hornet C-416 United States Marine Corps

165194 /WT-05 McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 C Hornet C-419 United States Marine Corps

165218 /WT-06 McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 C Hornet C-443 United States Marine Corps

165230 /WT-11 McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 C Hornet C-455 United States Marine Corps


VMGR-352
165736 /QB-736 Lockheed KC-130 J Hercules 5489 United States Marine Corps

436th AW / 3rd AS
07-7174 McDonnell-Douglas C-17 A Globemaster III P-174 United States Air Force

With the Hornets safely bagged it was over to Mildenhall and hopefully filling the remaining gaps from the based Osprey's and Herc's.

Mildenhall 17-10-15

100th ARW / 351st ARS
58-0069 D Boeing  KC-135 T Stratotanker 17814 United States Air Force
59-1492 D Boeing  KC-135 R Stratotanker 17980 United States Air Force

61-0299 D Boeing  KC-135 R Stratotanker 18206 United States Air Force
61-0321 D Boeing  KC-135 R Stratotanker 18228 United States Air Force
62-3565 D Boeing  KC-135 R Stratotanker 18548 United States Air Force
63-8021 D Boeing  KC-135 R Stratotanker 18638 United States Air Force

63-8027 D Boeing  KC-135 R Stratotanker 18644 United States Air Force
63-8871 D Boeing  KC-135 R Stratotanker 18719 United States Air Force
63-8884 D Boeing  KC-135 R Stratotanker 18732 United States Air Force

352nd SOG / 7th SOS

08-0050 Bell-Boeing CV-22 B Osprey D1038 United States Air Force

12-0062 Bell-Boeing CV-22 B Osprey D1043 United States Air Force

12-0063 Bell-Boeing CV-22 B Osprey D10.. United States Air Force

12-0064 Bell-Boeing CV-22 B Osprey D10.. United States Air Force

352nd SOG / 67th SOS

10-5714 Lockheed MC-130 J Commando II 5714 United States Air Force

11-5733 Lockheed MC-130 J Commando II 5733 United States Air Force

11-5737 Lockheed MC-130 J Commando II 5737 United States Air Force

12-5757 Lockheed MC-130 J Commando II 5757 United States Air Force

12-5759 Lockheed MC-130 J Commando II 5759 United States Air Force

12-5760 Lockheed MC-130 J Commando II 5760 United States Air Force

127th WG / 171st ARS ' Michigan'

60-0346 Boeing  KC-135 T Stratotanker 18121 United States Air Force

459th ARW / 756th ARS 'Andrews'

59-1469 Boeing  KC-135 R Stratotanker 17957 United States Air Force

916th ARW / 77th ARS 'First in Flight'

60-0349 Boeing  KC-135 R Stratotanker 18124 United States Air Force

63-8044 Boeing  KC-135 R Stratotanker 18661 United States Air Force

51 SQN

ZZ665 Boeing  RC-135  Rivet Joint 18778 Royal Air Force

Pleased with picking off the last of the Herc's, and leaving one Osprey to get, we headed off back south.

Cambridge 17-10-15
84003 Lockheed C-130 H Hercules 4628 Swedish Air Force
G-ASRO Piper PA-30 160 Twin Comanche 30-395
G-BAIG Piper PA-34 200 Seneca 34-7250243
G-BBZV Piper PA-28 R-200 Cherokee Arrow II 28R-7435105
G-HEMC Eurocopter EC145 T2 20012 Bond Helicopters
G-JASE Piper PA-28 161 Warrior II 28-8216056
G-MASF Piper PA-28 181 Archer II 28-7790191
G-MEGS Cessna 172 S 172S-10723
G-SHWK Cessna 172 S 172S-9642
G-UFCB Cessna 172 S 172S-8318
G-SUEO Diamond DA 40D Star TDI D4.354
M-AXIM Cessna T.206 H Turbo Stationair T206-08513
M-USCA Socata TBM850 456 Corporate
OK-PPP Beech 400XP Beechjet RK-385 Time Air

Only the two Manx aircraft troubled the log at Cambridge, and with light fading we headed to Stanny.

Stansted 17-10-15
A6-GGP Boeing  747 412F 28032 Dubai Government Air Wing
A7-CEE Bombardier Global 5000 BD-700-1A11 9421 Qatar Executive
G-POWM Airbus A320 232 2564 Titan Airways
G-WINV Eurocopter EC.155 B1 Dauphin 6748 Starspeed
LX-GVI Gulfstream G650 6095 Global Jet Luxembourg
M-LWSA Bombardier Global Express BD-700-1A10 9092 Corporate
M-XHEC Eurocopter EC.155 B Dauphin 6600 Luviair
N222NF Cessna 525A Citation Jet 2 525A-0074 Corporate
N315MK Gulfstream G4 1206 Corporate
N404NA Bombardier Global 5000 BD-700-1A11 9356 Corporate
N543JN McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 F 48543 Western Global Airlines
N602FE McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 F 48402 Federal Express
N742FD Airbus A300 B4-622RF 613 Federal Express
P4-MES Boeing  767 33AER 33425 Global Jet Concept
RA-02777 Embraer ERJ-135 BJ Legacy 650 14501163 Corporate
VP-BKS Boeing  767 3P6ER 27254 Kalair

The Russian Embraer was a nice frame, as was the gap filling American Global.

Finally back home, only one Gulfstream made the notepad.

Luton 17-10-15
N721MM Gulfstream G550 5370 Corporate

Not a bad little jolly all in all, happy to have made some active mil in England for a change!