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The Sunday after the Dutch airshow (Gilze-Rijen) we took the ferry Hook of Holland to Harwich. So we made some pretty long days from Thursday till Saturday at Gilze-Rijen airshow and Sunday morning early the ferry to Harwich were we arrived early in the afternoon.
The reason for the trip was the exercise Nomad 2002.

KC-135R 64-14830/D 351 ARS

RC-135W 62-4135/OF 55WG (green)

 

MILDENHALL 7-7-2002

KC-135T 58-0047 126 ARS WI ANG
KC-135R 60-0315 19 ARW black kights
RC-135W 62-4135/OF 55WG (green)
KC-135R 61-0302/D 351 ARS
KC-135R 64-14830/D 351 ARS
KC-135R 63-7978/D 351 ARS
KC-135R 59-1459/D 351 ARS
KC-135R 63-8879/D 351 ARS
KC-135R 64-14829/D 351 ARS
KC-135R 64-14838/D 351 ARS
KC-135R 57-2605/D 351 ARS
KC-135R 62-3551/D 351 ARS
KC-135R 64-14835/D 351 ARS
MC-130H 87-0023 7 SOS
MC-130H 88-0193 7 SOS
C-130E 63-7814 7 SOS
MC-130P 69-5823 67 SOS
MC-130P 69-5826 67 SOS
MC-130P 69-5832 67 SOS
MC-130P 69-5828 67 SOS
MC-130P 88-0194 7 SOS
MH-53 5 X

The rest Sunday was used for Mildenhall and some museums. While driving around Milky we only saw 3 visitors 2 State side KC's and a very nice RC-135W.

CAMBRIDGE 7-7-2002 & 10-07-02

C-130C1 XV291 EX LTW for Austria
C-130C1 XV292 EX LTW for Austria
C-130C3 XV302 EX LTW
C-130C3 XV304 EX LTW
L100 N404LC LYNDEN 7-7-2002
E-3D ZH107/07 8/23 SQN 10-7-2002

The 2nd stop was at Cambridge it was good for some C-130's waiting for check ups and conversions to delivery to Austria, after this stop it was time to find the youth hostel in Lincoln.

WADDINGTON 8-7-2002

LJ35 T-871 SWISS
C-130H CH-10 20 Smd
C-160R R201/64-GA ET01.064
C-130H T.10-3/31-03 ALA31
TBM700 105/XK NN
F-16AM FA-103 NN
F-16AM FA-84 NN
F-16AM FA-89 NN
F-16AM FA-101 NN
F-16BM FB-20 NN
F/A-18C J-5020 NN
F/A-18C J-5012 NN
F/A-18C J-5019 NN
F/A-18C J-5010 NN
F/A-18C J-5024 NN
F/A-18D J-5237 NN
F/A-18D J-5234 NN
EF-18A C.15-14/15-01 ALA15
EF-18A C.15-26/15-13 ALA15
EF-18A C.15-21/15-08 ALA15
EF-18A C.15-22/15-09 ALA15
EF-18A C.15-40/15-27 ALA15
EF-18A C.15-36/15-23 ALA15
MIR2000B 527/12-YM EC01.012
MIR2000C 95/12-KM EC02.012
TORNADO F3 ZE341/TU 5 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZE162/UR 5 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZE164/UQ 5 SQN
TUCANO T1 ZF138/138 1FTS
E-3D ZH107/07 8/23 SQN

C-160R R201/64-GA ET01.064

F/A-18C J-5012 NN
EF-18A C.15-40/15-27 ALA15
TBM700 105/XK NN

 

Monday the big day (the arrival day) for Nomad. This day was prefect nice weather and alot nice planes round 3pm we had all the planes and decided to check our luck at Conningsby. here we heard that we missed a CN-235 in camo.

CONNINGSBY 8-7-2002

TORNADO F3 ZE793/TE 43 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZH559/MT 56 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZE941/FE 25 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZG770/WK 56 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZE888/TC 56 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZH555/CV 5 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZE735/AL 56 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZG798/WA-F 56 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZE969/XA 56 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZG796/WC 56 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZE343/TI 56 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZE199/TV 56 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZH556/OT 56 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZE156/UX 56 SQN
TORNADO F3 ZE157 56 SQN
TORNADO F3 NN
F-4 XT891/Z GG
GROB115 G-BYVF
GROB115 G-BYVB
GROB115 G-BYUG
GROB115 G-BYUV

The mood was pretty good 12 Tornado's on the flinghtline including a special one.After 30 mins they started up the anniversary tornado.

TORNADO F3 ZE156/UX 56 SQN

TORNADO F3 ZH555/CV 5 SQN

 

The next day the weather was very bad cloudy and rainy Waddington was planned for today but we had everything with sun the day before so we re-scheduled the day and drove around a bit.


WADDINGTON 9-7-2002

E-3D ZH103/03 8/23 SQN
E-3D ZH106/06 8/23 SQN
E-3D ZH107/07 8/23 SQN


CRANWELL 9-7-2002

JET PROVOST XW353 GG
DOMINIE XS738/S G/I
DOMINIE XS739/T 55 SQN
DOMINIE XX731/J 55 SQN
JET STREAM XX499/G 45 SQN
JET STREAM XX496/D 45 SQN
JET STREAM XX494/B 45 SQN
JET STREAM XX382/A 45 SQN
JET STREAM XX493/L 45 SQN

Cranwell was nice with the dominie's and jetstreams nice to see the oldies together but no movements, so on to the next field Cottesmore (harrier mekka).


COTTESMORE 9-7-2002

HARRIER GR 7 ZG862/94 1 SQN
HARRIER GR 7 ZD406/35 4 SQN
HARRIER GR 7 ZD468/58 1 SQN
HARRIER GR 7 ZG506/77 4 SQN
HARRIER GR 7 ZG474/64 1 SQN
HARRIER GR 7 NN
HARRIER GR 7 NN
HARRIER T10 ZH662/110 20 SQN
HARRIER T10 ZH656/104 3 SQN
GAZELLE XX419 9 Regt
VC-10 XR807 10 SQN

 

HARRIER GR 7 ZD406/35 4 SQN

 

Due to the at that moment pouring rain not much movements to be seen but some harriers went on mission good for some pictures (note the mavericks).
The 2 visitors made it a little better.

On Wednesday it was time for round number 2 at Mildenhall we stayed for some hours before we left to Lakenheath.


MILDENHALL 10-7-2002

TORNADO IDS 45+78 JBG 33
TORNADO IDS 45+19 JBG 33
C-160D 50+64 LTG 61
C-21A 84-0110 76 AS
KC-135R 60-0348 319 ARW (white)
KC-135R 57-1439 91 ARS (blue)
KC-135R 63-37980/D 351 ARS
KC-135R 62-3538/D 351 ARS
KC-135R 64-14835/D 351 ARS
KC-135R 59-1459/D 351 ARS
KC-135R 64-14830 351 ARS
MC-130P 69-5826 67 SOS
UC-12M 163843 NAS M"hall


LAKENHEATH 10-7-2002

F-15C 84-0009/LN 493 FS
F-15C 83-0018/LN 493 FS
F-15C 84-0019/LN 493 FS
F-15C 86-0175/LN 493 FS
F-15C 86-0164/LN 493 FS Comm
F-15E 91-0328/LN 494 FS

At Lakenheath only 493FS was flying 3 of us decided to walk to the runway end and the driver stayed with the car. Because on of us had a aluminum camera-suitcase the Yankee's freaked out and were afraid we were the local Al-quida. So they turned up with police car and the complete circus but after the passport check and camera sighting they knew enough but but they also wanted to see the papers from person number 4 so we said "well it's the Dutch car on the parking lot".

COLTISHALL 11-7-2002

HARRIER T10 ZH662/110 20 SQN
HARRIER GR7 ZD380/28 20 SQN
HARRIER T10 ZH664/112 4 SQN
HARRIER T10 ZH656/104 3 SQN
GROB 115 G-BYUZ
GROB 115 G-BYXI
GROB 115 G-BYXX
GROB 115 G-BYWJ
JAGUAR T4 XX146/GT 54 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XZ115/PD 16 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XX766 NN
JAGUAR GR3 XZ107/FH 41 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XZ392/PF 16 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XX723/GQ 54 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XZ104/FM 41 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XZ385/PC 16 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XX729/EL 6 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XZ391/EB 6 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XX724/GC 54 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XZ355/FJ 41 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XZ398/FA 41 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XX112/EA 6 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XZ399/EJ 6 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XX116/EO 6 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XZ103/FP 41 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XX725 SAOU
JAGUAR GR3 XZ356/GF 54 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XZ400/GR 54 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XX752/FC 41 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XZ372/ED 6 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XX970/EH 6 SQN
JAGUAR GR3 XW563 GG

 

HARRIER GR7 ZD380/28 20 SQN

JAGUAR GR3 XZ115/PD 16 SQN

JAGUAR GR3 XZ103/FP 41 SQN

JAGUAR GR3 XX729/EL 6 SQN

JAGUAR GR3 XX724/GC 54 SQN

 

Thursday was Coltishall in the planning when we arrived we saw a full flightline and also in the corners of the field jag's we understood we came in the middle of a base exercise and this was good for 26 Jag's.

CRC NEATISHEAD 11-7-2002

F-4 FGR.2 XV420/BT Pres

Not far away from Coltishall was CRC Neatishead with a very nice F-4 but they didn't wanted to give us permission to take a picture from it. Kinda strange it's a preserved plane and they gave us a hardtime.


NORWICH 11-7-2002

PUMA XW212 33 SQN
PUMA XW235 33 SQN

On the way back to Milky we came pass the Norwich museum and airfield and seen 2 Puma's crossing the field.

MILDENHALL 11-7-2002

C-130H 94-7316 731 AS
C-130H 92-3288 328 AS NY ANG
KC-135R 57-1439 (blue) 91 ARS
KC-135R 62-3548 (yellow) 906 ARS
KC-135R 61-0308 (yellow) 906 ARS
KC-135T 58-0089 (white) 912 ARS
C-5A 69-0015 137 AS NY ANG
UC-12M 163836/7C NAS
KC-135R 63-8025/D 351 ARS
MC-130P 69-5823 67 SOS

 

UC-12M 163836/7C NAS

 

Mildenhall was a nice end of the day 6 State side planes and nice to see was the loan UC-12 with the 7C code.

On Friday we went to Hannants so no spotting today well almost no spotting cause we ended up at Northold.

NORTHOLD 12-7-2002

CHINOOK ZA711/BA 18 SQN
ISLANDER NN NN

MILDENHALL 13-7-2002

KC-135R 58-0023 136 ARS NY ANG
KC-130T 165162/QH VMGR 234

The Saturday we visited the Duxford July airshow with perfect weather very much sun. The trip ended at Mildenhall with a KC-130T USMC but the driver didn't wanted that we took a picture from it cause he might get trouble. So we left pretty pissed off…. And still every KC-130 we're reminded to this.

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