Well I think the header says it all a Nigerian AF C-130 in
the UK, This I had to go see. An early start at 5 am to go over to York to pick
Andy S up at 6 and then it was down the A1, The first things we saw were the
usual bits starting with the Lightning at Balderton. On the trip we decided to
do a little tidying up en-route as there are a few things around I have been
wanting to see at Parachute clubs so Andy and my self took the opportunity of
putting these away. Andy takes everything he sees so here is the full log for
the day
Balderton 29-08-2011
This was also noted on another list last week as a MiG-21 !! but it still looked
like a Lightning to me even though we passed it a approx 70 mph
(XN728/V) Lightning
The next was the RAF Wittering gate guard
RAF Wittering 29-08-2011
(ZD469/nn) Gr-7 Harrier
Sibson 29-08-2011
A call at Sibson for the new parachute aircraft found
G-DLAA Ce-208
D-FAAC Ce-208
And a few "Tins" noted from Andy's list
G-AVIA Ce-150
G-AVWU Pa-28
G-AZLH Ce-150
G-BDDS Pa-25
G-BICY Pa-23
G-BIEA Ce-150
G-BIOJ Rc-112
G-BOFM Ce-152
G-BOVT Ce-150
G-BSYWCe-150
G-ECGC Ce-172
G-FAYE Ce-150
Back on the A1 for a junction or two and then it was cross country to Chatteris
via a place i have not been to for a very long time
Connington 29-08-2011
Nothing here for me but as we were passing anyway, There are a few aircraft that
came through North-Air years a go which look like they might live here
G-BFKF Ce-152
G-BGAE Ce-152
G-BGNT Ce-152
G-BNJB Ce-152
G-BOZI Pa-28
G-BPAY Pa-28
G-CDAC EV-97
G-DSKI EV-97
G-GDOG Pa-28
G-PHAT SR-20
G-RSMC Medway SLA-100
G-TSGA Pa-28
G-UROP Be-95 Baron
G-WIZR Ro-22
G-WRWR Ro-22
Back on the road and over to
Chatteris 29-08-2011
Only the one i needed noted here and nothing else was seen
N808PC Twin Otter
Heading towards Cambridge for our prize of the day was passed Waterbeach
Barracks so we thought we would check the gate guard was still there
Waterbeach Barracks 29-08-2011
(WN904/nn) Hunter
Now the whole point of the trip
Cambridge 29-08-2011
Parked between the hangars was the Nigerian AF Herk the star of the day
G-FIRM Ce-550
CS-DXT Ce-560
N851WA TBM-700
(XV208/208) C-130 RAF
(XV212/212) C-130 RAF
(XV294/294) C-130 RAF
(XV295/295) C-130 RAF
(XV299/299) C-130 RAF
(XV307/307) C-130 RAF
(ZD949/-) L-1011 RAF
140113 CP-140 Canadian AF
(NAF-918) C-130 Nigerian AF (** OH YES **)
Other bits noted
G-MEGS Ce-172
G-NAAA Bo-105
G-UFCB Ce-172
N821CC Ce-172
N6182G SR-22
There is only one place to go to from here and it was of to Mildenhall
RAF Mildenhall 29-08-2011
Based aircraft noted
C-130's
64-14854
65-0992
66-0220
87-0023
87-0024
C-135's
57-1488/D
60-0347/D
61-0304/D
62-3519/D
62-3551/D
62-3565/D
63-7979/D
Visiting aircraft noted
57-1462
58-0009
58-0015
58-0118
62-3538
62-4138/OF
Over to Lakenheath
RAF Lakenheath 29-08-2011
Only the gate guard and 6 or so F-15's seen none read off, The new wooden fence
is a big problem now to see on the VAS ramp
"63319/FW-319 F-100 (Real id 54-2269)
The way home is always a problem as there is not a lot to do so you can go back
to Cambridge and up the A1 or cut across country on go up through Lincolnshire,
We did the cross country run and went up through Lincolnshire so the next stop
was a small but very nice museum Andy had not visited before
West Walton Highway 29-08-2011
The museum is just East of Wisbech and seen there were
WR971/Q Shackelton (Mid fuse only)
XD434/- Vampire
XM402/18 Jet Provost
XN983/- Buccaneer (Nose only)
XS459/AW Lightning
526-Black MiG-29 (Cockpit and bits only) This was from one of the MiG that
collided at the Fairford airshow in 1993
There are lots of artefacts from local crash sites going back to WW2 on display
and at only £2-40 to get in well worth and hour or so. The next call was
Fennland in the hope it the airstrip was active with it been bank holiday Monday
but it was all locked up and only a few bits outside were logged
Fennland 29-08-2011
G-BFGL Ce-152
G-BIHI Ce-172
G-BSDL TB-10
G-BSUW Pa-34
G-BSYV Ce-150
G-BTET Pa-18 Cub
G-ENII Ce-172
N337UK Ce-337
Next
RAF Conningsby 29-08-2011
Only the Vulcan noted here, It diverted in here over the weekend with a
hydraulic problem
(XH558/-) Vulcan
Heading towards Lincoln we passed
Tattershall Thorpe 29-08-2011
XM192/k Lightning
And across to Waddington vis seeing a Hunter in a field at Kirkstead
Kirkstead 29-08-2011
In a field at the side of the road is a Hunter !
(XL587/nn) Hunter
RAF Waddington 29-08-2011
Again nothing but seen were
(XE601/nn) Hunter (G-ETPS)
(XM607/- Vulcan
(XR770-AA) Lightning
(ZH10?/0?) E-4 Stored no rudder
(ZH10?/0?) E-4
The last call was Hibblestow to see what Do-28's were around and three went in
the book
Hibblestow 29-08-2011
HA-ACO Do-28
HA-HIB Do-28 (Ex 116 Kenyan AF)
HA-VOC Do-28
I was going home via Harrogate and over Blubberhouses but got a text to say the
Canadian Galaxy had arrived so it was over to LBA to get the last one of the day
Leeds Bradford 29-08-2011
C-GZCZ Gulf-150
Looking on the YS blog i see the German Ce-208 we saw at Sibson made a visit
yesterday, They don't half get about don't they !
Home at last, My thanks to Andy S for the day out