Roger Whitcomb Guest

QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY FLY-PAST 2005 DETAILS Jun 3rd, 2005 at 10:22pm   The Queen's Birthday Fly-past 2005, takes place on Saturday 11th June. The timings are below in British Standard Time (BST) : Start    11:30 BST    C-17A Globemaster III joins hold at Southwold (Hold is racetrack between Lowestoft & Southwold, with an over-sea or over-land option) Southwold Hold    12:40 BST    Formation departs Southwold Harbour Mouth for London Abeam Colchester    12:51 BST    Airspares away Abeam Fairlop    12:57 BST Buckingham Palace    13:00 BST CALLSIGNS : Whole formation (When formed-up) = WINDSOR FORMATION C-17A Globemaster III  =  WINDSOR LEAD TriStar  =  FAGIN Typhoon T.1's  =  TRIPLEX (Becoming FAGIN COMBINE) E-3D Sentry AEW.1  =  SENTRY Tornado F-3's  =  WARLORD (Becoming SENTRY COMBINE) VC-10  =  MADRAS Jaguar GR.3's  =  BOXER (Becoming MADRAS COMBINE) Nimrod MR.2  =  NIMROD Tornado GR.4's  =  ROCKET (Becoming NIMROD COMBINE) PARTICIPANTS : 1 x C-17A Globemaster III  -  99 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton (Formation lead) 1 x TriStar  -  216 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton (Element two lead) 3 x Typhoon T.1  -  29(Reserve) Squadron / Typhoon Operational Conversion Unit (TOCU), BAe Systems, Warton Airfield (One aircraft is airspare) 1 x E-3D Sentry AEW.1  -  8/23 Squadron, RAF Waddington (Element three lead) 3 x Tornado F.3  -  56(Reserve) Squadron, RAF Leuchars (One aircraft is airspare) 1 x VC.10  -  10 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton (Element four lead) 3 x Jaguar GR.3  -  6 Squadron, RAF Coltishall (One aircraft is airspare) 1 x Nimrod MR.2  -  Kinloss Surveillance Wing (KSW), RAF Kinloss (Element five lead) 3 x Tornado GR.4  -  31 Squadron, RAF Marham SUPPORTING PARTICIPANTS : 2 x Hawk T.1  -  100 Squadron, RAF Leeming (Weather recce, Photo-ship and Whipper-In(s)) 1 x Twin Squirrel HCC.1  -  32 (The Royal) Squadron, RAF Northolt (Camera-ship, London area) CONTROLLING AGENCIES : London ATCC (Mil)  -  135.275 MHz or 299.975 MHz Boulmer Radar  -  242.275 MHz or 251.750 MHz (Using transmitters at Neatishead) ATC Marham  -  362.750 MHz or 124.150 MHz ATC Coltishall  -  315.325 MHz or 125.900 MHz Essex Radar  -  120.625 MHz ATC Southend  -  130.775 MHz Thames Radar  -  128.025 MHz ATC Northolt  -  126.450 MHz or 125.875 MHz ATC Brize Norton  -  342.450 MHz or 127.250 MHz The ACN or NOTAMs make no mention of squadron or formation air-to-air frequencies. There should be a full "dress rehearsal" practice during the week before the fly-past, as yet I have no dates or timings or which airfield will take the part of "Buckingham Palace" for the practice which for air traffic reasons does not penetrate controlled airspace in the London Control Area. Courtesy Roger Lowestoft Aviation Society - Suffolk's Eyes on the Skies http://www.lowestoftaviationsociety.org

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