Coltishall 31-10-2005 and 01-11-2005

[sgkoksijde]

Hello,

This is a log of our trip to Coltishall for 2 days. The weather on the first day was very bad (much rain), but we got a base visit to forget all the rain. In the evening the weather was getting better and we watched the nightflying. On the base visit we saw all the Jaguars that are still left at Coltishall. Very nice was the lunchstop of the 2 Lakenheath F-15's.

Mildenhall 31/10/2005

Short stop around 7h30lt.

KC-135R 61-0314/D
2x KC-135

Coltishall 31/10/2005 (basevisit)

9h00 - 19h00

Morning
Jaguar GR.3 XX369/EU Take off (10h20) , Approach (11h25), Landing (11h30)
Jaguar T.4 XX842/FX Take off (10h20) , Landing (11h20)

Afternoon
Jaguar GR.3 XZ360/FN Take off (14h09)
Jaguar GR.3 XX970/EH Take off (14h31) , Landing (17h04)
Jaguar GR.3 XZ109/EN Take off (14h31) , Landing (17h02)
Jaguar GR.3 1x Take off (14h31)
Jaguar GR.3 XZ364/FS Take off (15h30)
Jaguar GR.3 XZ356/FU Take off (15h30)

Evening
Jaguar GR.3 XX738/ED Take off (18h45)
2x Jaguar Take off (18h45)
at least 3x Jaguar Take off(?)

Gate guard
Jaguar GR.1 XW563/"XX822"
replica Huricane

Hangar 41 Sqn
Jaguar T.4 XX150/FY pushed to the flightline
Jaguar GR.3 (XX723)/FF
Jaguar GR.3 XX767/FK
Jaguar T.4 (XX838)/FZ
Jaguar GR.3 XZ112/GW (s/c)
Jaguar GR.3 XZ115/ER
Jaguar GR.3 XZ356/FU pushed to the flightline
Jaguar GR.3 XZ360/FN pushed to the flightline
Jaguar GR.3 (XZ394)/FG
Jaguar GR.3 (XZ398)/FA

Flightline 41 Sqn
Jaguar T.4 XX150/FY
Jaguar GR.3 XX369/EU
Jaguar GR.3 (XX725)/FE
Jaguar T.4 XX842/FX
Jaguar GR.3 XZ114/EO
Jaguar GR.3 (XZ117)/FB
Jaguar GR.3 (XZ366)/FC

Maintenance hangar
Jaguar GR.3 XX724/EC
Jaguar GR.3 XX737/EE will never fly again
Jaguar GR.3 XZ103/FP (s/c)
Jaguar GR.3 XZ392/EM
Jaguar GR.3 XZ399/EJ

Flightline 6 Sqn
Jaguar GR.3 XX119/EB
Jaguar GR.3 XX738/ED
Jaguar T.4 (XX835)/EX
Jaguar GR.3 XZ360/FN
Jaguar GR.3 XZ356/FU

Hangar 6 Sqn
Jaguar GR.3 XX112/EA
Jaguar T.4 (XX841)/EW
Jaguar T.4 XX847/EZ
Jaguar GR.3 XZ367/GP (s/c) instructural airframe
Jaguar GR.3 XZ396/EQ
Jaguar GR.3 XZ391/ET

Visitors
F-15E 00-3002/LN touch and go (12h25), Landing (12h30), Take off (16h10)
F-15E 91-0313/LN touch and go (12h25), Landing (12h30), Take off (16h10)


Coltishall 01/11/2005

On the second day, the weather was perfect. All day long sun with in the morning some clouds that dissapeared in the afternoon and lots of flying activity. At coltishall you can stand very close to the runway (about 15m) and a stepladder you don't need because there is a small wooden fence of about one meter high We even got some visitors as bonus.

At 16h30 we returned very happy back to home after a splendid trip.

9h00 - 16h30

Morning
Jaguar GR.3 XZ356/FU Take off (9h28) , Landing (10h58)
Jaguar GR.3 XX119/EB Take off (9h34), Approach (11h11, 11h18), Landing (10h26)
Jaguar GR.3 XZ360/FN Take off (9h34), Landing (10h57)
Jaguar GR.3 XX767/FK Take off (10h14), Approach (12h14, 12h17, 12h20), Landing (11h23)
Jaguar T.4 XX150/FY Take off (10h14), Landing (14h24)
Jaguar GR.3 XZ114/EO Take off (10h14), approach (12h14, 12h18), Landing (11h21)
Jaguar GR.3 XZ369/EU Take off (10h35), Landing (14h23)

Afternoon
Jaguar GR.3 XX970/EH Take off (12h00), Landing (14h18)
Jaguar GR.3 XZ364/FS Take off (12h00), Landing (14h20)
Jaguar GR.3 XZ107/FH Take off (12h55), Approach (16h47), Landing (15h50)
Jaguar GR.3 XZ355/FJ Take off (12h55), Landing (15h04)
Jaguar GR.3 XX738/ED Take off (13h09) abborted take off
Jaguar GR.3 XZ377/EP Take off (13h41), Landing (16h18)
Jaguar GR.3 XZ109/EN Take off (13h41), Landing (16h21)
Jaguar GR.3 XX119/EB Take off (13h44), Landing (15h09)
Jaguar GR.3 XZ115/ER Take off (15h32)

Visitors
Griffin ZJ235/I Landing (13h01), Take off (14h10)
F-15D 84-0044 formation approach (13h17, 13h28)
F-15C 84-0001 formation approach (13h17, 13h28)

Pictures will follow later when I have more time.

[Vonsmalhausen]

thx very much for this log it's a shame they will close this base very soon now never made a trip to Coltishall, but have heard many good reports from friends about this base.

[Fabke]

Wow , amazing log , great work you did

Hope to see soon some photos from your 2-days spotterstrip

[sgkoksijde]

Hello,

Here are already some pictures of the monday. It was very bad weather, so not much pictures from the flying aircraft, but I could make some nice nightshots of the nightflying. I am not allowed to put pictures on the internet from our basevisit.

KC-135 at Mildenhall:













More can be seen on: sgkoksijde.fotopic.net/c749245.html

The pictures from Tuesday will follow

Enjoy

[sgkoksijde]

Hello,

This is part two of our trip. These are the images of the day with beautifull weather.














































































Enjoy
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The rest can be seen on : fotopic

[Vonsmalhausen]

FANTASTIC shots
thank you, thank you very much for charing these beauty's with us
did they told you when Coltishall will close definitely ? i think it's by the end of the year, but i'm not sure

[sgkoksijde]

Hello Vonsmalhousen,

Thanks for the comment. Coltishall will close down by the end of 2006, but by 1 april 2006 41 Sqn will disband and 6 Sqn will move to Conningsby to fly an other year over there. So after 1 april 2006 there will be nothing to see anymore I guess at Coltishall

[Chrisse]

Thank you for the pictures. The Jaguar will be missed in the skies

[Vonsmalhausen]

sgkoksijde said:

Hello Vonsmalhousen,

Thanks for the comment. Coltishall will close down by the end of 2006, but by 1 april 2006 41 Sqn will disband and 6 Sqn will move to Conningsby to fly an other year over there. So after 1 april 2006 there will be nothing to see anymore I guess at Coltishall

maybe i'll try to make a visit early 2006 then thx for the info

[Flyboytjen]

Very nice pics thx.

We gonna miss the Jaguar , but these pics are good for our archives!

FB

[Fabke]

Thanks so much for these super shots ;D ;D ;D

I see on several take-off photos that there is only one afterburner lit on the Jaguar(s) , is there a reason for?

[sgkoksijde]

Hello,

The jaguarpictures with one burner is from one and the same jaguar. These are pictures from a jaguar that made an approach and while he departed again he applied one burner. When they take off, they definatly both burners because with both burners they almost use the total lenght of the runway

Greetings Wim Houquet

[Fabke]

Thanks for the info