- Excerpts from my spotting logbook for
FEBRUARY 1982 for the Southwold area + airfield visits.
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- Feb 2nd - Bae146 G-SSSH on test flight, 1x Vulcan
flying with two RAF Phantoms, Nimrod R1 XW666 51 Sqdn, 1x F-5E Tiger
527th TFTAS, 1x VC-140B Jetstar USAF.
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ELLOUGH - Sikorsky S-61n G-BEON, G-BFFJ,
BELL 212 G-BFJB, Westland WG-30 G-BIWY, all British Airways
Helicopters.
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- Feb 3rd - 1x VC-140B Jetstar USAF, 3x 23 Sqdn
Phantoms, 1x Vulcan.
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- Feb 4th - BENTWATERS -
24x A-10's 81st TFW, Visiting were F-5E 01551, 527 TFTAS, C-130H 41675
463 TAW.
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- Feb 5th - 4x F-15's, 1x Belfast Heavylift, Jaguar
GR1 XX742/EF 6 Sqdn, Tornado ZA330/B-08, ZA543/B-59 TTTE
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- Feb 6th - BENTWATERS -
19 x A-10's 81st TFW, Visiting were F-15C 90039/BT, 90048/BT,
90055/BT, 90062/BT all blue fin band, 36 TFW.
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- Feb 8th - 3x Hunter T7's RAF, 1x Buccaneer, 5x
Phantoms RAF, 2x C-141B USAF.
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- Feb 9th - 2x Jaguars 31 Sqdn, 1x Vulcan.
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ELLOUGH - Sikorsky S-61n G-BEON, G-BFFJ,
Sikorsky S-76 G-BIAW, G-BZAC, Bell 212 G-BAFN, G-BFJB, Westland WG30
G-BIWY, all B.A.H
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- Feb 10th - 2x Harrier GR3's, 6x Phantoms RAF, 1x
Hawk T1 4 FTS, Canberra T-17 360 Sqn, Jet Provost T5B XW293/Z 6 FTS,
EC-135H USAF, HH-53 67 ARRS made two approaches to Ellough
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- Feb 12th - BENTWATERS
- 36x A-10's 81st TFW, Visiting were F-4E 41635/SP blue 52 TFW, F-111F
02364/LN, 30713/LN 48 TFW, Sabreliner N64 F.A.A, Jet Provost T5
XW364/35 RAFC
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- Feb 21st - LAKENHEATH -
Visiting were F4E 80460/RS 86 TFW, F-15C 90048/BT, 90062/BT,
90041/BT, F-15D 90011/BT all 36 TFW.
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MILDENHALL - 15x KC-135's, 3x EC-135's,
10x C-130E's 314 TAW, SR-71A 17980 9 SRW, C-141A 60133 438 MAW, C-141B
38090 438 MAW, 50269, 67945 437 MAW, C-5A 00461 60 MAW, C-118B 152687
NAF Keflavik U.S Navy.
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- Feb 23rd - Jet Ranger - Bristows, EP-3E 148888/JQ23
VQ2 U.S Navy
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- Feb 24th - BENTWATERS
- 34x A-10's 81 TFW, Visiting were F-16A 290, F-16B 305 both 332 Sqdn Norwegian
Air Force, Alpha Jet 4118 JBG45 West German AF, An approach was made
by SR-71A 17980 9th SRW, also a Wessex HC2 XS675 22 Sqdn callsign 'SWC
16' was seen inbound to Woodbridge.
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