SGS
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Post by SGS on Apr 29, 2018 22:28:29 GMT
Due to a misplaced Logbook ! -careless I know - I am trying to find reports for Mildenhall and Woodbridge to cover 30th September 1971.
Has anyone access to similar Logbooks or has copies of SEAR or Anglia Aeronews with residents and visitors over that period ?
I live in hope
Stuart
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Post by davidkeeble on Apr 30, 2018 8:32:59 GMT
Stuart - The extract below is from Anglia Aeronews dated September 1971. I've had to type this out as I could find no other way of attaching a 1.2 Mb pdf. There is much more relating to September 1971 in the October issue and I will email this to you if you let me know your email address.
SERVICE SNIPPETS : The U.S. Navy contingent at Mildenhall received a new
aircraft on 15th August in the form of C-1A 136748 ex CVA-59
from USS FORRESTAL. It later had its previous titles removed. The USN Mildenhall
now have the following on strength: C-117D 17171 & 17191, C-131F 141021 and C-1A
136748, 136753 & 136756.
A number of U-21A King Airs have been delivered through Mildenhall
for the U.S.Army in Europe recently, noted on 15th August were: 15893, 15898 & 15899,
while on 19th August 15895, 15896, 15897 & 15900 were noted. The standard colour
scheme for these aircraft being gloss brown underside and white top, '96 and '97
however were white oyerall with red arctic fin and 15900 was the only aircraft not
fitted with wingtip tanks.
The remaining four EC-135H's of the 10th ACCS at Mildenhall have
received 0- prefixes during the month (See p.63) viz. 0-10274, '82, '85 and '91.
Another C-130 Squadron, coded 'FH' the 48th TAS/313th TAW started to
arrive at Mildenhall on 9th September and to date the following have been noted:
40510, 40516, 40521 and 37833. The C-130E's of the 36th TAS/316th TAW coded 'LM' have
now departed. Also present at Mildenhall for the week beginning 4th September were
six KC-97L's viz 0-22604, 0-20833, 0-20918,and 0-30295 from Ohio ANG, 0-22605 from
Wisconsin ANG and 0-30291 from Texas ANG which had been displaced from Frankfurt
while Exercise Reforger 3 and Crested Cap 3 is being held in Europe. The exercise
may also have accounted for the rare visit of C-119K 0-38108 to Mildenhall on 18.8
Kind regards
davidk
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Post by davidkeeble on Apr 30, 2018 15:14:23 GMT
Stuart
As it's pouring with rain and blowing a gale, I've typed out the notes relating to Mildenhall from the October 1971 edition of Anglia Aeronews.
The EC-135N's that visited Mildenhall were 0-10329 on 30.9,
0-00372 on 2.10 and 0-00375 on 4.10, the latter aircraft carrying ALOTS.
To supplement the information given on the front page of last month's
issue, a full list of C-130E's of 48 TAS/313 TAW at present on rotation at Mildenhall is
reproduced here; coded "FH" 37806, '810, '833, '853, 40510, '516, '521, '524, '528, '535,
'542, '549 and '570. Also, to make up the number to 19 aircraft, the following "FB" coded
C-130E's are present, 37793, 40509, '512, '519, '526 and '532. It is thought that some of
the "FH" aircraft arrived at Mildenhall with "FB" codes and also that this squadron may be
the first of a new 6-month rotational duty unit at Mildenhall.
Another group of KC-97L's arrived at Mildenhall on 25.9 for a one-week
stay, viz: 0-30243, '291, '296, '350 and '361, being joined by 30363 on 26.9 and 30317 on
3.10, a11 aircraft belonging to Texas ANG.
Kind regards
davidk
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SGS
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Post by SGS on Apr 30, 2018 22:00:21 GMT
David thanks that's of great interest and I would appreciate any info from October issues.
My email address is sgsim747@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks again
Stuart
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