Missing man formation

[Genghis the Engineer]

Spotted on NOTAMS today...


Ref: H3092/04
FIR: EGTT
Code: WVLW
Traffic: VFR IFR
Purpose: Misc
Scope: Nav Warning
Lower limit (FL): 010
Upper limit (FL): 100
Centre and radius (nm): 5214N00003E020
Parent ICAO: EGTT
Start date/time: 28/05/2004 10:15 UTC
End date/time: 31/05/2004 11:25 UTC
Activity period: MAY 28 AND 31 1015-1125


Lower height limit: 010
Upper height limit: 100

AUS REF 04-05-0123/1355/AS1

FORMATION OF 4X F15E AND B-17 (B-17 MAY 31 ONLY). ACFT WILL FLYPAST

DATUM PSN 5213N 00003E (MADINGLEY CEMETERY, CAMBS) AT 1000FT AGL FM

NORTH TO SOUTH. ONE F15 WILL PULL-UP FM THE FORMATION TO 10000FT.

PRIOR TO THE FLYPAST THE PARTICIPANTS WILL ROUTE FM LAKENHEATH TO

ESTABLISH A RIGHT HAND 10NM RACETRACK HOLDING PATTERN CENTRED ON

5228N 00014E BTN 2000-4000FT AGL. THEN ROUTE DIRECT TRACK 218 DEG

MAG TO FLYPAST THE DATUM AT 1100. THE B17 WILL CONDUCT A 360 DEG TURN

OVER THE DATUM. CONTACT RAF LAKENHEATH 01638 520530 OR MOBILE

07747013951.


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[Rallye Driver]

This is for the commemoration ceremony at the cemetary, which contains the graves of USAAF and other personnel.

Very moving. But get there early as it is very busy and quite hard to get parking. Just off the M11 near Cambridge.

Here are some pictures from last year.

RD

http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v165/YakRider/CeremonyA.jpg

http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v165/YakRider/SallyB1.jpg

http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v165/YakRider/F15B.jpg

[spekesoftly]

Thanks for the 'heads-up' - I'm not able to attend, but my daughter lives very close to Madingley, and I'm hoping she will see the flypast.

[FNG]

I hope to be airborne not far from there this morning, and will be talking to Lakenheath, so perhaps I might catch a distant glimpse of the formation.