Operation Neptune

[IAHM-COL]

Hi All

A few pilots will be meeting at Cardiff this Saturday 06/06/2020, and we will have a remembrance day for Operation Neptune.

[Often referred as D-Day!]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings

Anyone is welcome to join, but we would appreciate pilots bringing appropriate equipment (ie. An era WWII aircraft of any nation)

Meeting information

• Where? : Cardiff Airport (EGFF)
• When? : 06/06/2020 @ 13:30Z
• What? : Bring any WWII era aircraft

Route

On operation Neptune, allies forces crossed the channel following multiple routes, which are documented in this map:



We will attempt at replicating Force Bravo Route, via mostly visual navigation rules, according to this Skyvector map:

Attempting to land Visual rules at Cherbourg (LFRC)



JAFVA Pilots

http://www.jafva.com/pilots

Since this event coincides on date/time with our weekly JAFVA event, this will be a special occasion for JAFVA valid flight, to any JAFVA pilot whose current location coincides with Cardiff (EGFF)

For preparation

Please, kindly report what aircraft you're planning to bring below. So we can prepare beforehand and expedite departure.


See you soon,
IH-COL

[IAHM-COL]

IH-COL will be flying

JWocky's take on the FW190: The JH-Wuerger
https://github.com/FGMEMBERS/JH-Wuerger

[SP-BAN]

Hello I'II fly DC-3/C-47 JSB(sim) but with EGFF to EGFF 737-800

[IAHM-COL]

https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic. ... 35#p369124

Hello,
I ferry a Lockheed P.38 "Lightning" ( own by Helijah) to EGFF this afternoon, ready for ' operation Neptune'.
http://helijah.free.fr/flightgear/hangar.htm

'Skill Practice' ( left engine out )


'ferry flight'

[IAHM-COL]

Boots on the Ground


HK-424 reports arrival to Cardiff, ready for Operation Neptune, soon

http://www.jafva.com/flight/1239/

[IAHM-COL]

Operation Neptune completed

JWocky and I flew Operation Neptune in company of a nice sized raid of pilots (Bomber, cgae, Kaa, psyduck, OO-ZVY come to mind).

While JWocky completed Force Bravo as charted, other pilots raid the west front via alternative waypoints and airports.

Some did call for dogfighting the old german Longnoses that Jwocky and I flew, but unfortunately we are both more the kind of bus-driver pilots: going from Point A to point B through interstates and following regulations. So well, the German focke wulfs were not up to the fight. But we were up to the fun event and good company,

Best,
IH-COL