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Post by rh226 on Jan 15, 2017 10:36:17 GMT
Morning all - a bit later this morning.
Situation as at 10.24Z
"RRR2320" Voyager ZZ343 [43C700] departed to the E much earlier and is currently plotting S of Cyprus. "RRR5740" Hercules ZH873 [43C1AA] has departed Brize Norton to the N and is currently approaching TLA at FL280..........1st stop at Halifax, Nova Scotia. "RRR2172" Voyager ZZ330 [43C6F3] has departed Brize Norton to the E (for Hanover?) and is currently crossing the Dutch coast
"SHUCK82" E-3G 80-0138 [AE11EB] has departed Mildenhall to the W and is currently between DIKAS and STU climbing through FL240........going into Shannon.
"QID501" KC-135T 59-1471 [AE07A5] and "QID502" KC-135R 61-0321 [AE0262] have departed Mildenhall to the SW and are currently plotting over Biscay heading S........to refuel C-17A 10-0222 E-bound (through the Med?) |
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Post by rh226 on Jan 15, 2017 11:00:53 GMT
10.58Z "RRR2334" Voyager ZZ331 [43C6F4] has departed Birmingham heading E, just passing over Alconbury climbing through FL276 for BANEM.........usual Sunday run to/from Paderborn/Lippstadt Positioned earlier from Brize Norton as "RRR334P"
13.56Z Callsign changed to "RRR2335", climbing away Westbound from Paderborn on its return to Birmingham. 14.18Z Crossing the Dutch coast at HSD at FL360, heading > BPK. 14.57Z Landing at Birmingham.
16.28Z Just airborne from Birmingham for positioning back to Brize Norton as "RRR335P" |
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Post by rh226 on Jan 15, 2017 13:36:20 GMT
13.36Z "RCH695" Travis based C-5M 87-0028 [AE0579], out of Spangdahlem, Westbound at FL340 crossing the Dutch coast by The Hague, heading NW for NAVPI.
A few minutes out, it turned more NW for EMLON. 13.53Z Passing EMLON for NATEB. 14.19Z Passing E abeam Newcastle, routing > LUK. 14.35Z Passing just S of LUK and turning for STN (Stornoway VOR) |
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Post by rh226 on Jan 15, 2017 14:10:54 GMT
14.03Z "SPAR87" C-20H 92-0375 [ADFE56] crossed the Belgian coast by COA heading > LAPRA and descending.......inbound Mildenhall?
14.15Z Crossing the coast at Felixstowe, descending through FL137, heading slightly N of West.....must be for Stansted /Luton. 14.26Z On long finals for Luton. |
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Post by rh226 on Jan 15, 2017 14:14:22 GMT
14.11Z "VM374" UC-35S 166374 [AE0940] recently crossed the Dutch coast S of Den Helder at FL400, routing > GODOS..........inbound Edinburgh.
14.50Z Passing NATEB, descending through FL280, heading NW |
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Post by rh226 on Jan 15, 2017 14:26:36 GMT
14.24Z "RRR2173" Voyager ZZ330 (see 1st post in thread) passing RKN (Enschede) at FL340 on its way home to Brize Norton.
14.39Z Crossing the Dutch coast by the Hook of Holland, heading > LAM. 15.02Z Passing LAM, currently routing > CPT. 15.11Z Passing N of CPT, descending through FL150, heading slightly N of W. |
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Post by rh226 on Jan 15, 2017 15:06:59 GMT
15.05Z "QID501" KC-135T 59-1471 and "QID502" KC-135R 61-0321 (see 1st post in thread) - in about 4min trail - shortly crossing the French coast near the Somme, heading back to Mildenhall......"QID502" leading.
15.14Z Lead aircraft passing ROTNO at FL300, heading (at present) towards BIG. 15.20Z Lead not plotting, 2nd aircraft passing TIGER (Ticehurst) and turned for BPK. 15.31Z 2nd aircraft passing W of Harlow descending through FL220, heading towards Cambridge. |
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Post by rh226 on Jan 15, 2017 16:01:14 GMT
16.01Z "RCH651" C-17A 01-0197 [AE10C0] westbound at FL340, crossing the Dutch coast by The Hague, heading NW for NAVPI. This is normally based with the training unit 97AMW at Altus AFB, OK. However, it has been seem recently over CONUS on ADS-B with a "TURTLE" callsign, so might now be transferred/on loan to 437AW at Charleston AFB, SC
16.09Z Passing NAVPI and turned for MAM. 16.22Z Over MAM and turned SW for EXMOR. Commencing climb to FL360.......and stopped plotting.
There had been some nice thin cloud (seen a trail through it) in the appropriate area, but now it has "clagged in" and is raining. 
UNIT UPDATE:- Was photographed at Ramstein on 01/11/2016 in full 437AW Markings. The nose markings on that photo www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001244183.html look as if they had only (very) recently been applied. |
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Post by rh226 on Jan 15, 2017 16:54:14 GMT
16.51Z "RRR6651" C-17 ZZ175 ]43C04E] plotting N of Frankfurt at FL360. Heading N of West for the Belgian coast (DENUT/COA) and home to Brize Norton.
17.31Z Plotting N of Margate at FL240, heading > LAM. |
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Post by rh226 on Jan 15, 2017 17:24:32 GMT
17.24Z "RRR5703" Hercules C.4 ZH867 [43C0BF] about to cross the Mediterranean coast at Monaco at FL280, for passing up through France inbound Brize Norton.
19.10Z Crossing the French coast by the mouth of the Somme, heading (at present) towards ROTNO. 19.24Z Just crossed the coast by Hastings, heading > BIG (at present). 19.31Z Has turned direct CPT........passing over Gatwick. 19.40Z Chugging over Theale, descending through FL135. |
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Post by rh226 on Jan 15, 2017 18:16:06 GMT
And the other Travis-based C-5M out of Spangdahlem......
18.13Z "RCH170" C-5M 87-0029 [AE057A] crossing the German/Dutch border climbing to FL300, heading towards The Hague....and then presumably NAVPI.
18.27Z Crossing the coast by The Hague, heading NW for NAVPI. 18.47Z Cutting the corner.....passing over Lakenheath, heading towards Alconbury. 18.54Z Passing over Towcester. 18.58Z Passing over Stow-on-the-Wold, looking as if routing direct to HPT. 19.04Z Altered course again....passing over Lydney, routing > SWANY. 19.09Z Passing SWANY, routing > MERLY and NAT. |
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Post by rh226 on Jan 15, 2017 19:17:01 GMT
19.16Z "RRR2174" Voyager ZZ330 [43C6F3], out of Brize Norton, climbing through FL225, passing over Basingstoke, and turned towards the NE > REDFA.........to Hanover
23.26Z On its way back now as "RRR2175"....crossing the Dutch coast at FL360 by the Hook of Holland, routing > LAM. |
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