Military Movements 21/01/2017

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Morning, everyone.

Situation as ta 10.00Z

"RRR2300" Voyager ZZ337 [43C6FA] has departed Brize Norton for Akrotiri.  Currently plotting over SE Germany at FL390...........Fortnightly change-over time, should be ZZ333 returning this evening.

"RRR6744" C-17 ZZ175 [43C04E] departed Brize Norton rather early for Scandinavia.

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10.03Z US Navy C-130Ts "CNV3685" 165161 [AE03E9] and "CNV3683" 164996 [AE03E3] are out of Aldergrove heading towards Blackpool in about a 5min trail

10.25Z Both now at FL250. 165161 is SW of Market Drayton and 164996 is crossing the coast E of Rhyl.....heading SE.

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10.07Z "RRR6760" C-17 ZZ178 [43C208], out of Brize Norton climbing through FL197, plotting W of Leicester, heading NNW......to Prestwick, then to Evenes AB, Norway (credit Scramble)

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10.12Z "MJN521" A320 554 [70C07B] has departed Stansted, is climbing through FL202 passing over Beaconsfield, heading for the usual route over South coast.

10.22Z Just crossed the coast at Brighton at FL330, heading for ETRAT.

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10.26Z "RCH976" KC-135R 58-0023 [AE014D] is passing over LAPRA at FL100 inbound Mildenhall.

Also inbound Mildenhall is "RCH979" KC-135T 59-1520 [AE07AA] which is plotting near Erfurt at FL380.

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Bit of a break now while I go out to see the Norwegian Bell 412s (145 and 163) at Rollestone Camp - W of Larkhill and up the road towards the "Bustard Hotel".

Lovely.

Easily seen, parked behind the fence just by the road at the extreme SE corner of the Camp just before the gate.

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12.15Z Back again.

While I was out, "RCH397" C-17A 06-6157 [AE145B] routed NAVPI > MAM > OTT Cardiff (at 11.20Z) and out for NAT.

At FL340 wisible from Tilshead with longish trail.

Also, "RRR5730" Hercules ZH869 [43C198] departed out over the South coast and is now plotting over SE France at FL270.

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12.36Z "CNV6842" C-130T 164995 [AE03E2] passing E of Haslemere at FL120, heading SE for the South coast by Littelhampton

12.43Z Just crossed the coast, heading > ETRAT.

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Hi Fellas,

Just got home, managed to see all three US Navy Hercules this morning, thanks to the heads-up text from Dave Basing, thought to myself I must need at least one of them... Only to find out I'd seen all of them before!!!  What a pi**er.... You watch, 3 more will come along next week (like the 3 USAF one's last week - I needed all of them) and it will be cloudy!!!!

Oh well, that's the beauty of our hobby...

Cheers Dave and rh229 for keeping us abreast....

Bill

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14.04Z "RRR6745" C-17 ZZ175 (see 1st post in thread) passing IDESI for LAM, descending through FL270.......inbound Brize Norton.

14.13Z Passing over Arnos Grove descending through FL198, heading > CPT.

14.19Z Passing CPT at FL160.

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14.12Z "RCH722" C-17A 00-0178 [AE0814] Westbound at FL280, crossing the Dutch coast by The Hague, heading NW for NAVPI.

14.18Z Passing NAVPI and turning W for MAM.

14.28Z Over MAM and turned SW for EXMOR, climbing through FL293.

14.36Z Passing over Towcester, now at FL300.

14.44Z Visual from Melksham whilst over Dursley........short trail.

14.48Z Passing over Barry........to Lynton, Woolacombe > LUNDY.

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14.27Z "RCH643" C-17A 08-8191 [AE2FA3] Westbound at FL340, crossing the Dutch coast by The Hague, heading NW for NAVPI.

14.34Z Passing NAVPI and turning W for MAM.

14.45Z Over MAM and turning SW for EXMOR.

14.53Z Passing over Towcester

15.01z Visual from Melksham whilst over Dursley.......shortish trail 

Followed the previous one....over Barry and out W over Woolacombe.

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15.03Z "PHONO83" MC-130J 11-5737 [AE4E1D] plotting W of Amiens at FL260, heading NNW.........inbound Mildenhall

15.08Z passing over the mouth of the Somme, routing > ROTNO

15.16Z Passing ROTNO, heading (at present) towards BIG.

As far as TIGER (Ticehurst) then (roughly) towards BPK.

15.25Z passing over Cheshunt at FL230, now heading NNE > BKY

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15.05Z "FROTH71" CV-22B 11-0057 [AE5409] approaching DVR at FL100.......inbound Mildenhall

Subsequent routing > Margate > LAPRA.

15.14Z Crossing the coast at Frinton-on-Sea.

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"PHONO82" MC-130J 12-5759 [AE54CC] and "FROTH72" CV-22B 08-0051 [AE5407] should be around somewhere but are not plotting.

15.48Z "FROTH72" now plotting S of Bury St. Edmunds inbound Mildenhall

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16.36Z And "FROTH74" CV-22B 11-0058 [AE540A] has put in an appearance...plotting crossing the coast at Frinton-in-Sea at FL100, heading N at present...inbound Mildenhall.

.....to LAPRA and turned for Mildenhall

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17.26Z "RRR6600" C-17 ZZ173 [43C173] just taken off from Brize Norton.....will route out East over DVR/KONAN for KOK.

17.46Z Passing over Maidstone at FL310, routing > KONAN > KOK.

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17.57Z "RCH597" C-17A 08-8200 [AE2FAC] Westbound at FL320, crossing the Dutch coast by Leiden, heading direct EMLON > TENDO.

18.24Z Just past TENDO and routing > MAC.  Now at FL340.

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18.03Z As predicted, the returning "RRR2301" is Voyager ZZ333 [43C6F6]....currently crossing the Serbian/Hungarian border at FL380.

18.50Z Just passed over Regensburg, heading (eventually) for DENUT.

19.34Z Passing DENUT for KOPUL.

19.45Z Passing TEBRA and turning to route direct over central London to CPT.

19.56Z Passing over Rickmansworth......must have got a direct routing to Brize.

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18.35Z Coming up through France is the elusive "PHONO82" MC-130J 12-5759 [AE54CC]. Currently plotting at FL260 just N of Auxerre, heading NNW.....inbound Mildenhall

19.04Z Crossing the French coast at the Somme, routing > ROTNO

19.14Z Just crossed the coast by Hastings, routing (at present) towards BIG.....and stopped plotting.

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18.44Z "FROTH73" CV-22B 12-0063 [AE571D] approaching Calais at FL090 for routing > DVR > Margate > LAPRA......inbound Mildenhall

18.55Z Just passed over Margate.

19.04Z Just passed LAPRA and turned for Mildenhall.

19.20Z Reappeared over Woodford (NE London) at FL220, heading towards BKY.