Military Movements 22/01/2017

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Good Morning, everyone.

Situation as at 09.55Z:-

KC-135Rs "RCH969" 68-14840 [AE0272] followed by "RCH976" 58-0023 [AE014D] have departed Mildenhall and are heading back to CONUS at FL360 over Southport.  Lead aircraft is over the Irish Republic and the second is just crossing the coast at Southport.

"RRR2320" Voyager ZZ331 [43C6F4] departed Brize Norton rather early, heading East and was noted a short while ago at FL390 over Turkey.

"RRR334P" Voyager CC330 [43C6F3] has positioned from Brize Norton to Birmingham, ready for the weekly Sunday flight to/from Paderborn/Lippstadt.

There are two KC-10As (79-1947 and 79-0433) over the Atlantic heading for Mildenhall later this morning.

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The first of the KC-10As has popped up

10.20Z "RCH961" 79-1947 [AE020D] Eastbound at FL370 passing 8W at ARKIL heading towards Bude.

10.36Z Passing over the coast at Morwenstow descending through FL270, and has turned for EXMOR.

10.42Z Passing over Minehead level at FL230, heading > BZN.

10.50Z Visual from Melksham whilst over Malmesbury.

10.52Z Passing over BZN, routing up TR1 for Mildenhall.

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10.24Z "RCH256" KC-135R 57-1454 [AE0380] Southbound at FL370 passing DCS > direct OTBED.........destination Spangdahlem (credit FC)

10.46Z Not long past LIBSO (Grimsby) and over the North Sea heading > EVELI.

11.05Z Just crossed the Dutch coast heading > NOLRU

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10.38Z "GERM03" MC-130J 13-5786 [AE5963] up from Mildenhall climbing through FL230 and heading > BKY.

10.43Z Just past BKY level at FL250, heading > BPK

10.53Z Passing over Caterham heading towards the coast by Brighton.

11.00Z Crossing the coast at Newhaven, heading > VEULE.

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10.54Z "RRR4590" Atlas ZM402 [43C5DC] climbing through FL170, passing over Stratford-upon-Avon, heading North.......into Prestwick.

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10.56Z "RCH981" KC-10A 79-0433 [AE0208] Eastbound passing Tintagel descending through FL322, heading (at present) towards VLN.....inbound Mildenhall.

11.09Z Passing VLN, level FL230, heading up TR1.

11.13Z Visual OTT Melksham.

11.17Z Passing over BZN

14.17Z On its way again ...over to Ramstein...plotting over the North Sea at FL270 heading > NAVPI.

14.38Z Passing NOLRU

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11.16Z "RRR2334" Voyager ZZ330 (see 1st post in thread) has departed Birmingham Eastbound for Paderborn/Lippstadt. Currently plotting OTT Mildenhall climbing through FL278, routing > BANEM > SOMVA.

14.23Z "RRR2335" on its way now, passing BPK and descending through FL246 en route for Birmingham.

16.24Z Has re-positioned back to Brize Norton as "RRR335P".

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11.35Z "RCH140" C-17A 00-0184 [AE08BE] Westbound at FL320, crossing the Dutch coast by Leiden, routing NW > MONIL > EMLON

From EMLON, it looks like it has been given a direct routing > LSM (Lossiemouth TACAN).

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11.39Z "RCH979" KC-135T 59-1520 [AE07AA] climbing out of Mildenhall, just passed over MAM, heading > NALAX.

11.48Z Passing over OTR, climbing through FL340, routing > NATEB

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11.53Z "RCH633 C-17A 02-1099 [AE1171] passing over MILGI climbing through FL270, bound for the Dutch coast by The Hague.

12.04Z Crossing the Dutch coast N of The Hague at FL320, current heading NW towards EVELI (or LAMSO).

12.14Z Passing LAMSO (?), routing > TENDO.


Note that this one is now permanently transferred to 437AW at Charleston (was with 97AMW at Altus).....photographed at Ramstein during December 2016 in full 437AW markings.

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12.08Z "GERM02" MC-130J 10-5714 [AE4BE7] passing E of Saffron Walden, climbing through FL240, heading in the general direction of LAM.

12.15Z passing over LAM, level at FL250, routing towards the South coast in the Brighton area.

12.27Z Crossing the coast at Newhaven, heading > VEULE.

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12.29Z "RCH745" C-5M 87-0032 [AE057D] passing MILGI at FL300, heading for the Dutch coast by The Hague.

13.07Z Routing MONIL > TENDO > NATEB.  Not long passed TENDO.

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13.02Z "MCE05" Hercules ZH874 [43C17D] is up on a test flight from Marshalls, Cambridge.

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13.04Z "RCH112" C-5M 86-0013 [AE056A] routing MONIL > EMLON > TENDO at FL340. Just past EMLON.

13.16Z Passing TENDO for NATEB.

13.52Z After NATEB to MAC.  Currently passing over the South coast of Islay, heading for NAT. 

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13.17Z "RCH273" C-17A 05-5141 with incorrect hex of [AE1455], Westbound at FL340, crossing the Dutch coast by The Hague, heading NW > NAVPI.

13.25Z Passing W abeam NAVPI, routing > OTBED

13.40Z Passing OTBED for GOLES.

13.46Z Passing over Doncaster, heading for REMSI.

13.55Z Crossing the coast at Fleetwood.

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13.33Z "RRPHD" Hercules ZH889 [43C10F] is in the circuit at Brize Norton.

Also, "RRR151" Hercules ZH879 [43C024] is low level in the North Norfolk area.

14.33Z "RRR151" passing SW through the Daventry RC at FL100 on its way home.

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13.38Z "RCH968" KC-135R 63-8003 [AE0139] Westbound at FL380, crossing the Dutch coast N of The Hague, routing NW > NAVPI

13.46Z Passing NAVPI and turned for MAM.

13.58Z Passing MAM and turned SW for EXMOR.

14.11Z Passing over Northleach

14.15Z Visual (just) from Melksham whilst over Bristol......very short trail...and rather hazy.

14.22Z Curving West, passing Just N of Lynton heading > LUNDY.

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13.51Z "RCH473" C-130H 82-0056 [AE05CF] Westbound at FL240 passing over Rotterdam, heading WNW for SOMVA??

13.59Z Has now turned to the NW (for OTBED??)

14.06Z Seems like it was routed back up to NAVPI....just made the turn W at NAVPI and descending....for Mildenhall, probably.

14.19Z Plotting over Wymondham at FL090.

14.34Z On short finals to Rwy 11 at Mildenhall.

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14.36Z "RCH106" C-17A 00-0176 [AE0812} Westbound at FL300, passing MAM and turning SW for EXMOR.

14.49Z Passing over Chipping Norton.

14.55Z Visible from Melksham whilst over Dursley.....short trail....climbimg through FL314.

15.01Z Passing over Minehead, now at FL320.

Routed to HPT and then out West for NAT.

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15.11Z "CEF603" C295M 0452 [498486] NW bound at FL180, not long crossed the Belgian coast at COA, routing towards CLN.

15.32Z Routing W up the Thames Estuary, plotting S of Southend.

15.45Z Passing over Iver, starting to descend.......inbound Brize Norton.

16.45Z Off again......passing over Lyneham at FL170 and turning East

16.52Z Passing N of Newbury, now at FL190...heading > DVR/KONAN

17.06Z Passing just S of Rochester.

17.14Z Passing over the coast by Ramsgate.

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18.43Z "RCH209" C-5M 86-0017 [AE056E] Westbound at FL340, crossing the Dutch coast N of Leiden, routing NW towards MONIL

18.50Z Passing MONIL, routing > EMLON > TENDO

19.20Z Passing TENDO on a heading > direct TIR (Tiree VOR)

19.44Z Passing over Jura.

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19.46Z "RCH350" 09-9205 [AE49C1] Westbound at FL340, has crossed the Dutch coast NW of Amsterdam and is routing WNW SPY > OTBED

20.09Z Passing OTBED for MAMUL.

20.14Z Passing MAMUL, routing (at present) > PENIL.

20.24Z Crossing the coast just N of Formby.

20.27Z Passing PENIL for BAGSO.

20.43Z Over the Irish Republic and descending for Shannon.

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Today`s Reach

Rch 256 57-1454 KC-135R AE0380 Sqwk 2214
Rch 968 63-8003 KC-135R AE0139 Sqwk 624 → 6060
Rch 981 79-0433 KC-10A AE0208 Sqwk 3301
Rch 473 82-0056 C-130H AE05CF Sqwk 2526
Rch 112 86-0013 C-5M AE056A Sqwk 2566
Rch 209 86-0017 C-5M AE056E Sqwk 2565
Rch 745 87-0032 C-5B AE057D Sqwk 127
Rch 106 00-0176 C-17A AE0812 Sqwk 2502 → 6066
Rch 140 00-0184 C-17A AE08BE Sqwk 2541
Rch 633 02-1099 C-17A AE1171 Sqwk 632
Rch 385 02-1106 C-17A AE1178 Sqwk 2532
Rch 223 05-5151 C-17A AE1455 Sqwk 2547 → 2235
Rch 350 09-9205 C-17A AE49C1 Sqwk 3241
Rch 819 10-0223 C-17A AE54B3 Sqwk 773