Military Movements 01/02/2017

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Good Morning.

Situation as at 10.05Z:-

"QID514" KC-135R 60-0324 [AE0480] has routed out from Mildenhall over LND on a High Priority mission.

Atlas "ASCOT403 ZM404 [43C5DE] and "ASCOT410" ZM409 [43C5E3] are "playing" down over Cornwall.

"RRR222" Hercules ZH882 [43C0FF] is returning to Brize Norton at 5000ft plotting over Sells Green.

"NOW717A" Falcon 20ECM 041 [478120] has just landed at Mildenhall.....departed around 12.30Z on its way back to Norway.

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10.17Z "RRR9220" Voyager ZZ336 [43C6F9] is airborne from Brize Norton and heading NE for the Daventry RC at FL100.....who's he going to be dragging and to where??

1031Z Passing W of Boston, climbing through FL200, heading  towards NALAX (at present).

10.36Z Passing NALAX, now through FL250, to await the shortly arriving Typhoons.

10.41Z Met up with Typhoons "ASCOT9(6)41" ZK324 [43C6D77] and "ASCOT9(6)42" ZK327 [43C6DA].....out of Lossiemouth.

10.46Z Combine setting course for Denmark and entering a refuelling "racetrack" at FL260.

10.56Z Refuelling complete and turning SW for MAM, level at FL250.

11.06Z Passing MAM and turning on a track slightly W of South (> SFD??)

11.14Z Passing W of Chelmsford.

11.19Z Passing W of Tonbridge.

11.23Z Passing SFD, heading to SITET (FIR boundary).

11.29Z Passing SITET and turned for EVX (Evreux VORTAC) > RESMI.

"Op Shader" jet swap at Akrotiri - others coming back Friday......credit FC.

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10.42 "(RRR)6420" C-17 ZZ176 [43C1C6] out of Brize Norton, passing Newbury climbing through FL220 and turning for the South coast.

10.51Z Crossing the coast at Worthing, climbing through FL320, heading > VEULE.

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11.42Z "QID31" KC-135R 63-7999 [AE0390] Southbound at FL350, just passed W of Royal Tunbridge Wells, heading towards Eastbourne.......to Incirlik AB, Turkey??

11.46Z Crossing the coast at Beachy Head.

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12.31Z "RCH608" C-17A 08-8203 [AE2FAF] Westbound at FL320, crossing the Dutch N of Leiden, routing NW for MONIL > EMLON > TENDO.

12.54Z About to pass TENDO for NATEB.

13.05Z Cutting the corner....plotting over Durham, heading NW and commencing climb.

13.21Z Crossing the coast by Ayr, heading out over the bottom end of Islay.

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13.35Z "TTN31" Voyager ZZ333 [43C6F6] climbing through FL140, plotting W of Worcester.......heading out for tanking duties over the North Sea.

13.41Z Passing NE through the Lichfield RC at FL140.

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13.58Z "RRR4066" Atlas ZM406 [43C5E0] Westbound out of Brize Norton, climbing through FL253, plotting over Bridgend.

21.20Z Landed at Bangor IAP, Me

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14.56Z "QID67" KC-135R 58-0100 [AE04FE], out of Mildenhall, is heading NNE at FL370 over the North Sea towards Norway.

20.37Z About to cross the coast N of Great Yarmouth, descending through FL316, RTB Mildenhall.

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15.16Z "QID515" KC-135R 63-8884 [AE0696] plotting SW of Chatteris at FL240, heading SW.......another High Priority mission (probably the same one as "QID514" earlier).

15.27Z Passing over Brize Norton, heading > VLN.

15.33Z Turning at Shepton Mallet for GITUS, climbing to FL260.

15.46Z Crossing the coast by Tintagel.

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17.05Z "RRR6603" C-17 ZZ175 [43C04E] Westbound, just passed N of Frankfurt.

17.38Z Now over the North Sea from the Belgian coast, routing > KOPUL, descending through FL334.

17.46Z Passing KOPUL for LAM.

17.55Z Took a short cut across central London.....now plotting over Heathrow at FL198.

18.01Z Passing CPT at FL160, heading West at present......for an Easterly landing at Brize Norton.

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17.44Z "GERM01" MC-130J 12-5760 [AE54CD] Northbound at FL240, crossing the French coast S of Le Touquet, routing > ROTNO....returning to Mildenhall.

17.51Z Crossing the coast at Dungeness...appears to be heading direct > TACAN waypoint WD6 (E of Rainham)

17.59Z Passing WD6 and turning for BKY, now at FL220.

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18.06Z "RRR5767" Hercules ZH867 [43C0BF] over MAM, SW-bound for Brize Norton, descending through FL218, heading for the Daventry RC.

18.21Z Passing over Northampton, descending through FL090.

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18.57Z "RRR4941" Atlas ZM403 [43C5DD] Westbound at FL340 just crossed the Slovakian/Czech border......returning to Brize Norton.

20.34Z Crossing the Belgian coast at COA heading for KOPUL.

20.56Z Passing over Ilford, level at FL210, heading in the direction of Maidenhead.

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19.07Z "QID514" KC-135R 60-0324 (see 1st post in thread) returning to Mildenhall, crossing the coast at Newquay, descending through FL285, routing to VLN.

19.26Z Passing to the E of Chippenham, level at FL230, heading up TR1.

19.37Z Passing to the NW of Bedford.

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19.16Z "RCH195" C-5M 87-0030 [AE057B] Westbound at FL320, passing RKN (Rekken VOR) for SPY (Spijkerboor VOR).

19.27Z Passing to the N of SPY, heading > SUPUR/MIMVA > TENDO > NATEB..

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19.29Z "RRR2303" Voyager ZZ331 [43C6F4] Westbound at FL400, passing by Nuremberg......returning to Brize Norton.

20.13Z Crossing the Belgian coast by Ostend, descending through FL385, heading > KOPUL.

20.25Z Crossing the coast over Foulness Island, descending through FL210, routing > LAM

20.29Z Passing over LAM, descending through FL193, heading > CPT.

20.36Z Passing just N of Henley-on-Thames descending through FL173.

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19.38Z "(RRR)6801" C-17 ZZ174 [43C174] Northbound at FL350, plotting NW of Dijon.

20.06Z Crossing the French coast D of the Somme, routing > ROTNO

20.14Z Crossing the coast at Hastings, routing (at present) towards BIG.

20.19Z Passing BIG.

20.23Z Passing over Twickenham.

20.28Z Passing CPT, heading West for Brize Norton.