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Post by rh226 on Feb 6, 2017 17:54:56 GMT
Credit FC for this.
Another delivery of Saudi F-15Sas is due via Lakenheath this week.
There is an Eastbound NOTAM up for tomorrow (Tuesday 7th February) which (hopefully) is likely to cover the crossing:- Arrival 15.00 onwards (a guess)?
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Post by rh226 on Feb 7, 2017 9:55:07 GMT
A post on FC is advising that this has been delayed and that they will try again tomorrow.
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Post by rh226 on Feb 7, 2017 13:26:01 GMT
New NOTAM posted for Wednesday 8th February 2017.
Same times....arrive 15.00Z onwards (guess).
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Post by rh226 on Feb 8, 2017 11:23:43 GMT
A post on FC (at 11.06Z) advises another 24hr slip.......LOL. Apparently it is down to the sea state.
New NOTAM posted for Thursday 9th February:- Same times.
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Post by rh226 on Feb 9, 2017 10:02:46 GMT
Thursday 9th February 2017
They are on their way!!
"GOLD82" KC-135R 61-0276 [AE04EA] is dragging "RETRO31/32/33/34" from Wright-Patterson AFB, Oh and will refuel them before turning back to Bangor IAP, Me. "GOLD81" KC-10A 86-0036 [AE022C] airborne out of McGuire AFB, NJ will then drag them across. The tanker will go into Mildenhall.
10.00Z "GOLD82" flight is plotting N of Albany, NY at FL260 and "GOLD81" is plotting SW of Bangor, Me at FL290. Both heading NE
10.25Z Everybody has joined forces over Bangor, setting course up through New Brunswick, over Prince Edward Island and, presumably, up the West coast of Newfoundland.
11.38Z Refuelling completed and "GOLD82" has turned back for Bangor, passing over Prince Edward Island at FL260. The rest are on course for the crossing. Not sure if it is 3 or 4 F-15s - RETRO33" was, apparently, mentioned on R/T - but don't know why. |
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Post by rh226 on Feb 9, 2017 14:40:48 GMT
14.39Z "GOLD81" is plotting Eastbound at FL270 off the NW coast of Ireland, heading E > MAC.
14.57Z Passing MAC and turned for DCS. Unfortunately the F-15s are not plotting, so don't know if they have split for LUK (as often happens) and down the E side of the country. EDIT:- They did - just before MAC. 15.10Z Just past LAKEY, routing > MAMUL........and on for Mildenhall. 15.20Z Passing MAMUL. 15.28Z Passing to the E of Stamford, descending through FL155. |
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Post by rh226 on Feb 9, 2017 16:20:19 GMT
Serials of the F-15SAs were
12-1041, 12-1043 and 12-1045 in landing order. All are new builds
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Post by rh226 on Feb 9, 2017 20:56:53 GMT
Departure is rumoured to be 06.00Z on Saturday 11th February
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Post by bizfreeq on Feb 11, 2017 12:46:23 GMT
Just got back to Bournemouth after going up for these and can say up until now (12.40) they haven't gone! Looks like the reports of a Sunday 6am departure are turning out to be correct.
Cheers
Mark
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Post by rh226 on Feb 12, 2017 10:46:03 GMT
Sunday 12/02/2017
Scrubbed for today. |
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Post by bizfreeq on Feb 13, 2017 6:19:28 GMT
Monday 13/2/17
Retro 31 flight Airbourne 06.02 into an initial hold awaiting tanker from Mildenhall
Cheers
Mark
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Post by rh226 on Feb 13, 2017 10:23:20 GMT
Somewhere around 08.00Z they were plotting over Sicily (apparently).
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