Military Movements 09/02/2017

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Good Morning All,

The Saudis are on their way....so a trip to the frozen wastes of East Anglia will be worthwhile......dealt with in separate thread

Situation as at 10.00Z:-

"Q9R62" Voyager ZZ336 [43C6F9] is on station at FL200 round the Orkneys and two QRA Typhoons have launched from Lossiemouth.  The Russians are active (6 callsigns have been noted).....credit FC.

.....and not a lot else!!

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10.40Z "RRR6628" C-17 ZZ175 [43C04E], out of Brize Norton, Climbing through FL297 passing over Croydon heading for KONAN > KOK.

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10.57Z "RCH963" C-17A 06-6158 [AE145C] Eastbound at FL330, crossing the coast at Whitehaven, heading > LAKEY.

11.08Just passed over HALIF, heading for the Lincolnshire coast....then > EVELI > NOLRU

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11.00Z "RCH442" C-17A 03-3127 [AE1238] Westbound at FL280, crossing the Dutch coast by Leiden, routing > MONIL > EMLON > OTR > NATEB > FINDO.

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11.15Z "TUAF801" A400 14-0013 [4B820C] Westbound at FL180, crossing the Belgian coast by COA, heading towards LAPRA(?)......inbound Mildenhall?

11.29.Z Passing LAPRA, descending through FL130.

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11.19Z "RRR4004" Atlas ZM401 [43C5DB], out of Brize Norton, climbing through FL228, passing over Newbury and turning NE........to Stockholm.

11.35Z Passing over Stowmarket, level at FL330......should cross the coast somewhere around Lowestoft.

....moved on to Hanover with same callsign.

19.19Z With callsign now "RRR4005" it's on its way back home.  Passing RKN (Rekken VOR) at FL340, heading > GORLO

19.34Z Crossing the Dutch coast at Hook of Holland

19.57Z Passing LAM, descending through FL196, heading > CPT.

20.00Z Routing direct to Brize Norton.  Passing over Uxbridge.

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11.23Z The QRA Voyager (see 1st post) is passing by Anglesey heading S for the SW Approaches. Two Typhoons have launched from Coningsby to cover this sector.

14.10Z "Q" tanker now heading due N up the Irish Sea.

17.53Z Voyager returning to Brize Norton...plotting over Warrington at FL230, heading S

EDIT:-  The culprits were 2 x Tu-160 "Blackjacks" RF-94100 and RF-94108..............credit FC.

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11.27Z "RCH481" C-17A 06-6168 [AE1466], out of Brussels, Westbound climbing through FL280, plotting NE of Margate, heading > KOPUL

11.31Z Passing KOPUL and turning SW for SAM.

....Got as far as Bordon and turned West to Tisbury and turned again WNW.

11.52Z Passing N of Bridgwater at FL340

12.01Z Passing N of Lundy Island, heading West.

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12.07Z "RRR4093" Atlas ZM407 [43C5E1] Northbound over Biscay at FL240, heading up UN864 > ARE (Monts Darree VOR) > SALCO >....back to Brize Norton after a 7½ month absence with Airbus Military.

12.39Z Just crossed the North Brittany coast...looks like it is routing direct > BRIPO.

13.00Z Descending through FL110 and passing over VLN to head up TR1 for Brize.

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12.49Z "RCH552" C-17A 00-0182 [AE0818] Westbound at FL300, routing NW > NAVPI

12.55Z Passing NAVPI and turned for MAM

13.05Z Passing MAM and turning SW for EXMOR.  Now at FL310.

13.15Z Passing S of Banbury.

13.35Z Routing out W over HPT.

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12.49Z "RCH247" C-17A 07-7181 [AE20C2] Westbound at FL300, crossing the Dutch coast by The Hague, routing NW > NAVPI.

12.57Z Passing NAVPI and turning for MAM.

13.08Z Passing MAM and turning for EXMOR.  Now at FL320.

13.17Z Passing over Towcester.

13.38Z Passing over Bude, heading > GITUS.

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13.15Z "RCH952" C-17A 05-5153/HH [AE1457] Eastbound at FL350, crossing the coast at Blackpool, routing > MAMUL > OTBED > DOLAS > NAVPI.

13.23Z Passing MAMUL.

13.34Z Passing just N of DOLAS.

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13.43Z "RRR9104" Voyager ZZ338 [43C6FB] Northbound at FL220, passing over Amiens........should have some chicks in tow back from Akrotiri?  EDIT:- "RRR9522" Tornado ZG707/119 for Lossiemouth.

13.50Z Crossing the coast by Le Touquet, heading towards ROTNO > BIG........any chicks must have split over France.

14.03Z Passing over BIG, turning for WOD > CPT.  Now at FL180.

14.08Z Passing over WOD.

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14.35Z "CTM1761" EMB.121AA 105 [3B7724] not long crossed the South coat at FL190 over Littlehampton, heading > ETRAT

followed by "RRR1909" BAs146 ZE708 [43C705] at FL250, heading > VEULE.

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14.46Z "RCH163" C-17A 07-7171 [AE1469] Westbound at FL280, crossing the Dutch coast N of Leiden, heading NE for MONIL > EMLON > OTR

15.13Z Passing OTR for MATEB.

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15.07Z "RCH824" C-17A 10-0217 [AE4D6A] Westbound at FL180, passing NAVPI and turned W.....inbound Lakenheath.

15.06Z Just passed over Bury St. Edmunds - landing on Rwy06 at Lakenheath.

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15.08Z "MCE3" Hercules ZH882 [43C0FF] has departed Brize Norton for Cambridge.......probably to join the other three stored Mk.5s.......Graham, it looks like you will have to go to Cambridge for your last one.

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16.29Z "RCH954" C-17A 00-0174/AK [AE0679] Eastbound at FL370, passing MAC for DCS > LAKEY >

16.55Z Passing just N of GOLES, heading towards the coast around Mablethorpe.

17.02Z Crossing the coast at Nablethorpe, routing > NAVPI.

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17.29Z "RRR6603" C-17 ZZ178 [43C208] Westbound at FL360, passing DENUT for KOPUL.......inbound Brize Norton.

Decided it would not plot any more.

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17.57Z "QID51" KC-135T 59-1471 [AE07A5] Northbound through France at FL320. Plotting E of Paris......on its way back to Mildenhall.

Closely followed by "QID61" KC-135R 58-0118 [AE07A3] also at FL320.

18.16Z "QID51" passing ROTNO at FL300 heading > BIG, "QID61" just crossed the French coast at le Touquet, heading > ROTNO.

18.20Z "QID51" passing E of Royal Tunbridge Wells and turned for BKY, descending through FL275.

18.21Z "QID61" passing ROTNO at FL300, heading > BIG.

18.26Z "QID61" just passed Tonbridge and turned for BKY, commencing descent.

18.29Z "QID51" passing BKY, descending through FL185.

18.35Z "QID61" over BKY, level at FL160.

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19.58Z "SPAR23" C-37S 01-0029 [AE087F] Eastbound at FL410, passing over London City Airport, routing > VABIK > KOK.........had come in over STU.