Military Movements 15/02/2017

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Good Morning,

Not a lot going on as at 10.00Z

"RRR4038" Atlas ZM404 [43C5DE] has departed Brize Norton out over the South coast and is now plotting NE of Bourges at FL310.

"RRR7420" Shadow ZZ418 [43C2B4] departed Farnborough and also went out over the South coast and is now plotting S of Paris at FL270.

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10.05Z "RCH898" C-5M 85-0010 [AE0567] Eastbound at FL350 passed SWANY heading for DIKAS > MAM

10.29Z Passing MAM for NAVPI

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10.22Z Hercules "JIGSAW1" ZH879 [43C024] and "JIGSAW2" ZH871 [43C099] are moving back NNE from the Jurassic coast at around 2800ft.

Landed at Fairford around 11.00Z

12.06Z Airborne again as "GUINESS1" and "GUINESS2" respectively, heading NW past Cheltenham at FL070.

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11.02Z "RCH483" C-17A 03-3124 [AE1235] Eastbound at FL350, plotting W abeam Durham, heading > OTR.

11.17Z Just past OTR, heading > EVELI.

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11.06Z "RRR2303" Voyager ZZ338 [43C6FB] Westbound through Germany at FL400. Plotting SE of Nuremburg.......returning to Brize Norton.

11.46Z Passing DENUT for KOPUL.

12.05Z Passing over Cheshunt descending through FL182, heading towards CPT.

12.09Z Passing over Marlow at FL160.

12.13Z Passing over CPT at FL090, heading NW for Brize Norton.

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11.41Z "RRR7339" ZJ692 [43C09D] is on finals to Waddington........returning from Red Flag 17-1

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12.20Z "RCH482" C-17A 04-4132 [AE123D] Eastbound at FL350, passing over Darlington, heading > OTR

12.31Z Passing over OTR, routing > DOLAS.

12.41Z Evidently a slight diversion.....now passing NE of Cromer, heading > NAVPI.

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12.56Z "FAF6441" Alpha Jet E35/705-MA [3B7688] crossing the French coast at Deauville at FL410, heading N.........going to do a practice diversion at Mildenhall (credit FC).

13.08Z Crossing the coast at SFD, heading (at present) direct Mildenhall.

13.14Z Passing E of Upminster.

13.43Z Done his T&G and is hanging about waiting for "FAF6442" E137/705-LJ and "FAF6443" E67/705-TB to join him after doing theirs......neither of these are plotting...going to Cranwell next....credit FC for serials.

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13.22Z "FMY8040" TBM-700 160 [3AABF8] Northbound over the Channel at FL220, heading towards the IOW.

13.27Z Passing over Ventnor descending through FL161.

13.33Z Just past Petersfield descending through 4500ft

...........got to Farnham and turned ENE and subsequently turned N.

13.42Z Turning on to finals for Farnborough.

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14.07Z "RRR4070" Atlas ZM407 [43C5E1] N-bound out of Brize Norton passing Banbury climbing through FL113.

14.19Z Just passing over Matlock, climbing through FL266, heading NNW.

14.26Z Passing NE of Burnley level at FL320, heading > ABEVI

Went to Keflavak, apparently (credit FC).

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14.37Z "RRR6392" C-17 ZZ171 [43C171] N-bound out of Brize Norton, passing Banbury climbing through FL118....and turning NW.

14.46Z Passing W of Matlock, climbing through FL227.

14.54Z passing over Bentham, climbing through FL284, heading > ABEVI.

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15.04Z "RCH740" C-17A 02-1111 [AE117D] Eastbound at FL350, crossing the coast by Llanelli, heading > DIKAS > MAM

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16.24Z "RCH608" C-17A 02-1110 [AE117C] Eastbound at FL310, passing SWANY for DIKAS > MAM.

16.55Z Crossing the coast at Great Yarmouth, heading > NAVPI.

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18.13Z "RCH960" C-5N 83-1285 [AE0559] Westbound at FL320, crossing the Dutch coast N of Leiden, routing > EMLON > MONIL > OTR

18.37Z Passing over OTR, heading > NATEB.

18.50Z Just past NATEB and turning for TLA > GOW.

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Back again.

I seem to have missed "SAM663" C-37A 97-0400 [AE010D] Eastbound crossing the country and out over DVR inbound Brussels.

Also, "RRR5805 Hercules ZH865 [43C041] returning to Brize Norton from the NE.

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20.15Z "SAM543" C-32A 98-0002 [ADFEB8] Eastbound at FL350, passing HPT (Hartland Point), routing > CPT (at present)............into Cologne/Bonn (for G20 meeting)

20.26Z Passing over Chippenham with visual on lights from Melksham.

20.30Z Passing N of CPT, routing > REDFA.