Military Movements 24/03/2017

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Morning All,

I think the Louisiana F-15s are on their way.  Certainly the ones out of New Orleans have been handed over to the tanker out of McGuire, but there seems to be some "goings on" with the first wave out of Bangor.  Again it seems to be the tankers out of Gander that seem to be the problem.  See separate thread.

Situation as at 10.10Z:-

"QID57" KC-135R 61-0299  [AE0665] has departed Mildenhall out over SAM and is now over Biscay.

"CNV4184" C-40A 166696 [AE4A60] routed over STU, down to the South coast and is plotting around Paris at FL400.

"RCH227" C-17A 99-0166 [AE080C] is over the North Sea inbound Mildenhall.

"IAM4671" C-130J MM62179 [33FFF1] has trekked up North again....presumably to Keflavik.

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10.20Z "CTM1012" A342 081/F-RAJB [3B7781} is Southbound plotting over WOD at FL390, heading > SFD

10.27Z Crossing the coast at SFD, commencing descent, heading > DPE.

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10.23Z "CFC2537" CC-130J 130601 [C2B52B] is Southbound out of Prestwick at FL270, plotting by LAKEY heading for the Sussex coast.

10.59Z Just passed over Bracknell.

11.07Z Crossing the coast by Brighton, heading > VEULE.

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10.50Z "RCH523" 08-8193 [AE2FA5] Eastbound at FL330, plotting over Huddersfield heading > MAMUL > East coast.

11.02Z Crossing the coast by Skegness, heading > DOLAS > NAVPI.

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11.14Z "RCH405" C-17A 08-8203 [AE2FAF] inbound Lakenheath from the East, plotting S of Norwich, descending through FL167

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11.15Z "KAF3226" C-17 KAF343 [706216] Southbound out of Newcastle, plotting over Warrington climbing through FL290, heading for the Sussex coast.

11.24Z Passing over Birmingham.

11.42Z Crossing the coast at Brighton, now at FL330, heading > VEULE.

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11.18Z "TUAF802" A400 14-0028 [4B820E] Eastbound at FL330 plotting over St. Helens, heading SSE at present.....will possibly route out over DVR avoiding Dutch airspace (!!!)

11.30Z Just passed over Stratford-upon-Avon.......looks like it is going down through France.

11.40Z Passing over Basingstoke, heading towards Bognor Regis.

11.46Z Crossing the coast at Bognor Regis, heading > ETRAT.

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11.33Z "RCH322" C-17A 95-0102 [AE07E5] Westbound at FL300, passing over Towcester, heading SW

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11.55Z "CLEAN61" KC-135R 62-3577 [AE0488] Westbound out of Mildenhall, passing NW of Burford at FL270, heading SW..........in its way home to Seymour Johnson AFB, NC.

12.01Z Passing over Bristol, heading > GITUS

12.14Z Exiting the coast just N of Newquay...still at FL270.

EDIT:- Looks as if it is dragging "TABOR31/32" - two "SW" F-16s (93-0548 and 00-0218) from Spangdahlem.....credit Scramble

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12.36Z "RRR6664" C-17 ZZ176 [43C1C6] out of Brize Norton Southbound, currently plotting over the Bristol Channel NE of Watchet at FL180 heading > DAWLY/BHD.

12.42Z Passing E abeam BHD, heading SE towards SKESO (FIR Boundary).

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"NOW335A P-3C 3296 [47811C] is Northbound at FL260 getting near the French coast......has stopped plotting but was looking like it will make landfall at SANDY.

13.07Z Reappeared E of Hesdin...and disappeared again.

...........Not for us.  Turned NE at Bethune.

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13.27Z "RCH227 C-17A 99-0166 out of Mildenhall (see 1st post) plotting by Cirencester at FL350, heading SW.

13.35Z Passing EXMOR, heading > GITUS (at present)

...........Curving off towards Morwenstow > GAPLI.

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13.50Z "BOBBY61" KC-135T 59-1513 [AE0240] Eastbound at FL260 passing S of Islay heading > MAC.......dragging 1st wave of F-15s for Leeuwarden.

13.54Z Passing MAC for DCS......don't know if the F-15s have split off as yet.

...........Direct LAKEY > MAMUL.

14.20Z Just past MAMUL descending through FL220, heading > MAM.....inbound Mildenhall.

14.26Z Passing over Sleaford, direct to Mildenhall.

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14.02Z "DEMA123" C-130J-30 213/MAJ [06A24C] joining airways E abeam CPT for the Sussex coast (Worthing).........out of Cambridge

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14.29Z "BOBBY71" KC-135T 60-0339 [AE0483] Eastbound at FL330, passing MAC for DCS.......has dragged the 2nd wave of F-15s...would think they have already split off

14.40Z Crossing the coast at Whitehaven, heading > LAKEY.

14.44Z Passing LAKEY, heading direct MAMUL.

14.56Z Passing MAMUL, descending through FL209, heading > Mildenhall.

15.04Z passing over the Ancaster crossroads, descending through FL186.

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With all the excitement over the "BOBBYs", I missed:-

"RRR6629" C-17 ZZ178 [43C208] inbound Brize Norton from France.

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15.24Z "RRR5714" Hercules ZH867 [43C0BF] Southbound out of Brize Norton, passing S of Raglan at FL080 and turned SSW.

...........Crossed the coast at Watchet and is heading down towards BHD/DAWLY.

15.45Z Now at FL270, passing BHD and turned towards Guernsey.

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18.35Z "SPAR55" Hawaiian-based C-40B 01-0015 [AE115D] Eastbound at FL350, plotting off the Cornish coast, heading towards Bude.

18.43Z Crossing the coast just N of Bude, heading (at present) in the general direction of CLN/REDFA. 

18.56Z Passing to the NW of Wells with a superb remaining (back)light visual (from Melksham) on the aircraft and trail

18.58Z Passing over Melksham

19.05Z Passing CPT and is now at FL370.

19.13Z Passing over Harlow.

19.19Z Exiting the coast over Felixstowe, heading > REDFA.

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19.26Z "CTM2030" C-160R R217 [3B7790] Southbound at FL210, passing over Whitchurch, heading for the Sussex coast.

19.36Z Passing over Birmingham.

19.50Z Passing CPT, heading > MID.

19.55Z Passing SW of Aldershot.

20.03Z Crossing the coast at Worthing, heading > ETRAT.

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20.45Z "CTM2034" C-160R R212 [3B7784} Southbound at FL210, crossing the coast S of Maryport, heading for the South coast.

21.07Z Passing over Northwich.

21.37Z Passing over Maidenhead, heading towards Brighton.

21.47Z Crossing the coast at Shoreham, heading > ETRAT.