Military Movements 25/03/2017

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Good Morning Everyone,

Lovely sunny day down here in Wiltshire

It looks like the remaining F-15s are on their way.

Situation as at 10.10Z

"CNV3142" C-130T 164995 [AE03E2] has just droned over Melksham at FL250 , routing NUMPO > MID......OTT Worthing at 10.27Z

"RCH736" KC-135T 60-0322 [AE0685] is about to pass over VLN at FL230 to head up TR1 for Mildenhall

"RCH159" C-17A 08-8199 [AE2FAB] over the Severn estuary at FL340 heading towards Minehead

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10.22Z "RRR5702" Hercules ZH874 [43C17D] Westbound out of Brize Norton exiting the coast at Porthcawl at FL220, heading WDW.

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10.38Z "RCH104" C-17A 10.0222 [AE4F16] Eastbound at FL330 crossing the coast by Milford Haven, heading > TALGA > MAM

10.50Z Passing TALGA.

11.12Z Passing MAM for NAVPI.

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11.08Z "RCH405" C-17A 08-8203 [AE2FAF] out of Lakenheath climbing through FL197, just passing by Alconbury, heading > BZN.

11.17Z Passing over BZN climbing through FL260, heading SW

11.20Z Visual from Melksham whilst over Chippenham.......has turned to head for GITUS.

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Morning Bob
From an earlier post on FC:
05.58L. RCH806 Eastbound south of Cork Eire FL39.0 , SHOWING as KC-135R 57-1487 Hex AE041E
Routing Merly Dikas Mam FL37.0 ott Ross on Wye at 06.33
Any idea on its final destination?
Cheers
Mark

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11.34Z "RCH778" 03-3123 [AE1234] Eastbound at FL350, crossing the coast W-abeam SWANY, heading > DIKAS > MAM >

...........Visual fro Melksham whilst over Monmouth.......nice trail.

11.45Z Has come across to Gloucester before just turning for MAM

12.03Z Passing MAM for NAVPI.

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Mar 25, 2017 11:29:50 GMT bizfreeq said:

Morning Bob
From an earlier post on FC:
05.58L. RCH806 Eastbound south of Cork Eire FL39.0 , SHOWING as KC-135R 57-1487 Hex AE041E
Routing Merly Dikas Mam FL37.0 ott Ross on Wye at 06.33
Any idea on its final destination?
Cheers
Mark

Absolutely no idea, Mark.

I need it as my last Andrews-based one.  Missed it last year at Mildenhall (by two weeks) when it was on "NACHO" duties.

Cheers,

Bob

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11.50Z "IAM4671" C-130J MM62179 [33FFF1] Southbound at Fl250, passing DCS for the Sussex coast.

12.20Z Passing over Stratford-upon-Avon

12.30Z Passing over WOD, heading (roughly) towards Worthing.

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11.56Z "RCH981" KC-10A 79-1947 [AE020D] Northbound at FL400, just crossed the Spanish coast at Santander, heading North......due into Mildenhall.

12.34Z Passing TITUB (N coast of Brittany) heading N towards SALCO.

12.43Z Passing SALCO, heading > BHD/DAWLY.

12.45Z Has turned for SAM and commenced descent.

12.52Z Passing over Weymouth, descending through FL301.

12.58Z Passing W of Romsey at FL300, heading > BPK.

13.05Z Passing over Slough, now at FL230.

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12.05Z "NAF71" C-130H G-781 [480C05] is up on an airtest from Cambridge..........has probably got a "Marshalls" R/T callsign.

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Mar 25, 2017 11:42:43 GMT rh226 said:

Mar 25, 2017 11:29:50 GMT bizfreeq said:

Morning Bob
From an earlier post on FC:
05.58L. RCH806 Eastbound south of Cork Eire FL39.0 , SHOWING as KC-135R 57-1487 Hex AE041E
Routing Merly Dikas Mam FL37.0 ott Ross on Wye at 06.33
Any idea on its final destination?
Cheers
Mark

Absolutely no idea, Mark.

I need it as my last Andrews-based one.  Missed it last year at Mildenhall (by two weeks) when it was on "NACHO" duties.

Cheers,

Bob

OK thanks Bob, a requirement for me too!

Cheers
Mark

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12.21Z "RRR5980" Hercules ZH865 [43C041] SW-bound out of Brize Norton, is passing VLN climbing through FL232, heading (at present) towards LND/GITUS.

...........has reached FL280.

12.42Z Passing GITUS for NAT.

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12.26Z "PEL45" P-8A 168860 [AE57C0] out of Lossiemouth Southbound at FL330, passing E-abeam LAKEY, heading for the Sussex coast.

12.44Z Passing SW of Rugby.

12.51Z Passing just E of WOD, heading (roughly) towards Littlehampton.

12.57Z Just crossed the coast at Worthing, heading > VEULE.

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Mm62179 C130 IAM4671 ott Farn 12.35

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13.52Z "BOBBY71" KC-135T 60-0339 [AE0483] Westbound out of Mildenhall, currently gaining height over Downham Market.

13.55Z Passing over Chatteris, now level at FL240, setting course for BZN

14.05Z Passing BZN and commencing climb, heading > VLN.

14.09Z Visual passing OTT Melksham....starting to trail at FL320

14.13Z Just passed over Glastonbury, now at FL380, heading > GITUS.

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14.12Z "BLUE91" KC-135R 62-3516 [AE026C] Westbound at FL370, passing HSD for TANET and the Southern routing over the UK.

14.22Z Passing over BIG, heading towards OCK,

14.24Z Passing just S of OCK, appears to be routing > VLN.

14.35Z Passing VLN towards Tintagel.

14.44Z Crossing the coast at Boscastle, heading > GAPLI

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There is a right little procession coming up through France at the moment........must be dragging something.

14.34Z "BLUE61"  KC-10A 79-0434 [AE0209] at FL380 and "BLUE62" KC-135R 64-14835 [AE023E] at FL280 not far behind....plotting E of Paris

14.49Z "BLUE61" now at FL280 crossing the French coast at Boulogne, heading towards DVR.

14.55Z "BLUE61" plotting W of Margate heading towards CLN....and "BLUE62" mid-Channel following 4 min behind).

15.00Z "BLUE61" plotting E of Colchester.

15.05Z Both "BLUE"s now descending.......lose height over MAM before going into the 'Hall.....and give the "chicks" time to land.

Chicks were (in order of landing):-

84-0005

84-0021

84-0002

84-0003

14.34Z "BLUE71" KC-10A 86-0036 [AE022D] at FL380 and "BLUE72" KC-135R 62-3573 [AE038C] at FL270 not far behind...plotting SW of Dijon.

15.07Z "BLUE71" now at FL280 crossing the French coast at Le Touquet, heading > SANDY.

15.19Z "BLUE71" over Sudbury and "BLUE72" just crossed the North Kent coast.

Chicks were (in order of landing):-

84-0026

82-0016

80-0024

84-0020

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15.20Z "RRR6600" C-17 ZZ171 [43C171] Eastbound out of Brize Norton, climbing through FL201, passing S of Reading, heading > VABIK > KOK.

15.35Z Crossing the coast at Deal.

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15.36Z "RCH245" C-17A 03-3127 [AE1238] Westbound at FL300 crossing the Dutch coast by The Hague, heading > NAVPI.

15.44Z Passing NAVPI and turned for MAM

15.59Z Now at FL320 and passing over Alconbury, heading SW

16.11Z Visual from Melksham whilst over Dursley...........short trail.

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15.47Z "BOBBY74" KC-135T 59-1464 [AE0659] Eastbound at FL400, plotting off the NW coast of Ireland heading > MAC..........presumably the F-15s have split

16.04Z Passing over MAC for DCS > LAKEY.

16.21Z Passing LAKEY descending through FL385, heading > MAMUL.

16.35Z Passing MAMUL for Mildenhall.

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"CVN4942" C-40A 165835 [AE1251] Southbound at FL370 passing just West of Reading, heading towards Littlehampton.....the callsign is correct as showing on ADS-B...not a typo on my part.

16.54Z Plotting again.....Halfway across  the Channel, heading > VEULE.

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16.51Z "QID49" KC-135T 58-0094 [AE0360] Northbound through France at FL380, plotting SW of Amiens.

16.57Z Crossing the French coast by Berck, heading > ROTNO

17.03Z Just past ROTNO descending through FL301, heading > BIG > BPK

17.08Z Passing over BIG.

17.13Z Passing W of Bishops Stortford, heading > BKY.

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18.51Z "ROLER10" C-130H 92-0547 [ADFE82] Eastbound at FL250 plotting over Scunthorpe, heading > DOLAS......"RCH203" is r/t callsign.

19.06Z Passing DOLAS for NAVPI.

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19.08Z "RRR6661" C-17 ZZ174 [43C174] Northbound through France at FL360, plotting W of Lyon.

19.47Z just crossed the French coast S of the Somme descending through FL300, heading > ROTNO > BIG.

19.57Z Turning at Tonbridge towards WOD.

20.03Z Passing WOD through FL216, turning for CPT.

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19.12Z "RCH375" C-17A 03-2126 [AE119C] Westbound through Germany at FL360, plotting S of Erfurt......inbound Mildenhall......is using incorrect hex code.

19.54Z Approaching RINIS for IDESI > LAPRA and Mildenhall.  Descending through FL236.

20.02Z Passing LAPRA descending through FL111.