Military Movements 27/03/2017

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Morning All,

Where is my (more or less) wall to wall sunshine that was forecast??

Situation as at 10.10BST.

The Saudi F-15s are on their way from St. Louis, MO to Lakenheath..........UPDATE:- Diverted into Goose Bay as KC-10A went "tech" just before take-off from Bangor.

"RRR2188" Voyager ZZ333 [43C6F6] departed Southbound earlier and is now plotting over Central France

"DFISH1" C-17 ZZ178 [43C208} is just airborne from Brize Norton

"LION01" (the newish) Atlas ZM412 [43C5E6] is heading down towards the SW for training.

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10.35BST "RCH302" KC-135RT 60-0362 [AE059A] just crossed the Suffolk coast inbound Mildenhall.........using incorrect hex code.

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10.36BST "RRR2250" Voyager ZZ337 [43C6FA] Eastbound climbing through FL299 passing over Guildford, heading > KOK...........or is it ZZ335 using the wrong hex??

10.48BST Crossing the coast at DVR, now at FL330.

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10.42BST "CTM2086" CN.235 152 [3B77DF] passing DAWLY at FL179 heading North.

10.59BST Passing BCN for NITON......for Lossiemouth(?)

15.28BST On its way back....Southbound passing over Burnley at FL17015.47BST Passing just W of Burton upon Trent.

16.06BST Plotting (on PP) to the E of Oxford.

16.13BST Just passed over Reading, heading towards Bognor Regis

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10.55Z "RCH469" KC-135R 58-0104 [AE015B] Westbound at FL360 crossing the Dutch coast by The Hague, heading > NAVPI.

11.03BST Passing NAVPI and turned for MAM.

11.17BST Passing over Alconbury.

11.34BST Crossed the Somerset coast at Minehead, heading towards Bude.

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10.56BST "GAF052" C-160D 50+66 [3EA567] Westbound at FL200, crossing the M25 N of Iver, heading West........serial thanks to bzzspotters.blogspot.co.uk/.

11.07BST Passing over Cricklade, descending through FL090.......inbound Brize Norton.

14.13BST Airborne again, just passed over Swindon climbing through FL160, heading East

14.30BST Passing over Epsom at FL230, heading > DET > VABIK > KOK

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11.10BST "RCH427" C-17A 07-7172 [AE146A] Eastbound at FL370 passing SWANY for DIKAS > MAM > NAVPI.

11.27BST Passing over Daventry.

11.37BST Passing over MAM and turned for NAVPI.

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11.35BST "PEL18" P-8A 168860 [AE57C0] Northbound at FL320, crossing the French coast near Boulogne, heading > SANDY.

11.38BST Crossing the coast at SANDY, heading > MAMUL > HALIF > FINDO.........for Lossiemouth (again!)

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12.08BST "QID80" KC-135R 63-8884 [AE0696] passing over Cambridge climbing through FL235, heading > BKY and the South coast.

12.13BST Passing over BPK climbing through FL320 and turned towards SFD.

12.22BST Actually crossed thee coast at Shoreham at FL330, heading > VEULE.

18.26BST On its way back........Northbound coming up through France at FL340, plotting SE of Auxerre

18.53BST Crossing the French coast by Berck, heading > ROTNO > BPK.

19.06BST Just past Chigwell and turned for BKY and home.

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12.27BST "RCH464" C-17A 07-7180 [AE1472] Eastbound at FL350, passing LAKEY for East coast.

12.55BST Plotting just off Cromer heading > NAVPI.

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13.10BST "IAM4673" C-130J-30 MM62193 [33FFE3] Southbound at FL270 passing over Congleton, heading for the South coast.

13.45BST Crossing the coast at Brighton, heading > VEULE.

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13.17BST "JUJU22" MC-130J 11-5737 [AE4E1D] Westbound at FL200 has just left the Dutch coast heading > NAVPI.........for RTB Mildenhall.

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13.20BST "RCH546" KC-135R 62-3551 [AE05A8] Westbound descending through FL308 crossing the Futch coast S of Hook of Holland, heading > GORLI >.....> LAPRA dor Mildenhall.

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13.20BST "QID73" KC-135R 62-3559 [ADFF0D] Northbound at FL300 crossing the French coast by Berck, heading > ROTNO.....returning to Mildenhall

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13.50BST "RRR4940" Atlas ZM403 [43C5FF] climbing through FL305, just passed over Guildford, heading > KOK.

14.04BST Crossing the coast by Dover, now at FL330.

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14.17BST "RCH955" C-17A 95-0103 [AE07E6] Eastbound at FL350, crossing the coast S of Milford Haven, heading > TALGA > MAM > NAVPI.

14.49BST Over MAM and turning for NAVPI

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14.47BST "LION414" C-130J 08-8602 [AE2209] descending through FL115, plotting N of Thetford inbound Lakenheath.

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Mar 27, 2017 13:48:44 GMT rh226 said:

DFISH1" C-17 ZZ178 [43C208} is just airborne from Brize Norton
"LION01" (the newish) Atlas ZM412 [43C5E6] is heading down towards the SW for training

Bob
Both of these were for Keevil where they dropped their respective cargoes for the exercise going on down there. There's a gaggle of Chinooks there too
Cheers
Mark

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Thanks, Mark.

15.50BST "LION02" Atlas ZM401 [43C5DB] is at Keevil, too.

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16.15BST (no callsign showing) FA10 32 [3B9BE3] out of Northolt Southbound at FL230 crossing the coast at Littlehampton, heading > ETRAT

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17.57BST "RCH375" C-17A 03-3126 [AE119C] departed Mildenhall and is currently gaining height over NW Norfolk...........note incorrect hex code.

18.09BST Now at FL320, passing over Alconbury, heading SW.

18.21BST Visual from Melksham whilst over Dursley........long trail.........a/c only just visible with all the haze here.

..............curving off over Barry

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18.11BST "RCH553" 10-0215 [AE4D68] Westbound at FL320 crossing the Dutch coast by Leiden, heading > LAMSO > OTR > UMBEL > MAC.

19.03BST Passing over MAC for NAT.

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18.26BST "RRR2251" Voyager ZZ337 [43C6FA] Northbound coming up through France at FL400, plotting NW of Auxerre

18.51BST Crossing the coast W of Hastings, descending through FL211, heading (at present) > BIG.

18.53BST Passing over Crowborough...had just turned towards Reading.

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Thanks, Bob.

 I can't pick everything up - especially when I am having dinner!!