Military Movements 11/04/2017

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Good Morning Everyone,

Nice and sunny here, but where is everything?? Very quiet.

Situation as at 10.05BST:-

"GOLD96" KC-135R 60-0324 [AE0480] and "GOLD97" KC-135R 62-3559 [ADFF0D] have not long cleared the South coast near SAM, heading towards Jersey at FL350.

"RRR2302" Voyager ZZ332 [43C6F5] is Eastbound climbing through FL315  just S of Maidstone, heading > KOK........to take over the 2-week TDY at Akrotiri

KC-10As "ROMA11" 85-0028 [AE0220] and "ROMA12" 79-1947 [AE020D] have launched from McGuire AFB to pick up the 1st wave of 6 x 493FS F-15C/Ds to return to Lakenheath (from Red Flag 17-2). EDIT:- Only 3 came across

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10.09BST "CFC4168" CC-150 15002 [C2B35F] Westbound climbing through FL298 plotting just S of Maidstone, heading > BIG.

...............and stopped plotting.

10.23BST Plotting again at FL320, passing over Kemble, heading > BCN.

10.31BST Turned SW over Tetbury and currently plotting over Bridgend, heading SW > MERLY.

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11.26BST "CNV4303" C-40A 166693 [AE147A] Northbound at FL380 crossing the French coast by Boulogne, heading > SANDY >

11.30BST Passing SANDY for BKY > MAMUL.

11.47BST Passing over Corby, now routing > LESTA > RODOL >.

12.02BST Passing over Wigan, heading for the Isle of Man........inbound Aldergrove?

12.05BST Crossing the coast just N of Southport

12.15BST Passing over the Isle of Man, descending through FL240, heading > NELBO.

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12.17BST "FAF4016" KC-135RG 525 [3B7774] just finished PDs at Newquay, now at FL220 passing just S of Bude, heading  (at present) > direct BZN

12.26BST Turned N to pass over EXMOR, now passing over Barry.

12.30BST Now at FL240, passing DIKAS, still heading N.

12.35BST Now at FL260, passing over Knighton, heading (at present) > NOKIN.

12.44BST Passing to the E of Chester and turned towards CROFT.

12.48BST Passing CROFT.......and turned N over Blackburn (> ABEVI?).

12.59BST Passing ABEVI and descending through FL190, heading > HAVEN........for Edinburgh??

.............on its way back South

13.37BST Passing DCS at FL390, heading > LAKEY >

13.41BST Passing LAKEY for BARTN.

13.47BST Just past BARTN for HON.

13.56BST Just past HON for SFD.

14.04BST Passing over Woking.

..............turned back for direct VEULE.

14.09BST Crossing the coast by Peacehaven

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12.33BST "RRR4160" Atlas ZM408 [43C] Northbound climbing through FL105, passing over Cheltenham to join airways.

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13.06BST "RCH643" KC-135R 59-1476 [AE04C5] Westbound descending through FL372 passing over Dordrecht (Holland), heading > GORLO.

13.09BST Crossing the Dutch coast S of Hook of Holland, routing > GORLO > RINIS >.......> LAPRA > inbound Mildenhall.

13.29BST Passing LAPRA at FL070.

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13.11BST "QID22" KC-135R 63-8884 [AE0696] Southbound at FL310 passing over OCK, heading (at present) towards Bognor Regis.

...............curving round to pick up the usual airway.

13.15BST Crossing the coast by Shoreham, heading > VEULE.

...............On its way back.

18.00BST Northbound through France at FL320, plotting NE of Paris.

18.28BST Passing over Waltham Abbey at FL235 and turned for BKY.

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14.34BST "GOLD50" KC-135T 59-1480 [AE04C6] Westbound out of Mildenhall, climbing through FL240, passing over Alconbury, heading > BZN.

14.39BST Passing over Buckingham, climbing through FL289.

14.43BST Passing over BZN, level at FL380, heading W of VLN.

14.46BST Visual OTT Melksham through a thin layer of cloud............huge trail.

14.52BST Passing N of Langport and curving off towards Bude(?)

14.55BST Passing over Tiverton

15.01BST Exiting the coast N of Bude.

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15.10BST "ASCOT414" Atlas ZM401 [43C5DB] Eastbound descending through FL298, passing LND for VLN.......inbound Brize Norton.........R/T callsign is probably "RRR4141"

15.29BST Passing W-abeam VLN and turned up TR1, descending through FL152.

15.35BST Passing OTT Melksham descending through FL092.

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15.12BST "RRR6520" C-17 ZZ178 [43C208] Southbound climbing through FL147 passing over Hungerford, heading for the South coast.

15.17BST Passing over Midhurst (not the VOR), climbing through FL229.

15.19BST Crossing the coast by Littlehampton, climbing through FL245, heading > VEULE.

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15.48BST "ROMA11" KC-10A 85-0028 [AE0220] Southbound at FL330 passing by Stranraer, heading > LAKEY.....has escorted the 1st wave of LN F-15C/Ds across the pond.

15.57BST Crossing the coast by Fleetwood descending through FL262,  heading >EVSON > BETAX.

16.06BST Passing over Chesterfield at FL260

16.09BST Passing BETAX descending through FL229, heading towards March.

16.25BST On finals to Mildenhall.

Thanks to FC, F-15C/D serials were:-

"TREND 61" = 86-0160
"TREND 62" = 84-0044
"TREND 63" = 86-0178

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15.59BST "RCH538" C-17A 07-7170 [AE1468] Westbound at FL280, passing NAVPI for MAM.

16.07BST Passing over Norwich.

16.11BST Passing over MAM and turned SW.

..............Not trailing and too much haze/cloud for me to see this

16.36BST Passing West along the coast just N of Lynton, heading > LUNDY.

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16.49BST "RRR4941" Atlas ZM406 [43C5E0] Westbound at FL340, passing DENUT for KOPUL.....inbound Brize Norton.

17.07BST Crossing the coast over Foulness Island, descending through FL217,  heading over central London for CPT.

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20.08BST "RCH789" C-17A 10-0220 [AE4F14] Westbound at FL300 crossing the Dutch coast by Hook of Holland, heading > NAVPI.

20.19BST Passing NAVPI and turned for MAM.

20.31BST Over MAM and turned SW

20.42BST Passing S of Banbury.........seems to be curving off for the Welsh coast.

20.47BST Passing S of Gloucester, climbing through FL334, heading (roughly) towards Porthcawl.

20.59BST Now at FL340, passing SWANY to exit the coast.

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20.32BST Voyager ZZ330 [43C6F3] Westbound at FL340, passing DENUT for KOPUL.......to Brize Norton after TDY at Akrotiri.

20.50BST Passing N of Rayleigh at FL210, heading > LAM >.

20.55BST Passing over Elstree, descending through FL140, heading direct to Brize Norton.