Military Movements 12/04/2017

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Morning All,

Clouding up here and it looks like it may well be one of those  days.

Situation as at 10.10BST:-

"ROMA11" KC-10A 85-0028 [AE0220] has departed Mildenhall N/B to collect the next wave of "LN" F-15s coming back to Lakenheath

"CNV3821" C-130T 165314 [AE03EB] is Southbound at FL250, plotting over Congleton, heading > HON..........serial has been eyeballed at Prestwick.

10.24BST Just past HON for MID.

10.43BST Not long crossed the coast at Worthing, heading > VEULE.

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10.18BST "RCH643" KC-135R 59-1476 [AE04C5] Northbound out of Mildenhall climbing through FL219 over The Wash, heading > NALAX >NATEB

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10.20BST "RCH949" C-17A 99-0058 [AE0804} Westbound at FL320 at NAVPI........stopped plotting.

10.47BST Plotting over Northleach, heading SW.

10.51BST Visual from Melksham whilst over Thornbury...........trailing.

..............to Minehead and turned to exit the coast over Woolacombe.

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10.31BST "RCH284" C-17A 07-7171 [AE1469] Westbound at FL300 just started plotting off Weston-Super-Mare heading > EXMOR > GITUS.

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10.34BST "RCH978" C-17A 96-0004 [AE07EE] Westbound at FL320, crossing the coast at Great Yarmouth, heading > NAVPI

10.41BST Over MAM and turned SW.

10.54BST Passing S of Banbury

11.02BST Visual from Melksham whilst over Thornbury.........trailing

11.09BST Crossing the Somerset coast by Minehead

11.15BST Exiting the coast over HPT, heading > GITUS

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10.56BST "RRR2730" Voyager ZZ330 [43C6F3] Southbound climbing through FL217, passing over Basingstoke, heading for the South coast

11.01BST Crossing the coast at Worthing climbing through FL273, heading > VEULE

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11.10BST "RRR2756" Voyager ZZ338 [43C6FB] climbing through FL180, passing just N of Marlborough

11.14BST Passing over Tadley, climbing through FL240, and turning NE for CLN.

On its way back as "RRR2757".........

18.03BST Westbound at FL400, crossing the Dutch/Belgian by Maastricht, heading > DENUT.

18.18BST Crossing the Belgian coast near Ostend, heading > KOPUL.

18.40BST Passing over Slough at FL160, heading > CPT >

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11.35BST "CTM1101" A310 422/F-RADB [3B77FC] Southbound at FL410 passing BARTN for HON > SFD

11.58BST Crossing the coast over Beachy Head, heading > DPE

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12.11BST "ROGUE69" RC-12X 91-00517 [AE1209] Eastbound at FL270, passing DCS for LAKEY.

12.16BST Passing LAKEY, heading > MAMUL >

12.30BST Passing MAMUL, heading >

12.38BST Passing over Coningsby for DOLAS.

12.46BST Passing DOLAS for NAVPI.

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13.23BST "CNV3922" C-130T 164995 [AE03E2] Northbound at FL260 passing over Chigwell for BPK

13.26BST Passing BPK, heading > BEDFO > MAMUL >

13.39BST Turned over Corby for LESTA >

13.47BST just past LESTA and has turned for RODOL........inbound Aldergrove

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13.25BST "RCH817" C-17A 99-0059 [AE0805] Westbound at FL350 passing over Blackburn, heading > East coast.

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13.29BST "HKY704" C-130J 07-4635 [AE1BF6] Westbound descending through FL136 crossing the coast at Lowestoft.....inbound Mildenhall

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13.35BST "RCH679" C-5M 85-0007 [AE0564] passing over Exeter heading towards Tintagel.......Out of Mildenhall and must have routed > BKY > BPK > SAM >

13.43BST Crossing the coast at Tintagel.

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Seem to have missed this one:-

14.55BST "RRR4170" Atlas ZM403 [43C5DD] departed Brize Norton over the South coast. Currently plotting over mid-France at FL310

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15.08BST "RCH481 C-17A 06-6163 [AE1461] Eastbound at FL350, passing over Stranraer for LAKEY > MAMUL >.

15.28BST Passing MAMUL descending through FL226, heading towards Newark-on-Trent........inbound Mildenhall

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15.13BST "CLEAN92" KC-135R 62-3577 [AE0488] airborne from Mildenhall and gaining height over MAM.

15.25BST Just passed over Alconbury, climbing through FL315, heading SW.

15.33BST Passing over BZN, now level at FL360, heading > VLN.

15.36BST Visual as it passed OTT Melksham.............big trail.

..............Turning South West just after Frome and climbing up to FL400.

15.54BST Exiting the coast by Padstow.

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15.53BST "RCH254" 00-0180 [AE0816] Westbound at FL300 crossing the coast at Great Yarmouth, heading > MAM.

16.00BST Now at FL320 passing over MAM and turned SW.

16.11BST Passing S of Banbury.

16.15BST Visual from Melksham whilst over Cirencester.........trailing.

16.24BST Passing over Minehead.

..............Exited the coast at Bude, heading > GITUS

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17.09BST "JESSE 52" C-130H 91-1652 [ADFE6C] Eastbound at FL270 passing MAMUL, heading in the direction of MAM.

17.22BST Passing N of MAM and has turned for NAVPI.

17.36BST Passing NAVPI............and just changed callsign to be "REACH409"

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17.24BST "ROMA11" KC-10A 85-0028 (see 1st post) SE-bound at FL350 passing over the North of the Isle of Man, heading (roughly) towards WAL.......has brought 6 x F-15C/D back fro the US.

17.32BST Crossing the coast at Blackpool and commencing descent, heading > MAMUL.

17.40BST Passing over Retford.

Serials of the F-15s......credit SMAS mailing list

84-0015

84-0027 "493FS"

86-0163

86-0171

86-0176

86-0159

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