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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 9:20:27 GMT
Morning Everyone,
Overcast here with one or two very small patches of blue showing.
Situation as at 10.15BST:-
"RRR5860" Hercules ZH865 [43C041] has departed Brize Norton Eastbound over Clacton and has turned down over Belgium.
Coming back.... 14.38BST Westbound , plotting over LAM at FL180 14.50BST Past CPT, heading for Swindon
"BOXER42" C-40C 02-0203 [AE11FA] is Westbound at FL340 over the North Sea, heading SPY > OTBED > PENIL. 10.46BST Passing over Northern Manchester, heading towards Formby. 10.51BST Crossing the coast at Formby.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 9:28:22 GMT
10.26BST "SPAR10" C-40C 05-0932 [AE189C] Westbound descending through FL229, plotting over the North Sea heading GORLO > RINIS > LAPRA for Lakenheath.
13.09BST Airborne again........ 13.16BST Passing over Horncastle climbing through FL276, heading towards GOLES(?) 13.22BST Now at FL330, passing just S of Doncaster, heading towards REMSI. 13.33BST Crossing the coast at Blackpool.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 9:30:58 GMT
10.30BST "RRR2732" Voyager ZZ343 [43C700] Southbound climbing through FL204 passing just N of Newbury and turning for the South coast.
10.38BST Crossing the coast at Shoreham climbing through FL300, heading > VEULE.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 9:40:45 GMT
10.39BST "RRR2760" Voyager ZZ336 [43C6F9] Southbound climbing through FL263, passing over Basingstoke heading towards the South coast.
10.43BST Crossing the coast by Littlehampton climbing through FL323, heading > VEULE.
On its way back......... 14.23BST Heading up through France at FL400, plotting SE of Paris. ..............Not for us yet, heading up over Belgium.......inbound Hanover.
Now the return trip at "RRR2761".... 16.53BST Westbound through Germany climbing through FL246, passing N of Bielefeld. 17.19BST Crossing the Dutch coast S of Hook of Holland at FL400, heading > REFSO > LAM.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 9:50:24 GMT
10.49BST "RCH600" KC-135R 62-3523 [AE0668] is airborne from Mildenhall and climbing out to the East > BANEM >.
10.565BST Crossing the coast at Southwold climbing through FL236, heading > SOMVA.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 9:59:44 GMT
10.57BST "RRR2731" Voyager ZZ330 [43C6F3] Northbound through France at FL400, plotting E of Auxerre.......for Brize Norton.
11.20BST Crossing the French coast S of the Somme descending through FL389, heading towards ROTNO 11.28BST Crossing the coast by Bexhill descending through FL224, heading > MAY 11.31BST Passing by MAY, and turned for CPT. 11.39BST Passing CPT and turned for Swindon.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 10:35:39 GMT
11.35BST "RCH919" KC-135R 58-0004 [AE04B7] Westbound at FL400, crossing the Dutch coast by Leiden, heading > MONIL > TENDO > NATEB
12.17BST Passing E of Hexham, heading > MAC
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 10:42:32 GMT
11.39BST "CNV4845" C-40A 165829 [AE04D7] Northbound at FL340, crossing the French coast at Le Touquet, heading > ROTNO
11.46BST Crossing the coast at Hastings and turned for CPT. 11.58BST Just past CPT, heading for TOPRO(?) 12.08BST Just past DIKAS, heading > STU
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 10:43:48 GMT
11.40BST "RCH977" C-17A 00-0183 [AE08E3] Eastbound at FL330 passing over the Isle of Man, heading > REMSI
11.45BST Passing REMSI for OTBED. 11.50BST Passing over Preston 12.05BST Crossing the coast at Skegness, heading > DOLAS > NAVPI.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 11:09:38 GMT
12.08BST "RCH247" C-5M 86-0019 [AE0570] Eastbound at FL350 passing over MAC for DCS...........1st UK airspace visit by 68AS/433AW C-5M??
12.19BST Passing DCS, heading > OTR 12.28BST Passing over Harrogate, now heading towards Mablethorpe. 12.36BST Passing LIBSO for NAVPI.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 11:33:44 GMT
12.32BST "RRR6628" C-17 ZZ176 [43C1C6] Eastbound climbing through FL247, passing over Dorking, heading > DVR.
12.40BST Passing DVR for KOK, climbing through FL320.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 11:40:28 GMT
12.37BST "RCH551" C-17A 06-6161 [AE145F] Westbound at FL280, just crossed the Dutch coast by Leiden, heading > MONIL > FINDO(?) >
13.27BST Passing SAB (Saint Abbs VOR - by Eyemouth) for LUK
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 12:05:46 GMT
13.05BST "RCH 409" C-130H 91-1652 [ADFE6C] Westbound at FL220, crossing the Dutch coast by The Hague, heading > NAVPI.
13.17BST Passing NAVPI and turned for DOLAS > OTBED 13.39BST Crossing the coast at Ingoldmells 13.42BST Passing OTBED for GOLES. 13.51BST Passing just N of GOLES for HALIF 13.56BST Passing over Leeds and turned for RIBEL. ..............Cutting the corner slightly to cross N601 at ERGAB. 14.04BST Passing ERGAB for DCS..........inbound Prestwick
16.03BST......has "gassed & gone"
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 13:17:17 GMT
14.16BST "RRR6384" C-17 ZZ177 [43C6B8] Eastbound climbing through FL194, passing S of Newbury, heading for the South coast.
14.19BST Passing over Farnham. ..............Changed its mind (!!!), now heading for DVR. 14.36BST Passing KOK at FL310.
On its way home..... 21.54BST Westbound crossing the Belgian coast NE of Ostend at FL360, heading to KOPUL. 22.11BST Passing over the Lea Valley, descending through FL181. 22.17BST Passing over Henley-on-Thames at FL160.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 13:33:15 GMT
14.31BST Apparently, "TUN03" C-130J-30 Z-21121/TS-MTK [02B26A] has left Brize Norton, out over the South coast, and is now passing over VEULE at FL250.......on PP, shows as "civil" on ADS-B.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 13:43:37 GMT
14.43BST "RRR6521" C-17 ZZ178 [43C208] Northbound at FL360, crossing the French coast by the Somme, heading > ROTNO.
14.49BST Crossing the coast by ROTNO descending through FL217, heading > BIG > CPT. 15.02BST Just passed over Bracknell, descending through FL174. 15.05BST Passing over Wantage, descending through FL131.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 14:01:32 GMT
14.59BST "IAM1432" KC-767A MM62226 [33FE7A] Southbound at FL260 plotting over Tummel Bridge, heading > FINDO........dragging 2 x Italian Eurofighters back from Keflavik.
15.03BST Passing FINDO for NATEB. 15.17BST Passing NATEB for CGY (Coningsby TACAN) 15.34BST Passing over CGY ..............continued just past The Wash and turned for WTZ (Wattisham TACAN) 15.41BST Passing over Mildenhall 15.44BST Passing over WTZ 15.46BST Exiting the coast over Harwich for KOK.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 15:01:14 GMT
15.59BST "IAM1431" KC-767A MM62228 [33FE77] Southbound at FL260 plotting over Dalwhinnie, heading > FINDO........also dragging 2 x Italian Eurofighters back from Keflavik.
16.05BST Passing FINDO for NATEB.......expect they will follow the same routing. 16.18BST Passing NATEB for CGY. ...............have climbed to FL270, now heading for WAD (Waddington TACAN) 16.34BST Passing E abeam WAD, heading in the direction of Spalding. 16.38BST Passing by Spalding 16.40BST Passing over Chatteris and turning towards CLN 16.49BST Crossing the coast at Frinton-on-Sea, heading > KOOK.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 15:12:15 GMT
16.10BST "NACHO81" KC-135R 60-0331 [AE07AB] Westbound at FL240 over the North Sea heading towards Great Yarmouth........returning to Mildenhall from Leeuwarden.
16.27BST Passing over Diss at 3000ft.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 15:51:16 GMT
16.49BST "RCH727" C-17A 03-3113 [AE1196] Westbound at FL280 , crossing the Dutch coast by The Hague, heading > NAVPI.
16.59BST Passing NAVPI and turned for MAM 17.14BST Passing over Alconbury 17.38BST Skirting the coast by Ilfracombe, heading > LUNDY.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 17:03:57 GMT
18.00BST "RRR5551" Hercules ZH888 [43C09A] NE-bound at FL260, just past LND, heading > VLN and up TR1 for Brize Norton..........returning from the Falklands (has been replaced by ZH885)
..............from Exeter, did a "side step" to the North 18.20BST Passing over Bishops Lydeard descending through FL151, heading towards Bath. 18.30BST Passing by Lyneham descending through FL058.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 18:01:37 GMT
19.00BST "IAM4664" C-130J-30 MM62193 [33FFE3] Southbound at FL250, passing WOD, heading towards Worthing.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 18:27:40 GMT
19.25BST "SAM097" C-40B 01-0041 [AE11F6] Eastbound at FL350 passing over the new Severn crossing, heading for DVR.
19.38BST Passing over Croydon.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 18:38:08 GMT
19.36BST "CFC4078" CC-177 177704 [C2B3F5] Eastbound at FL330, passing over Bristol, heading > CPT > REDFA.
19.42BST Passing over Didcot. 19.48BST Passing just N of BPK.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 20:18:20 GMT
Sorry chaps, visitors rather interrupted proceedings:-
21.16BST "ASY458 C-17 A41-208 [7CF86B] Eastbound descending through FL119 plotting over Bristol, inbound Brize Norton.
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 20:22:46 GMT
21.18BST "RRR9301" Voyager ZZ333 [43C6F6] Northbound descending through FL096, plotting over Frome routing up TR1 for Brize Norton...........brought back for Coningsby 2 x 41 Sqdn Tornados from the US.
21.22BST Passing over Melksham
Tornados ZA559 [43C143] - "ASCT9801" ZA560 [43C142] - "RRR9802"
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Post by rh226 on Apr 14, 2017 20:56:51 GMT
21.55BST "GOLD96" KC-135R 62-3559 [ADFF0D] Northbound up TR1 passing Bruton descending through FL234.......RTB Mildenhall.
22.02BST Passing over BZN at FL230. 22.08BST Passing over Newport Pagnell, descending through FL186
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