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Post by rh226 on Apr 15, 2017 9:10:24 GMT
Morning All,
Total clag here this morning.
Situation as at 10.10BST
The F-35s are on their way in two waves. Inmarsat plots on PP put them between Labrador and Greenland at present ("RCH069" and "RCH079" - and "RCH078" which will return to Bangor).
RRR2300" Voyager ZZ330 [43C6F3] has departed Brize Norton on the usual Akrotiri run. Currently plotting over Germany. |
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Post by rh226 on Apr 15, 2017 9:15:25 GMT
10.13BST "RCH460" C-17A 99-0059 [AE0805] Westbound at FL300, passing NAVPI for MAM and the SW..
10.46BST Passing over Avonmouth, now at FL320, heading towards Bude |
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Post by rh226 on Apr 15, 2017 9:16:58 GMT
10.15BST "CFC2547" CC-130J 130613 [C2B5A3] Southbound at FL290, passing LAKEY for BARTN.
10.37BST Passing over Royal Leamington Spa, heading > MID. 10.53BST Crossing the South coast at Brighton, heading > VEULE. |
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Post by rh226 on Apr 15, 2017 9:35:40 GMT
10.34BST "RCH483" C-17A 06-6166 [AE1464] Eastbound at FL310, passing VLN for SAM > BPK.
10.46BST Passing over Slough. 10.49BST Passing over BPK, still at FL310.....heading > REDFA. |
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Post by rh226 on Apr 15, 2017 9:46:32 GMT
10.46BST "RRR5512" Hercules ZH882 [43C0FF] Eastbound climbing through FL244, passing just N of Newbury, heading > DVR
10.54BST Passing over BIG, level at FL250, heading towards Deal. |
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Post by rh226 on Apr 15, 2017 10:14:18 GMT
11.13BST "RCH105" KC-135R 61-0300 [AE0689] Westbound at FL360 crossing the Dutch coast by HSD, heading > REFSO.
11.30BST Crossing the coast over Foulness Island now at FL370, heading (at present) towards CPT(?) ..............Turned for SAM soon after. 11.37BST Adjusted course over Kinston-upon-Thames to head towards Tintagel. 11.41BST Passing over Basingstoke. ..............Passed over VLN 11.56BST Passing just S of Tiverton. 12.02BST Exiting the coast at Tintagel. |
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Post by rh226 on Apr 15, 2017 10:55:05 GMT
11.52BST "OSY12T" OC-135W 61-2670 [AE08D5] Westbound at FL320 crossing the German/Dutch border at Venlo, heading towards HSD.
12.08BST Just crossed the Dutch coast S of HSD, heading towards CLN. 12.24BST Passing TANET, now at FL3440, heading towards SAM (at present). 12.38BST Has turned at SAM to head towards Tintagel. Currently plotting over Downton (S of Salisbury) ..............Has turned again, now heading towards just N of Bude. 12.50BST Passing over Chulmleigh 12.53BST Crossing the coast N of Bude. |
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Post by rh226 on Apr 15, 2017 11:56:43 GMT
12.55BST "RRR4112" Atlas ZM402 [43C5DC] just airborne from Brize Norton.
13.03BST Passing over Dursley, climbing through FL140, heading West, 13.08BST Passing over Cwmbran, climbing through FL218, heading > SWANY. 13.16BST Passing SWANY, climbing through FL303, heading West. |
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Post by rh226 on Apr 15, 2017 12:19:06 GMT
13.18BST "RCH069" KC-135R 63-7999 (see 1st post) Southbound at FL260, passing over Middlesbrough, heading in the direction of Lincoln, commencing descent..........only 2 x F-35s
13.34BST Passing over Boston, descending through FL097. 13.40BST Passing over MAM at 4000ft............. the 2 chicks have already landed at Lakenheath.
Credit FC for serials of F-35s:-
"Thud11" = 13-5072/HL "388FW"
"Thud14" = 14-5098/HL |
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Post by rh226 on Apr 15, 2017 12:31:09 GMT
13.31BST "RCH982" C-17A 98-0053 [AE07FF] Westbound at FL320, crossing the Dutch coast by Hook of Holland, heading > NAVPI.
13.41BST Passing NAVPI and turned for MAM 13.54BST Over MAM and turned SW. 14.12BST Visual from Melksham whilst passing over Devizes, heading > VLN. 14.17BST Passing to the NW of VLN and turning towards Bude(?) 14.22BST Passing over Tiverton, now heading towards Tintagel. 14.29BST Exiting the coast by Boscastle. |
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Post by rh226 on Apr 15, 2017 12:59:00 GMT
13.56BST "RCH079" KC-135R 61-0299 (see 1st post) Southbound descending through FL286, passing by Middlesbrough, heading in the direction of CGY (Coningsby TACAN)..........4 x F-35s
..............Direct to MAM, now. 14.16BST Passing over MAM, descending through FL094.
F-35 serials:-
14.5094.
14-5096,
14-5097,
14-5102 |
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Post by rh226 on Apr 15, 2017 14:35:23 GMT
15.35BST "RRR2733" Voyager ZZ343 [43C700] coming up through France at FL400, plotting West of Dijon
16.04BST Crossing the French coast by the Somme, commencing descent, heading > ROTNO > BIG. 16.18BST Crossing the M25 and turning for CPT. |
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Post by rh226 on Apr 15, 2017 16:36:07 GMT
17.34BST "RRR2301" Voyager ZZ330 (see 1st post) on its return journey at FL380 , crossing the Bulgarian/Serbian border.
19.59BST Passing KOPUL descending through FL229, heading > CPT ..............From OTT White City took the direct routing. 20.17BST Plotting over Oxford descending through 4700ft |
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Post by rh226 on Apr 15, 2017 19:29:04 GMT
20.28BST "RCH270" C-17A 08-8193 [AE2FA5] Westbound at FL320, crossing the Dutch coast just N of The Hague, heading > LAMSO >.
..............Stopped plotting. 21.18BST Just past NATEB (according to PP), heading > TLA > |
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