Military Movements 20/04/2017

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Morning All,

Grey, cloudy and drizzly here in Wiltshire.

Situation as at 10.10BST:-

"SHUCK80" E-3B 77-0353 [AE11E1] not long departed Mildenhall and passed over BPK at FL260 heading for the South coast.

"RRR4180" Atlas ZM412 [43C5E6] departed Brize Norton and has just crossed over Thornbury climbing through FL155 heading West.

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10.26BST "NOW717E" Falcon 20ECM 041 [478120] Westbound descending through FL186, passing over Croydon, heading > OCK.

10.29BST Passing OCK for SAM(?)

10.38BST Passing SAM descending through FL071.........inbound Bournemouth.

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10.39BST "IAM1437" KC-767A MM62226 [33FE7A] Northbound at FL380 just crossed the Belgian coast by Ostend, heading > KOPUL > LAM > MAMUL >

11.00BST Passing over Stamford.

11.08BST Passing MAMUL for TLA.

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10.41BST "SPAR80" C-20H 90-0300 [ADFDAB] is transferring from Lakenheath to Northolt. Currently plotting over Harrow on finals.

On its way again, Eastbound.....

11.29BST Passing over Colchester climbing through FL255, heading towards Felixstowe.

11.32BST Passing over Felixstowe at FL330

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10.45BST "RCH189" KC-135R 63-8033 [AE04A6] Southbound at FL330, crossing the coast by Whitehaven, heading > LEE (at Present) >.........inbound MIldenhall.

10.50BST Just passed over Lake Windermere and turned for MAMUL.

10.59BST Passing MAMUL descending through FL281, heading towards Cranwell

11.04BST Passing over Cranwell descending through FL181, heading towards Spalding.

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11.18BST "RCH1036" MC-130J 14-5795 [AE5965] just airborne from Mildenhall.

11.34BST Passing over BKY climbing through FL209, heading > BPK.

11.37BST Passing over BPK at FL230, heading > OCK.

11.43BST Passing over OCK, heading towards Brighton.

11.49BST Crossing the coast at Brighton, heading > VEULE.

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11.24BST "RCH285" C-17A 00-0176 [AE0812] just airborne from Mildenhall

11.33BST Passing over Chatteris at FL240, heading SW.

11.40BST Passing over Bicester and turning West, commencing climb.

11.43BST Passing over Cheltenham, heading > DIKAS.

11.50BST Passing DIKAS climbing through FL337, heading > SWANY.

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11.25BST (no callsign showing) KC-130J 165810 [AE04A8] just airborne from Mildenhall.....on a "local" flight.....to Spadeadam again.

14.15BST Back on the deck at Mildenhall

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11.44BST "TALON16" P-8A 166852 [AE57B8] Northbound at FL320 not long past SANDY, heading > MAMUL > HALIF >.

11.52BST Passing over Stansted.

12.02BST Passing by Grantham.

12.10BST Passing HALIF for TLA.

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11.57BST "RRR6628" C-17 ZZ174 [43C174] Eastbound climbing through FL231 passing S of Newbury, heading towards DVR.

11.59BST Passing over Basingstoke.

12.06BST Passing over Tonbridge at FL330

12.11BST Passing DVR for KOK.

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12.04BST "PLF034" C295M 017 [48D846] passing by the Isle of Sheppey at 5000ft inbound Biggin Hill.

On its way back Eastbound....

14.37BSST Crossing the coast at Harwich, at FL190.

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12.19BST "RRR6880" C-17 ZZ172 [43C172] SW-bound climbing through FL120, passing over Melksham (heard it), heading in the direction of Taunton.

12.26BST Passing over Taunton climbing through FL221, heading > GITUS.

12.35BST Crossing the coast at Tintagel, climbing through FL296.

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12.53BST "RCH346" C-17A 02-1105 [AE1177] Westbound at FL300 plotting off the Belgian coast by COA, heading > DVR(?!)

13.06BST Passing over Royal Tunbridge Wells, heading > SAM.

Exited the coast by HPT heading West

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12.54BST "BLUE53" KC-135R 63-7999 [AE0390] airborne from Mildenhall to take the F-22s partway back home.......will route > MAM > LEE > LUK > FINDO > hard left for MIMKU.....wil return afterwards.

13.07BST Passing by Boston, heading > LEE > LUK

13.26BST Passing over Consett.

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13.24BST "RCH068" KC-135T 60-0339 [AE0483] out of Mildenhall, passing NALAX at FL280, heading > NATEB.

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More F-22s on the way!!!

13.36BST "BLUE63" KC-135R 62-3513 [AE068C] Northbound through France at FL285, polotting SW of Dijon.

14.01BST Plotting S of Amiens at FL300

14.08BST Crossing the French coast at Berck at FL290, heading towards Dungeness.

14.16BST Plotting S of Maidstone, commencing descent, heading > BPK > BKY........inbound Mildenhall.

F-22 serials:-

07-4149/AK

07-4150/AK

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13.40BST "RCH533" C-17A 07-7177 [AE146F] Westbound at FL320, just passed MAM heading SW.

..............the sky is brightening and odd little patches of blue have appeared.  Fingers crossed.

13.51BST Plotting just N of Cirencester.

..............no joy - blue patches just too far towards me.

13.57BST Passing over Portishead, heading > HPT..

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14.00BST "CTM3820" TBM700 146 [3B77EC] plotting E of Dorchester (Oxon) at 2500ft inbound Benson.

has departed Southbound....

15.17BST Approaching ETRAT at FL250.

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14.25BST "QID43" KC-135T 59-1471 [AE07A5] Southbound at FL330, passing over Epsom, heading towards SAM.

14.30BST Passing over Fareham, heading > ORTAC.

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14.32BST "RCH438" C-17A 07-7176 [AE146E] Northbound at FL320, plotting mid-Channel, heading > SANDY

14.34BST Crossing the coast at SANDY, heading > BKY.

14.44BST Passing BKY and appears to be routing > LESTA.

14.55BST Plotting by Burton-on-Trent, heading > REMSI.

15.15BST Passing over the Isle of man, still at FL320.

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15.33BST "CFC4078" CC-177 177704 [C2B3F5] Westbound at FL360 passing over Southend, heading > DIKAS(?)

15.55BST Exiting the coast over Porthcawl.

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16.45BST "RRR2767" Voyager ZZ343 [43C700] Westbound at FL210, passing over Grays, heading > WOD.