Chania (Souda Bay) LGSA/CHQ 2023 MIL

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Re: Chania (Souda Bay) LGSA/CHQ 2023 MIL

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156517 just took off from Mildenhall heading southeast.
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Re: Chania (Souda Bay) LGSA/CHQ 2023 MIL

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18-8 expect from Belfast -> 168980 - C40A - CNV4019
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Re: Chania (Souda Bay) LGSA/CHQ 2023 MIL

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A HC-130J seems to be operating from here, made a mission today as Search49. Serial acc. to ADS-B is 15-5827 which was last noted wearing an AK tailcode.
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Re: Chania (Souda Bay) LGSA/CHQ 2023 MIL

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Slightly off-topic, but USS Gerald Ford is in town and it's docked right on the quay inside the bay (instead of anchored slightly off shore) with the deck absolutely packed with Hornets.
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Re: Chania (Souda Bay) LGSA/CHQ 2023 MIL

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C-146A 12-3085 just departed to the NW. Update 14:40 CET: Inbound Stuttgart. 12-3050 is half an hour behind it.
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Re: Chania (Souda Bay) LGSA/CHQ 2023 MIL

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Currently MMF62, an MRTT, arriving from Hamburg and KEMP40, a USAF E-3, departing eastbound.
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C-130H Reach124 inbound from Doha. UC-35A Duke22 just departed.
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Just after 4 PM also a visiting RAF MRTT departed, homebound it seems: RRR9290
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Re: Chania (Souda Bay) LGSA/CHQ 2023 MIL

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Arriving from Waddo today (aftyer a mission over Romania) is once again RAF RC-135 ZZ665.
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Re: Chania (Souda Bay) LGSA/CHQ 2023 MIL

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The following was logged during a stay on Crete last week:

19-Oct
C-27J / 4117 / HAF T17:30
C-130H / 751 / HAF (TBC)
3x CH-47D / ... / HAF T17:42
5x F-16 / ... / HAF(?)
KC-46A / 17-46025 / USAF
KC-46A / 20-46076 / USAF
KC-46A / 15-46067 / USAF
KC-46A / ... / USAF
2x KC-135 / ... / USAF
6x MC-130 / ... / USAF
C-37 / ... / USAF
EC-130 / 73-1586 DM / USAF (TBC)
EC-130 / 73-1594 DM / USAF (TBC)
E-3B / 75-0556 OK / USAF
E-3G / 78-0578 OK / USAF
EP-3E / 161410 / USN
P-8 / ... / USN

SH-60 / ... / ??? L15:50

23-Oct
E-3 / 75-0556 (ADSB) / USAF T15:15

25-Oct
3x MC-130 / ... / T15:30 - 15:50
KC-46A / ... / T16:08

26-Oct
ATL2 / 26 / FN T11:31
2x HC-130 / ... / USAF
4x KC-46A / ... / USAF
2x KC-135 / ... / USAF
6x MC-130 / ... / USAF
C-37 / ... / USAF
EC-130 / 73-1586 DM / USAF (TBC)
EC-130 / 73-1594 DM / USAF (TBC)
E-3B / 75-0556 OK / USAF
E-3G / 78-0578 OK / USAF
EP-3E / 161410 / USN
P-8 / ... / USN

Any help on the missing registrations would be very much appreciated.

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Re: Chania (Souda Bay) LGSA/CHQ 2023 MIL

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With the withdrawal of the EP-3E at VQ-1; 159893 departed Souda for NASWI on Nov 6th for the last time. 161410 already departed home on Nov 1st.
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