rama 43 - arcc 1225z

[Radiomonitor]

09.08.05-0930z---(11175)(laj)---unid combat aircraft call sign rama 43-rq ph dsn 312 461 1921(=Dyess Afb (raymond 37)--aircraft confirms arcc(=air-re-fuelling-time) 1225z--(unfortunately I didn't get the arf-track) +

[Radiomonitor]

09.08.05-1610z----rama 43--

---rama 43 can also be the tanker involved in the arf--

---combat aircraft do not usually bear so high number - 43 - in the call sign, - whereas the tankers bear rather high numbers in their call sign...--

---in this case it might be tanker aircraft rama 43 towing a bundle of combat aircrafts, - and supplying fuel en-route...!

[Spine24]

RAMA 43 Is a Bone! Nice catch. It's a 9 BS callsign.

[joost]

RAMA 43 Is a Bone! Nice catch. It's a 9 BS callsign.

It is a Common B-1B callsign for Ferry's as far as I am aware.

combat aircraft do not usually bear so high number - 43 - in the call sign, - whereas the tankers bear rather high numbers in their call sign

Well during ferries they do, and even funnier.. When fighter Aicraft are flying coronet mission as Retro 11-14 (for instance) their tanker would have callsign : Receivers callsign + 50 = Clean 61 ; or when the Fighters have callsign like Retro 71-74 their tanker would have callsign : Receivers callsign - 50 = Clean 21
believe 9 out of 10 times it works this way.

For instance July 6th Retro 98-99 left Lakenheath (2x F-15) with Blue 48 as their tanker to Conus.

Not sure if it is Coincedance or not, RAMA 43 tanker was Quid 93, they were also on 06761.0.
Track of AAR is near Lands End Uk I believe, Credit to Rich C (Milscanners) near point RATKA

Grtz
Joost

[Oscar01]

Indeed Joost, you're right (again )...

2 days ago Retro58 had tanker...... Blue08!

Cheers,
Oz