U-Tapao (VTBU/UTP) - 2010 MIL

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24th July activity,

69-5832 MC-130P 17 SOS,353 SOG Jakal 02 dep(local mission)
165830 C-40A VR-59 CNV7361 dep

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A visit here by La Chat rose on the 25th July found the following on the ground,

99-0170 AK C-17A AFRC,517 AS
05-5151 HH C-17A 535 AS,HI ANG Repat 18
74-2062 YJ C-130H 36 AS,374 AW Repat 19
69-5832 MC-130P 17 SOS,353 SOG

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26th July visitor,

96-00109 UC-35A 6-52 AVN Det arr around 17.00

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27th July visitor,

91-00108 C-20F H.Q.OSACOM Det 1 PAT108

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04th August visitor,

05-5150 HH or/y C-17A 535 AS,HI ANG

In addtition,17 SOS MC-130P 69-5828 is operating from here.

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07th August activity,

86-00082 C-12J Co A,6-52 AVN Cats 55 dep 07.48 hex code AE062E
69-5828 MC-130P 17 SOS,353 SOG Tilly 17 dep 12.29

Both these airplanes had been operating here on det all week.

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10th August activity,

74-2131 YJ r C-130H 36 AS,374 AW Trek 9.. arr late PM and dep the following night.Believed en route Afghanistan for TDY.

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12th August activity,

165152 C-20G VR-51 CNV2174 arr 22.43,dep around midnight.

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16th August visitors,

L8-9/35 60109 C-130H RTAF,601 Sqn Lucky 07 from VTBD,to VTBD arr around 06.35
L8-11/35 60111 C-130H-30 RTAF,601 Sqn Lucky 301 from VTBD,to VTBD arr around 07.10

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17th August visitor,

1084 HS-AMP ERJ-135LR RTA,VIP Sqn MTL084 multiple approaches

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31st August visitor,

L5-4/26 60304 HS-748-208 RTAF,603 Sqn Cowboy 11 multiple approaches,then to VTBD

Operating from here this week on live firing pracitce are F-16s from 102 and 403 Sqns.One jet read from the latter squadron today was,

Kh19k-24/38 40306 F-16B RTAF,403 Sqn Viper 2

Based RTN airplanes active today included,

1109 DO-228 101 Sqn RTN1109
1113 DO-228 101 Sqn RTN1113
1316 Cessna 337H-SP 103 Sqn RTN1316
1320 Cessna 337H-SP 103 Sqn RTN1320
2111 F-27-400M 201 Sqn RTN2111
2112 HS-NVA ERJ-135LR 201 Sqn RTN2112

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02nd September activity,

165152 C-20G VR-51 CNV2097 feul stop,dep 05.55Z to PGUA

Further F-16s read from 403 Sqn today were,

Kh19-25/38 40307 F-16A RTAF,403 Sqn Cobra 1
Kh19-30/38 40312 F-16A RTAF,403 Sqn Viper 1
Kh19-33/39 40315 F-16A RTAF,403 Sqn Cobra 2


The 102 Sqn jets are virtually impossible to read when flying.Callsigns used by this unit have been Dart(the jet towing the banner),Saturn and Star.

Based airplanes active today have been,

1109 DO-228 102 Sqn RTN1109
1201 F-27-200ME 102 Sqn Venus 11
2107 N24A 201 Sqn Dolphin 31
2111 F-27-400M 201 Sqn Dolphin 41(AM) and RTN2111 to Hua Hin(PM)

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03rd September avtivity,

L8-9/35 60109 C-130H RTAF,601 Sqn LKY616 arr 14.50 from VTBD,dep 19.03 to VTBH
1124 ERJ-135LR RTA,VIP Sqn MTL124 arr ??.??,dep 15.27 to VTBD

The detached F-16s departed today,102 Sqn using callsigns Star 1-3 and Saturn 1/2 to Khorat,and 403 Sqn using Cobra 1/2 and Viper 1/2 to Takhli.

RTN F-27-400M 2110 flew today as RTN2110 to Don Muang.

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05th September visitors,

87-0030 wt C-5B 22 AS,60 AMW RCH231 arr 16.49 from FJDG,dep 19.57
74-1690 YJ r '5 AF' C-130H 36 AS,374 AW Repat 25 arr 11.42

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06th September activity,

05-5146 HH or/y C-17A 535 AS,HI ANG Repat 24 arr 06.54 from PGUA

C-130H 74-1690 flew a round trip to Phnom Penh today as Repat 25 departing at 08.46 and returning at 13.57.

The 102 and 403 Sqn F-16s returned today,all 4 of the 403 Sqn ones have been identified as ones from last week,and 102 Sqn have brought their F-16B with them(10201).2 of their F-16A-15ADF read on the 7th were codes 10211 and 10215.