KC10's and F16's crossing the atlantic spotted over Iceland

[kallig]

I was up on a mountan trip, fixing an FR24 antenna that had blew apart during a hurricane When I heard a noise straight above me
To my surpize while I was up there I spotted a Tanker and some fighters, Thank god I had my camera but unfortinotly I did not take my "good" lens with me. So the walkaround 18-125 had to do.

Later I met a guy fixing a FM radio brodcasting mast who told me he saw the same thing one hour erlayer.

After I came home I checked my radar log and found that to KC10's had passed in 26.000ft (refuel altitude) one hrh apart.

I already added two photos to my flickr acount, you are welcome to check it out at http://flickr.com/karlgeorg


Here is my MIL radar log:
Tuesday 17 Mar 2015

Seen Reg. ICAO Callsign Type Altitude
21:17:45 5607 478114 NOW335G C30J
17:52:54 168204 AE4A7A B350 GND to 29000 ft
16:19:29 09-9212 AE49C8 RCH105 C17 34000 ft to GND
16:10:05 168204 AE4A7A B350 29000 ft to GND
15:45:23 84006 4A8186 SVF812 C130 22100 ft to GND
14:20:05 84-0192 ADFEAD RCH066 KC10 26025 ft to 27000 ft
13:38:11 86-0035 AE022C RCH056 KC10 26025 ft to 26050 ft
07:59:27 3F4887 GAF151 GND to 22000 ft
06:23:54 58-0086 AE0681 RCH807 K35T 39000

[hdoucet]

These were most likely Norwegian F16s that were returning home from Red Flag Exercises. They departed the US East coast at 1000Z on Mar 17th. I had them on HF 8864Khz with Gander Radio at 1155Z. As they approached the Iceland FIR at 1311Z they were asked to contact Iceland Radio on VHF 127.850.

[Henk Voortwijs]

I already added two photos to my flickr acount, you are welcome to check it out at http://flickr.com/karlgeorg

Nice catch and nice pictures, you were at the right place at the right time .