Istres/Le Tube (LFMI) 2016 MIL

[Basman]

I think the other way gives stretches too much and too long over water with ofcourse too little landing sites.

A route over China and Russia would be possible, that way it would be possible to fly almost entirely over land from India to Alaska. But there are probably many other reasons (diplomatic ones for example, and the northpole weather) not to take that route.

Bas

[Richard de Florennes]

Flying in that direction also means "help" of rotation direction of earth itself plus staying more easily within daylight hours of each time zone itself. Would be interesting if and why they take that same route also backwards.

[AK01]

Facebook posts suggest these ETAs:

13h C-17
14h30 C-17
15h20 IL78 + Jaguar
15h30 IL78 + SU30

RK-3449 is showing at FR24 west of Crete at 10.30 UTC. (i would say 3 hours of flying from that posistion to Istres is a bit long, so perhaps a bit earlier then 15.20.
Edit : RK-3449 at 11.50UTC south of Naples.

[Daniel Ravenswaay]

Ranger, Bas and Richard, thanks for your answers!

[cis]

Still NO sign of the second cell (C-17 and Il-78+Su-30s) !!
Any new ETA known?

The first C-17 (CB-8006) is on deck and the Il-78 with its chicks flying near Marseille.

[Golf Lima]

Still NO sign of the second cell (C-17 and Il-78+Su-30s) !!
Any new ETA known?

The first C-17 (CB-8006) is on deck and the Il-78 with its chicks flying near Marseille.

Was told they were still in Egypt

[EvD]

SB401, 402, 403, 407 just landed. All Su-30MKI
Erwin

[Sentry]

RK-3453 IL-78 over Sicily right now https://www.flightradar24.com/954200f

[EvD]

The following jags are parked on the ramp along with C-17 CB-8007:
JS209, 210, 221 and 222
Erwin

[AK01]

FR24 shows RK-3449 airborne Istres at about 10.15 UTC, so Lajes can expect something tonight.

[Golf Lima]

FR24 shows RK-3449 airborne Istres at about 10.15 UTC, so Lajes can expect something tonight.

Stop in Beja first

[Le Addeur noir]

BA125 Istres (LFMI/QIE) Mercredi 06 Avril

CB8006 C-17A IAF,77 Sqn IFC1516 arr 11:26 from HEAL
CB8007 C-17A IAF,77 Sqn IFC1516 arr 18:27 from HEAL
JS209 Jaguar S IAF,78 Sqn ASTRA2 arr 17:41 from HEAL
JS210 Jaguar S IAF,78 Sqn ASTRA3 arr 17:43 from HEAL
JS221 Jaguar S ASTRA5 arr 17:44 from HEAL
JS222 Jaguar S ASTRA4 arr 17:45 from HEAL
RK3449 IL-78MKI TITAN1 arr 13:47 from HEAL
RK3449 IL-78MKI ASTRA1 arr 17:55 from HEAL
SB401 SU-30 MKI TITAN2 arr 13:17 from HEAL
SB402 SU-30 MKI TITAN4 arr 13:19 from HEAL
SB403 SU-30 MKI TITAN3 arr 13:18 from HEAL
SB407 SU-30 MKI TITAN5 arr 13:21 from HEAL
58-0069 KC-135R 351 ARS 100 ARW BRUSH61
59-1471 KC-135R 351 ARS 100 ARW
5452 VS AS555AN Armee de l' Air, ETM01.040
5226 61-PK C-130H Armee de l' Air, ET02.061 CTM2020 arr 17:04
147 XS TBM-700A Armee de l' Air, ET01.060 CTM3834 arr 12:34

[Le Addeur noir]

QIE Lundi 18 Avril,

Surveillez cet espace pour l'arrivée de quatre F vingt deux Raptors de l'unité de la RAF Lakenheath anjourd'hui.Le unite pour ces oiseaux est le vingt-cas Fighter Squadron de Tyndall AFB , en Floride.

[Maurice]

QIE Lundi 18 Avril,

Surveillez cet espace pour l'arrivée de quatre F vingt deux Raptors de l'unité de la RAF Lakenheath anjourd'hui.Le unite pour ces oiseaux est le vingt-cas Fighter Squadron de Tyndall AFB , en Floride.

The language here is English

[Ajaxfever]

QIE Lundi 18 Avril,

Surveillez cet espace pour l'arrivée de quatre F vingt deux Raptors de l'unité de la RAF Lakenheath anjourd'hui.Le unite pour ces oiseaux est le vingt-cas Fighter Squadron de Tyndall AFB , en Floride.

The language here is English

translation of the whole text into english is:
QIE Monday 18 April, watch this space for the arrival of four F twenty two Raptors of unity of the RAF Lakenheath anjourd'hui. The unit for these birds is the twenty le vingt-cas Fighter Squadron de Tyndall AFB, en Floride - case Fighter Squadron of Tyndall AFB, Florida.