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Le Addeur noir
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by Le Addeur noir 14 Sep 2016, 11:29
LKH Wednesday 14th September,
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Wijgert IJlst
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by Wijgert IJlst 14 Sep 2016, 11:35
Reach86 (83-0082) currently over Nova Scotia. Might still take a while.
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by pjotrtje 14 Sep 2016, 11:47
Approx 5 hours to go and then we'll know which birds are involved
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by hammie 14 Sep 2016, 13:33
Dc10 Gold 81 48-0185 starting to cross the Atlantic after he turned back a couple of hours ago maybe a backup?
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by hammie 14 Sep 2016, 15:33
RCH 086 pops up on radar over Northern Ireland
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by Wijgert IJlst 14 Sep 2016, 15:57
hammie wrote: RCH 086 pops up on radar over Northern Ireland
right now above Manchester.
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by Ranger 14 Sep 2016, 16:03
hammie wrote: Dc10 Gold 81 48-0185 starting to cross the Atlantic after he turned back a couple of hours ago maybe a backup?
This one should be dragging UAE F16's from Nellis via Moron. Maybe one went tech and the cell diverted?
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by Ranger 14 Sep 2016, 17:44
Fightercontrol is reporting the following unmarked F15D's landed at Lakenheath:
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by Nilson 14 Sep 2016, 18:09
To my knowledge 81-0065 is an ex 32TFS bird
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That is correct! So a few ex 32 with the RSAF and now one for the IDF
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by michel N 14 Sep 2016, 18:18
Any info in their next stop? Or will they fly straight to Israël?
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Le Addeur noir
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by Le Addeur noir 14 Sep 2016, 18:27
Out between 09:00 and 11:00z on the 15th to LLEK, so a petite oiseau said at Lakenheath today.
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Le Addeur noir
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by Le Addeur noir 14 Sep 2016, 18:31
Ranger wrote: Fightercontrol is reporting the following unmarked F15D's landed at Lakenheath:
Serials are correct as personally read on arrival.
79-0008 was (IIRC) at Bitburg AB from 1979 with the 525th TFS as BT bl (remember them)?, for those spotting in the late 70s and early 80s.
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by Le Addeur noir 15 Sep 2016, 12:20
RETRO41/44 confirmed airborne with KC-10A 87-0101 RCH086 out of EGUN.
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by Ranger 15 Sep 2016, 12:40
Le Addeur noir wrote: RETRO41/44 confirmed airborne with KC-10A 87-0101 RCH086 out of EGUN.
Support C17 00-0171 "RCH517" will depart shortly from Lakenheath to LLNV Nevatim
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by hammie 15 Sep 2016, 15:11
Ranger wrote: Le Addeur noir wrote: RETRO41/44 confirmed airborne with KC-10A 87-0101 RCH086 out of EGUN.
Support C17 00-0171 "RCH517" will depart shortly from Lakenheath to LLNV Nevatim
Cheers,
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All birds over the med at the moment including 00-0171 tankers circling near Sicily for the last refuelling i think
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