Chania (Souda Bay) LGSA/CHQ 2018 MIL

[c32tracker]

Hi all.

Any Souda Bay spotters here?

Would anyone be able to catch VVYD56 due in today from Rota please? I believe it to be a VPU-2 Special Projects P3 wearing a fake BuNo. They are externally different to normal P3C models in that they have a different HF array which go from the sides of the fuselage to the outer tips of the horizontal stabs instead of up to the top of the tail like standard P3C's. They also have a dome on top of the cockpit (and sometimes one under the nose cone) as well as several batwing antennae on the forward top section of the fuselage. They also have a radome hanging down under the left wing.

It will be flying under hex code AE1D22 for those of you with radar boxes.

If anyone can get some high res pics of it they will greatly help to figure out which frame it is actually is.

Enroute as I write, due in at 1859z and out again at 2145z to HDAM. Flight plan REG/161884N .

As you understand, no chance for photos. Crete is a sunny place, but not during the night!!! May be on its way back, after a few months...

Yes I understand it arrived in the dark. What a shame.

Tomorrow I see YB407 and YB222 coming in from USA via KNUW-KCEF-LERT. Both frames are currently at Rota. No ETAs yet.

Also tomorrow RCH1007 departs 0145z to OKAS REG/870128 MC130 and CMB122 N645GT in from OBBI at 0433z.

[c32tracker]

VVYB222 has now filed:

ETD LERT 29/2330Z
ETA LGSA 30/0358Z, so should just be breaking daylight as sunrise 0713L.

FPL REG/158222N.

VVYB407 has now filed:

ETD LERT 20/2330Z
ETA LGSA 30/0355Z

FPL REG/180329N (!) but I can confirm it is in fact 161407 from other sources.

[c32tracker]

CTM1059 FRAJA A342 due in 1310z from Niamey.

[c32tracker]

VVYB222 has now filed:

ETD LERT 29/2330Z
ETA LGSA 30/0358Z, so should just be breaking daylight as sunrise 0713L.

FPL REG/158222N.

VVYB407 has now filed:

ETD LERT 20/2330Z
ETA LGSA 30/0355Z

FPL REG/180329N (!) but I can confirm it is in fact 161407 from other sources.

Now in the air and due 0418z (407) and 0501z (222).

[eghhpeter]

LOG: Souda Bay 30/3/18

L/a 0348z "RCH598" Kc-135r 58-0104
L/a 0414z "VVYB407" P-3c 161407
L/a 0445z "BLUE34" Kc-135t 58-0060
L/a 0455z "VVYB222" P-3c 158222
+ the "CMB" L/a

[c32tracker]

EP3E WV84 due out 0615z on a round robin, REG/157326N. And again at 1515z.

VVYB589 161589N due out 0700z to OBBS.

N604GF CL60 due out 1245z to Basel.

[c32tracker]

The 2x P3s are due out at 0815z to OBBS.

MC130 RCH1007 870128 went at 0113z to OKAS after 24hr delay.

CNV4142 169036 due out 1015z to KPSM via Belfast.

[c32tracker]

HM Queen's flight B461 ZE700 due 1256/1400z from Nice to Aqaba as RRR1623. Callsign suggests no Royal's on board though.

[c32tracker]

EC130 73-1585 due at 1211 from OKAS as AXIS41.

[c32tracker]

2x very late filers :

RCH1012 B350 090681 due out 0700z to LIPA.
RCH1013 B350 090661 due out 0700z to LIPA.

[eghhpeter]

2 x "RCH" Mc-12w's taken off as planned & tks for info & arr. 3rd

[c32tracker]

CTM1433 FRAPG C130 due in 1330z from OJHF.

Nothing else of interest except Greek AF C130 in the afternon and the usual GRZLY DHC8.

[RWY07]

Axis41 is still in Souda? Wondering for its next stop westbound...

[c32tracker]

CTM1433 FRAPG C130 due in 1330z from OJHF.

Nothing else of interest except Greek AF C130 in the afternon and the usual GRZLY DHC8.

^ C130 due out 0615z to LFBP.

Another CTM C130 due 1345/1500z OJHF-LFOJ this time FRAPA CTM2005.

SW4 900528 quick stop 1241/1300 ft Sigo as CNV6023.

[c32tracker]

EP3 157326N due out 0615z as CG04 on a round robin.

One civie of possible interest :

LLC83SN A320 SPHAH from EFJO at 1233z.