Rota (LERT) 2018 Mil

[Mr.Herkybird]

Expected at Rota tomorrow at 1138z RG05, RG06 C2 from ship and RG03, RG04 C2 from Lajes (may be only 2 aircraft all together).

[Le Addeur noir]

ROZ Saturday 12th May,

At 19:20Z VQ-1 EP-3E 161410 PR-410 is overhead Palma in a track that would suggest arrival here in the next hour or so.

[victor_delta_alpha]

Any update regarding Rota movements?

[michel N]

Rota 27th of November:
169251 YX-43 AH-1Z
168948 YX-31 UH-1Y
166693 6693 C-40A
87-0044 C-5M
HS.23-04 SH-60B
HS.9-15 01-515 SH-3H
HS.9-6 01-506 SH-3H
One C-5M and a McChord C-17A unread due heatwaves. Suggestions welcome

The USMC choppers are flying from Rota while USS Anchorage is in port

[rh226]

Hi Michel,

I think that your McChord C-17 was RCH984 96-0004.

This arrived on 16th, departed and quickly returned on 17th and finally departed on 28th.

https://flight-data.adsbexchange.com/ac ... cao=AE07EE

Can't help on the C-5, I'm afraid.

Cheers,

Bob

[michel N]

Thanks!

[AK01]

For the C5's, 87-0044 departed ±11.00Z on the 27th. 84-0060 departed ±02.00Z the 27th. 86-0022 arrived ±07.30Z on the 27th.
So it's depending on what time you visited.
Data ADSB/ SBS.
Pieter,

[Crowflight]

29Nov
By chance there was event on base, reported on Armada Espanola twitter page as being the 30th Anniversary of the co-operation agreement for defence between Spain & the USA. From pictures posted the following were identified,

HA.18-12 01-316 AB212+
HS.9-15 01-515 SH-3H
HS.23-02 01-1002 SH-60B
+1 EAV-8B+ and a based Citation (not identified)
along with x4 helicopters off the USS Anchorage LPD-23 in Rota harbour
169249 YX42 AH-1Z VMM-166
169251 YX43 AH-1Z VMM-166
Couldn't identify the UH-1's from the pictures but possibly...
168948 YX31 UH-1Y VMM-166 reported in above thread
169236 YX32 UH-1Y VMM-166 from Scramble database and seen on internet as definately on the ships cruise

Visitors
86-0022 C-5M 60AMW 22AS wh/bk
97-00102 UC-35A1 E/1-214th AVN arv/dep (serial from adbs)
? KC-135R AMC u/m (too much heat haze to read)

also
x5 EAV-8B+ in sun shelters, 2 of which flew but sadly not identified.


Andy