Moron (LEMO) 2015 MIL

[Hans van Herk]

US transport aircraft noted over the last few days were:

Thursday 1 October 2015 (19:15-19:45hrs)
70122 KC-10A 305th AMW McGuire
80052 C-17A 62nd AW McChord
77172 C-17A 21st AS Travis
80107 KC-135R 132nd ARS/ME ANG
10305 KC-135R 22nd ARW McConnell
38008 KC-135R nmks

Saturday 3 October 2015 (17:15-20:00hrs)
70122, 40188 KC-10A 305th AMW McGuire
80052 C-17A 62nd AW McChord
80042 KC-135T nmks
23538 KC-135R 91st ARS McDill
38008 KC-135R nmks
Bu168980 C-40A VR-61

Sunday 4 October 2015 (17:30-18:30hrs)
70122, 40188 KC-10A 305th AMW McGuire
23511 KC-135R 121st ARW/OH ANG
10305 KC-135R 22nd ARW McConnell
38008 KC-135R nmks

Regards,
Hans van Herk

[Hans van Herk]

Delayed again.

What a shame, I waited just one hour, but did not see any activity indicating the arrival of aircraft.
Unfortunately only the first F-22A on the line could be identified. It had special markings of 94FS.

The others were blocking each other for further identification apart from the FF tailcodes.
Any idea on the serials?

Regards,
Hans van Herk

[Nielis]

Friday 9th October

C17 98-0052 McChord
C17 93-0601 McChord
KC10 87-0122 McGuire
KC10 86-0033 Travis
KC10 83-0075 Travis
KC135 ??-???? Tinker
KC135R 62-3534 McConnell
KC135R 58-0107 Maine
KC135R 61-0305 McConnell
KC135R 61-0323 McConnell
KC135 ??-???? "No Tail Band"
KC135 57-1441 Iowa
KC135 59-1492 Mildenhall
F22 10-4194/FF (94FS CO Markings)
F22 09-4181/FF
F22 08-4168/FF
F22 09-4183/FF
F22 09-4177/FF
F22 08-4152/FF
F15E 87-0183/MO "was already on the platform in the morning"
F15E 87-0182/MO
F15E 87-0202/MO
F15E 87-0204/MO
F15E 87-0208/MO
F15E 90-0242/MO
F15E 91-0600/MO
F16C 91-0355/SW
F16C 91-0384/SW
F16C 91-0387/SW
F16C 92-3923/SW
F16C 97-0110/SW
F16C 97-0111/SW
KC130J 166513
KC130J 168071
KC130J 168070
MV22 165941
MV22 168230
MV22 168303
MV22 168337
MV22 168295
MV22 168243
MV22 165945
MV22 166747
MV22 168333
Eurofighter 11-14/C.16-40
Eurofighter 11-76/CE.16-07
P-3 Orion 22-31/P.3M-08
Citation 403-11/TR.20-01
AV8 "Spanish Navy, crossed at around 5000ft"
AV8 "Spanish Navy, crossed at around 5000ft"

Would someone be able to help me with the numbers of the aircraft in bold?

Thx

[raameagle]

I think Osprey 166333 should be 168333?

94FS F-22A was 10-4194.

Regards

[jp 74]

Friday 9th October

C17 98-0052 McChord
C17 93-0601 McChord
KC10 87-0122 McGuire
KC10 86-0033 Travis
KC10 83-0075 Travis
KC135 ??-???? Tinker
KC135R 62-3534 McConnell
KC135R 58-0107 Maine
KC135R 61-0305 McConnell
KC135R 61-0323 McConnell
KC135 ??-???? "No Tail Band"
KC135 57-1441 Iowa
KC135 59-1492 Mildenhall
F22 ??-????/FF (94FS CO Markings)
F22 09-4181/FF
F22 08-4168/FF
F22 09-4183/FF
F22 09-4177/FF
F22 08-4152/FF
F15E 87-0183/MO "was already on the platform in the morning"
F15E 87-0182/MO
F15E 87-0202/MO
F15E 87-0204/MO
F15E 87-0208/MO
F15E 90-0242/MO
F15E 91-0600/MO
F16C 91-0355/SW
F16C 91-0384/SW
F16C 91-0387/SW
F16C 92-3923/SW
F16C 97-0110/SW
F16C 97-0111/SW
KC130J 166513
KC130J 168071
KC130J 168070
MV22 165941
MV22 168230
MV22 168303
MV22 168337
MV22 168295
MV22 168243
MV22 165945
MV22 166747
MV22 166333
Eurofighter 11-14/C.16-14
Eurofighter 11-76/CE.16-07
P-3 Orion 22-31/P.3M-08
Citation 403-11/TR.20-01
AV8 "Spanish Navy, crossed at around 5000ft"
AV8 "Spanish Navy, crossed at around 5000ft"

Would someone be able to help me with the numbers of the aircraft in bold?

Thx

Holy ***** that is a nice log....

[Hans van Herk]

Friday 9th October
F22 ??-????/FF (94FS CO Markings)
F22 09-4181/FF
F22 08-4168/FF
F22 09-4183/FF
F22 09-4177/FF
F22 08-4152/FF

The Raptors stayed almost a week at Moron. Did they leave on this date?
These are the ones transited through Moron six months ago, arrivals on 2 April 2015.

Regards,
Hans van Herk

[Nielis]

Friday 9th October
F22 ??-????/FF (94FS CO Markings)
F22 09-4181/FF
F22 08-4168/FF
F22 09-4183/FF
F22 09-4177/FF
F22 08-4152/FF

The Raptors stayed almost a week at Moron. Did they leave on this date?
These are the ones transited through Moron six months ago, arrivals on 2 April 2015.

Regards,
Hans van Herk

Yes they left on the 9th

[Nielis]

Searched at Airfighters.
The 94FS CO aircraft is the 10-4194

[Hans van Herk]

Friday 9th October
MV22 165941
MV22 168230
MV22 168303
MV22 168337
MV22 168295
MV22 168243
MV22 165945
MV22 166747
MV22 168333

Do you also have the EM-xx codes for these MV-22Bs?
I have read the following on 01oct15 and 03oct15

Bu168303/EM-00
Bu168337/EM-03
Bu168235/EM-04
Bu168243/EM-05

Further ones noted on these dates were:
EM-01, EM-06, EM-07, EM-08, EM-10

Regards,
Hans van Herk

[Nielis]

I don't have all the EM codes.
Only these two EM-07/168333 and EM-10/165941

[AndyMarden]

There seem to have been some recent recodings.
EM/05 was 168295 when I saw it at Marseille last Thursday!
Andy

[raameagle]

Which makes sense Andy because it was ES05 until the Sqn changed over earlier this year.

Regards

[raameagle]

Hans,

Are you sure of your code tie ups for the Ospreys at LEMO? On 7th October 168295 was EM05 and it was coded ES05 before that. AFAIK, when the Sqn changeover took place earlier this year, the Ospreys just changed their letters and not their numbers.

Regards

[Hans van Herk]

Hans,
Are you sure of your code tie ups for the Ospreys at LEMO? On 7th October 168295 was EM05 and it was coded ES05 before that. AFAIK, when the Sqn changeover took place earlier this year, the Ospreys just changed their letters and not their numbers.
Regards

I read EM-05 as 82x3 or 82x5, the last digit was obscuring because of the distance. I saw in the August issue of MAR that EM-05 was identified on 27 July 2015 at Lajes as Bu168243.
This is incorrect with the sighting at Marseille last Thursday and its previous code with VMM-266 as ES-05.
The same occurs with EM-04, also read as 82x3 or 82x5. I see the Marseille sighting reported as Bu168293, whilst the Lajes sighting is reported as Bu168235.

Regards,
Hans van Herk

[raameagle]

Thanks for looking Hans. The Lajes sightings are correct but what I suspect has happened is that the four Ospreys that arrived via Lajes at the end of July, have taken up the codes of the four that departed around the same time for home (02, 06, 11 and 12). I'm only speculating mind and until they are verified by sight, I cannot be certain.

Some read by a friend of mine on 7th October (thanks PK) are:

168303 EM00
168230 EM01
168295 EM05
168333 EM07
168337 EM08
165941 EM10

Regards