Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2011 MIL

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2011 MIL

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The Growlers just started their engines. 09.49 hrs local time

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Indeed an Italian C-130J, tactical code 46-40

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Nice visitor today, a USMC UC-35C serial 165741 coded EZ. Came in this morning and was gone by 16.00 hrs
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Visitors today:
24452 C-32 (in and out)
Night stopping four Canadians:
CP-140 140106
CC-150 15005
CF-188s 188734 and 188739
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Surprise, late afternoon / early evening visitors: 5x Hercules.
Norway 5629, USN 164997 coded AX VR-53, 3x AFRC C-130H
80812 Pittsburgh 911AW
23285 Flying Vikings 934AW
47316 302AW
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Are you based at Lajes ? nice transit aircraft, any civil movements ? Thx Ron.
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Additional Canadian CP-140 140103
Airbus and Hornets have left.
@Ron; only on holiday, now waiting for outbound flight. I am not in civil, but you don't see that much. Most SATA and TAP. Further two L-100-30s, N401LC and N3755P. An-124 RA-82044
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Thanks Hans for the reply, and information, waiting for the Return flight with ArkeFly ?
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Hello Ron,
return flight with SATA to Ponta Delgada and then onto Lisbon.

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No sign yet of the Thunderbirds and maybe they transit via another base for Izmir..........who knows??

but, yesterday a flight of 10 F-18's landed, VMFA-122 Werewolves. Serials will follow as i get them....

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2011 MIL

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Serials of 10 F18 currently at Lajes:

164264 / DC-01
164273 / DC-06
164275 / DC-10
164230 / DC-04
164247 / DC-00
164276 / DC-11
164265 / DC-02
164271 / DC-05
164274 / DC-07
164268 / DC-14

First six callsign are 'Mazda11-16, an the final four callsign are 'Mazda21-24'

Tankers:

64-14828 KC135 Blue62
79-1712 KC10 Blue61
87-0118 KC10 Blue 71

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2011 MIL

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Hi,

Yesterday at Lajes arrived 2 F18 with KC135

Mazda25-26

164209 / DC-09
164277 / DC-12

KC135 63-8033 Blue75

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2011 MIL

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Delivery flight?:

Retro2x flight departed KNFW today 0700Z (0200L), possibly to Lajes? Anyone with more information? (First Moroccan delivery scheduled for August?)

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sdamico wrote:Delivery flight?:

Retro2x flight departed KNFW today 0700Z (0200L), possibly to Lajes? Anyone with more information? (First Moroccan delivery scheduled for August?)
Hi, they were RETRO 28 and RETRO 29 to Moron.

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sdamico wrote:Delivery flight?:

Retro2x flight departed KNFW today 0700Z (0200L), possibly to Lajes? Anyone with more information? (First Moroccan delivery scheduled for August?)

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Some info here about Moroccan vipers http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/articl ... in-arizona

I suppose it will be in July
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