Caen (LFRK/CFR) 2014 - MIL

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Caen (LFRK/CFR) 2014 - MIL

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30 April 2014

5427/VJ Ecuriel AS555AN Armee de l'air

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Re: Caen MIL 30-05-2014

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Also arriving this day were 4x MV-22 from HMX1 and 3x KC-130J.
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Re: Caen MIL 30-05-2014

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02nd June,

Planned in today,

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Now flying over Caen. 4x v22 and 2x SH-3. At airport C-130 11232

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Are these all for the Normandy commemorations?
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Re: Caen (LFRK/CFR) 2014 - MIL

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Yup, only the KY herc not sure (but I guess so)....
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The cnv is a C20: 165152. Also due are 2 French helos and a Polish CN295
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Re: Caen (LFRK/CFR) 2014 - MIL

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Are they well visible from outside the fence?
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Thanks for the information! 8)

Does anyone know of anymore aircraft due for the Normandy weekend?
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The 3 USMC KC-130Js here last week have long since departed back to CYYT.
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And as you might guess, there will be more during the week (arrivals for ceremonies).

Anybody got any clue about general possibilities at Caen? Open or not?

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Re: Caen (LFRK/CFR) 2014 - MIL

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Some info regarding Caen can be found here, as well as some pics of the heavy US(MC) traffic;

http://www.tarmacs.net/forum/viewtopic. ... 37&start=8
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Re: Caen (LFRK/CFR) 2014 - MIL

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The President will visit sometime this week,so there will be more noted in the area,he left Andrews this morning going to Warsaw first,also Brussels and Normandy are all planned on this trip,thus all the extra aircraft,including 2 E-4B.
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1 E-4 has nothing to do with Obama. But that's a bit off topic here.

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Re: Caen (LFRK/CFR) 2014 - MIL

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1 E-4B at Brussel for Defence Meeting

1 E-4B at Spangdahlem for support of AF1
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