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Where is ZZ176 ?
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Where is ZZ176 ?
I happened to notice ZZ176 tracking West over the Pacific about 100 miles west of California on 16/8 having come out of Yuma according to adsbExchange.
Just wondering if it is back at Brize as I haven't seen a report of it in the VR logs since 16/8
Just wondering if it is back at Brize as I haven't seen a report of it in the VR logs since 16/8
Re: Where is ZZ176 ?
According to the
bzzspotters.blogspot.com
web site it landed at Brize Borton very early (00:50) this morning (Saturday 1 September). No idea where it has been unfortunately.
HTH, TM74
bzzspotters.blogspot.com
web site it landed at Brize Borton very early (00:50) this morning (Saturday 1 September). No idea where it has been unfortunately.
HTH, TM74
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Re: Where is ZZ176 ?
Excellent
I didn't know about that route.
Thanks
I didn't know about that route.
Thanks
Re: Where is ZZ176 ?
Is that the same route as taken by Voyager KC3 ZZ333 - as recorded for 21 August 2018 on the
bzzspotters.blogspot.com
web site?
ZZ333 seems to have departed as RRR2782 on 14th August 2018 and arrived back as RRR2783 on the 21st.
Cheers, TM74
Re: Where is ZZ176 ?
Hi TM74,
No , that one of ZZ333 was a round the world trip - Eastbound. https://database.adsbexchange.com/Virtu ... tOnline=0#
No , that one of ZZ333 was a round the world trip - Eastbound. https://database.adsbexchange.com/Virtu ... tOnline=0#
Cheers, Bob
Re: Where is ZZ176 ?
Via the US is not an uncommon routing for RAF aircraft to Australia, going back to the days of the Comet - avoids overflying potentially unwelcoming countries
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Re: Where is ZZ176 ?
Looks like ZZ176 was delivering one of the new Zephyr craft for concept trials in Australia.
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/raf-tra ... pt-trials/
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/raf-tra ... pt-trials/
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Re: Where is ZZ176 ?
ZZ176 just crossing the French / Belgium Coast now... enroute UK as per ADS-B.
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Re: Where is ZZ176 ?
A Comet routing to Australia in 1962 was via Cyprus, Aden, Gan, Singapore, Darwin and on.
My father had to go to India for the WMO conference and had to fly on that route to Singapore before changing to Qantas in order to route back to Delhi. Typical Government penny pinching.
Cheers, Bob
Re: Where is ZZ176 ?
RAF around the world trips are referred to by the crews/operators within the fleet as 'Globals'.
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