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PIKAviationTours wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 7:18 am
Arrivals: RCH 617 & 660, KC135S Both Airborne from Grissom. 60-0364 & 62-3521. ETA?

Departure: 03.39 RCH 4130 C-17 95-0107

62-3521 showing south of Islay at 0931L

First of the KC-135s (59-1520) from yesterday’s post landed just after 6am.

Ronald Jeremy wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 12, 2025 3:47 pm
Afternoon gents,

Is 1230 still present? This is my last UAE C-17 and I’m planning on doing Carlisle in the morning. Will make the effort us it is.

Ron

FR24 was showing departures for two UAE C-17s earlier, but they disappeared later this morning. Suspect they will both have gone by now.

LJC wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:24 am
RCH831 C17 05-5141 also looks inbound from Al deid, currently on the descent over Newcastle.
RCH832 not far behind.

ADSB showing 05-5145 as being on finals (having apparently done a missed approach) for RW30 as RCH832, and 04-4138 descending over the border as RCH830 at 1014L.

The Merlins from yesterday’s report showing on FR24 between Prestwick and Arran as EXCALIBUR88 & 89 at 0625. Also another unidentified trace in the vicinity of the Merlin’s showing as being at 200’ & travelling at 4 (yes, 4) kts

All above traces had disappeared by 0635.

CC-177 177705 showing east of Dalmellington descending as CFC3627 at 0640

honest man wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 02, 2025 11:54 pm
I'm hearing the C5 meant to be trying again tomorrow

RCH8000 (the one which showed briefly on FR24) showing climbing out of the general vicinity of Fort Campbell at 0957Z 3rd March

TYPHOO19 showing on approach to RW30 at 0925.
Showing as Typhoon ZK439.

LJC wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 15, 2025 10:58 am
RCH818 C17 06-1656 arrived 1015 Dubai.
RCH224 C17 06-6159 arrived 1020 from El Paso.

Think the first C-17 should be 06-6156?

KC-135s believed to be BLUE92 & 93 showing coasting in north of Alnwick, look to be inbound after tanking duties. Credit to Non-UK Heads-Up section.

(possible C5M later (dark), listed on ACARS, hasn't taken off yet) USAF C5M #86-0021 (Dover, AE0572) departed Bahrain around 15:00Z. Has been transmitting on ACARS (before and after takeoff) as RCH5070 for Prestwick but is also transponding as RCH4000 - so unclear if the flightplan (and destination...

111blackmike wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 25, 2024 8:05 am

NorthSouth wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 25, 2024 8:01 am
Went to the ship, somewhere east of Berwick
Cheers, do we know if it’s coming back at all or is that it finished it’s short stay.
It's presently (1621L) showing over the North Sea NE of Alnwick, heading west with a callsign of RG02, so may be heading back to Prestwick.

PIKAviationTours wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 30, 2024 1:16 pm

YellowBelly wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 30, 2024 9:05 am
Reach 827 C-17 due in from Dover AFB 2035.
Tracked off the New Hampshire coast approaching Bangor, Maine at 1415L 09-9029

Showing as having recently departed to the east at 2155L (serial showing as 09-9209)

C-17 ZZ176 showing in the circuit as BCT813 at 1415Z

C-17 06-6155 showing downwind for RW12 as RCH843 at 2148L

Fantastic pictures. Saw a couple of Norwegian examples at Prestwick in 1967.

Is that an RAF Argosy in the background of picture 2?

KC-10 86-0031 pinging on the deck as ROMA64 at 0930L

PIKAviationTours wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 17, 2024 7:01 am
Departure: 0910 to ZAG CFC2944 C130J 130603

Arrival: 1833 from STN Royal Oman Air Force A320 MJN6535 serial 554.

Reach 745 departed Pease for Prestwick at 0440. C-17A 04-4128 (From RCH Forum)

FR24 has the Omani A320 arriving at 1633

FL24 showing Italian Air Force C27J Spartan (IAM4698) MM62214 due 1405 from Pisa. Looks like a fuel stop then onto Reykjavik at approx 1500. This is showing as being about 15 minutes out of Pisa at 1101Z, so it's on it's way, but it will do well to get to Prestwick anywhere near the scheduled time.

Great stuff, Dougie. I’ll be delighted if I’m in that condition at that age

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