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Movements 23/10/21

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Movements 23/10/21

Post by dragonhunter20 » Sat Oct 23, 2021 4:43 am

Lots of activity around the B1’s. Engines running
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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by Thunder » Sat Oct 23, 2021 5:00 am

No NOTAM, as of yet.

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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by jigsaw » Sat Oct 23, 2021 5:12 am

FAIRFORD MIL ATZ ACTIVE, AD, RWY 27/09 OPEN FOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS
ONLY. ALL OTHERS PRIOR PERMISSION REQUIRED. 23 OCT 05:15 2021 UNTIL 23 OCT 08:30
2021. CREATED: 23 OCT 05:11 2021

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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by Skywatcher » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:05 am

As of 0705 coms on radio very very quite
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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by Skywatcher » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:13 am

Ground up 339.7 something flight taxi 27 via bravo
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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by zero_gravity » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:14 am

Tankers are active over in E Anglia so looks like a Black sea op

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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by GVLCN » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:19 am

Two taxied to 27, one still running at marston meysey end

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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by zero_gravity » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:25 am

Looks like something is up on 6401

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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by zero_gravity » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:27 am

Turned into the corridor

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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by Skywatcher » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:28 am

Flight of two B-1Bs up at 0725 from RWY 27
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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by jigsaw » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:28 am

zero_gravity wrote:
Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:25 am
Looks like something is up on 6401
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U2 just followed them up

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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by zero_gravity » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:31 am

Bit tricky , both using 6401

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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by 1marshn30 » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:33 am

Morning all sounds like the B1s have just passed over Banbury Eastbound above the cloud base
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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by deakus » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:34 am

Sounds like ott Rushden

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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by slogen51 » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:35 am

Skype flight Switching to 284.675

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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by zero_gravity » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:36 am

Bones just exited the corridor heading for the tankers

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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by dervish » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:40 am

241.450 interplane again

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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by slogen51 » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:41 am

07:39 Skype 01 flight request descent to the block FL90-FL100

Point after AR will be VALBO

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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by slogen51 » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:43 am

07:42 troubleshooting complete - request back up to FL190

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Re: Movements 23/10/21

Post by rva65 » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:45 am

Is it Lagr 637 & 638 the tankers?

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