17th Nov 2023

[nitro999]

C-5M arrived around 9:54. Showing on ADSB as 86-0017.

[luxto]

C-5M arrived around 9:54. Showing on ADSB as 86-0017.

Arrived exactly at 0954. On its 3rd visit to Fairford 86-0017 has the 436AW DOVER fin stripe but no unit marks on the nose.

[BAVC10]

Any insight as to whether it's collecting equipment from the deployment (assume so as it flew in from Germany) or whether it's brought some spares over for the B1 that still seems to be tech?

I know the equipment for the deployment was mainly brought in on the Atlas Air 747 (watched it being unloaded) so would anyone know if this went back on the National 747 or was that for pax only like the Omni 767 (given where both parked)?

[Goldstar31]

The Omni was a pax aircraft and the National was a freighter. They do use the B2 hangars for storing cargo

Cheers

Eccie

[PlainMad]

Any idea how long it'll be here please? Would like to see it but might not get chance until tomorrow...

[Ollie]

RCH143 engine start

[BAVC10]

Departed about 14:20 on runway 27 and carried on a westerly course towards South Wales.

[luxto]

Any insight as to whether it's collecting equipment from the deployment (assume so as it flew in from Germany) or whether it's brought some spares over for the B1 that still seems to be tech?

I know the equipment for the deployment was mainly brought in on the Atlas Air 747 (watched it being unloaded) so would anyone know if this went back on the National 747 or was that for pax only like the Omni 767 (given where both parked)?

2 cargo 747's brought equipment in - the other one was from Kalitta Air.