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TUAF367 A400 18-0094 due 0600
Canadians reported leaving 1215

CFC A310 will depart 1115z then return before departing again westbound 1610z

Will the CF-118’s be leaving at 12:15 also? If not, do we have an ETD for them?
TIA

12 15 local

188749 and 188774 departed with the Polaris. The other two Hornets remain at Prestwick just now.

CFC4303 (CC150) returned approx 15:50L for a quick stop back to Gander

Has it gone back to drag some more across the Pond?

Two replacement F18's expected sometime after 17.00 Saturday I was told.

Any news on the Turkish Air force Kc-135 in the early hours.
Cheers John.

Just south of soved at fl35 possible inbound Turkish Kc-135
Cheers John.

Turkish Air force Kc-135 60-0325 heading just north west of Ireland looks heading for prestwick now 22.40L.
Cheers John.

mac10 wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:22 pm

Two replacement F18's expected sometime after 17.00 Saturday I was told.

Additional, not replacement.

Turkish Air force Kc-135 60-0325 heading for MAC still at fl35 next time maybe.
Cheers John.

Nighthawke wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:50 pm

mac10 wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:22 pm

Two replacement F18's expected sometime after 17.00 Saturday I was told.

Additional, not replacement.

Yes: additional to the four that arrived on Thursday, but replacements for the two that remain at Prestwick (or have they left in the meanwhile?).

Mac

But six were due in total, so are these replacements for two of the original six, meaning there are four aircraft to come?

Ahhh! Wasn't aware the original number expected were six. When I enquired of a fellow spectator on Friday as to whether "the four F18's had left yet" he merely told me that two had gone tech and two more were due to replace them after 17:00 today.

Mac

Six appears to be the usual number of Hornets that the RCAF keep out in Romania during the deployment.

They have been known to rotate a couple at a time during their stay.