KC-46A

Post by **JAWS** » Sat Dec 16, 2023 4:22 am

13th December 2023

BOE089 21-46089 AE63C5 B762/KC46A was ferried from KPAE/Paine Field, WA to KBFI/Boeing Field, WA

Post by **JAWS** » Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:19 am

Couple of updates

27 December 2023

BOE088 21-46088 KC-46A AE63C4 l/n 1293 First Flight KPAE-KPAE

30 December 2023

BOE091 21-46091 KC-46A AE63C7 l/n 1301 Ferried KPAE-KBFI

BOE090 21-46090 KC-46A AE63C6 l/n 1299 2nd Flight KPAE-KPAE

KBFI - Boeing Field, WA

KPAE - Paine Field, WA

Post by **JAWS** » Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:34 pm

BOE088 (N8297V/21-46088) KC-46A AE63C4 Departed KPAE/Paine Field, WA on a test flight

Post by **JAWS** » Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:45 pm

BOE469 21-46089 AE63C5 KC46A Departed KBFI/Boeing Field, WA on a AAR Test Flight

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Joined by

BOE464 N464KC KC-46A/B762 A5A95B airborne from KBFI/Boeing Field, WA

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Post by **JAWS** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 5:49 pm

BOE090 21-46090 KC-46A AE63C6 Airborne from KPAE/Paine Field, WA

Post by **JAWS** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 6:43 pm

BOE469 21-46089 AE63C5 KC46A Departed KBFI/Boeing Field, WA on another Test Flight

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Post by **JAWS** » Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:14 pm

PUDGY18 15-46010 KC-46A AE5750 Departed KNFI/Boeing Field, WA on delivery to 305/514 AMW at McGuire AFB, NJ

Post by **JAWS** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:04 pm

BOE404 (44-3614 KC-46A) 87CD2F JASDF Airborne out of KBFI/Boeing Field, WA on a test flight

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Post by **JAWS** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:52 pm

BOE091 (21-46091) KC46A/B762 AE63C7 Airborne from KBFI/Boeing Field, WA on a test flight

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Post by **adderman** » Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:55 pm

1445z Friday 26th.

Plotting on the deck at KPAE(FR-24), no callsign showing.
21-46092 AE63C8, not sure if this has flown as yet.

Post by **JAWS** » Fri Jan 26, 2024 4:23 pm

adderman wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:55 pm
1445z Friday 26th.

Plotting on the deck at KPAE(FR-24), no callsign showing.
21-46092 AE63C8, not sure if this has flown as yet.

Thanks adderman, no hasn't flown yet.

Post by **JAWS** » Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:59 pm

BOE088 (N8297V/21-46088) KC-46A AE63C4 Departed KPAE/Paine Field, WA and ferried earlier today to KBFI/Boeing Field, WA

Post by **Andy Marden** » Fri Feb 02, 2024 4:53 pm

(21-46089) PUDGY19 has just left Boeing Field, presumably on delivery to McGuire:
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Post by **HBHM** » Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:51 pm

Andy Marden wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 02, 2024 4:53 pm
(21-46089) PUDGY19 has just left Boeing Field, presumably on delivery to McGuire:
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae63c5

That makes sense. Pudgy is a 305AMW callsign and this would be the 19th KC-46A to be delivered to McGuire.

Post by **adderman** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 10:31 pm

Hi all.
Currently at BFI 05 Feb 2230z are
N464KC parked outside the BOE hangar by the B779 Ramp.

Up by the Museum of Flight are.
24-46403(FMS serial for 34-3613) JSDF, incomplete paint, has 613 on nose but not the Japanese red colours.
34-3614 for JSDF, is in full C/S.

Plus 3 KC46A for USAF.
With 21-46089 having left one assumes these are 21-46088 21-46090 plus one other. Cannot see the point of not having serials on them. They're obviously USAF aircraft, the 6ft by 4ft US flag on the tail, that tends to give it away.

Will report PAE stuff tomorrow after doing Whidbey Island.

Post by **JAWS** » Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:51 am

On 05 February 2024

BOE093 (21-46093) KC-46A AE63C9 had it's first flight, but diverted back to KPAE about 10 minutes in.

Post by **JAWS** » Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:55 am

adderman wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 05, 2024 10:31 pm
Hi all.
Currently at BFI 05 Feb 2230z are

Plus 3 KC46A for USAF.
With 21-46089 having left one assumes these are 21-46088 21-46090 plus one other. Cannot see the point of not having serials on them. They're obviously USAF aircraft, the 6ft by 4ft US flag on the tail, that tends to give it away.

Adderman, thanks for the updates. I have the following as ferried to KBFI from KPAE.

21-46088 30th January 2024 as BOE088
21-46090 03 February 2024 as BOE090
21-46091 30 December 2023 as BOE091 l/n 24 January 2024 as BOE091

I totally agree with the scrubbing of serials, I can't see how it does anything for OPSEC, we all know they are American, as you say. So the "Enemy" certainly already know.

Post by **JAWS** » Wed Feb 07, 2024 2:01 am

The following took it's first flight yesterday 06 February 2024

BOE092 21-46092 KC-46A AE63C8 KPAE-KPAE

Post by **JAWS** » Wed Feb 07, 2024 2:11 am

The following departed KBFI/Boeing Field, WA on delivery to Japan yesterday, 06 February 2024

RCH240 34-3613 KC-46A 87CD2E

KBFI/Boeing Field, WA - RJOH/Miho, Japan

Post by **adderman** » Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:21 pm

KPAE at 1300L(2100Z) on 06th Feb.

1065 N461KC(16001 on tail) parked WFU west side of runway
1067 N463FT as above.

1091(N842BA or 15-46005) paper on NWD parked EMC ramp.

1308 parked on main BOE ramp amongst the civvie B789s, full grey C/S

1310 parked by 45-03 hangar full grey C/S, think this is the paintshop.

1314(VH097) paper on NWD parked on EMC ramp.
1316 paper on NWD parked on EMC ramp.

N8296V parked by 45-12 building (94st SW), nothing on NWD, full grey C/S
N8570X arrived 1352L as BOE92 so this 'should' be 21-46092, full grey C/S.

???? parked on same ramp as 1310, couldn't see NWD.
???? parked outside assembly plant, full grey C/S.
???? parked outside assembly plant, grey rudder c/s, rest in primer.

Hope that helps.
Mike.

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