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Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

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New year.....new topic!! :)
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Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

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02nd January visitor,

98-0052 gn C-17A 62 AW RCH660 arr 22.29
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Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

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03rd January visitors,

85-00147 RC-12K Co B,1 Mi Btn
90-1792 C-130H 179 AS,OH ANG RCH045 nightstopped.

The C-17A from the 2nd was on a quick turn and departed during the night at 01.30.The C-130H departed the following morning.
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Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

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01792 DEPARTED TO ST. JOHNS @ 10.00L 'RCH045'
Note:-a/c now with 180AS/MO ANG
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Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

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Today 5/1:- 92-13122 RC12X 1 MIB 'ARGUS 22'
11236 C130H 165AS/KY ANG 'RCH801' n/stopping
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Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

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visitors 7/1:-
00325 C130H 158AS/GA ANG f/stop, out to Souda Bay
XZ212 Lynx AH7 9 RGT. 'AAC959'
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6/1 !!!
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Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

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Visitors 7/1:-
01795 C130H 180AS/MO ANG 'RCH023' night-stopping
ZH901 Chinook HC3 18/27 Sqd. 'Vortex 576'
ZG846 Islander AL1 651 Sqd. 'AAC592'
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Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

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Saturday 8/1:-
A Dyess Herc overflew early hours to EGUN, probably due snow here at the time.
Missouri Herc 01795, from Friday, trundled off home as RCH023, am.
Trend 23 and Trend 24, SP F16Cs 91-0407 & 96-0083 diverted in around lunch time due 407 having a fuel leak, after leaving the Tanker for the Ocean crossing, and first visitor tonight 07-46310 41AS C130J-30, 'RCH608', it, and the F16s night-stopping.
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Sunday 9/1:-
The Little Rock J dept. late morning, serial presented as '746310'
Herc arrivals today, all night-stopping
11234 'RCH101' Kentucky;79281 'RCH718 and 79285 'RCH691', both Niagara
Gazelle AH1 XZ320 'AAC553' in and out earlier, and the 2 F16s from yesterday, still parked up tonight.
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Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

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Monday 10/1:-
The 3 Hercs from yesterday (11234/79281/79285) are all doing another night-stop, with 2 further arrivals today, also night-stopping, 5 in total, today's:-
79287/RCH450 'Niagara' and 60410/RCH648 'Bragg-Pope'
The F16s, from Saturday were hangared today,
And ZH106 Sentry AEW1 carried out 1 overshoot as 'Nato 31'
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Tuesday 11/1:-
The Kentucky and all Niagara Hercs deptarted during the day.
Visitors,
ZG845 Islander AL1 651 Sqd. 'AAC505'
01796 C130H 180AS/Missouri 'RCH557' n/stopping
and just arrived, 00.10/Wed. 79284 C130H 95AS/Bragg-Pope 'RCH544' NOTE:- this is listed as being a 73SOS MC130W-it clearly isn't!
60410 Bragg-Pope from yesterday, about to depart 00.40
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Wed. 12/1:-
Departures
SP F16s 10407 & 60083 to EGUN as 'Scald 01 flt'
01796/Missouri, across the pond as RCH557
and Bragg-Popes 60418 'RCH648' and 79284 'RCH544' this one to EGUN, with the gear down, all the way there

Arrivals
11653 C130H 187AS/Wyoming from ETAR, n/stopping
58158 C130J-30 815AS 'RCH811' n/stopping-first visit
50149 RC12K 1 MIB 'Argus 29'

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ZH887 HERC C5 LTW 2 x o/shoots am
XX289/CO Hawk T1A 100 Sqd. 'PIRATE 11' o/shoot
XX335 Hawk T1A 208 SQD. 'VYT54' touch & go
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Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

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Thursday 13/1:-
11653 Wyoming dept. early hours, the Keesler J looks like bedding down for a second n/stop.
40189 KC10A 60/349AW 'RCH619' arrived today, for a n/stop
30701 RC12X 'ARGUS 48' passed thru', on del to 1 MIB
& ZK306/ED Typhoon FGR4 6 Sqd. 'Leuchars 25' did a single o/shoot in the afternoon
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Re: Prestwick (EGPK/PIK) - 2011 MIL

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FRIDAY 14/1:-
58158 dept as 'RCH811' and 40189 as 'RCH4189'
Another RC12X passed thru' on del to 1 MIB, 92-13123 'Argus 12'
and visiting from/to Wiesbaden 92-13122 'Argus 10' this appears to be a training a/c, not fitted with full kit.
Late night fuel stopper 20554 C130H 19AW/40AS 'RCH537, dept early hours Sat.

Saturday 15/1:-
01797 C130H 180AS/MO ANG 'RCH109', night-stopping.
A Polet AN124 arrived from Fort Worth early hours, its cargo apparently 3 UH-1Hs for Yemen-no I.D.s I'm afraid.
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