EGUN 27-02-16

[galaxysi]

Seen today between 08:30 and 15:30.

RCH 178 C-5M 85-0002 436th AW AMC DOVER AFB dep/arr (to ETAR)
QUID 148 KC-135R 62-3565 100th ARW USAFE RAF MILDENHALL dep/arr (to tank AV F-16's)
SHUCK 82 E-3G 79-0001 / OK / wt 552nd ACW ACC TINKER AFB dep
QUID 167 KC-135T 59-1471 100th ARW USAFE RAF MILDENHALL dep/arr (to AR with SHUCK 82)
RAZZ 42 MC-130J 13-5786 67th SOS / 352nd SOW AFSOC RAF MILDENHALL arr
RAZZ 41 MC-130J 12-5759 67th SOS / 352nd SOW AFSOC RAF MILDENHALL arr
RCH 110 C-130H 82-0055 164th AS / 179th AW OHIO ANG MANSFIELD LAHM ANGB dep

HC-130J 12-5768 / FT 71st RQS / 347th RQG ACC MOODY AFB
C-130H 82-0057 144th AS / 176th WG ALASKA ANG JB ELMENDORF RICHARDSON (currently U/S with broken pilots seat)
KC-135R 63-8019 2nd ARW AMC MCCONNELL AFB (TDY)
RC-135W ZZ664 51 SQN RAF RAF WADDINGTON
RC-135W ZZ665 51 SQN RAF RAF WADDINGTON

Nice to see my first E-3G and also my first Ohio ANG C-130.

Simon.

[Le Addeur noir]

C-130H 82-0055 returned broke on the 27th and departed again on the 28th and again broke in flight and returned.

KING25 (HC-130J 12-5768) was attempting to depart up to 11:00, but his flight plan got mis-filed and he waited at the end of runway 11 for an hour with all 4 engines turning and burning 3,000Lb of fuel. He had to return to his stand, shut down and top up on gas. Maybe he got away later across the pond.

Arrivals were,

14-0028 A400M Turk Hava Kuuvetleri, 221 Filo TAF221 arr 08:57 from KWRI
79-0434 KC-10A 305 AMW RCH175 arr 09:21