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by Starman
02 Mar 2024, 19:02
Forum: Radio Activity
Topic: Portable scanner, which one to buy ?
Replies: 6
Views: 2597

Re: Portable scanner, which one to buy ?

I use Eneloop (Panasonic) "white" batteries but suggest the "Black" Eneloop Pros if you dont have a portable charger with you.
by Starman
02 Mar 2024, 08:21
Forum: Spotting Canada & USA
Topic: Red Flag Nellis AFB 2024
Replies: 89
Views: 19794

Re: Red Flag Nellis AFB 2024

F-019 & F-020 landed in Lajes with T-057, reports indicate 6 more F-35s due tomorrow, Sunday.
by Starman
05 Feb 2024, 18:07
Forum: Amsterdam - Schiphol
Topic: EHAM 07-02-2024 MIL NAF
Replies: 2
Views: 823

Re: EHAM 07-02-2024 MIL NAF

Looks like it's just departed Baghdad! And (Tuesday) now heading back towards Baghdad from Amman.
by Starman
03 Feb 2024, 06:33
Forum: Spotting Canada & USA
Topic: March ARB (KRIV/RIV) 2024
Replies: 8
Views: 2774

Re: March ARB 2024

Those of you with jet-lag may have just noticed ASY424 & 425, A332s A39-003 & 004 arriving, per ADSB, as we speak from Honolulu
by Starman
27 Jan 2024, 06:13
Forum: Spotting Canada & USA
Topic: March ARB (KRIV/RIV) 2024
Replies: 8
Views: 2774

March ARB (KRIV/RIV) 2024

Noted this morning, 27th Jan, when the fog eventually burnt off were (all 452AMW):- C-17A; 40068, 44138, 55139, 55141, 55142, 55143. KC-135R; 71459, 71468, 72598, 72603, 80085, 10280, 10299, 10324, 23507, 23513, 38024, 14835. Also seen was 88-0418 F-16C SD ANG, plus two more armed examples in the al...
by Starman
09 Dec 2023, 10:56
Forum: Spotting Canada & USA
Topic: Nellis AFB (LSV/KLSV) - 2023
Replies: 118
Views: 31550

Re: Nellis AFB (LSV/KLSV) - 2023

POTUS was in Las Vegas yesterday, with 29000 departing around 01.00Z, supported by VC-32 09-0015 after which the floodgates opened up the road and the following were "seen" on tracking sites heading towards San Clemente Island: First up Sentry 09 E-3 80577 C-17As THUG 01-07 plus RCH258. Thug 06 was ...
by Starman
06 Dec 2023, 20:43
Forum: Military Aviation News
Topic: Sweden and the United States have signed a first-ever defence cooperation
Replies: 2
Views: 660

Re: Sweden and the United States have signed a first-ever defence cooperation

Well I guess it's good news but, A, it's 30 years too late for Viggens at Red Flag & B, what will the colonials make of Smorgasbord?
by Starman
06 Dec 2023, 14:51
Forum: Spotting Rest of Europe
Topic: Sevilla San Pablo (LEZL/SVQ) 2023
Replies: 48
Views: 13414

Re: Sevilla San Pablo (LEZL/SVQ) 2023

Those of you whom, like me, thought it might stay forever and a day, will not be surprised that M54-02 A400 Malaysian AF is tracking S SE - down the Italian coast - from Orleans as RMF151, presumably going home for Xmas :(
by Starman
05 Dec 2023, 17:02
Forum: Spotting Rest of Europe
Topic: Bucharest Friday 1.12.23 Great Union Day flypast
Replies: 14
Views: 2212

Re: Bucharest Friday 1.12.23 Great Union Day flypast

As the official marching area is probably off limits, could you perhaps indicate from whence you watched/shot/logged the flypast (assuming it wasn't on you tube in Blandford Forum).
by Starman
16 Nov 2023, 11:58
Forum: Ramstein
Topic: ETAR 15-11-2023 IAF706
Replies: 2
Views: 1020

Re: ETAR 15-11-2023 IAF706

If you'd been there earlier Fabian, IAF704 C-130J 669 arrived around 13Z ....the same aircraft has just left Israel as IAF710, but ahead of him is 663 IAF 708, while behind them is IAF700/667, the first two may be heading for ETAR
by Starman
12 Nov 2023, 08:19
Forum: Military Aviation News
Topic: US Military aircraft incident
Replies: 4
Views: 1696

US Military aircraft incident

A US military aircraft crashed in a training accident in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, according to the US European Command in a statement published at 11pm on 11th November, though there were few other details provided. European Command would not identify what type of aircraft went down or whether...
by Starman
10 Nov 2023, 10:04
Forum: Spotting Asia & Middle East
Topic: Israel Evacuation, diplomatic and support flights
Replies: 23
Views: 6716

Re: Israel Evacuation, diplomatic and support flights

Bit of activity this morning including what I believe to be the first flight "OTT" Tel Aviv for a while ..... an RQ-4 (it says here) 11-2046 as "Forte10". Operating over/near Cyprus yesterday was Dragon78, U-2R (twas a TR-1 when I saw it in '85) 80-1077 and there is a French helicopter carrier on st...
by Starman
20 Oct 2023, 14:52
Forum: Spotting Asia & Middle East
Topic: Israel Evacuation, diplomatic and support flights
Replies: 23
Views: 6716

Re: Israel Evacuation flights

Many years ago Boeing built a special version of the 747 which featured extra seating where the "washrooms" would normally be found as it was considered "bad form" to be seen using the facilities on domestic Japanese routes. More recently, the FCRS at Cherry Point discovered that the lack of facilit...
by Starman
19 Oct 2023, 17:55
Forum: Spotting Asia & Middle East
Topic: Israel Evacuation, diplomatic and support flights
Replies: 23
Views: 6716

Re: Israel Evacuation flights

The disappointment of the "wrong" JASDF 'plane arriving just now, means I'm going to hit the G & T early today, here is the log: 19th October RCH4596 C-17A 99208 off 11.20 RCH195 C-17A 44133 inbound 12.30 off c15.15 RCH3245 C-17A 90062 ex Jordan RCH3253 C-17A 10191 ex LLNV? CNV546 C-40A 165836 in c1...
by Starman
18 Oct 2023, 21:00
Forum: Spotting Asia & Middle East
Topic: Israel Evacuation, diplomatic and support flights
Replies: 23
Views: 6716

Re: Israel Evacuation flights

I was out most of the day only arriving at the unspecified RP as AF1 was about to go, but here is this evening's log. You'll note that the elusive (& reqd) SAM95 was AWOL - just seen a note that it departed before AF1 as SAM97 ..... I wonder :roll: 18 October MMF65 A330 T-055 dep - earlier but I kno...