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RAF BRIZE NORTON

4/5 ZM418 Atlas C1 arrived on delivery to 70 Sqn.

5/5 ZJ119/C Merlin HC3 845 NAS, RN. 8/5 A41-209

C-17A 36 Sqn, RAAF n/s. 13/5 TC-TUR A330-243 &

TC-CAN A340-542 Turkish Government both dep

15th; 1962 C-27J Slovak AF; 177703 CC-177 429 TS,

RCAF dep 16th. 14/5 Z21121/TS-MTK C-130J-30

Tunisian AF also 18th; 77/XD TBM 700A French AF

also 17th. 15/5 09-0001 Gulfstream G550 Turkish AF.

23/5 ZZ532 & ZZ522 Wildcat HMA2s 815 NAS, RN.

26/5 A39-006 KC-30A 33 Sqn, RAAF dep 28th. 28/5

ZZ407 & ZZ398 Wildcat AH1s 659 Sqn, AAC. 30/5 02

C-17A NATO SAC.

RAF CONINGSBY

1/5 ZM310 Prefect T1 3 FTS, RAF o/s. 4/5 ZJ809

Typhoon T3, fuselage departed by road. 16/5 ZM311

Prefect T1 3 FTS, RAF o/s. 21/5 07-7181 C-17A

437th/315th AW, USAF n/s.

RAF FAIRFORD

22/5 06-6159 C-17A 60th/340th AMW, USAF o/s. 30/5

86-0098/DY, 86-0101/DY & 86-0119/DY B-1Bs 28th BS,

7th BW, USAF all dep 18/6.

RAF LAKENHEATH

5/4 83-1285 C-5M 436th/512nd AW, USAF n/s. 6/4

87-0036 C-5M 436th/512nd AW, USAF n/s. 10/4

ZJ184 & ZJ213 Apache AH1s 3/4 Regts, AAC both

dep 13th. 13/4 08-3176 C-130J-30 317th AG, USAF

also 15th. 18/4 E94/705-RH & E115/705-MR Alpha

Jet Es EAC00.314, French AF both n/s. 23/4 70-01947

C-130E 222 Filo, Turkish AF dep 25th. 26/4 E163/705-

RB Alpha Jet Es EAC00.314, French AF o/s.

1/5 93 C-17A NATO SAC n/s. 10/5 07-7188 C-17A

437th/315th AW, USAF n/d. 14/5 13-5778 MC-130J

67th SOS, USAF. 22/5 62-3517 KC-135R 197th ARS,

Az ANG dep 24th; 62-3508 KC-135R 141st ARS, NJ

ANG dep 24th. 23/5 15-5822 C-130J-30 37th AS, 86th

AW, USAF also 24th. 24/5 12-0064 CV-22B 7th SOS,

USAF; 12-5772 AC-130J 73rd SOS, USAF dep 28th.

RAF LOSSIEMOUTH

4/5 5699 C-130J-30 335 Skv, Royal Norwegian AF;

N48-008/08 & N48-024/24 MH-60Rs 816 Sqn, RAN

both were airlifted out on the RAAF C-17As that

visited later in the month; 123/62-IM CN-235M

ET00.062, French AF; 54+18 A400M LTG62, German

AF; 10-0220 C-17A 62nd/446th AW, USAF n/s. 8/5

A41-206 C-17A 36 Sqn, RAAF; 130617 CC-130J

436 TS, RCAF also 10th. 9/5 A41-209 C-17A 36

Sqn, RAAF. 15/5 166695 C-40A VR-56, USN. 21/5

168431/LK P-8A VP-26, USN. 23/5 50+86 Transall

WTD61, German AF n/s. 24/5 168998 P-8A VP-26,

USN dep 27th. 30/5 54+08 & 54+12 A400Ms LTG62,

German AF; 672/3-XV & 650/3-IA Mirage 2000Ds

EC01.003, French AF both n/s.

RAF MARHAM

6/6 ZM145, ZM146, ZM147 & ZM148 F-35Bs

arrived from the US, 617 Sqn. First F-35Bs to be

based here.

RAF MILDENHALL

4/5 CE-02 ERJ 135LR 15 Wing, Belgian Defence – Air

Component. 7/5 14-5805 MC-130J 9th SOS, USAF

n/s. 8/5 165151 C-20G CFLSW Sigonella. 12/5

11-9358 E-11A 430th EECS, USAF n/s. 14/5 10-3068

C-146A AFSOC also 15th & 20th. 17/5 96-8154 EC-

130J 193rd SOS, Pa ANG also 30th. 18/5 85-0002

C-5M 436th/512nd AW, USAF n/s. 22/5 ZM336

Phenom T1 3 FTS, RAF o/s. 23/5 ZM335 Phenom

T1 3 FTS, RAF o/s. 25/5 081 A340-200 ET60, French

AF. 28/5 12-5772 AC-130J 1st SOW, USAF n/s. 29/5

165810 KC-130J VMGR-252, USMC dep 31st. 31/5

78-0641, 80-0184, 80-0258, 80-0262, 81-0975 & 81-

0998 A-10Cs 107th, FS, Mi ANG all dep 2/6; 81-0994

& 81-0996 A-10Cs 107th, FS, Mi ANG both dep 4/6.

RAF NORTHOLT

3/5 97-0105 UC-35A E/1-214th AVN, US Army n/s.

8/5 15-20741 UH-60M A/1-214th AVN, US Army. 13/5

168205 UC-12W USMC dep 15th. 15/5 ZM514/14

Juno T1 DHFS. 17/5 81 Xingu 38F, French Navy. 23/5

185 Falcon 10MERs 57S, French Navy. 30/5 166377

C-37N VMR-1, USMC dep 2/6. 31/5 MM62244 Falcon

900EX 31° St, Italian AF.

RAF SHAWBURY

1/5 ZJ210 & ZJ224 (also 11th) Apache AH1s 3/4

Regt, AAC. 4/5 ZZ413 Wildcat HMA2 815 NAS, RN.

11/5 ZJ215 Apache AH1 3/4 Regt, AAC. 16/5 ZM336

Phenom T1 45 Sqn, RAF o/s; ZJ119/C Merlin HC3

845 NAS, RN n/s. 24/5 ZZ377 Wildcat HMA2 815

NAS, RN. 30/5 ZJ183 & ZJ210 Apache AH1s 656

Sqn, AAC.

RAF VALLEY

1/5 ZZ413 Wildcat HMA2 815 NAS, RN. 15/5 N2824B

& N2826B Texan T1s arrived on delivery, they will

become ZM323 & ZM324 respectively.

RNAS YEOVILTON

17/5 E94/705-RH Alpha Jet E EAC00.314, French AF.

Key: n/s night stop; o/s overshoot

AIR BASE MOVEMENTS FROM MAR

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AIR BASE MOVEMENTS

A selection of the most interesting aircraft

to visit air bases in the UK recently.

French Air Force Airbus A310, F-RADC, on approach to RAF Mildenhall on June 6. Justin Ward

Euro ghter EF-2000T 98+03, Instrumental Production Aircraft 3 from WTD 61 at Manching

taxiing at RAF Lossiemouth armed with an AMRAAM. Three other Euro ghters from TLG 74,

30+42, 30+93 and 30+94, also took part in the AMRAAM trials at the MOD Hebrides Range off

northwest Scotland. All four aircraft departed on June 22. Niall Paterson

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