December 2022

[Rch135]

05/12/2022
RAF C4 ZH871 "MCE04" Just Airborne on its First Post Maintenance Test Flight.

[Rch135]

06/12/2022
Currently inbound is
C37A 01-0076 USAFE 76AS.37AW "Spar70"

[Professor_M]

06/12/2022
Currently inbound is
C37A 01-0076 USAFE 76AS.37AW "Spar70"

Has since departed back to Germany - do we know why it was visiting today?

[Rch135]

Guess it's something to do with RAF Molesworth, that's the usual reason we get USAFE VIP jets in.

[Professor_M]

Guess it's something to do with RAF Molesworth, that's the usual reason we get USAFE VIP jets in.

Thank you.

[Rch135]

07/12/2022
TP84 84008/848 Swedish AF 71AL Sqn "SVF808" Arrived Today

TP84 84002/842 Swedish AF 71AL Sqn "SVF811" Departed Today Having Arrived 20/05.

[Rch135]

08/12/2022
C4 ZH871 "MCE03" Was Delivered Back Today, This is The very Last Operational RAF C130 To Have Undergone a Major Service.
Aircraft Arrived Cambridge 28/10/2021.

[Rch135]

19/12/2022
C4 ZH878 "Striker1" Arrived Today, Believe This Aircraft is WFU.

C4 ZH870 "Striker2" Arrived With 878 and Carried out Several Approaches Before Landing Briefly To Pick-up 878s Crew.

[Rch135]

20/12/2022
C4 ZH867 Departed Back To BZN Today after a Short Test Flight. Arrived Cambridge 5/10.