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Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:54 pm
by reach2911
Another Atlas Air 747 is due Friday morning the 8th.
Departing Barksdale AFB Thursday 7th 16:10 CST and arriving at Fairford 05:54.
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 12:32 am
by reach2911
Atlas Air 747 N485MC just gone feet wet and now showing arrival time of 06.04.
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 6:19 am
by reach2911
Arrived 06:13.
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 8:40 am
by backtrack26
so that makes already two freighters and a passenger 747, quite some equipment and staff moving in
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:06 am
by eagle driver
RCH section reporting 4 C-17A s currently on route most if not all currently on the ground at Bangor Me
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:08 am
by Seacat192
So, with the build up well underway, anyone willing to predict the first arrivals of the main players?
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:13 am
by jingernut
eagle driver wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:06 am
RCH section reporting 4 C-17A s currently on route most if not all currently on the ground at Bangor Me
Don't suppose there is an eta for them at the moment?
Cheers
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:55 am
by tazmin88
given that the notam indicates AD closes at 1300 today it would suggest it wont be today
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 12:54 pm
by richpittman
Passed a massive flatbed truck US registered on the A417 earlier . Empty heading south towards the M4.
Coudnt quote make out the plate but could have been whiteman
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:53 pm
by robby k
us police waiting just off m4 at welford junction
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:54 pm
by Rob666
Obviously getting ready to get rid of some of the old stuff stored.
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:57 pm
by Pune
Seacat192 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:08 am
So, with the build up well underway, anyone willing to predict the first arrivals of the main players?
I'll have a go, 2 C17's tomorrow, Saturday and 8 B52's on 15th..
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:59 pm
by jingernut
robby k wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:53 pm
us police waiting just off m4 at welford junction
Does this hint at this being more than just a training deployment with all the ammo they have up there?
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:23 pm
by Rob666
Do they not hold inert as well? Having said that, on a lot of the recent deployments have noted more active stuff.
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 3:07 pm
by Stroudy
Just to clarify you saw a US registered flatbed lorry and US police? When ammunition was moved from Welford to Fairford in the Balkan crisis it was British registered articulated container lorries with British police escorts. Would have thought it strange to have US police on British roads in this circumstance.
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 4:19 pm
by thevulcan
Did the 4 C17s depart Barksdale? If so when do you believe they will be arriving?
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 4:21 pm
by MRTT
Yes, believe they're on the ground at Maine.
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 4:23 pm
by thevulcan
Thanks MRTT I guess night stopping then making the hop over the pond tomorrow?
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 4:35 pm
by Seacat192
Hope so, Pune!
Re: Giant 8692 Friday.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 4:53 pm
by Pune
Seacat192 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2019 4:35 pm
Hope so, Pune!
We live in hope Seacat192
