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Air Base Movements
AIR BASE MOVEMENTS FROM MAR WWW.MILITARYAVIATIONREVIEW.COM

A selection of the most interesting aircraft to
visit air bases in the UK recently.

RAF BRIZE NORTON Swedish Air Force Tp 86 Sabreliner, 86001, RAF; PH-PXZ AW139 Netherlands Police. 25/11
was a rare visitor to RAF Brize Norton on
12/11 075/F-RAJA A340-211 ET02.060, French December 19. Neil Dunridge 13-08134, 13-08436, 13-08432 & 13-08437 CH-
AF; TK.23-03/31-23 A400M Ala 31, Spanish AF. 47Fs B/1-214th AVN, US Army. 28/11 01-0193
18/11 09-5713 MC-130J 67th SOS, 352nd SOW, AF; all F/A-18s were present until 6/12 for C-17A 437th/315th AW, USAF o -loaded 163259
USAF o/s; 85-0002 C-5M 436th/512nd AW, USAF Exercise Yorknite unless otherwise indicated. VH-60N HMX-1, USMC. 29/11 03-3126 C-17A
n/s. 20/11 CE-04 ERJ145LR 15 Wing, Belgian 14/11 T-784 Citation 560XL LTDB, Swiss AF also 305th/514th AW, USAF o -loaded 163264 VH-
Defence – Air Component. 20th & 21st; 08-0050, 12-0064 & 12-0065 CV- 60N HMX-1, USMC.
22Bs 7th SOS, USAF. 19/11 T-752 Challenger 604
RAF CRANWELL LTDB, Swiss AF also 26th. 26/11 J-5010 F/A-18C MOD St ATHAN
18/11 C-FARA Skyvan 100 Summit Air. 29/11 ZZ405 & J-5232 F/A-18D Swiss AF both dep 6/12. 21/11 ZZ107/0276 AW101-612 Leonardo/Royal
& ZZ408 Wildcat AH1s 661 Sqn, 1 Regt, AAC. Norwegian AF.
LEUCHARS STATION
RAF FAIRFORD 19/11 11-0060 & 10-0052 CV-22Bs 7th SOS, RAF SHAWBURY
5/11 10-0223 C-17A 436th/315th AW, USAF also USAF. 21/11 07-0033 CV-22B 7th SOS, USAF. 18/11 ZZ103 AW101-612 612 Leonardo/R
7th. 6/11 69-10337 U-2S 99th RS, 9th RW, USAF Norwegian AF. 20/11 ZH823/83 Merlin HM1 dep
now based. 7/11 97-00102 UC-35A E/1-214th AVN, RAF MILDENHALL by road and was noted later at Thruxton. 26/11
US Army. 12/11 69-0024 C-5M 436th/512th AW, 1/11 T-235 KDC-10 334 Sqn, Royal Netherlands ZZ107/0276 AW101-612 Leonardo/R Norwegian AF.
USAF dep 27th. 18/11 09-5713 MC-130J 67th SOS, AF o/s. 8/11 17-5876 MC-130J 9th SOS, USAF n/s.
352nd SOW, USAF. 22/11 86-0015 C-5M 433rd AW, 14/11 07-8614/RS C-130J-30 37th AS, 86th AW, RAF VALLEY
AFRC. 27/11 32 Falcon 10MER 57S, French Navy. USAF. 16/11 13-5770 MC-130J 9th SOS, USAF n/s. 25/11 11-5737 MC-130J 67th SOS, 352nd SOW,
30/11 83-1285 C-5M 436th/512nd AW, USAF. 17/11 03-3126 C-17A 305th/514th AMW, USAF. USAF o/s.
18/11 73-1595 EC-130H 55th ECG, USAF dep 27th.
RAF LAKENHEATH 19/11 09-0540 C-40C 73rd AS, AFRC n/s. 21/11 RAF WADDINGTON
1/11 03 C-17A SAC also 3rd n/s. 6/11 07-4635/ 17-0080 A400M 221 Filo, Turkish AF n/s also 26th 27/11 65 Xingu 28F, French Navy.
RS C-130J-30 37th AS, 86th AW, USAF n/s. 12/11 n/s. 22/11 11-5736/RS C-130J-30 37th AS, 86th AW,
11-0059 CV-22B 7th SOS, USAF. USAF. 23/11 85-0005 C-5M 436th/512nd AW, USAF AAC WATTISHAM
13/11 E114/705-RR, E110/705-AH, & E33/705-FJ
RAF LEEMING RAF NORTHOLT Alpha Jet Es EAC00.314, French AF all o/s.
6/11 T-751 Challenger 604 LTDB, Swiss AF. 8/11 7/11 V-11 Gulfstream IV 334 Sqn, Royal
T-786 PC-24 LTDB, Swiss AF also 12th. 11/11 Netherlands AF n/s. 8/11 168204 UC-12W RNAS YEOVILTON
J-5006, J-5009, J-5016 (dep 26th), J-5018, VMR-4, USMC dep 11th. 18/11 252 CN-235MP 27/11 MM62211 Avanti 71 Gr, Italian AF dep 29th.
J-5024 & J-5025 F/A-18Cs Swiss AF; J-5233 101 Sqn, Irish Air Corps. 20/11 ZJ191 & ZJ230
(dep 29th), J-5236 & J-5238 F/A-18Ds Swiss Apache AH1s AAC. 24/11 ZZ177 C-17A 99 Sqn, Key: n/s night stop; o/s overshoot
Boeing TC-135W, 62-4127, of the USAF’s 55th Wing arrived
at RAF Mildenhall on December 15. It also visited RAF
Waddington during its stay in the UK. Justin Ward

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