U-Tapao (VTBU/UTP) - 2009 MIL

[Le Addeur noir]

U-Tapao visitors for 11 November,

90-0535 gn C-17A 62 AW RCH306
98-0056 gn C-17A 62 AW RCH686
82-0061 y C-130H 144 AS,AK ANG RCH556 dep 13 Nov

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U-Tapao visitor for 12 November,

165378 RU-378 C-130T VR-55 dep 13 Nov

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Noted here at first light on 15 Novenber,

06-6164 bk/wt C-17A 21 AS,60 AMW dep 16.11 LT to WSAP as RCH357
93-0600 gn C-17A 62 AW
97-0042 gn C-17A 62 AW dep at 16.54 LT to WSAP as RCH358
03-1122 y C-17A 437 AW
74-1668 YJ r C-130H 36 AS,374 AW Repat 82
82-0058 y C-130H 144 AS,AK ANG
87-0126 MC-130H 1 SOS,353 SOG
89-0280 MC-130H 1 SOS,353 SOG

A subsequent arrival was,

165829 C-40A VR-58 CNV4678 at 15.32 LT

[Le Addeur noir]

U-Tapao arrival for 16 November,

Inbound around 07.30 LT,

05-5149 HH or/y C-17A 535 AS,HI ANG Repat 83

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U-Tapao visitor for 17 November,

167923 QD-923 KC-130J VMGR-152

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U-Tapao visitors for 28 November,

165831 -831 C-40A VR-59 CNV7561 dep 29 Nov.
165378 RU-378 C-130T VR-55 CNV7... dep 29 Nov.

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30 November visitor,

74-1658 YJ r C-130H 36 AS,374 AW Kanto 90

Operating out of here for this week.

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02 December visitor,

165835 -835 C-40A VR-57 CNV7201 dep 03 December.

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03 December visitor,

99-0167 AK wt C-17A AFRC,517 AS RCH616 arr around 07.45 LT

[Le Addeur noir]

On a rare visit to what is nominally my home base,the following were noted on 11 December,

74-2071 YJ r C-130H 36 AS,374 AW Repat 86 dep to RODN(Kadena) at 05.46 LT
87-0126 MC-130H 1 SOS,353 SOG .... 11 dep after TDY here around 08.15 LT,with another MC-130 with an unknown hex code.

Inbound,

97-00103 UC-35A Co A,6-52 AVN Ninja 04 arr 12.20 LT
59-1472 HH y KC-135R 204 ARS,HI ANG Hoku 0. arr 13.50(approx)
L8-3/26 60103 C-130H RTAF,601 Sqn LKY(Lucky)02 multiple approaches

[Le Addeur noir]

16 December notes

Departing prior to my arrival back here today,

99-0170 AK wt C-17A AFRC,517 AS RCH640 around 10.00LT
82-0057 AK y C-130H 144 AS,AK ANG RCH174 around 07.40LT

A check of C ramp at 16.45LT found the following,

(162)770 P-3C (VP-47)

[Le Addeur noir]

25 December notes,

Departing here around 02.00 local time was 36 AS,374 AW C-130H 74-1692 YJ r calling Trek977.Presumably heading home to Yokota via Kadena.

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27 December notes,

99-0170 AK wt C-17A AFRC,517 AS RCH271 short visit from 02.00 to 03.00 for re-fuel and dep to (Diego Garcia).

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U-Tapao notes for 28 December,

01-0187 gn C-17A 62 AW RCH878 arr 18.31 LT,dep 21.21 LT to RJTY .

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U-Tapao notes for 31 December,

68-0015 wt C-5B 22 AS,60 AMW RCH226 arr 12.44,dep 16.14 to FJDG
166693 C-40A VR-57 CNV7204 arr 15.18
L8-10/35 60110 C-130H RTAF,601 Sqn LKY07 arr 09.15,dep 09.44 to VTBD

The C-40A is new on the Atsug det and arrived there on 30 December as CNV4321.