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Hi all, two short logs from spotting at Whidbey. From several short visits during the day. Luckily the trees and bushes have been cleared along the W Sullivan Road giving a great view of the runway and the aprons albite the view on the runway is most of the day backlit. When the planes are over the ...

Armed H-145's according to one of the news sites

Apparently also 4 ATAC Hunters transitioned through Seattle on their way north.

Does anyone have more information about this exercise that is currently running in Alaska? What participants and which locations are involved? Only Eielson or Elmendorf, or both? I believe that there are Idaho A-10's and VX-9 is involved..?

27-04-2023 PM Tornado IDS 45+92, + 1. c/s Nitro43/44 Tornado IDS 44+33. c/s BU01T EF2000 31+48, 31+53. c/s Shock 11/12 EF2000 31+40, 30+97. c/s Razor 31/32 Tornado IDS 44+23, 44+72. c/s Ghost 01/02 EF2000 31+47. c/s Shock24 (EF2000T 31+27 in H13 went u/s apparently) Anyone for the missing Tornado? c...

Anyone for the three MMU A330’s and FBS A350 around noon April 27th

It remains guessing but the George HW Bush is operating west of Naples. So could be Navy choppers I guess?

A raw log from today; On the ground at the Piazza del Popolo where the following; AW139 MM81797/15-41 Tornado "71" (MM7071?) MB-339 "486" Frecce Tricolore / "1" All above believed to be real aircraft or instructional airframes. Plus a few mock ups from EF-2000 and F-35. Next to a number of AW-139 fl...

Well, the AFRC KC-46's at Seymour Johnson carry only serialnumber and flag on tail. A pity they lost their beautiful tailmarking.

I believe that one of the KC-135's last week at Spang didn't carry a serial on it's tail, at least on the starboard side.

Log from around noon. C-130J 130606 436 Squadron *CFC2909* C-5M 85-0001 9 AS / 436 AW Dover Air Force Base C-32A 09-0015 1 AS / 99 AW Andrews Air Force Base C-37A 01-0076 76 AS / 86 AW Ramstein Air Force Base *SPAR84* C-37 C-130H 92-0549 192 AS / Nv ANG Reno – Stead IAP *HKY711* C-17A 90-0535 89 AS ...

E-8's are not read but should not have changed since the last log. E-8C 94-0285/GA 128 ACCS / 116 ACW Robins Air Force Base E-8C 02-9111/GA 128 ACCS / 116 ACW Robins Air Force Base C-130H 92-0549 192 AS / Nv ANG *Herky705* C-17A 90-0535 89 AS / 445 AW Wright Patterson AFB *BNDGE50* C-17A 97-0041 437...

Small, not complete, log of this day C-5M 85-0001 9 AS / 436 AW Dover Air Force Base C-37A 18-1947 99 AS / 1 AW Andrews Air Force Base *SAM264* C-17A 01-0188 137 AS / NY ANG Westover Air Force Base *RCH836* C-17A 03-3120 62 AW Mc Chord Air Force Base *RCH4162* C-17A 06-6160 21 AS / 60 AW Travis Air ...

Log from around noon, the F-16B made a single overshoot. Preceded by another F-16A according to ADSB. The E-3A made several approaches. Only two of the Fairchilds carried tail markings. E-3A LX-N90454 NAEWF Geilenkirchen F-16B FB-20 10 Wing Kleine Brogel *BAF461* KC-135R 62-3562/ZZ 909 ARS Kadena Ai...

Understood that this is support for 6 stormo Tornados?