Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2009 MIL

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2009 MIL

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On this afternoon it landed here in Lajes 5 Prowlers, a KC135, a KC10 and a C17! It's always a pleasure to see these guys here.
EA-6B 159584/CY-03
EA-6B 160432/CB-04
EA-6B 160433/CB-00
EA-6B 160436/CB-03
EA-6B 161242/CB-01

KC-135R 59-1462
KC-10A 85-0032

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2009 MIL

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Another day with some surprises!! 5 F16 of the Greece Air Force plus 2 Kc135!
brand new Greeks....
F-16C 014
F-16C 015
F-16D 025
F-16D 026
F-16D 027

support-tankers,
KC-135R 58-0057
KC-135R 59-1517


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falcon wrote:
On this afternoon it landed here in Lajes 5 Prowlers, a KC135, a KC10 and a C17! It's always a pleasure to see these guys here.
EA-6B 159584/CY-03
EA-6B 160432/CB-04
EA-6B 160433/CB-00
EA-6B 160436/CB-03
EA-6B 161242/CB-01

KC-135R 59-1462
KC-10A 85-0032

grtzz :wink:
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The 5 Prowlers more KC10 and KC135 departured this morning!

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2009 MIL

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(...)
F-16D 025
(...)
This on stayed on the ground (engine problems?), among the three A-10 that landed last week!

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2009 MIL

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Hi,

Five VMA-231 Harriers should be arriving this evening as Mazda 21-25, with KC-10 Gold 71.
They are releasing the VMA-214 ones in Afghanistan, which should be coming home next week.

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Dutchmil wrote:Hi,

Five VMA-231 Harriers should be arriving this evening as Mazda 21-25, with KC-10 Gold 71.
They are releasing the VMA-214 ones in Afghanistan, which should be coming home next week.

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Indeed, they arrived before their ETD... They are probably going to stay 2 days on the ground, before returning to the final destination

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2009 MIL

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Lajes is hosting 3 Ospreys at the moment, support is most probably a mc-130. no idea if they are routing east or west. departure tomorrow or monday............

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Dutchmil wrote:Hi,

Five VMA-231 Harriers should be arriving this evening as Mazda 21-25, with KC-10 Gold 71.
They are releasing the VMA-214 ones in Afghanistan, which should be coming home next week.

RH.

The five VMA-231 Harriers departured today at 8am.
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falcon wrote:Lajes is hosting 3 Ospreys at the moment, support is most probably a mc-130. no idea if they are routing east or west. departure tomorrow or monday............

cheerz
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In the early morning, there where already 3 Ospreys on Lajes base! And just an hour ago it landed 3 more. We had 3 MC130P landing here in the afternoon (supporting these guys, I believe), and I'm not sure if it landed another C with these last CV-22 (I'll confirm it tomorrow).

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Thunderbolt wrote: The five VMA-231 Harriers departured today at 8am.
Thanks, five more should be arriving tomorrow evening.

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2009 MIL

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Hi,

Indeed 3 Mc-130s left Mildenhall for Lajes, probably to support the V-22s on their leg accross the ocean. These were RCH1006, 7 and 8. Think(!) the 3 V-22s were RCH1002, 1003 +1 (either 01 or 04).

Apparently there was also an EC-130 flying along with them their first leg(s).

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2009 MIL

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Hi,

The final VMA-231 Harriers should be arriving tonight as Mazda 31-35.
Supporting KC-10 is Gold 81 (87-0120).


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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2009 MIL

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serials CV-22B's and the MC's are known,
Ospreys,
05-0028
05-0030
06-0031
06-0032
06-0033
07-0034

MC-130's,
64-14854
65-0991
66-0220

busy time's at Lajes..... :shock:
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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2009 MIL

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Dutchmil wrote:Hi,

The final VMA-231 Harriers should be arriving tonight as Mazda 31-35.
Supporting KC-10 is Gold 81 (87-0120).

RH.

Hi Dutchmil,

The five VMA-231 arrived today at 4:30pm (local time)

They are:

164554 CG-04
165355 CG-10
165356 CG-09
164569 CG-05
165306 CG-07

Arriving more 3 EA-6B from USN.

163890 NL-540
163033 NL-542
163031 NL-541

Support by KC-10 85-0034 and a C-17 88-0265.

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2009 MIL

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Hi,

The VAQ-134 Prowlers returned this afternoon to Andrews NAS as Mazda 11-13.

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