Same aircraft? Daily mission out of Souda Bay, different callsign every day. First thought this might be a RC-135, but as you can see aircrafttype was confirmed as C130 on the 9th...
Doesn't appear on SBS logs BTW..
Cheers,
Marco
Interesting! perhaps alsio checking to which FL they are cleared to. if FL200 was his final. it might have been a Prop indeed
Are there a AC-130's or other MC-130's in the area?
You're right about the final FL, it is FL200. Routing always in/out of Malta FIR (to Libya?)
02/03 ZIPPO31 switching Malta ATC
03/03 ..32?
04/03 ..33?
05/03 DUTCHY34 FL220 via ARLOS (out of Malta FIR) returning to Souda
06/03 JANET?35 FL200 via ARLOS (out of Malta FIR) returning to Souda
07/03 ..36?
08/03 ZIGGY?37
09/03 COIL38 (confirmed as C130) final FL200 dir ARLOS (into Malta FIR). Returning late afternoon to Souda, FL200 via ARLOS (out of Malta FIR)
10/03 KRUPA39 climb FL200 proceed to ARLOS (into Malta FIR)
Maybe of interest for the ones listening to Athens ATC, this coming Tuesday and Wednesday air refuelling by RNLAF scheduled within Athinai FIR:
A0388/12 - AIR REFUELLING ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE BY ROYAL NETHERLANDS
AIRFORCE WITHIN ATHINAI FIR AS DESCRIBED BELOW:
1.- AREA (INBOUND): BETWEEN PLH-SALUN ON AWY UA145 ,AWYS UL612
(PLH-LINGI), UM728 (OLIKI-SALUN), UM1 AND UP868 (OLIKI-METRU)
AFFECTED.
VERTICAL LIMITS: FL270-FL290
DATES AND TIMES: MAR 13 0700-0725 (ALTERNATIVE MAR 20 0700-0725)
ACFT: (1)KDC-10 NAF-48, (2)F16 NAF-81 AND NAF-82.
REMARK: CLEARANCE FOR DELAY-TIME 72 HOURS IS GRANTED.
2.- AREA (OUTBOUND): BETWEEN METRU-PLH ON AWY UL612, AWYS UA145
(PLH-SALUN), UM1 AND UP868 (METRU-OLIKI) AFFECTED.
VERTICAL LIMITS: FL270-FL290.
DATES AND TIMES: MAR 14 1120-1200 (ALTERNATIVE 21 1120-1200)
ACFT: (1)KDC-10 NAF-48, (2)F16 NAF-83 AND NAF-84.
REMARK: CLEARANCE FOR DELAY-TIME 72 HOURS IS GRANTED.
Wolbie wrote:Maybe of interest for the ones listening to Athens ATC, this coming Tuesday and Wednesday air refuelling by RNLAF scheduled within Athinai FIR:
A0388/12 - AIR REFUELLING ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE BY ROYAL NETHERLANDS
AIRFORCE WITHIN ATHINAI FIR AS DESCRIBED BELOW:
1.- AREA (INBOUND): BETWEEN PLH-SALUN ON AWY UA145 ,AWYS UL612
(PLH-LINGI), UM728 (OLIKI-SALUN), UM1 AND UP868 (OLIKI-METRU)
AFFECTED.
VERTICAL LIMITS: FL270-FL290
DATES AND TIMES: MAR 13 0700-0725 (ALTERNATIVE MAR 20 0700-0725)
ACFT: (1)KDC-10 NAF-48, (2)F16 NAF-81 AND NAF-82.
REMARK: CLEARANCE FOR DELAY-TIME 72 HOURS IS GRANTED.
2.- AREA (OUTBOUND): BETWEEN METRU-PLH ON AWY UL612, AWYS UA145
(PLH-SALUN), UM1 AND UP868 (METRU-OLIKI) AFFECTED.
VERTICAL LIMITS: FL270-FL290.
DATES AND TIMES: MAR 14 1120-1200 (ALTERNATIVE 21 1120-1200)
ACFT: (1)KDC-10 NAF-48, (2)F16 NAF-83 AND NAF-84.
REMARK: CLEARANCE FOR DELAY-TIME 72 HOURS IS GRANTED.
NAF 81 & 82 departed today from Volkel to Souda Bay further to Sandpit with Tanker Support. J-514 & J-135 from memory
Now on Athens ATC (Athens 124.625) 08.46 GMT:
Trend41(-46) 6x F-16 USAF, about to pick up Gold91 (KC-10A 86-0035 305 AMW) for air refuelling block FL270-280
Gold92 (KC-135R 63-8026 151 ARW) destination LGSA (Souda), just switched Souda APP
Gold91 declaring emergency for Trend41 flt, fuel emergency:
Trend41 flt deviating to Souda Bay, all 6 aircraft to Souda.
Gold91 accompanying Trend flt to Souda, destination LEMO (Moron).
unable to accomplish air refuelling, tanker system broken.
A0423/12 - AIR REFUELLING ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN ATHINAI
FIR BY USA ACFT WITHIN AREA 3706N01900E 3400N02528E 3400N02446E
3644N01900E AREA CRETE. FL240 - FL260, 16 MAR 09:15 2012 UNTIL 16 MAR 12:57
2012. CREATED: 13 MAR 07:34 2012
A0422/12 - AIR REFUELLING ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN ATHINAI
FIR BY USA ACFT WITHIN AREA
3438N02414E 3508N03000E 3448N03000E 3442N02446E
AREA KARPATHOS. FL240 - FL260, 16 MAR 08:32 2012 UNTIL 16 MAR 12:15 2012. CREATED:
13 MAR 07:34 2012
(Could this have been for the Trend flight today, in the mean time rescheduled to today? However the second one, Karpathos is slightly of route..)
A0425/12 - US NAVY (USS ENTREPRISE) WILL MAKE A FIRING EXERCISE WITHIN
ATHINAIFIR AS DESCRIBED BELOW:
1.-EXERCISE AREA (FIRING) : 365600N0232900E 364200N0233200E
364100N0234800E 364700N0235500E. AWY P50 (IXIMA-RUSOS), LGD76
AFFECTED.
VERTICAL LIMITS: SCF-FL150.
2.- PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISE AIRCRAFT:
2.1.- EXERCISE ACFT WILL FLY VFR-VMC IN ACCORDANCE WITH ICAO
RULES AND PROCEDURES AS AMPLIFIED IN AIP-GREECE.
2.2.- EXERCISE ACFT WILL SUBMIT FLIGHT PLANS AND WILL ESTABLISH
CONTINUOUS RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH ATHINAI ACC ON EMERGENCY FREQ
121.5 MHZ OR 243.0 AND WITH CRC MAMBO CONTROL ON FREQ 129.8 MHZ OR
363.100 MHZ. SFC - FL150, MAR 26 27 1200-1500, 26 MAR 12:00 2012 UNTIL 27 MAR
15:00 2012. CREATED: 14 MAR 08:13 2012
(USS Enterprise about to enter the Mediterranean?)
CUBE71 (F-16 52W) flight about to join BOBBY21 / BOBBY31 (10.11 GMT) (return flight from Konya to Spangdahlem).
CUBE81 (F-16 52 FW) also entered Athina FIR (10.45 GTM)
as did PLF340 and PLF344 (F-16 Polish AF), on their way back fro Israel to Poland (11.04/11.45 GMT)
PLF344 switched to Souda APP, so I guess fuelstop at Souda.