Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2013 MIL

[Thunderbolt]

Good evening,

The previous night departed:

2x F22 USAF with KC135
06-4117/AK MAZDA15
04-4077/AK MAZDA16
61-0280 KC135 GOLD66

4x Egyptians F16s with KC10
9753 RETRO01
9822 RETRO02
9823 RETRO03
9824 RETRO04
85-0030 KC10 BLUE51

Departed 3xTphoons with L1011 to TXKF around 1256Z
ZJ933 RRR9607
ZJ942 RRR9698
ZJ912 RRR9609
ZD951 L1011 RRR9202

Arrived a flight of 4 USAFE A10
81-0980/SP HURON31
81-0960/SP HURON32
82-0646/SP HURON33
81-0983/SP HURON34
57-1428 KC135 CAFE81

Departed from Lajes to LIPA a C130 from USMC OTIS81 167108/BD

Also arrived a C9 and C130.
LOBO01 C9 USMC 160047
CNV3942 C130 USN 164994

Regards.

[sdamico]

3Wg/525FS F-22s are replacement for 18Wg/67FS F-15s at Al Dhafra?

SD

[Thunderbolt]

Negative, They're replacement the other F22s of Holloman currently deployed.

[mainsail2011]

some updates:

23-01:
Dep Civil Reg C-12 ( USAF/CIA/FBI ) Crook 34

24-01:
arr GAF 261 C-160 50+48
Arr Lobo 01 C-9 160047
ARR PN 86 P-3C 14808

25-01:
CNV 4001 dep C-40 166695
CNV 3982 dep C-130T 164994
Trend 21-26 Arr F-15's LN
Blue 73 arr KC-10 84-0192
Check 82 ( sounds like ) arr direct after KC-10

Check 82 could be SENTRY 82 E-3B 78-0576 but c/s sounds more like CHECK than SENTRY

[Starfighter_F-104G]

Trend 21-26 arr F-15's LN? !

Are you sure?

[dinger]

The LN Strike Eagles departed with the callsign CUBE.

Dinger.

[joost]

Trend 21-26 arr F-15's LN? !

Are you sure?

Think you are right Trends are not LN F-15's They departed 24th, not 25th

Believe they went northern route, they were heard statesside same day. Besides their callsign was CUBE not TREND, their (492nd FS) supporting tankers were BOBBY 81 & 82
Lakenheath is Notamed open Jan 26th, also Oceanic reservation for Shanwick suggest route to Conus rather via Lajes

[J.J.]

Arrived a flight of 4 USAFE A10
81-0980/SP HURON31
81-0960/SP HURON32
82-0646/SP HURON33
81-0983/SP HURON34
57-1428 KC135 CAFE81

Thunderbolt, thank you so much for this long awaited log. Any related stopover shots so far?

[Thunderbolt]

Trend21 flight were 6x F22s, not F15s
The E3 callsign was SHUCK82

[mainsail2011]

update 25-01:

RCH055 arr KC-135 ??
Blue 74 arr KC-135 58-0008
EGY1102 arr C-130H 1274 Egypt AF

Thanks guys for the update

[mainsail2011]

RCH 476 inbound

[Thunderbolt]

some updates:

23-01:
Dep Civil Reg C-12 ( USAF/CIA/FBI ) Crook 34

24-01:
ARR PN 86 P-3C 14808

CROOK34 was a Dash7 from USArmy. Reg: N566CC

That P3 was from Pakistan Navy with reg: 86.

RCH486 diverted to LERT due to the winds

[Thunderbolt]

Yesterday at Lajes:

Departed to Mildenhall
160047 LOBO01 C9

A10s for the last time in Europe departed yesterday
81-0980/SP HURON31
81-0960/SP HURON32
82-0646/SP HURON33
81-0983/SP HURON34
57-1428 CAFE81 KC135


166695 CNV4001 C40 dep
164994/AX CNV3942 C130 dep

6x F22s arr
04-4081/HO TREND21
05-4084/HO TREND22
05-4089/HO TREND23
05-4094/HO TREND24
05-4098/HO TREND25
05-4100/HO TREND26
84-0192 BLUE73 KC10

E3 USAF arr
78-0576/OK SHUCH82 E3E

Regards

[mainsail2011]

Heavy winds today at Lajes

Blue 71 try to land at lajes, but divert to Rota, Spain

KC-10A 86-0038

[mainsail2011]

27-01:

all dep:
04-4081/HO TREND21
05-4084/HO TREND22
05-4089/HO TREND23
05-4094/HO TREND24
05-4098/HO TREND25
05-4100/HO TREND26

Blue 72 & Blue 74
RCH055 KC-135

Shuck 82 E-3 78-0576/OK
EGY1102 C-130 1274 Egypt AF

RCH476 C-17A 00-0185

Blue 68 ??

update are welcome