Chania (Souda Bay) LGSA/CHQ 2017 MIL

[Le Addeur noir]

CHQ Saturday 21st January visitors,

164996 BD-996 C-130T VR-64 CNV3863 from EGAA
165161 BD-161 C-130T VR-64 CNV3861 from EGAA

[Militaryspotter7]

15:30 28th Jan
AC-130 USAF c/s Sceptre 71
AC-130 USAF c/s Sceptre 72
Turkey issues on flight plan
Heard on Greek airspace ATC comms
will await reply from turkey but might just
Divert to LGSA to re enter the flight plan

15:37, Been told by turkey to divert until the flight plan is filed correct.Both aircraft now awaiting co-ord with Souda Bay FL150

15:44 call please now 118.1250, Souda apch List details exact on flight plan. full information in operations box. sorry I was unable to help more they want all information on ops , Sceptre replies thanks for your amazing help sir, will talk soon when completed flt plan

15:46, Both now pushed Souda Bay


Anybody have tail's of both aircraft ?

[rh226]

Sceptre71 was showing on ADS-B yesterday as HC-130J 11-5725 [AE4E17].

Probably the other one is also an HC-130J.

Cheers,

Bob

[Golf Lima]

Expect today from Lisbon

KING33 69-5833

[Militaryspotter7]

Sceptre71 was showing on ADS-B yesterday as HC-130J 11-5725 [AE4E17].

Probably the other one is also an HC-130J.

Cheers,

Bob

Hi I do not know where you got this information but it is incorrect both pilot's self id to atc they were AC-130's
That is why I put that on my post, whilst I listened to them speaking about the failed flight plan.

[joost]

Sceptre71 was showing on ADS-B yesterday as HC-130J 11-5725 [AE4E17].

Probably the other one is also an HC-130J.

Cheers,

Bob

Hi I do not know where you got this information but it is incorrect both pilot's self id to atc they were AC-130's
That is why I put that on my post, whilst I listened to them speaking about the failed flight plan.

SEPTR 71 made also a short visit to Ramstein out Rota before they went east again.
Based on altitude it can not be a AC130 which will not climb above FL100 due to lack of cabin pressure.

Days before I heard this one as SEPTR71 on 08906.0 inbound Lajes. Again at a altitude which can not be a AC130.
That is, they had to switch to 132.150 (from memory) which suggest they were inbound Lajes or at least within VHF range.
As a HC130J is a Combat KING, a SCEPTER is most appropiate for them.

AC130 fly as SPECTRE

I can not imagine they will tell atc their exact type, I have never heard them do that.
They always tell their basic type like "we are a C135" rather than RC135. They could have said "we are a C130" which off course sounds like AC130
But I have not heard it in this case.

[raameagle]

SEPTR71 - 11-5725
SEPTR72 - 12-5768

Regards

[rh226]

Thank you, joost and raameagle.

[minotaur]

Several Aviano based F-16's are on a short term training deployment for more than a week now. Only confirmed serial yet is 89-2035 (555th FS).
Moreover, an Icelandic Coast Guard Dash-8 (TF-SIF) was seen flying patrol missions out of Souda on Jan. 28th.

[Maurizio]

14 555thFS are deployed there, expected till the end of this week

[Le Addeur noir]

CHQ Sunday 05th February visitor,

01-0040 C-40B 99th AS 89th AW SAM7394 from LERT

[Thunderbolt]

Today visitor (FEB 16th)

RCH1008 AC130U 89-1056 from LPLA

[Bennie]

February 24th visitors: RCH561 (92-1454?) & RCH101 (TANKEE11? / 74-2134?).

[Bennie]

June 26th visitors: RCH556 & RCH525. ADS-B has these as 96-1007 & 95-6712 respectively.

[Bennie]

June 26th visitors: RCH556 & RCH525. ADS-B has these as 96-1007 & 95-6712 respectively.

The first one was visible over EHAM just now..