Geilenkirchen (ETNG/GKE) - 2012 MIL

[nhoogenboom]

New year.....new topic!!
Happy spotting!

Regards, Niels

[Bennie]

Looks as if Frisbee is evacuating! This morning, NATO04, 05, 06, 09, 10 and 13 departed within one and a half hours or so....

[andel]

NATO06 doing circuit,s above Holland at 31.000 ft.
SBS shows LX-N90455 E-3A.

[Bennie]

Inbound now is RCH79.. New year, new tankers!!

[Bennie]

Inbound now is RCH79.. New year, new tankers!!

RCH121 arrived around 08:05 local this morning...

[Richard de Florennes]

action seen here today between exactly 08.00 and 10.00 hours local time:

GEILENKIRCHEN MONDAY 2012-01-09 RW27
Weather: overcast/low clouds, very hazy, some drizzles, light wind

Based aircraft (NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force):
E-3A NAEW&CF 90451 T08:15
E-3A NAEW&CF 90455 T08:32
E-3A NAEW&CF 90453 T09:22

Detached aircraft (tanker support for NAEW&CF):
KC-135R 507thARW 80121 L08:07
KC-135R 507thARW 80079 L09:41

both tankers wore very big and nice nose art on their backboard sides!

[Bennie]

action seen here today between exactly 08.00 and 10.00 hours local time:

GEILENKIRCHEN MONDAY 2012-01-09 RW27
Weather: overcast/low clouds, very hazy, some drizzles, light wind

Based aircraft (NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force):
E-3A NAEW&CF 90451 T08:15
E-3A NAEW&CF 90455 T08:32
E-3A NAEW&CF 90453 T09:22

Detached aircraft (tanker support for NAEW&CF):
KC-135R 507thARW 80121 L08:07
KC-135R 507thARW 80079 L09:41

both tankers wore very big and nice nose art on their backboard sides!

The tankers used the last 2 or 3 digits of their serials as callsign today. Rather unusual, isn't it?

[Bennie]

VADER now shooting approach(es) at Frisbee... Civil or Mil?

[MarcelHdt]

VADER now shooting approach(es) at Frisbee... Civil or Mil?

Eurofighter from Nörvenich.

[Bennie]

RCH79 has just departed Geilenkirchen back to CONUS (KCEF).

[Stef V]

Hi all,

Anybody a time of departure for the tankers tomorrow?
Thanks in advance!

Stef V

[Stefan]

Hi all,

Anybody a time of departure for the tankers tomorrow?
Thanks in advance!

Stef V

Found this answer to similar questions in the past:

Can anyone tell at what time the Tankers depart on fryday?

They normally do it between 0800-1200lt, I don't know actually ETD's.

[Bennie]

RCH121 is climbing out of Geilenkirchen on her way to KCEF (Westover).

[Bennie]

RCH121 is climbing out of Geilenkirchen on her way to KCEF (Westover).

RCH831 just departed in trail.....

[Kane]

Went to GKE this morning. 1 Awacs departed at 8, wasn't there yet so no serial, this was what was noted between 8:15 and 12:00 local:

Awacs:
LX-N 90455
LX-N 90450
LX-N 90445

KC-135 Tinker AFB AFRC 80121
KC 135 Tinker AFB AFRC 38880