What's happening at the Northsea?

[Flyboy]

Monday 19/10/2020, 11:30 utc I see 7 tankers going to or coming from the Northsea.

UK area
quid 616 58-0100
quid 282 62-3551
madrs 27 zz333
madrs 20 zz336

Dutch area
quid 13 57-2605
quid 14 57-1440
SL41 T-235

Nato 06 LX-N90445 is orbiting in a racetrack of the Danish coast while it normally circle in the middle of the Northsea.

Anyone a clue about an exercise? Or am I mistaken and this is normal operations...

Additional players (all from ADSB):
Rebel 81 FA-95
Rebel 31 FA-123
Detox 11 FA-106
Detox 12 FA-134
Detox 13 FA-126
Detox 14 FA-127
Fist 41 J-616
Bolt 01 F-010
Jedi 31 F-010
Jedi 32 F-011

Zombi 20, 22,23 (landed Leeuwarden)

Ghost 15, 25, 51 (Buchel)
Nitro 62, 63, 64 (spangdahlem)

[Chrissly69]

Perhaps Crimson Warrior

[roberto]

In the Dutch and German Deltas this afternoon aircraft for exercise Cold Igloo / Steadfast Noon, which is an exercise for B61 users.
Aircraft from Volkel, Leeuwarden, Lakenheath, Kleine Brogel, Norvenich, Buchel and Spangdahlem participated.
This is the last week of the exercise, which started last week

[Flyboy]

Thanks! That checks with the players.
Anyone know callsign Zombi (20, 22, 23) now landed at Leeuwarden?

[LookingGlass]

Ah, that makes sense! Last week (14oct), during a similar exercise with Detox, Warp, Weasel etc refuelling, I caught 'Mighty 65 flight rtb to the States' talking to bandbox. I was wondering why the US bomber task force was working with bandbox.

Thanks for clearing that up

[roberto]

Thanks! That checks with the players.
Anyone know callsign Zombi (20, 22, 23) now landed at Leeuwarden?

That were just EHLW F16's

[AK01]

I can add the following :
Jackal61/62 LN F15's did AAR with Shell41, tails given 91-0311/91-0314.
Jackal91 LN F15 with Shell41 as well, no tail heard, think Jackal92 had a ground abort.
Warp51/52 Typhoons AAR, tails given 3147/3134/3133/3130.
Devil11 tail given (MM)7075, so Italian Tornado.
Devil71 , tail given (MM)7086
Bonzo01/04 Dutch F16s J146/ 015/016/641.
Ghost15 German Tornado tail given 4551.
Ghost25 tail given 4585 + Ghost51, no tail heard.

[Flyboy]

Thanks! That checks with the players.
Anyone know callsign Zombi (20, 22, 23) now landed at Leeuwarden?

That were just EHLW F16's

They had an awfull american accent...

[roberto]

Thanks! That checks with the players.
Anyone know callsign Zombi (20, 22, 23) now landed at Leeuwarden?

That were just EHLW F16's

They had an awfull american accent...

Zombie20 was i think an American exchange pilot flying with 322sqn

[Flyboy]

Ah, that makes sense! Last week (14oct), during a similar exercise with Detox, Warp, Weasel etc refuelling, I caught 'Mighty 65 flight rtb to the States' talking to bandbox. I was wondering why the US bomber task force was working with bandbox.

Thanks for clearing that up

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