RCH335

Boeing C-17A Globemaster III

United States

AE07FA

Transport - Operations - Military

18 September 2021

10:49

Origin : ROZ

Naval Station Rota

ROZ

LERT

Rota

Andalucía

Spain

Elevation : 26m / 86ft

Coordinates : 37°38′43″N 6°20′58″W

Destination : IQA

Al Asad Air Base

IQA

ORAA

Hīt

Al-Anbar Governorate

Iraq

Elevation : 188m / 618ft

Coordinates : 34°46′8″N 42°25′28″E

Comment

Like RCH102 which flew into IQA earlier today, this is an unusual flight for the same reasons : direct from it's base to IQA without visiting any of the other big US bases in the Gulf.

@ 21:46 UTC : Just like RCH102 it returns around, back to whence it came, but it appears to turn back to IQA before reaching Turkish air space. IF -- big if -- they indeed both turned back before reaching Turkey...what's the story ?

Operations

RCH (2274)

US AIr Force. Air Mobility Command Reach flight.

Resources