Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
18 September 2021
17:54
Origin : RMS
RMS
ETAR
Ramstein
Rhineland-Palatinate
Germany
Elevation : 237m / 776ft
Coordinates : 49°25′13″N 8°35′1″E
Destination : IQA
IQA
ORAA
Hīt
Al-Anbar Governorate
Iraq
Elevation : 188m / 618ft
Coordinates : 34°46′8″N 42°25′28″E
Comment
Direct from Germany to Al Asad Air Base, not a usual thing. Also unusual is it turning around and flying back to Germany without stopping at the other more usual places like OKAS, XJD or DHF.@ 23:11 UTC : More unusual : it's hard to be certain but this appears to be the second C-17 flying direct to IQA that tries to fly out again but appears to turn back to IQA we see today.