RRR9422

Airbus A330-243 MRTT

United Kingdom

43C6F6

Multi-Mission - Operations - Military

28 September 2021

14:21

Origin : AKT

RAF Akrotiri

AKT

LCRA

Akrotiri

(unassigned)

United Kingdom

Elevation : 23m / 76ft

Coordinates : 35°34′25″N 33°58′16″E

Destination : AKT

RAF Akrotiri

AKT

LCRA

Akrotiri

(unassigned)

United Kingdom

Elevation : 23m / 76ft

Coordinates : 35°34′25″N 33°58′16″E

Comment

Off on the second Iraq CBOW mission of the day with a single Jetson. Always have to check and double-check the Jetsons/EUFIs they like to fly in close, very close formation one literally on top of the other mere meters apart.

@ 18:26 UTC : Sadly, a familiar image : Biggles/CBOW in a holding pattern West of Erbil and Van 001071 East of Erbil pounding its beat and possibly crossing the border with Iran.

@ 21:36 UTC : Returning to base after the usual 5-ish hours. I expect the EUFI to appear any minute too.

The EUFI did appear but it's the 'wrong' one : ZK325 with callsign RFR9721X instead of ZK349/RFR9722 that went in with Biggles. The EUFIs probably switched places, rotating in/out of Iraq.

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RRR (2107)

Royal Air Force. 'Ascot' callsign.

BIGGLES (487)

Biggles

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