Originally Posted by
Not_a_boffin
Seems a bit of a faff to deliver to Brize and then road transport to Wattisham. Anyone any idea why they weren't flown directly into Wattisham?
Same thought occured to me but suspected it was as runway was now unsuitable. I then wondered why not via Mildenhall and A11 + A14 or would that be too complicated?
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This reminded me of being held up trying to get out of Cemetery Hill in Odiham on the way to work in 2018. Only to find something larger was also avoiding the road works. Again wondering - as I believe it was on it's way to Mali - why a C-17 hadn't come to take it. I know a C-17 brought one to Odiham in April this year (see below).
Source @GHRBerksHants via RAF Odiham Twitter
Source RAF Odiham Twitter