Re all the above posts re Typhoons and KC-46 and B-52s......The Typhoons are taking part in exercise “Atlantic Trident” which is based around Mont de Marsan,France. The Typhoons are operating out of Coningsby and basically their “targets” are over Southern France/Northern Spain so they are supported by Voyagers from Brize. Also involved in this exercise are USAF F-35’s operating out of MdeM. This exercise goes on till 28/5.
The KC-46’s are operating out of Mildenhall and taking part in exercise “Astral Knight” which is being held over Italy/Greece...they route out of Mildenhall using “Pack” callsigns along with some of the based KC-135’s using “Lager” callsigns.
The B-52’s x 4 are operating out of Moron,(not Rota), and are on a “Bomber Task Force”,BTF global deployment out of Barksdale AFB. Looking at some of their recent missions,they have routed up over Denmark,Sweden,Norway,so could possibly be routing over the UK there/back,....these deployments sometimes last 2-3 weeks,....let’s hope the weather here improves!
Hope this info helps somewhat
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