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Old 14th June 2021, 04:11 PM
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And another one just now.
A guess these are an unusual sight at Northolt?

We had an A400M doing practice sweeps at Norwich airport today with the Ascot call sign. Anyone know what the Ascot flights are?

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Old 14th June 2021, 04:42 PM
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Anyone know what the Ascot flights are?
RAF: Air Support Command Operational Transport

ASCOT - Air Support Command Operational Transport, basically allocated to any transport flight
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Old 24th June 2021, 05:45 AM
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For those near to the flight path of Brize Norton the big Antanov 225 will be landing there around midday today.

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Old 24th June 2021, 08:28 AM
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Interesting, thanks for that. ETA now 14:10 BST. Just about to leave Egypt at Alexandria and head NE over the Med.
Flight is ADB3859 for reference, Flightradar : https://www.flightradar24.com/ADB3859/282a0d87

Coming from Karachi, I wonder what it was delivering or collecting there?
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Old 24th June 2021, 09:34 AM
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It left its home Kyiv for Kabul then Karachi.

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Airport sources said the aircraft was scheduled to leave Karachi in the early hours of Thursday morning. They said the aircraft contained military cargo that was being transported from Afghanistan as part of withdrawal plan of the US and allied forces from the war-torn country.
Obviously it will be something quite large!

Edit, it went from Kyiv to Kabul then Karachi.
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Obviously it will be something quite large!
And time-sensitive, or it could go by sea from Karachi.
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Old 24th June 2021, 09:46 AM
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I've just updated my post as I've read it landed at Kabul before Karachi.
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landed at Kabul before Karachi.
First trip out in about a year according to some sources, grounded due to Covid. Just passing over Elba.
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Old 25th June 2021, 07:48 PM
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In a press release from the MOD they said it delivered Puma helicopters.

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Old 26th June 2021, 09:33 PM
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For those near to the flight path of Brize Norton the big Antanov 225 will be landing there around midday today.

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Had this video pop up on my YouTube recommendations. The link is where the video gets interesting as it's leaving Brize Norton: https://youtu.be/BPu1Dj81-EE?t=149
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