π¨π¦π¨π΄ Someone with better intel on Canadian-Colombian military relations might recognize what these flights are indicative of; I don't. Before I lose track of which Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130J transports flew to #Colombia in September for an exercise(?), lets document them.
First, remember that the RCAF CC-130H fleet stay at home like red headed step children; they do SAR and other domestic taskings. We just need to watch where the CC-130J fleet has been internationally.
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J Fleet:
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π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J Fleet:
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Secondly, remember that a callsign stays the same for an entire mission; same callsign, same mission. Dropping off/picking up the same people, returning from dropping things off, or brining things back; it would all be one callsign.
Sequential call-signs are usually related too.
Sequential call-signs are usually related too.
2021-08-25
π¨π¦ Two #RCAF CC-130J tactical transports (130605, 130610) flew together to Pennsylvania; to do so some low-level flying training in the mountains? π€·ββοΈ
#CFC2584 #CFC2585 #C2B553 #C2B585
π¨π¦ Two #RCAF CC-130J tactical transports (130605, 130610) flew together to Pennsylvania; to do so some low-level flying training in the mountains? π€·ββοΈ
#CFC2584 #CFC2585 #C2B553 #C2B585
2021-08-26
π¨π¦ Both CC-130J transports departed #8WingTrenton heading South the next day, and stopped at Miami International to refuel, and maybe pick-up/drop-off people or supplies. 130605 identified itself as #CFC2567 using ADS-B, 130610 used Mode-S and no callsign was broadcast
π¨π¦ Both CC-130J transports departed #8WingTrenton heading South the next day, and stopped at Miami International to refuel, and maybe pick-up/drop-off people or supplies. 130605 identified itself as #CFC2567 using ADS-B, 130610 used Mode-S and no callsign was broadcast
2021-08-27
π¨π¦ Both CC-130J transports arrived in #Colombia π¨π΄
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#CFC2567
π¨π¦ Both CC-130J transports arrived in #Colombia π¨π΄
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#CFC2567
2021-08-27 Meanwhile in Africa...
π¨π¦ RCAF CC-130J 130614 as callsign #CFC4036 arrived in Dakar, which itself isn't unusual, they have been ferrying UN, Canadian, and French troops around Africa pretty frequently.
π¨π¦ RCAF CC-130J 130614 as callsign #CFC4036 arrived in Dakar, which itself isn't unusual, they have been ferrying UN, Canadian, and French troops around Africa pretty frequently.
2021-08-30
π¨π¦ RCAF CC-130J 130614 flew back to Dakar from Mali(?) having avoided detection on the way there. What's that callsign? #CFC2568 Only one off from the Colombia trip. What a coincidence. Clearly forces deployed in Mali wouldn't have anything to do with Colombia, right?
π¨π¦ RCAF CC-130J 130614 flew back to Dakar from Mali(?) having avoided detection on the way there. What's that callsign? #CFC2568 Only one off from the Colombia trip. What a coincidence. Clearly forces deployed in Mali wouldn't have anything to do with Colombia, right?
2021-08-31
π¨π¦ RCAF CC-130J 130614 callsign #CFC2568 flew to Lajes Air Base in the Azores π΅πΉ.
#C2B5AD
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130605 was using patriotic callsign #MLSN24 while flying over #Colombia π¨π΄ conducting operations or exercises, presumably with the Fuerzas Militares de Colombia.
π¨π¦ RCAF CC-130J 130614 callsign #CFC2568 flew to Lajes Air Base in the Azores π΅πΉ.
#C2B5AD
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130605 was using patriotic callsign #MLSN24 while flying over #Colombia π¨π΄ conducting operations or exercises, presumably with the Fuerzas Militares de Colombia.
2021-09-01
π¨π¦ RCAF CC-130J 130614 callsign #CFC2568 flew from Lajes Air Base to Halifax, and on to Trenton
π¨π¦ RCAF CC-130J 130610, which used Mode-S for the trip to Colombia, is now using #CFC2577 and ADS-B, for part of the trip in US airspace, and landed at Miami International.
π¨π¦ RCAF CC-130J 130614 callsign #CFC2568 flew from Lajes Air Base to Halifax, and on to Trenton
π¨π¦ RCAF CC-130J 130610, which used Mode-S for the trip to Colombia, is now using #CFC2577 and ADS-B, for part of the trip in US airspace, and landed at Miami International.
2021-09-02
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130610, which used Mode-S for the trip to #Colombia, is still using #CFC2577 and ADS-B for the flight from Miami to #8WingTrenton.
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130610, which used Mode-S for the trip to #Colombia, is still using #CFC2577 and ADS-B for the flight from Miami to #8WingTrenton.
2021-09-03
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130614, fresh from its return from Halifax the day before, conducted SAR, or maybe low-level training, near Toronto, over Lake Ontario.
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130605 continued operations over #Colombia, near BogotΓ‘, as #APOLO21.
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π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130614, fresh from its return from Halifax the day before, conducted SAR, or maybe low-level training, near Toronto, over Lake Ontario.
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130605 continued operations over #Colombia, near BogotΓ‘, as #APOLO21.
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2021-09-08
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130615 flew from Trenton to Lajes Air Base as #CFC2578. π€
That's sequential from the flight from Colombia to Trenton days previous. Coincidence? π€·ββοΈ
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π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130615 flew from Trenton to Lajes Air Base as #CFC2578. π€
That's sequential from the flight from Colombia to Trenton days previous. Coincidence? π€·ββοΈ
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2021-09-09
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130615 callsign #CFC2578 arrived in Halifax from the Azores.
#C2B5B7
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π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130615 callsign #CFC2578 arrived in Halifax from the Azores.
#C2B5B7
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2021-09-10
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130615 flew from Halifax to Orlando, FL to refuel and potentially drop-off/pick-up people or supplies. They flew South until we lost them when they switched to Mode-S from ADS-B and ceased to transmit their exact location.
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130615 flew from Halifax to Orlando, FL to refuel and potentially drop-off/pick-up people or supplies. They flew South until we lost them when they switched to Mode-S from ADS-B and ceased to transmit their exact location.
2021-09-12
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130605 #CFC2567 and 130615 #CFC2578 departed Colombia together and flew to a small airstrip on the South side of Puerto Rico, where they landed, presumably refueled, and headed their separate ways; to Canada and... Texas? π€
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130605 #CFC2567 and 130615 #CFC2578 departed Colombia together and flew to a small airstrip on the South side of Puerto Rico, where they landed, presumably refueled, and headed their separate ways; to Canada and... Texas? π€
2021-09-13
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130605 #CFC2567 returned to #8WingTrenton.
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130615 #CFC2578 landed in Austin, Texas πΊπΈ.
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130605 #CFC2567 returned to #8WingTrenton.
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130615 #CFC2578 landed in Austin, Texas πΊπΈ.
2021-09-14
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130615, still the same callsign from their flight to Colombia #CFC2578 flew uncharacteristically low all the way from Austin to Leadville? then Colorado Springs? Stayed below normal cruise altitude (~16,500ft) until they left for Trenton at 29,000ft.
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130615, still the same callsign from their flight to Colombia #CFC2578 flew uncharacteristically low all the way from Austin to Leadville? then Colorado Springs? Stayed below normal cruise altitude (~16,500ft) until they left for Trenton at 29,000ft.
There was this flight:
https://twitter.com/steffanwatkins/status/1440760384521060352?s=20
Did Canadian Forces returning from Africa stay for a week of decompression in the Azores, and was the 2nd flight their ride home or to their next mission? That ride seemed to go all the way to Colombia. π€
As Rick pointed out, the Colombia exercise was Γngel de los Andes; so we have a timetable and pictures thanks to DVIDS. We also have photographic proof that the Canadians were there.
h/t @RCAF_ARC π; I couldn't find your media advisory about #ADLA21, eh.
h/t @RCAF_ARC π; I couldn't find your media advisory about #ADLA21, eh.
https://twitter.com/ADSB_not_ACDC/status/1440809369063415815?s=20
π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-130J 130605 is featured in the DVIDS pics; there is no mention of this exercise from any @CanadianForces sources I've been able to find.
Why do I need to get RCAF info from foreign sources?
Why doesn't @RCAF_ARC hype this kind of cooperation?
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Why do I need to get RCAF info from foreign sources?
Why doesn't @RCAF_ARC hype this kind of cooperation?
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π¨π¦ The visit to The Azores? #ASAREX21, another multinational exercise that for some unknown reason DND Public Affairs didn't feel it necessary to share with the Canadian public. Why is that? Here's a video including RCAF pilot Capt Lively; from @hfxjrcc.
Nice patch!
Nice patch!
You can see the whole video on DVIDS, with lots of other content there about the exercise too, that I can't find any mention of from public @CanadianForces sources, for some unknown reason.
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π¨π¦ That's #RCAF #413SQN of #14WingGreenwood who was participating in #ASAREX21, BTW.
I'm not sure which squadrons participated in #ADLA21 in Colombia.
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I'm not sure which squadrons participated in #ADLA21 in Colombia.
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π¨π¦ I'll go ahead and remind you all that every exercise and operation has a lot of paperwork, both before and after the event. The choice to use a passive media posture (ie, not engaging the media) was a conscious decision made in the planning phase.
#RCAF #ASAREX21 #ADLA21
#RCAF #ASAREX21 #ADLA21
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