Aircraft Involved:
FLAM15 - KC135 AE0262 61-0321 mission code: 8PZ 155R 1S 212
FLAM16 - KC135 AE066E 62-3569 mission code: 8JZ 155R 2S 210
RCH878 - C-17 AE2FAF 08-8203 mission code: PMR J155 RP 211
RCH870 - C-17 AE2FAE 08-8202 mission code: PMR J157 RP 213
RCH870 - C-17 AE20C2 07-7181 mission code: PMR J157 RP 213 Took over from 08-8202 mid mission (Ramstein)The first mission on the 31st July involved the 2 tankers, out of EGUN, refuelling the C-17 (RCH878) near Gibraltar
The C-17 routing was Mesa (Phoenix KFFZ)) – Alexandria (KAEX) – McGuire – OTBH – Benazir Bhutto airport, Pakistan
Second mission – 1st August 2025
Involved refuelling RCH870 by FLAM 17 – 61-0321 over the Atlantic but this mission failed for unknown reasons and the aircraft diverted to ETAR – the mission was taken over by C-17 AE20C2 07-7181
Routing Mesa – McGuire – (Ramstein) – UDYZ (Armenia)
It’s thought both these flights were repatriation flights Both tankers returned to the states on 3rd August 2025 as CLEAN31/32 for Coronet 009E – 3rd August 2025
