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🇬🇧 RAF #OpSHADER sortie underway over #Iraq 🇮🇶; Voyager ZZ333 #43C6F6 as #VADER49 is at 25,000ft waiting for thirsty birds. Squawk 1371. With additional ADSBexchange receivers in Iraq we would geolocate them using multilateration/MLAT.

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November 20, 2024 at 11:51 PM
osint-mirrors.bsky.social
Source: @defencegeek on X

RT @ArmchairAdml: #RAF Royal Air Force - Saudi AAR Support

Airbus KC.2 Voyager 1x
#43C6F6 ZZ333 - ASCOT 9915 (1/3)
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September 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM
altw.bsky.social
#RAF KC2 voyager seen on the flight radar circling over the east mediterranean sea - RAF forces said to be taking part in strictly defensive action across the middle east. #RRR9961 #43C6F6
February 28, 2026 at 11:07 PM
altw.bsky.social
#RAF KC2 voyager seen on the flight radar having departed RAF akrotiri heading east over jordan - aircraft providing AAR for military aircraft operating in the area. #VR39 #RRR9961 #43C6F6

this same flight seen yesterday circling over the east of jordan close to the border with saudi arabia.
March 3, 2026 at 7:52 PM
altw.bsky.social
#RAF 2x KC2 voyager seen on the flight radar with departures from akrotiri, aircraft operating over the west of iraq at the border with syria, aswell as looking to be over the red sea. #RRR9966 #RRR9961 #43C6F4 #43C6F6
May 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
steffanwatkins.bsky.social
🇬🇧 RAF Voyager ZZ333 is over #Iraq 🇮🇶 around ~19,000 ft using Squawk 1371 on an #OpSHADER sortie.

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map of the middle east showing the RAF flight departing Cyprus and flying over Jordan toward Iraq.
November 23, 2024 at 2:41 AM
altw.bsky.social
#RAF KC2 voyager seen touching down at flughafen nürnberg, bayern, arrival from RAF brize norton. #RRR2346 #43C6F6
December 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
altw.bsky.social
#RAF KC2 voyager / eurofighter typhoon seen on the flight radar, aircraft having departed from and now RTB at RAF akrotiri, this being a daily flight as part of operation shader.

voyager seen circling and tracked over the east of iraq at the border with syria. #RRR9956X #RRR9958 #43C791 #43C6F6
July 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
osint-mirrors.bsky.social
against the Houthis in Yemen. It will most likely refuel the Eurofighter "Typhoon" jets operated by the Royal Saudi Air Force, which are based at King Fahd Airbase (OETF) near to Jeddah.

Voyager KC.2 "ASCOT9915" ZZ333 #43C6F6 (3/4)
September 25, 2026 at 8:58 AM
altw.bsky.social
#RAF KC2 voyager seen on the flight radar circling and operating to the east of syria, flight departure from RAF akrotiri, flights looking to be part of daily operations (AAR's) as part of the UK's 'operation shader' over the middle east. #RRR9961 #43C6F6
April 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
borrowed7time.bsky.social
UK:

RAF assets returning to RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, after an Operation Shader mission over Iraq:

Eurofighter Typhoon ZK342 #43CAF0 RRR9959x

Airbus KC2 Voyager ZZ333 #43C6F6 RRR9961
November 10, 2024 at 11:49 PM
victorribera.bsky.social
#AlertaAvio Codi ICAO: #43C6F6
Operador: #ROYALAIRFORCE
Vol: #RRR2880 #ZZ333 #A332
Hora: 2026-09-23 18:54:24 CEST
Alt min: 41000 ft
Codi Squawk: #2262
#adsb #planefence #planealert by kx1t sdr-e adsbexchange flightaware
September 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM
radarmechelen.bsky.social
Flight: #RRR2301
ICAO code: #43C6F6
Callsign: #ASCOT
Operator: Royal Air Force
Country: 🇬🇧
Speed: 826 kmh
Altitude: 11582 m
Distance: 2.6 km
Angle ∆: 77.5°
Direction ->: WNW
Track:
https://tinyurl.com/26znr6ee
History:
https://www.radarbox.com/data/mode-s/43C6F6
Seen: 16x
#RAF #RoyalAirForce #United
December 1, 2024 at 2:38 PM
radarmechelen.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Flight: #rrr2301
ICAO code: #43c6f6
Callsign: #ascot
Operator: Royal Air Force
Country: 🇬🇧
Speed: 826 kmh
Altitude: 11582 m
Distance: 2.6 km
Angle ∆: 77.5°
Direction ->: WNW
Track:
https://tinyurl.com/26znr6ee
History:
https://www.radarbox.com/data/mode-s/43C6F6
Seen: 16x
#raf #royalairforce […]
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December 1, 2024 at 2:49 PM
radarmechelen.bsky.social
Flight: #RRR2335
ICAO code: #43C6F6
Callsign: #ASCOT
Operator: Royal Air Force
Country: 🇬🇧
Speed: 794 kmh
Altitude: 12192 m
Distance: 4.3 km
Angle ∆: 70.4°
Direction ->: WNW
Track:
https://tinyurl.com/22a39dtq
History:
https://www.radarbox.com/data/mode-s/43C6F6
Seen: 19x
#RAF #RoyalAirForce #United
January 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
altw.bsky.social
#USAF 2x KC-135R stratotanker seen on the flight radar, the pair circling over the north sea, departures from mildenhall. #AE048A #AE05B1

#RAF KC2 voyager also included here also circling over the north sea, departure from brize norton. #TARTN39 #43C6F6
March 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
abovefrl.bsky.social
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #43C6F6 Tail: #ZZ333
Owner: #RoyalAirForce
Aircraft: #Airbus Voyager KC2
2025-09-02 10:47:51 CEST
#A332 #Air2Air #TigerTokens #PerArduaAdAstra
#adsb #planefence #planealert by kx1t - link
September 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
borrowed7time.bsky.social
UK RAF assets out of RAF Akrotiri, heading to Iraq on an Operation Shader mission:

Eurofighter Typhoon ZK363 #43C791 as RRR9959

KC2 Voyager ZZ333 #43C6F6 as RRR9961
November 20, 2024 at 10:01 PM
osint-mirrors.bsky.social
Atlas C.1 "?" ZM417 #43C5EB
Voyager KC.3 "RRR9958" ZZ333 #43C6F6
Voyager KC.3 "RRR9303" ZZ335 #43C6F8
Voyager KC.3 "RRR2270" ZZ338 #43C6FB
Typhoon FGR.4 "DRAGON01" ZK317 #43C6CF

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August 30, 2026 at 12:33 PM
abovefrl.bsky.social
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #43C6F6 Tail: #ZZ333
Owner: #RoyalAirForce
Aircraft: #Airbus Voyager KC2
2025-08-25 11:04:27 CEST
#A332 #Air2Air #TigerTokens #PerArduaAdAstra
#adsb #planefence #planealert by kx1t - link
August 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
abovefrl.bsky.social
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #43C6F6 Tail: #ZZ333
Owner: #RoyalAirForce
Aircraft: #Airbus Voyager KC2
2025-08-17 10:57:45 CEST
#A332 #Air2Air #TigerTokens #PerArduaAdAstra
#adsb #planefence #planealert by kx1t - link
August 17, 2025 at 8:58 AM
abovefrl.bsky.social
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #43C6F6 Tail: #ZZ333 Flt: #RRR2206
Owner: #RoyalAirForce
Aircraft: #Airbus Voyager KC2
2025-08-29 09:14:43 CEST
#A332 #Air2Air #TigerTokens #PerArduaAdAstra
#adsb #planefence #planealert by kx1t - link
August 29, 2025 at 7:15 AM
aboveheerlen.bsky.social
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #43C6F6 Tail: #ZZ333
Owner: #RoyalAirForce
Aircraft: #Airbus Voyager KC2
2025-08-17 11:22:54 CEST
#A332 #Mil #Air2Air #TigerTokens #PerArduaAdAstra #RAF
#aircraft over #heerlen - #adsb #planefence by kx1t - link
August 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
dvlrnr.bsky.social
A Royal Air Force Voyager KC.Mk 3 (ZZ333, msn 1312) just landed at Tallinn's Lennart Meri #Tallinn Airport. (IATA: TLL, ICAO: #EETN). #ADSB #43C6F6 #AvGeek #WeAreNATO
A screenshot from the ADS-B Exchange flight tracking map showing a military aircraft on final approach and landing at Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL/EETN) in Estonia. The flight path is a solid orange line extending straight from the west, directly over the city of Tallinn, and terminating on the runway. The left-hand information panel highlights the details: Call Sign RRR2202, Registration ZZ333, United Kingdom, DB flags marked as military, Type Airbus A330-200 (L2J). The aircraft's status shows a groundspeed of 42 knots, a barometric altitude "on ground," and coordinates 59.413° N, 24.857° E. A low-angle, daytime photograph looking up through thick, leafy green tree branches at a grey Royal Air Force Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), known as the Voyager KC.Mk 3. The large military aircraft is captured in mid-air on its final landing approach. Its landing gear is fully deployed, and its twin under-wing engines are prominent against an overcast, white sky. The framing of the tree branches creates a natural window around the plane.
June 1, 2026 at 9:56 AM
osint-mirrors.bsky.social
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RT @ArmchairAdml: #RAF Royal Air Force

Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 1x
#43C79B ZK373 - ASCOT 9959

Airbus KC.2 Voyager 1x
#43C6F6 ZZ333 - ASCOT 9958

Airbus Atlas C.1 1x
#43C5DF ZM405 - ASCOT 9947 (1/4)
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August 31, 2026 at 2:10 PM