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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF 3x KC-46A pegasus / 2x KC-135R stratotanker AAR aircraft seen on the flight radar operating over the gulf of oman and persian gulf. #AE5FA1 #AE0664 #Iran

June 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM

wip.

@altw.bsky.social

#USAF 2x KC-46A pegasus AAR tankers / RC-135W rivet joint seen on the flight radar over the persian gulf. #PANDA33 #AE5FA0 #AE5FA1

June 3, 2026 at 8:37 PM

Wings & Space Photography

@wingsandspace.bsky.social

Pair of KC-46A left Fairchild as #RCH075 #AE63BC 20-46080 & #RCH076 #AE5FA1 18-46054 and deviating around ⚡St Louis⚡

Then another pair left McConnell as #RCH077 #AE5FA5 11-46058 & #RCH078 #AE574F 15-46009 also routing over St Louis then went dark heading south....

December 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Penn ADS-B

@pennadsb.com

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5FA1
Owner: #USAF
Flt: #18-46054 #B762
Time: 2026-09-23 18:49:13 EDT
Min Alt: 23950 ft
Squawk: #0534
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September 23, 2026 at 10:49 PM

Intel Night OWL 🦉🇺🇸

@intelnightowl.bsky.social

United States Air Force military tanker likely performing aerial refueling en route, operating in the Middle East.

#AE5FA1 # ⬆️18950ft 💨322.0kt

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May 23, 2026 at 10:14 PM

Penn ADS-B

@pennadsb.com

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5FA1 Tail: #1846054
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #Boeing KC-46A Pegasus
2025-11-05 12:26:11 EST
#B762 #Air2Air #Shiny #ToFlyFightAndWin
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November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM

Penn ADS-B

@pennadsb.com

#PlaneAlert #ICAO: #AE5FA1
Flt: #18-46054 #B762
Time: 2026-01-29 11:36:05 EST
Min Alt: 26050 ft
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January 29, 2026 at 4:36 PM

Penn ADS-B

@pennadsb.com

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5FA1 Tail: #1846054
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #Boeing KC-46A Pegasus
2025-05-26 11:25:12 EDT
#B762 #Air2Air #Shiny #ToFlyFightAndWin
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May 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM

Penn ADS-B

@pennadsb.com

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5FA1
Owner: #USAF
Flt: #18-46054 #B762
Time: 2026-09-05 09:31:24 EDT
Min Alt: 23225 ft
Squawk: #3502
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September 5, 2026 at 1:31 PM

Penn ADS-B

@pennadsb.com

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5FA1
Owner: #USAF
Flt: #18-46054 #B762
Time: 2026-09-04 11:27:32 EDT
Min Alt: 27975 ft
Squawk: #1345
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September 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM

Penn ADS-B

@pennadsb.com

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5FA1

Flt: #18-46054 #B762
Time: 2026-09-02 11:07:40 EDT
Min Alt: 26000 ft

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September 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM

OSINT Mirror Feed

@osint-mirrors.bsky.social

KC-46A "PACK41" 17-46034 #AE5E0F
KC-46A "PACK42" 18-46048 #AE5F9B
KC-46A "PACK43" 18-46054 #AE5FA1
KC-46A "PACK44" 16-46019 #AE5BC4

Interestingly, @thebaldgeek's ACARS data shows 16-46019 was meant to be PACK43, rather than 44.

@MATA_osint (2/2)

August 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM

KX1T Planefence Development Account

@kx1t-test.bsky.social

#PlaneAlaarm ICAO-code: #AE5FA1
Eigenaar: #USAF
Vluuch: #DOYLE10 #1846054 #B762
Tied: 2026-08-05 10:24:18 EDT
Min. heugde: 3150 ft

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August 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM

KX1T Planefence Development Account

@kx1t-test.bsky.social

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5FA1
Owner: #USAF
Flt: #PACK29 #1846054 #B762
Time: 2026-07-22 02:38:38 EDT
Min Alt: 28200 ft

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July 22, 2026 at 6:39 AM

ke0opr.bsky.social

@ke0opr.bsky.social

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5FA1
Owner: #USAF
Flt: #PACK29 #1846054 #B762
Time: 2026-07-21 23:29:35 CDT
Min Alt: 26000 ft

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July 22, 2026 at 4:29 AM

ke0opr.bsky.social

@ke0opr.bsky.social

ICAO: #AE5FA1
Owner: #USAF
Flt: #PACK29 #1846054 #B762
Time: 2026-07-21 23:31:36 CDT
Min Alt: 26000 ft
Min Dist: 119.43 nm (97deg E)
Squawk: #3451
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July 22, 2026 at 4:42 AM

KX1T Planefence Development Account

@kx1t-test.bsky.social

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5FA1
Owner: #USAF
Flt: #PACK29 #1846054 #B762
Time: 2026-07-21 21:17:26 EDT
Min Alt: 10100 ft

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July 22, 2026 at 2:45 AM

KX1T Planefence Development Account

@kx1t-test.bsky.social

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5FA1
Owner: #USAF
Flt: #BORA09 #1846054 #B762
Time: 2026-07-13 06:08:58 EDT
Min Alt: 3625 ft

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July 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM

KX1T Planefence Development Account

@kx1t-test.bsky.social

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5FA1

Flt: #18-46054 #B762
Time: 2026-07-07 00:29:28 EDT
Min Alt: 2525 ft

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July 7, 2026 at 4:32 AM

KX1T Planefence Development Account

@kx1t-test.bsky.social

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5FA1
Owner: #USAF
Flt: #FIAT12 #1846054 #B762
Time: 2026-07-06 21:31:55 EDT
Min Alt: 4975 ft
Squawk: #1443
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July 7, 2026 at 3:12 AM

AboveEDXW

@aboveedxw.de

#RCH670: United States Air Force (#Boeing KC-46A Pegasus • 18-46054)
5.0 km out at 32000 ft - heading SW with 1022.4 km/h.
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=AE5FA1
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/keyword/18-46054
0734 • 12:55:14
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