#RCH871
👀 4x KC-46A Pegasus tankers en route to the Middle East from McGuire AFB

RCH871 20-46073
RCH872 21-46090
RCH873 21-46087
RCH898 21-46088
March 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
#USAF 4x KC-46A pegasus tankers seen on the move last night, aircraft touching down at al udeid air base qatar, aircraft arrival from wrightstown mcguire AFB. #RCH898 #RCH872 #RCH873 #RCH871 #AE63C4 #AE63C3 #AE63C6 #AE63B5
March 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
#USAF 5x C-17A globemaster / C-5M super galaxy movement seen on the flight radar, these heading east, departures from prestwick scotland, ramstein air base germany and RAF lakenheath. #RCH1880 #RCH563 #RCH871 #RCH343 #RCH227 #RCH432
June 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
#RCH871
United States Air Force
Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
08-8196
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September 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#RCH871
United States Air Force
Boeing KC-135R
63-8044
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August 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE026C Tail: #623516 Flt: #RCH871
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #Boeing KC-135R
2026-01-12 12:40:26 CET
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January 12, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Minor correction, their callsign was "RCH871", which is pronounced as "Reach 871".
800 People Evacuated From Kabul Aboard A Single C-17 Cargo Jet (Updated)
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November 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE1461 Tail: #066163 Flt: #RCH871
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
2025-06-18 22:00:39 EDT
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June 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE2FA8 Tail: #088196 Flt: #RCH871
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
2025-09-03 20:37:00 EDT
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September 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE1470
Owner: #AIRMOBILITYCOMMAND
Flt: #RCH871 #077178 #C17
Time: 2026-02-24 22:17:31 EST
Min Alt: 35475 ft
Squawk: #0726
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February 25, 2026 at 3:17 AM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE123A
Owner: #AIRMOBILITYCOMMAND
Flt: #RCH871 #044128 #C17
Time: 2026-02-20 14:16:48 EST
Min Alt: 31000 ft
Squawk: #2103
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February 20, 2026 at 7:17 PM
ICAO: #AE4F12
Owner: #AIRMOBILITYCOMMAND
Flt: #RCH871 #100218 #C17
Time: 2026-02-07 15:53:39 EST
Min Alt: 31950 ft
Min Dist: 0.69 nm (118deg ESE)
Squawk: #2422
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February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
#PlaneAlert #ICAO: #AE4F12 Owner: #UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Flt: #RCH871 #10-0218 #C17 Time: 2026-01-29 00:32:11 EST Min Alt: 14750 ft #Squawk: 0522 a#adsbp#planefencep#planealertby kx1t -•sdr-e•airplanes•flightaware•faa
January 29, 2026 at 5:32 AM
#PlaneAlert #ICAO: #AE1532 Owner: #AIR MOBILITY COMMAND Flt: #RCH871 #06-4634 #C30J Time: 2025-12-05 16:16:52 EST Min Alt: 25000 ft Min Dist: 13.22 nm (143° SE) #Squawk: 0705 #adsb #planefence #planealert by kx1t -•sdr-e•airplanes•flightaware•faa
December 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE07DD Tail: #930603 Flt: #RCH871
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
2025-09-18 21:32:26 EDT
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September 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE080D Tail: #990167 Flt: #RCH871
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
2025-04-24 11:37:37 EDT
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April 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE07DD Tail: #930603 Flt: #RCH871
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
2025-09-18 21:30:54 EDT
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September 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE080D Tail: #990167 Flt: #RCH871
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
2025-04-24 11:37:44 EDT
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April 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
14 C-17's in the air this evening between North America & Europe

At a maximum payload of 170,900 lbs/77,519kg each that's equivalent to over 2M lbs or 1,000 metric tons.

Fun fact - Each one can normally take 102 troops/paras. During the Kabul Evacuation RCH871 carried 823 evacuees - see photo
March 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE1470
Owner: #AIRMOBILITYCOMMAND
Flt: #RCH871 #077178 #null
Time: 2026-02-24 20:23:41 CET
Min Alt: 7219 m
Squawk: #2511
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February 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE123A
Owner: #AIRMOBILITYCOMMAND
Flt: #RCH871 #044128 #C17
Time: 2026-02-21 05:26:51 CET
Min Alt: 13334 m
Squawk: #2011
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February 21, 2026 at 4:27 AM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE4F12
Owner: #AIRMOBILITYCOMMAND
Flt: #RCH871 #10-0218 #C17
Time: 2026-02-05 14:01:13 CET
Min Alt: 12466 m
Squawk: #1173
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February 5, 2026 at 1:01 PM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE1532 Tail: #064634 Flt: #RCH871
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules
2025-12-07 15:14:01 CET
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December 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE1461 Tail: #066163 Flt: #RCH871
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
2025-06-20 07:34:25 CEST
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June 20, 2025 at 5:34 AM
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE080D Tail: #990167 Flt: #RCH871
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
2025-04-20 13:46:38 CEST
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April 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM