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@altw.bsky.social

#RAF RC-135W rivet joint seen on the flight radar completing back and forth flights to the east of romania out over the the black sea, departure from RAF waddington. #RRR7214 #43C39D

March 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM

TheIntelFrog

@theintelfrog.bsky.social

Earlier today, United Kingdom Royal Air Force Rivet Joint #49C39D/ZZ666 as RRR7214 completed a sortie off the Kola Peninsula of Russia over the Barents Sea.

Here is a theoretical line of sight range plot for this sortie.

July 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#RAF RC-135W rivet joint seen on the flight radar completing back and forth flights to the north east of finland close to the border with russia, departure from waddington. #RRR7214 #43C39C

April 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#RAF RC-135W rivet joint seen on the flight radar operating to the south of finland and north east estonia close to russian border and gulf of finland - aircraft now to the north of poland close to kaliningrad russia and baltic sea. #RRR7214 #43C39D

August 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM

Peter Vogel

@petervogel.bsky.social

Rivet Joint flights back in business over the Black Sea. Shift change as RRR7214 returns to the UK, and JAKE17 takes over.
@borrowed7time.bsky.social @steffanwatkins.bsky.social

March 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#RAF RC-135W rivet joint seen on the flight radar completing back and forth passes out over the barents sea to the north of russia, flight passing through sweden / finland while en route, departure from RAF waddington. #RRR7214 #43C39C

February 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM

wip.

@altw.bsky.social

#RAF RC-135W rivet joint / poseidon MRA1 seen on the flight radar, the pair operating around kaliningrad oblast russia, over the baltic sea and passing through the suwalki gap, departures from lossiemouth and waddington. #RRR7214 #RFR7040 #43C39C #43C91C

January 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM

Intel Night OWL 🦉🇺🇸

@intelnightowl.bsky.social

Royal Air Force RC‑135 likely en route for ISR, normally conducting signals intelligence over Europe.

#43C39D #RRR7214 ⬆️groundft

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August 14, 2026 at 5:47 AM

AboveEDXW

@aboveedxw.de

#RRR7214
Royal Air Force
Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint
ZZ666
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August 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM

Intel Night OWL 🦉🇺🇸

@intelnightowl.bsky.social

RAF RC‑135 ‘ZZ666’ likely conducting ISR en route across Arctic, usually operating over northern European/NATO airspace.

#43C39D #RRR7214 ⬆️33000ft 💨406.0kt

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