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mahatmakanejeeves

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5. They came to the attention of other watchers.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 08:39 PM

Thursday

Mark
Today at 4:02 PM

Was surprised to see a couple B-1's departing Israel area headed Northwest meeting KC-135's.
That area offshore seems fairly safe for tankers,fighters etc at night as am sure well secured and they show
for a while so no mistaking them for something else. Don't need any more A/A accidents.
Prob headed back to the UK

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I see two B-1 bombers with their transponders on over the eastern Mediterranean and ... [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Thursday OP

B-1 just turned off transponder (nope) LearnedHand Thursday #1

A KC-135 has entered the airspace, I see. mahatmakanejeeves Thursday #2

There was a C-17 flying toward that area LearnedHand Thursday #3

Yeah, they don't seem to want keep their transponders on when they get out that way. mahatmakanejeeves Thursday #4

They came to the attention of other watchers. mahatmakanejeeves Thursday #5