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mahatmakanejeeves

(68,998 posts) Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:54 AM 5 hrs ago

Several KC-135R Stratotankers have departed RAF Mildenhall headed south-southeast over Western Europe

in the direction of the Middle East.

This is not nessarily dispositive of anything. I have read elsewhere that these flights might be a normal transfer of assets.

Also, it might be that Pete Hegseth is playing multidimensional tiddlywinks.

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae04de,ae04fd,ae0488,ae0264,adff0d,ae0241,ae023b,ae04e2

Filter to see only aircraft designated K35R.

AI: K35R is the ICAO code for the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker.

For more on this, see the Reddit thread here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/flightradar24/comments/1r8a00u/iran_the_middle_east_part_2/

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Several KC-135R Stratotankers have departed RAF Mildenhall headed south-southeast over Western Europe (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 5 hrs ago OP

Coupled with the State Department Earl_from_PA 5 hrs ago #1

Might be being coordinated with tonight's SOTU Zorro 5 hrs ago #2

Not just for transport, but air refueling. Irish_Dem 4 hrs ago #3

Passing by Corsica now, heading southeast Wednesdays 4 hrs ago #4

It's passed Sicily, so definitely Wednesdays 3 hrs ago #8

Invading Iran gab13by13 4 hrs ago #5

He's looking for a SOTU bump Wednesdays 3 hrs ago #6

I see a psir of B-52s flying around over East Texas and Louisiana, but they're on training missions. mahatmakanejeeves 3 hrs ago #7

I suppose Trump is crazy enough to attack Iran... ananda 3 hrs ago #9

Earl_from_PA

(300 posts)

1. Coupled with the State Department

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:59 AM

5 hrs ago

Ordering non-essential embassy personnel to leave Lebanon, methinks something is going to happen in Iran very soon.

https://democraticunderground.com/10143621296

Zorro

(18,513 posts)

2. Might be being coordinated with tonight's SOTU

Reply to Earl_from_PA (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:00 AM

5 hrs ago

Announce the attack during the speech.

Irish_Dem

(80,615 posts)

3. Not just for transport, but air refueling.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:17 AM

4 hrs ago

Wednesdays

(22,166 posts)

4. Passing by Corsica now, heading southeast

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:35 AM

4 hrs ago

So, unless it lands in Italy or Greece, it's definitely heading to the Middle East.

There's another one over France going in a similar direction.

Wednesdays

(22,166 posts)

8. It's passed Sicily, so definitely

Reply to Wednesdays (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:29 AM

3 hrs ago

...heading to Libya, Egypt, or somewhere east of there. The second plane is following ~300 miles behind it.

Might be nothing. They're tanker planes, not bombers.

gab13by13

(31,803 posts)

5. Invading Iran

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:47 AM

4 hrs ago

Will be the end of Krasnov.

Wednesdays

(22,166 posts)

6. He's looking for a SOTU bump

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:08 AM

3 hrs ago

And what a wonderful opportunity (in his mind) for a big "USA! USA! USA! Rah rah rah" moment for him by his sycophants in the chamber tonight.

mahatmakanejeeves

(68,998 posts)

7. I see a psir of B-52s flying around over East Texas and Louisiana, but they're on training missions.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:13 AM

3 hrs ago

They're at 19,000 and 23,000 feet, so they aren't going anywhere.

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Any B-2 flying from an air base in Louisiana or Missouri will have its transponder turned off.

ananda

(34,688 posts)

9. I suppose Trump is crazy enough to attack Iran...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:34 AM

3 hrs ago

but it will not go well in any way.

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