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Odd US Air Movement to Moscow - Summary So Far
So to summarise, this morning @ArmchairAdml picked up via ACARS @thebaldgeek that C-17A "REACH4555" was flying from Riga, Latvia to Moscow, Russia on a Secretary of Defence (SECDEF) support mission code, and sure enough, it tracked all the way.
The previous leg of the journey had been from Andrews AFB (KADW) to Riga, which led to information from @LouisDavidPhoto that he had observed a number of diplomatic vehicles and the C-17 parked at Riga earlier, alongside what we later identified as a C-40 which had also flown from Andrews to Riga as "REACH790".
Now footage has emerged on Telegram from Moscow showing a US diplomatic convoy travelling with police escort from the direction of the airport.
At present, Russia is denying any knowledge of a US aircraft visiting the country, and the US themselves have not commented.
C-17A "REACH4555" 07-7181 #AE20C2
C-40B "REACH790" 02-0042 #AE11F8
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@DefenceGeekOdd US Air Movement to Moscow - Summary So Far
So to summarise, this morning @ArmchairAdml picked up via ACARS @thebaldgeek that C-17A "REACH4555" was flying from Riga, Latvia to Moscow, Russia on a Secretary of Defence (SECDEF) support mission code, and sure enough, it tracked all the way.
The previous leg of the journey had been from Andrews AFB (KADW) to Riga, which led to information from @LouisDavidPhoto that he had observed a number of diplomatic vehicles and the C-17 parked at Riga earlier, alongside what we later identified as a C-40 which had also flown from Andrews to Riga as "REACH790".
Now footage has emerged on Telegram from Moscow showing a US diplomatic convoy travelling with police escort from the direction of the airport.
At present, Russia is denying any knowledge of a US aircraft visiting the country, and the US themselves have not commented.
C-17A "REACH4555" 07-7181 #AE20C2
C-40B "REACH790" 02-0042 #AE11F8
@MATA_osint
𝕏 · @shin_persian
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