MIGHTY 83 & 84 USA-Qatar flight

American B-52 Stratofortress bombers have been sent for their first Middle East operational deployment since the 1991 Gulf War 26 years ago. The aircraft are flying from Qatar to bomb Islamic State targets.  LINK

08864,0 MIGHTY 81: USAF B-52H, Traffic with Shanwick no position given 
11/04/2016 (SP1)

Sylvain
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13927 kHz USB USAF MARS Operator "NPP" working "Mighty 84," over Washington, for M&W phone patch to 859/797-#### (KY area); message: "will miss you guys; see you in a couple of months." (12/Apr/2016) (Al Stern, Florida).
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> AL STERN Satellite Beach FL

8864 kHz GANDER-Radio - MIGHTY 83 position : 48 10 N 45 W 1856z 270 blocked 280 FL | estimate 48 15 N 40 W 1924z next 47 45 N 35W = goog readback, Gander AUDIO link

M83 position : go ahead 48 15 N 40 W 1924z estimate ... AUDIO link

M83 position 47 45 N 35 W blocking 280 next freq after crossing 30 W Shanwick-Radio Primary  5649 AUDIO link

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Also had Mighty 85 on SATCOM voice conducting a radio check with Red River. (UDXF )