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exLXCXFF said:
I just saw on FR25 that a C-40 Clipper of the US Navy landed at Cocos Island (departed from Darwin).

Any clues why the US Navy would do such a run?
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An uninformed suggestion would be that it is on its way to the secretive Diego Garcia base. Darwin to Cocos 3,680 km and Cocos to Diego Garcia 2,700 km. Seems like a nice refueling spot with no unwelcome eyes around.
 
That aircraft originated in Japan and tracked via Guam to DRW, likely Admiral Stephen Koehler the current PACFLT commander, maybe picked up some pax in DRW ex weekend Shangri-La junket in SIN
 
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