 We have created a Military section for our Virtual Pilots who like to fly military aircraft. True to Platinum Airways policy - there are no rules. Simply pick a mission and fly it when you want to, using an aircraft of your choice.
This is not part of the Destination of the Week or Relief flights, and the missions below will remain on the page for some time until they are gradually phased out by new missions. Please note that bonus points will not apply to these flights.
As a rule, military aircraft do not paint well in civilian livery. We will therefore not be stocking our own fleet. Use any aircraft you can lay your hands on, and let us know of any aircraft that is well designed with good flight characteristics, and we will publish a link to the aircraft here.
We have numbered our Military Missions PTM(V)F-x - the (V) indicating Vintage missions. This is so that, when you file a Military Mission PIREP, you can enter in Comments PTM(V)F-x-y/z - x is the Military Mission number, y is the leg of that mission you have flown and z is the total number of legs for that mission. So, for example, PTMF-1-4/6 means that you have flown leg 4 of PTMF 1, which needs 6 legs to be flown to complete the mission.
Please note - when the mission doesn't specify a start base, you may start it at any military air base of your choice.
Planning your own mission
You are welcome to create your own missions. Below you will find three links to websites that provide information on airports, airfields and airbases. They will also provide you with the four digit ICAO code you will need to file your flight in the PIREP section.
The Scramble Guide to the Airports, Airfields and Airbases of the world
Airport Base
International Civil Aviation Organization airport code
Military Ribbons
As you may have seen on the Forums, Platinum Airways has introduced a reward for completing Military Missions - ribbons. These will be awarded on completion of 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 Military Missions.
In keeping with Platinum philosophy, there are few rules for gaining these awards. This page now shows the number of flights which make up a mission. Pilots must complete all flights to count as a completed mission. Pilots may fly any combination of Military Missions and Vintage Military Missions, repeating any mission if they so choose. For practical reasons, Military flights flown prior to the introduction of these ribbons will not be counted. Only Military missions completed from now on will count.
Here are the new ribbons (designed by Al Nel) :-
Military Missions
| Mission |
Title |
Description |
Details |
LPM |
Tot Dist |
| PTMF-1 |
USA Clean Up |
Recover materiel from closed bases |
PTMF-1.pdf |
6 |
3,520nm |
| PTMF-2 |
UNFICYP Rotation |
Rotate UN troops to/from Cyprus |
PTMF-2.pdf |
7 |
5,096nm |
| PTMF-3 |
Tornado Afghanistan |
Rotate Tornadoes between Afghanistan and Italy |
PTMF-3.pdf |
6 |
6,376nm |
| PTMF-4 |
C-130 Spares |
Distribute spares to C-130 bases |
PTMF-4.pdf |
4 |
3,091nm |
| PTMF-5 |
Tropics/Jungle Training |
Transport paras to Honduras for training |
PTMF-5.pdf |
8 |
3,075nm |
| PTMF-6 |
Forward Supply Afghanistan |
Resupply forward bases |
PTMF-6.pdf |
6 |
1,584nm |
| PTMF-7 |
Congo Troop Rotation |
Rotate Ghanian troops to Congo |
PTMF-7.pdf |
4 |
6,010nm |
| PTMF-8 |
Nuclear Waste |
Recover nuclear waste for processing |
PTMF-8.pdf |
5 |
2,989nm |
| PTMF-9 |
TRANSPAC |
Ferry Marines and AV-8Bs across Pacific |
PTMF-9.pdf |
7 |
12,574nm |
| PTMF-10 |
Iraq Withdrawal |
Recover materiel from bases in Iraq |
PTMF-10.pdf |
4 |
4,759nm |
| PTMF-11 |
FRONTEX 2011 |
Patrol Spanish Borders |
PTMF-11.pdf |
3 |
775nm |
| PTMF-12 |
C-17 Delivery |
Deliver new C-17s to bases |
PTMF-12.pdf |
4 |
8,222nm |
| PTMF-13 |
TALIBAN Leaflets |
Leaflet drop areas in India-Pakistan border |
PTMF-13.pdf |
4 |
644nm |
| PTMF-14 |
Stryker Deployment |
Transport troops/vehicles Germany to Afghanistan |
PTMF-14.pdf |
6 |
16,906nm |
| PTMF-15 |
Libya Medevac |
Airlift patients from Libya to Germany |
PTMF-15.pdf |
4 |
4,418nm |
| PTMF-16 |
Deliver New Special Ops A/C |
Deliver HC/MC-130Js to Special Ops Bases |
PTMF-16.pdf |
3 |
3,353nm |
| PTMF-17 |
US Vice President Tour |
Fly US Vice President to Near East Countries |
PTMF-17.pdf |
6 |
8,628nm |
| PTMF-18 |
NATO Conference |
Patrol Air Corridors for NATO Leaders Arrival |
PTMF-18.pdf |
4 |
2,760nm |
| PTMF-19 |
USMC Training |
Weapons & Tactics Training in Arizona Ranges |
PTMF-19.pdf |
8 |
6,600nm |
| PTMF-20 |
Iraq Repatriation - Phase 1 |
Repatriate US troops to Europe |
PTMF-20.pdf |
4 |
5,635nm |
| PTMF-21 |
Iraq Repatriation - Phase 2 |
Repatriate US troops to USA |
PTMF-21.pdf |
3 |
13,498nm |
| PTMF-22 |
African Football Cup |
Transport troops to Gabon & Equitorial Guinea |
PTMF-22.pdf |
4 |
9,480nm |
| PTMF-23 |
Gulf of Hormuz |
Enforce trade embargo on Iran |
PTMF-23.pdf |
6 |
13,498nm |
| PTMF-24 |
Border Patrol |
UAV patrol of US/Canadian border |
PTMF-24.pdf |
2 |
552nm |
| PTMF-25 |
Hawk Sales Tour |
Tour USN training bases |
PTMF-25.pdf |
4 |
1,535nm |
| PTMF-26 |
FOB Supply - Afghanistan |
Deliver supplies to FOBs |
PTMF-26.pdf |
10 |
983nm |
| PTMF-27 |
Border Patrol |
Patrol Mexican Border |
PTMF-27.pdf |
3 |
1,120nm |
| PTMF-28 |
CARP 1 |
Ferry F-15s from Elmendorf to ANG/Storage |
PTMF-28.pdf |
4 |
11,382nm |
| PTMF-29 |
Operation Polisario 1 |
Deploy for ops in Morocco |
PTMF-29.pdf |
4 |
2,742nm |
| PTMF-30 |
Operation Polisario 2 |
Conduct ops in Morocco |
PTMF-30.pdf |
6 |
1,915nm |
| PTMF-31 |
NATO Summit |
Patrol skies around Chicago |
PTMF-31.pdf |
4 |
1,643nm |
| PTMF-32 |
C-5 Upgrade |
Ferry C-5s for engine upgrade |
PTMF-32.pdf |
5 |
5,631nm |
| PTMF-33 |
Hurricane Hunters |
Monitor hurricane development in the Carribean |
PTMF-33.pdf |
5 |
4,507nm |
| PTMF-34 |
Deliver A/C to Morocco |
Deliver T-6 Texan IIs to Marrakech |
PTMF-34.pdf |
10 |
5,564nm |
| PTMF-35 |
Tour USCG Bases |
Fly USCG Commandant to bases in OR and WA |
PTMF-35.pdf |
4 |
1,171nm |
| PTMF-36 |
Maritime Surveillance - UK |
Patrol the English Channel |
PTMF-36.pdf |
5 |
1,195nm |
| PTMF-37 |
London Olympics 2012 |
Patrol the skies around London |
PTMF-37.pdf |
6/8 |
3,539nm |
| PTMF-38 |
Fire Fighting |
Tackle fires in eastern Oregon |
PTMF-38.pdf |
4 |
1,814nm |
| PTMF-39 |
Anti-Piracy, Somalia |
Ops to combat piracy in Somalia |
PTMF-39.pdf |
6/8 |
6,725nm |
| PTMF-40 |
Exercise Anatolian Eagle |
Participate in Turkish "Red Flag" |
PTMF-40.pdf |
6 |
3,990nm |
| PTMF-41 |
PRC Goodwill Visit (1) |
Visit PLAAF and PLANAF Bases |
PTMF-41.pdf |
6 |
2,329nm |
| PTMF-42 |
NATO Baltic Air Policing |
Patrol Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian skies |
PTMF-42.pdf |
4/5 |
2,901nm |
| PTMF-43 |
Anti-drug Smuggling |
Ops to combat drug activities in Central America |
PTMF-43.pdf |
4 |
2,550nm |
| PTMF-44 |
Embassy Protection |
Reinforce Middle East Embassies |
PTMF-44.pdf |
5 |
9,088nm |
| PTMF-45 |
NATO Tour |
Sec Gen Tour of NATO Bases |
PTMF-45.pdf |
7 |
1,791nm |
| PTMF-46 |
Nuclear Plants - Iran |
Monitor Iranian Nuclear Plants |
PTMF-46.pdf |
5 |
4,287nm |
| PTMF-47 |
Yemen Ops |
Anti-terrorism ops in Yemen |
PTMF-47.pdf |
4 |
1,266nm |
| PTMF-48 |
Mali Rebellion 1 |
Ops in northern Mali |
PTMF-48.pdf |
6 |
6,080nm |
| PTMF-49 |
Tanker Refurbishment |
Ferry KC-135 A/C to Boeing Field |
PTMF-49.pdf |
3 |
4,721nm |
| PTMF-50 |
Mali Rebellion 2 |
Reinforcemen & Surveillance in northern Mali |
PTMF-50.pdf |
5 |
3,100nm |
| PTMF-51 |
Op Deep Freeze |
Resupply Antartic Bases |
PTMF-51.pdf |
4 |
6,619nm |
| PTMF-52 |
Drug Ops - El Salvador |
Conduct Anti-drug Operations in El Salvador |
PTMF-52.pdf |
4 |
3,657nm |
| PTMF-53 |
C-5 Modernisation |
Ferry C-5s for Modernisation |
PTMF-53.pdf |
3 |
1,362nm |
| PTMF-54 |
Icelandic Air Policing |
Ferry/Conduct Icelandic Air Policing Missions |
PTMF-54.pdf |
5 |
3,675nm |
| PTMF-55 |
EC-130Q Delivery |
Ferry EC-130Q for Delivery to RNLAF |
PTMF-55.pdf |
8 |
4,706nm |
| PTMF-56 |
Cope Tiger (1) |
Patrol Thai/Myanmar Border |
PTMF-56.pdf |
1 |
718nm |
| PTMF-57 |
Cope Tiger (2) |
Air-Ground Ops in Malaysia |
PTMF-57.pdf |
4 |
1,125nm |
| PTMF-58 |
Cope Tiger (3) |
Transport Troops Thailand-Malaysia |
PTMF-58.pdf |
5 |
2,909nm |
Vintage Missions
| Mission |
Title |
Description |
Details |
LPM |
Tot Dist |
| PTMVF-1 |
Vietnam Medevac |
Transport casualties to base hospitals |
PTMVF-1.pdf |
10 |
582nm |
| PTMVF-2 |
Korea Evacuation |
Evacuate personnel from Korea |
PTMVF-2.pdf |
3 |
1,348nm |
| PTMVF-3 |
Vietnam Air Supply |
Resupply of bases |
PTMVF-3.pdf |
6 |
1,084nm |
| PTMVF-4 |
Operation Junction City |
Vietnam parachute drop |
PTMVF-4.pdf |
5 |
492nm |
| PTMVF-5 |
Korea Resupply |
Resupply and Medevac |
PTMVF-5.pdf |
4 |
1,647nm |
| PTMVF-6 |
Operation Just Cause |
Parachute drops in Panama |
PTMVF-6.pdf |
7 |
7,302nm |
| PTMVF-7 |
Operation Northern Watch |
Patrol no-fly zone in Iraq |
PTMVF-7.pdf |
3 |
3,319nm |
| PTMVF-8 |
Berlin Airlift |
Ferry essential supplies to Berlin |
PTMVF-8.pdf |
6 |
1,400nm |
| PTMVF-9 |
The Hump |
Airlift supplies to China over the Himalayas |
PTMVF-9.pdf |
4 |
2,090nm |
| PTMVF-10 |
Operation Homecoming |
Repatriate US POWs from Vietnam |
PTMVF-10.pdf |
4 |
3,536nm |
| PTMVF-11 |
Operation Tomahawk |
Parachute drop in Korea |
PTMVF-11.pdf |
4 |
450nm |
| PTMVF-12 |
Operation Urgent Fury |
Parachute drops in Grenada |
PTMVF-12.pdf |
7 |
3,633nm |
| PTMVF-13 |
Operation Deny Flight |
Patrol No-Fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina |
PTMVF-13.pdf |
6 |
2,654nm |
| PTMVF-14 |
Operation Castor |
Ops in French IndoChina |
PTMVF-14.pdf |
6 |
2,023nm |
| PTMVF-15 |
Gulf War 1 |
Destruction of Iraqi AF assets |
PTMVF-15.pdf |
5 |
6,461nm |
| PTMVF-16 |
Gulf War 2 |
Destruction of Iraqi Command & Control facilities |
PTMVF-16.pdf |
5 |
5,842nm |
| PTMVF-17 |
Gulf War 3 |
Attack Iraqi ground forces |
PTMVF-17.pdf |
4 |
2,493nm |
| PTMVF-18 |
Gulf War 4 |
Destruction of industrial production plants |
PTMVF-18.pdf |
6 |
4,810nm |
| PTMVF-19 |
Gulf War 5 |
Transport, resupply & Medevac |
PTMVF-19.pdf |
6 |
9,479nm |
| PTMVF-20 |
Operation Eagle Pull |
Evacuate Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
PTMVF-20.pdf |
4 |
868nm |
| PTMVF-21 |
Operation Allied Force |
Various Operations in Kosovo |
PTMVF-21.pdf |
4/6 |
2,351nm |
| PTMVF-22 |
Historic Airmail Flight |
Recreate the first Transcontinental US Airmail Flight |
PTMVF-22.pdf |
14 |
2,283nm |
| PTMVF-23 |
MATS 1 |
Recreate Military Air Transport Service flights |
PTMVF-23.pdf |
5 |
1,654nm |
| PTMVF-24 |
Operation Astute - East Timor |
Ops against insurgents in East Timor |
PTMVF-24.pdf |
6 |
7,285nm |
| PTMVF-25 |
Vietnam R&R |
Transport Troops on R&R |
PTMVF-25.pdf |
4 |
4,096nm |
| PTMVF-26 |
Secret War, Laos |
Ops in Laos is support of the Vietnam War |
PTMVF-26.pdf |
5/6 |
1,494nm |
| PTMVF-27 |
MATS Indo China (1) |
Transport ops in the Pacific |
PTMVF-27.pdf |
5 |
1,494nm |
| PTMVF-28 |
Operation Matterhorn |
Bombing of Japanese bases from India/China |
PTMVF-28.pdf |
5 |
2,828nm |
| PTMVF-29 |
Operation Juggler |
Attacks on Bf 109 factory at Weiner Neustadt |
PTMVF-29.pdf |
5 |
3,133nm |
| PTMVF-30 |
Lend-Lease to Russia |
Ferry US Aircraft to Russia |
PTMVF-30.pdf |
13 |
6,0007nm |
| PTMVF-31 |
Attack on Regensburg |
Attack on Bf 109 factory at Regensberg |
PTMVF-31.pdf |
4 |
3,984nm |
| PTMVF-32 |
Kabul Airlift |
Airlift personnel from Kabul in 1928-9 |
PTMVF-32.pdf |
4 |
1,842nm |
| PTMVF-33 |
Six Day War 1 |
IAF Operation Moked |
PTMVF-33.pdf |
6 |
1,758nm |
| PTMVF-34 |
DEW Line |
Resupply DEW Line Bases |
PTMVF-34.pdf |
3 |
989nm |
| PTMVF-35 |
Six Day War 2 |
IAF Operation Moked |
PTMVF-35.pdf |
6 |
1,028nm |
| PTMVF-36 |
Operations "Manna" & "Chowhound" |
Food Drops in the Netherlands |
PTMVF-36.pdf |
6 |
1,548nm |
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