155°Gruppo/50°Stormo AMI ECR Tornados detachment at Lechfeld

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155°Gruppo/50°Stormo AMI ECR Tornados detachment at Lechfeld

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The Italian Air Force SEAD unit 155°Gruppo/50°Stormo known as the “Pantere Nere” (“Black Panthers”) from Piacenza, deployed to Lechfeld Air Base for annual detachment „ITAF Polygone“ hosted by the main German SEAD squadron JaboG 32. The AMI arrived at Lechfeld with six Tornados (IDS: MM7036/50-55; MM7028/50-52; ECR: MM7019/50-05; MM7020/50-41; MM7054/50-40; MM7055/50-42), four ECR and two IDS at the 16.04.2012 to fly there for two weeks. The aim of the detachment was to train complex scenes in electronic warfare on the Polygon – Range that covers an area between France and Germany. The two week´s exercise saw two missions with four jets each a day, with morning waves usually staring around 10.30Uhr and afternoon departures took pace around 15.00Uhr with 75 minutes for each flight.
Some photos of a very rainy and cold day at Lechfeld.

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Linea Volo or better the flight line
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The Italians brought one IDS Tonka in the old camo paint to Lechfeld.
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Busy Last chance checks
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Old metal going strong, it was so ... wet
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Returning of the ECR Tonkas
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Some of the locals. Both special painted Tornados of JaboG32 flown that day. Monsterjet of the 322 "Monster" squadron
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The Tiger arrived after a ferry flight from Jagel
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and some very rare German livery. One of the last German Tonkas wearing the old livery of the former German Navy squadron and equipped with the new Iris-T missile
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Hope you like it, despite the bad weather.
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Nice set of pictures! Well done and thanks for sharing them

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Great shots. The rain gives it an extra touch. I like them ver much. Hope you didn't catch a cold!
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Re: 155°Gruppo/50°Stormo AMI ECR Tornados detachment at Lech

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Bit heavy on the signature, but respect for shooting in pooring rain and getting good results! You obviously know what you're doing. :thumb:
And of course, awesome 'burner on the monster. 8)

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Re: 155°Gruppo/50°Stormo AMI ECR Tornados detachment at Lech

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Nice report!
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Typical "Boris" pictures (yes you Boris, from Charleroi!). Love them all, well done.

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Thanks for the comments.
Trabanti wrote:Typical "Boris" pictures (yes you Boris, from Charleroi!). Love them all, well done.
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CR-74050 wrote:Great shots. The rain gives it an extra touch. I like them ver much. Hope you didn't catch a cold!
No, but it was more or less a miracle after 3 hours in the rain. :D
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