Illesheim 2015

[Ecm]

I was told papers of HH-60M showed C/4-3 Avn.

Closedloop01, can you confirm this different battalion?

[Erik-Jan Engelen]

Under the CAB structure, Medevac companies are assigned to the General Support Aviation Battalions (GSAB). For 3rd AVN the GSAB unit is 2-3rd AVN and the Medevac unit is C/2-3rd AVN. However for the European deployment it looks like elements of this Medevac company are temporary assigned to C/4-3rd AVN. In January 2015, about 50 soldiers of C/2-3rd AVN deployed to Afghanistan, probably without helicopters. But this is most likely the reason why the Medevac unit did not deploy fully to Europe, but only partially and under control of the leading unit for the European deployment (4-3rd AVN).

For more details on 3rd AVN see: http://www.scramble.nl/orbats/usar-southeast

Erik-Jan Engelen
Scramble UK, US Army & USAAF editor

[leonard van T]

Illeshein 15-05-2015

(95-26)641 UH-60L 3-158AVN
(96-26)683 UH-60L 3-158AVN
(96-26)684/12 UH-60L 3-158AVN (code taped on windows)
(96-26)688 UH-60L 3-158AVN
20616 HH-60M C/2-3AVN
206.0 HH-60M C/2-3AVN (must be 20680)
2x HH-60M C/2-3AVN
...30 AH-64D 159AVN (must be 04-05430)
..(57)014 AH-64D 159AVN (must be 06-07014) 12th CAB badge on nose
..79.. AH-64D 159AVN
the Ansbach Blackhawks and 3 Apaches where doing some tactical training just south of the base. No sign of the 20 UH-60M,s as they moved to the east of europe.
very difficult to read the tail numbers due to lots of trees and heatwaves
both Apaches had the last three digids in white out line.

all serials by Dennis Peteri Michael Burger and me

[Sjoerd]

It's nice to see a log again from here!

I'm still glad I didn't make a stop that afternoon (it was either Illesheim or Ansbach), but I did see some helo's parked on the apron from the Bundesstrasse 13. Did you count the numbers of Apaches on the ramp, or where these the only 3?

Cheers,
Sjoerd

[leonard van T]

It's nice to see a log again from here!

I'm still glad I didn't make a stop that afternoon (it was either Illesheim or Ansbach), but I did see some helo's parked on the apron from the Bundesstrasse 13. Did you count the numbers of Apaches on the ramp, or where these the only 3?

Cheers,
Sjoerd

Hello Sjoerd,

there where about 10 Apaches on the flightlines

groeten,Leonard

[Le Addeur noir]

Illesheim Sontag 07 Juni,

9 HH/UH-60M identified today ( not by me)

HH-60M

13-30615
13-20616
14-20679
14-20680

UH-60M

13-20572
13-20584
14-20651
14-20652
14-20654

All FYs subject to confirmation.

[Le Addeur noir]

Illesheim Donnerstag 11 Juni,

Departing to the east at 07.04Z- HH-60M 14-20679 as R20679-and 'pinging' on SBS as same.. Arriving from the east at 12.27z-HH-60M 14-20682. Also on SBS as R20682.

Departing to LHPA at 08.23Z UH-60Ms 14-20648 and 14-20653 as R20648A/B.

UH-60Ms on the ground were confirmed as 13-20539,13-20584,14-20655 and 14-20656.

[Le Addeur noir]

Freitag 12 Juni,

Departing to the east at 06.15Z, R20539 flight consisting of 6 UH-60M confirmed tail numbers 20539,20584,20651 and 20654.The other 2 were in all probability 14-20655 and 20656.