RAF Bruggen into teh Balkan War 1999

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hi all.im working out to get some pics in this forum.
its only my second attemp, so sorry that its not as it should be.
But im working on it.

The above pics are taking during a nearly every day nightmission into the balkan in april /may 1999
When we heard between 20.00hr and 21.00 radiotrafic c/s Reddoor than they were going out as a 3 ship formation.
But tyhe first ac out was always a VC 10 followed by 3 Torandoes again VC 3Tornadoes and at last a VC 10 as rember well.

[Pikkie]

Bruggen.....reminds me of very bad rental bikes at Roermond station. And a hard climb towards the field...but always a great day!!

[Pikkie]

Maybe some more people have images of these times??? Always nice to bring back some memories....

[maurits]

Hi there,

Some shots made in the same year, RAF Tornado G4s turned into a boring grey colorscheme. Here ZD793/BA from 14sq in it's old grey/green camo

For flying operations in the Iraq-area, Bruggen used J-codes for the deployed Tonkas here ZD716/JM in 17sq colors

ZA585/AH from 9sq


Regards,

Maurits

[Olli J.]

This pics make some memories alive guys! I was there one time in 1999, but only for watching without a camera. I remember there was massive launch in the evening with 3 VC10 and around a dozen Tornados to Yugoslavia. In the afternoon I remember also a flying VC10 in desert camo.
Today I hate myself for not token pics in these days...

[ETURSPOTTER]

This pics make some memories alive guys! I was there one time in 1999, but only for watching without a camera. I remember there was massive launch in the evening with 3 VC10 and around a dozen Tornados to Yugoslavia. In the afternoon I remember also a flying VC10 in desert camo.
Today I hate myself for not token pics in these days...

Hi,A dutch proverb says "Berouw komt na de zonde" its always afterwards a shame you didn't do somthing.
But i think we all have such moments.

[maurits]

Hi ETURSPOTTER,

Some more good old memories, GR1s in green/grey camo, starting with ZA492/DJ from 31sq ''Goldstars''

GR1T ZD741/DZ 31sq

ZA470/BQ 14sq ''Winged Crusaders'' without mks

ZG794/DJ in take off

ZG769/AY from 9sq ''Bats''

Unfortunately in 1996 also Bruggen Tonkas turned into grey, here ZD895 former ''Bravo Foxtrot'' from 14sq


Shots are taken between 1993 and 1996...

Hope you like them,

Regards,

Maurits

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Hi Maurits,

Its allways good to see some old Bruggen pics, im looking for a scanner so i can put some slides i made in the 70's from Bruggen and Wildenrath on this site.

PS: Any tips for a good scanner maybe?

Greetz Frits

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Hi All,
Here one of my first pic a took with a Petri camera, before i took themn with a instant camera.
This one must be from the early 70s, the beginning from my spotting.

Hope you like them



And This nice bird at EBBL

[maurits]

Hi Frits,

Nice shots especially the 31sq Jaguar. About using the scanner, for slides I use a Plustek 7200. Not too expensive (about 200 euros) and you can scan untill 7200dpi.

Greetz,

Maurits

[maurits]

Hi,

Two regular visitors in the nineties, black Hunter T7B XL568 operating together with Buccaneers by 208sq. It visited Bruggen in June 1993 as part of a flypast which took place over Rheindahlen that day.


weekly visitors were the 10sq VC-10s, here XV101 in it's old white/grey livery..


Maurits