Piet Luijken wrote:8 Italian Air Force Typhoons supported by 2 KC-767As and 3 C-130Js have departed Italy to take part in Red Flag 16-2 at Nellis AFB News by aviationist.
Can you provide a link? Are Reg's listed? I assume that in addition to the 2 Typhoons and KC767 that came over with the F35?
Only one Typhoon whent to USA with the F35
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Golf Lima is quite correct. Only one Typhoon made the crossing from Lajes to Pax River. The other one remained at Lajes and went back to Italy a few days later.
A look from the outside this morning (Sat 20th Feb) revealed the following non-based aircraft to be present:
Aussie Super Hornets still here: A44-201, 202, 204, 210, 212, 224
plus E7 Wedgetail A30-001. A330MRTT A39-004 was parked at KLAS overnight Friday.
RAF Typhoons: ZJ920/QO-A, ZJ921/QO-G, ZJ9112/DR
plus A400M ZM401 and A330MRTT ZZ330
KLu C130H G-273
C130T 165351/AX VR53
61-0028/MT B52H, departed
58-0100 KC135R now with ANG titles but no sign on the tail at least as to which ANG unit it is assigned to
There were 9 A4s of Draken International parked in one line on the ramps but after the first aircraft (N142EM) they blocked each other out and were not readable from any angle that I could find. There is a tiny 'last 3' just below the cockpit and some of the remaining ones may include 145, 146, 161 and 166 but I could not be sure. Who can help with the serials of these ones?
Lastly for visitors there were 14 F16s in the revetments on the hill-side of the runways, some of these at least are AVs but I did not read any serials
the F-16s in the revets are the 14 AVs that were in RF 16-1 and are now Green Flagging. see RF serials below.
KC-135 58-0100 belongs to Fairchild, AMC on the tail and 92ARW and 141ARW (ANG associate unit) on the nose.
also 4 Typhoons were present Friday. one may be hangared
IAM 1417(KC767) had an issue with refueling boom was extended and could not get it retracted and declared an Emergency going into Pease(KPSM),Fire and Rescue on the ground when they landed unsure of damage as they were checking the aircraft.
pilotman6012 wrote:IAM 1417(KC767) had an issue with refueling boom was extended and could not get it retracted and declared an Emergency going into Pease(KPSM),Fire and Rescue on the ground when they landed unsure of damage as they were checking the aircraft.
The Turkish Air Force is currently overhead Spain on the way to Nellis via Lajes (i supose).
1 A400(visible on FR24) and 3 KC135R's (Turaf19/20/21 (Livemode-s)) are suporting the F16'. Not sure if all KC's will cross the ocean, could be that one or two return to Turkey.
Pieter
AK01 wrote:The Turkish Air Force is currently overhead Spain on the way to Nellis via Lajes (i supose).
1 A400(visible on FR24) and 3 KC135R's (Turaf19/20/21 (Livemode-s)) are suporting the F16'. Not sure if all KC's will cross the ocean, could be that one or two return to Turkey.
Pieter
6 F16s + 2 KC135 + 1 A400 arrived this afternoon at Lajes
