Luke AFBV, AZ (KLUF/LUF) - 2012 MIL

[Bjorn van der Flier]

the foloowing Falcons were logged during a brief 3 hour visit on the 27th March

F-16C 86-0240/AT AATC
F-16C of 62nd FS, coded LF:
83-1158, 84-1302, 84-1324, 85-1425, 85-1439, 85-1443,
F-16CM/DM* of 308th FS, coded LF:
87-0395, 88-0412, 88-0484, 88-0487, 89-2107, 89-2126, 89-2161*, 89-2177*, 90-0712, 90-0770
F-16CM/DM* of 310th FS, coded LF:
88-0161*, 88-0162*, 89-2164, 89-2179*, 90-0757, 90-0759
F-16C/D* of 425th FS, Coded LF:
94-0270, 94-0282*, 94-0281*, 96-5034*, 96-5035*, 96-5036, 97-112, 97-0113

[Piet Luijken]

Nice log!
Good to see you do have some quality time

I will add my log asap.

BTW all F-16CG/DG/CJ/DJs have been updated to the new F-16CMDM standard.

[Bjorn van der Flier]

Thanks for the Info Piet, missed that, also made a typo got some serials mixxed up, hopefully I will get another chance next week...

[Piet Luijken]

LOG 20-03-2012:

We arrived quite early at this base and parked under the tree on the southside, spot 1 of AFG. Today, a northerly wind was expected. On the ATIS the left runway was announced out of operations, so single runway ops at Luke AFB. When we walked on the dirt road close to the fence to have a good spot for landing aircraft on 03R, the owner passed and asked us to leave. So we had to drive back along N Alsup Road to a spot where we could take decent pictures of landing aircraft. Eventually, the sun turned to the west and we drove to the end of N Alsup Road, next to the fence, to take better shots of all landing aircraft. 63 Vipers in one day, lying in the depths of your imagination (Crowded House)

Visitors:
61-0280 KC-135R 336th ARS
86-0240 AT F-16C AATC, overshoots

Preserved:
79-0324/LR F-16A 302FS markings, red tail, visible from spot 1 AFG.

Locals:
21st FS: wh/rd ROCAF
93-0703 LF F-16A
93-0704 LF F-16A
93-0705 LF F-16A
93-0706 LF F-16A
93-0709 LF F-16A
93-0722 LF F-16A
93-0817 LF F-16A
308th FS: gn/wh
87-0360 LF F-16CM 944FW markings
88-0458 LF F-16CM
88-0487 LF F-16CM
88-0524 LF F-16CM
89-2126 LF F-16CM
90-0712 LF F-16CM
90-0730 LF F-16CM
90-0770 LF F-16CM
87-0394 LF F-16DM
89-2160 LF F-16DM
89-2161 LF F-16DM
89-2170 LF F-16DM
309th FS: bl/wh
88-0472 LF F-16CM
88-0481 LF F-16CM
88-0496 LF F-16CM
88-0517 LF F-16CM
88-0548 LF F-16CM
90-0722 LF F-16CM
90-0732 LF F-16CM
90-0766 LF F-16CM
88-0155 LF F-16DM
88-0165 LF F-16DM
88-0169 LF F-16DM
89-0157 LF F-16DM
89-2162 LF F-16DM
310th FS: gn/ye
88-0505 LF F-16CM
89-2097 LF F-16CM
90-0752 LF F-16CM
90-0754 LF F-16CM
90-0759 LF F-16CM
90-0762 LF F-16CM
90-0765 LF F-16CM
90-0768 LF F-16CM 310FS markings
88-0161 LF F-16DM
88-0163 LF F-16DM
89-2158 LF F-16DM
89-2159 LF F-16DM
89-2179 LF F-16DM
90-0793 LF F-16DM
425th FS: bk/rd Singapore AF
94-0270 LF F-16C
97-0112 LF F-16C
97-0113 LF F-16C 425FS markings
97-0120 LF F-16C
94-0281 LF F-16D
94-0282 LF F-16D
94-0283 LF F-16D
96-5034 LF F-16D
62nd FS: wh/bl
84-1302 LF F-16C
84-1308 LF F-16C 62FS markings
84-1382 LF F-16C
85-1443 LF F-16C
83-1185 LF F-16D
85-1507 LF F-16D
69th FS/AFRES: bk/rd
90-0769 LF F-16CM 69FS markings
56th FW: bl/ye
89-2056 LF F-16CM 56FW markings

[Bennie]

The following Fighting Falcons were noted on a very slow and very hot (47 C!) day at Luke AFB. From 13:00, the same aircraft departed that had flown a mission in the morning. When we approached Phoenix in the evening of the 13th, at least 10 F16s were noted nightflying. This possibly contributed to our 'bad score':

87-0358/LF F16C 310FS
88-0161/LF F16D 310FS
88-0162/LF F16D 310FS
88-0475/LF F16C 310FS
88-0505/LF F16C 310FS
89-2120/LF F16C 310FS
89-2179/LF F16D 310FS
90-0705/LF F16C 310FS
90-0754/LF F16C 310FS
90-0760/LF F16C 310FS
90-0778/LF F16D 310FS
90-0787/LF F16D 310FS
93-0703/LF F16A 21FS
93-0704/LF F16A 21FS
93-0707/LF F16A 21FS
93-0708/LF F16A 21FS
93-0721/LF F16A 21FS
93-0722/LF F16A 21FS
93-0816/LF F16A 21FS
93-0828/LF F16B 21FS

Sorry guys, Bjorn asked me today if I was really sure about seeing 818 around... Photo evidence revealed her real identity as 816...

[Stefan]

Hi Bennie,

Can you verify this one;

93-0818/LF F16A 21FS

it would be a new one for 21FS (last known as 6717 in Taiwan)

Regards,
Stefan

[Bjorn van der Flier]

Damn, the 818, if thats's true I have at least one more to go. So far I have identified 16 different Taiwanese F-16's at Luke.
You were really unlucky as Luke has it's night flying weeks, they should be doing normal routines next week..

[wweasel]

We were here yesterday and no pictures allowed outside base any more. We were far from the fence so take some landingshots but were sent away and were follewed till we really gone... Also Tucson is getting difficult from the outside. Bad luck or???

[Bjorn van der Flier]

Where were you guys at? If you were parked at Northern Av.there's a no stopping sign, but I've been at Luke 2 weeks ago no issues..

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[wweasel]

No, not Northern Avn because stopping signs; near the traffic lights away from the airbase so that was not the reason.

[Bennie]

Where were you guys at? If you were parked at Northern Av.there's a no stopping sign, but I've been at Luke 2 weeks ago no issues..

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Same here! I was there on August 14th and spent a few hours along N. Litchfield, just north of the crossing with Northern.