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by simongrigor
15 Apr 2024, 20:36
Forum: Spotting Rest of Europe
Topic: Megara - 9 april 2024
Replies: 23
Views: 3104

Re: Megara - 9 april 2024

Inside the hangar. The right-hand door was open. Rotors on, looked operational.
by simongrigor
15 Apr 2024, 20:34
Forum: Spotting Rest of Europe
Topic: Megara - 9 april 2024
Replies: 23
Views: 3104

Re: Megara - 9 april 2024

Inside the hangar. The right-hand door was open. Rotors on, looked operational.
by simongrigor
15 Apr 2024, 17:33
Forum: Spotting Rest of Europe
Topic: Tanagra, 9th April
Replies: 9
Views: 1452

Tanagra, 9th April

Seen mid-morning last Tuesday: Air Base: Rafale EGs: 416, 419 There are now 16 Mirage 2000s in open store, in two groups of eight. 212 and 232 were read off. Others would be readable in haze-free conditions and we were given 201, 211, 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 233, 237, 242 and 243 as seria...
by simongrigor
15 Apr 2024, 17:22
Forum: Spotting Rest of Europe
Topic: Megara - 9 april 2024
Replies: 23
Views: 3104

Re: Megara - 9 april 2024

Late morning on 11th, the CH-47 on the right-hand side of the hangar, when seen from the road just past the gate, was ES-930.

An additional NH.90 on 9th was ES-853. It was put away when we were there (early afternoon).
by simongrigor
15 Apr 2024, 17:16
Forum: Spotting Rest of Europe
Topic: Tatoi, 11 April 2024
Replies: 15
Views: 1514

Re: Tatoi, 11 April 2024

117 was a further M18 seen early morning on 9th.
G.164s read then were 1221, 1265, 1547, 1569, 1570 and 1604. (There were others)
Tecnams 348 and 350 flew then, 344 was in the open sheds.
by simongrigor
15 Apr 2024, 17:06
Forum: Spotting Rest of Europe
Topic: Elefsis 9+11 april 2024
Replies: 7
Views: 1232

Re: Elefsis 9+11 april 2024

CL-215s near the main gate on 9th (lunchtime): 1067, 1110, 1123. The grey EMB.145AEW parked at the spot you describe was 374.

CL-215s near the main gate on 11th (lunchtime): 1067, 1069, 1110
by simongrigor
26 Jun 2023, 16:42
Forum: Military Aviation News
Topic: 3rd CAB taking over from 1st AD CAB (10th AB rotation Atlantic Resolve)
Replies: 107
Views: 19306

Re: 3rd CAB taking over from 1st AD CAB (10th AB rotation Atlantic Resolve)

Noted at Olsztyn-Mazury, Poland this morning (26 June) were seven 4-3 Avn UH-60Ms: 11-20357 (all dark serial), 11-20366, 11-20370 and 11-20417 (latter three had their last threes in white), all on the civil terminal side; plus 12-20461 (last three in white) and two more on the far side.
by simongrigor
09 Mar 2020, 12:42
Forum: Airshow news!
Topic: Djerba, Tunisia - IADE 2020
Replies: 8
Views: 4603

Djerba, Tunisia - IADE 2020

Noted on 4 March: Static: L81520/TS-VTR OH-58D, Tunisian AF (ex US Army 10-01331) Z21122/TS-MTL C-130J, Tunisian AF 8821 Hawk Mk.65A, Saudi AF ‘Saudi Hawks’ 58-0736, 61-2634 C-130Bs, Turkish AF 90-0828/SP r, 91-0344/SP r F-16Cs, 52 FW 58-0036 KC-135R, 100 ARW 08-8602/RS ’86 OG’ C-130J, 86 AW 169426/...
by simongrigor
11 Feb 2020, 06:20
Forum: Spotting Canada & USA
Topic: Luke AFB
Replies: 28
Views: 11049

Re: Luke AFB

Still eleven CF-18s here on the evening of 10th February. If it had been a sunny evening, I'd have read all 11. Alas it was dark cloud and heavy rain. I did manage: CF-188A: 188739, 188760, 188781, 188782, 188786, 188787, plus three (one of which ends in a '2'). CF-188B: 188938. The other is in spec...
by simongrigor
11 Feb 2020, 06:06
Forum: Spotting Canada & USA
Topic: Nellis Afb 2020 Red Flag 20-1
Replies: 44
Views: 18485

Re: Nellis Afb 2020 Red Flag 20-1

The other three South Dakota F-16s are: 88-0471, 88-0476 and 89-2005. Ten 'OH' Ohio F-16s flew in the morning on 10th February. They were: 89-2051, 89-2085, 89-2109, 89-2114, 89-2128, 89-2129, 90-0701, 90-0702, 90-0706 and 90-0731 One other addition to the earlier excellent list: there's a sixth 'EL...
by simongrigor
17 Nov 2019, 21:08
Forum: Spotting Rest of Europe
Topic: Albacete (LEAB) 2019 - MIL (TLP)
Replies: 23
Views: 8861

Re: Albacete (LEAB) 2019 - MIL (TLP)

The launch on Thursday 14th comprised (in take-off order): (LX-N 90444) MM7197/51-46 MM7164/51-40 31+00 C.15-46/12-04 C.15-59/12-17 (aborted its take-off) 30+68 31+42 31+30 D-CGFF C.16-67/14-25 C.16-72/14-30 (MM7070)/6-71 (MM7030)/6-73 31+29 31+51 C.15-90/46-18 C.15-94/46-22 30+75 31+04 C.15-65/12-2...
by simongrigor
02 Oct 2019, 12:12
Forum: Military Aviation News
Topic: US ARMY announces next deployment to Europe: 3rd CAB
Replies: 29
Views: 12689

Re: US ARMY announces next brigade deployment to Europe

ARC Endurance is now in Savannah, presumably loading.

Trackable now, and when she sets sail, via 'marinetraffic.com'. Current view at https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/ho ... 62/zoom:14

Regards

Simon
by simongrigor
20 Aug 2019, 12:11
Forum: Airshow news!
Topic: Sliač - SIAF 3-4 August2019
Replies: 7
Views: 4115

Re: Sliač - SIAF 3-4 August2019

And Ken, I read the 'dirty' F-16 as 506. Anyone else care to give an opinion?
by simongrigor
18 Aug 2019, 23:19
Forum: Airshow news!
Topic: Sliač - SIAF 3-4 August2019
Replies: 7
Views: 4115

Re: Sliač - SIAF 3-4 August2019

The L-39 in the VIP area was L-39NG 2626.

Regards, Simon
by simongrigor
14 Jul 2019, 22:10
Forum: Airshow news!
Topic: Paris 14th July 2019 quatorze juillet/Bastille day defile
Replies: 64
Views: 21231

Re: Paris 14th July 2019 quatorze juillet/Bastille day defil

Super list, and so quick too. Thank you. One correction, a typo I'm sure - the Spanish KC-130 was coded /31-53.