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Apart from the 3 tankers (same daily pattern just northwest of Vlieland) and the Cobham Falcon 20, I just see 1 RAF Tornado (CES47) heading north over the North Sea coming from Lwd on ADS-B, but it disappears on and off for a few minutes. Do they switch the transponders off sometimes? It's currently...

Ik kijk er nu voor het eerst naar en ik zie ze wel, althans enkele kisten: De beide tankers hebben hun pattern verlaten en vliegen in oostelijke richting over de Waddeneilanden. Verder 3 Belgische F-16's, zo te zien op de terugweg naar Lwd.

Nee dat was toch puur voor operaties in Noorwegen, op beijzelde banen? Blijkbaar oefent NL nog steeds winter ops met dragchte, en andere F16 en nu ook F-35 gebruikers niet..

Does that mean they have 2 display pilots as well? I thought Maj. Stralis was the only one in Greece, but perhaps there is a trained back-up pilot.

Did 503 used to have the Zeus display colours? Looks like it. All I can can tell you is that on both days the full practice demo was performed (on the 20th using airframe 533), only without smoke and flares. Looks like winter practice by Major Stralis who is I believe based here.

The news of the QRA F-16 mishap here today reminded me to post some recent photos. A selection of the result of a day and a half driving around this shared military/civil airport a few weeks ago can be found below. I found a variety of spots. It took some time to end up at the right place sometimes,...

Een Orion is toch ook gewoon een Lockheed Electra zonder raampjes?

Hi Mutly, thanks! I'm not a numbercruncher so did not attempt to read off any serials/codes. I had a long hard look at my photos but I cannot positively make out any. I counted 6, possibly 7, AV-8Bs on deck, all with the yellowish "chevronned" rudder. I feel uncomfortable in posting those photos her...

Still present on the 24th with no activity around them were the 2 Mountain Home Strike Eagles and the RAF Airseeker (the latter seems to be more or less permanently detached here, though it doesn't fly daily). Noted additionaly (not read/photographed) were a civil C-130(B, according to Flightradar, ...

Noted here Oct 19 & 20 were: 87-204/MO F-15E 389 FS 90-243/MO F-15E 391 FS ZZ664 RC-135W 51 Sqn 100 years 11462 C-130J-30 115 AS 4122 C-27J 354 Mira N176RA DHC-7 US Army 165314/JW C-130T VR-62 F-16Cs: 500 343 Mira 503 343 Mira (Zeus rudder, demo 19 Oct) 508 343 Mira 509 343 Mira 526 340 Mira 527 343...

Chinook inbound, looks like a Dutch one. Rondje toren?

Due to sand in the turbines, just like at the time of teh Gulf War? But seriously, very nice surprise, hope I'll catch it somewhere at some point when it's not unservicable..

Nice! Didn't know they had a pink one again..

Interesting stuff!