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October 2024
The big news story in September was of course the official retirement of the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, which took place on Friday 27 September. Sadly, weather conditions on the day meant they could not fly the intended fly-by route over the Netherlands. Still, a few locations were visited, and at departure and arrival air base Volkel weather was good enough for some action shots and very busy roads!
To commemorate the occasion, we have an article with all Vipers that ever flew for the Koninklijke Luchtmacht, with some stunning pictures from past and present.
The November 2024 edition will be available from Sunday 3 November, and the deadline for photos is Tuesday 29 October.
The F-16 within the KLu has participated in numerous successful operational deployments abroad, including Operation “Unified Protector,” which aimed to enforce a no-fly zone over a troubled Libya. F-16s from 322 Squadron conducted CAP missions day and night, armed with one AIM-9 Sidewinder, three AIM-120 AMRAAMs, an ALQ-131 pod, and an AN/AAQ-28 Litening targeting pod. Marcel Bos visited Decimomannu in April 2011 and captured this picture at 4 AM, witnessing the preparation for another mission.
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SIS Summary - October 2024
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| October 2024 | ||||||
| current | Wittmund, DE | Closed till 2025/6 | ||||
| current | Nordholz, DE | TA-4J, A-4N, Alpha-Jet | Top Aces | TDY till 2025 | ||
| current | Laage, DE | EF2000 (18x) | GAF TLG71 | TDY till 2025 | ||
| current | Büchel, DE | Closed till 2026 | ||||
| current | Nörvenich, DE | Tornado IDS (25x) | GAF TLG33 | TDY till 2026 | ||
| current | Ramstein, DE | C-130J-30 (2x) | ANG 165th AS | TDY, end date unk. | ||
| current | Skrydstrup, DK | F-16BM (3x) | RNoAF | TDY till? | ||
| current | Šiauliai, LT | EF2000 (4x) | AMI | NATO Enhanced Air Policing | ||
| current | Lielvārde, LV | EF2000 (5x) | GAF TLG74 | NATO Enhanced Air Policing | ||
| current | Lask, PL | F-16C (4x) | USAF 31st FW/ AV | TDY end date unknown | ||
| current | Mihail Kogălniceanu, RO | EF-18M (8x) | SpanishAF ALA12 | NATO Enhanced Air Policing | ||
| current | Leeuwarden, NL | EF2000 (6x) | GAF TLG71 | TDY due to works | ||
| current | Mildenhall, UK | F-16C (4x) | ANG 177th FW/ AC | Transit west? | ||
| current | Gando, ES | various | Sirio | |||
| Mo | 28-10 | Start | Leeuwarden, NL | various | Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) | |
| Th | 31-10 | End | Gando, ES | various | Sirio | |
| November 2024 | ||||||
| Su | 02-11 | Start | Natal, BR | various | Cruzex 2024 | |
| Fr | 08-11 | End | Leeuwarden, NL | various | Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) | |
| Mo | 11-11 | Start | Leeming, UK | F/A-18C | SwissAF | Yorknite |
| Su | 17-11 | End | Natal, BR | various | Cruzex 2024 | |
| Mo | 18-11 | Start | Albacete, ES | various | TLP 24-4 | |
| Fr | 29-11 | End | Albacete, ES | various | TLP 24-4 | |
| Fr | 29-11 | End | Šiauliai, LT | EF2000 (4x) | AMI | NATO Enhanced Air Policing |
| December 2024 | ||||||
| Fr | 06-12?? | End | Leeming, UK | F/A-18C | SwissAF | Yorknite |
| January 2025 | ||||||
| Mo | 20-01 | Start | Davos, CH | various VIP | WEF | |
| Fr | 24-01 | End | Davos, CH | various VIP | WEF | |
| February 2025 | ||||||
| Mo | 03-02 | Start | Albacete, ES | various | TLP 25-1 Flying Part | |
| Fr | 14-02 | End | Albacete, ES | various | TLP 25-1 Flying Part | |
| Fr | 14-02 | Start | Munich, DE | various VIP | Munich Security Conference | |
| Su | 16-02 | End | Munich, DE | various VIP | Munich Security Conference | |
| March 2025 | ||||||
| Mo | 17-03 | Start | Albacete, ES | various | TLP 25-2 Flying Part | |
| Fr | 28-03 | End | Albacete, ES | various | TLP 25-2 Flying Part | |
| Mo | 24-03 | Start | Leeuwarden, NL??? | various | Ramstein Flag | |
| April 2025 | ||||||
| Fr | 13-04 | End | Leeuwarden, NL??? | various | Ramstein Flag | |
| June 2025 | ||||||
| Tu | 24-06 | Start | The Hague, NL | various VIP | NATO Summit | |
| Th | 26-06 | End | The Hague, NL | various VIP | NATO Summit | |
| September 2025 | ||||||
| Tu | 09-09 | Start | Savannah, GA, USA | various | William Tell | |
| Th | 18-09 | End | Savannah, GA, USA | various | William Tell | |
| Su | 21-09 | Start | Beja, PT | various | Tiger Meet | |
| Mo | 22-09 | Start | Albacete, ES | various | TLP 25-3 Flying Part | |
| October 2025 | ||||||
| Fr | 03-10 | End | Beja, PT | various | Tiger Meet | |
| Fr | 03-10 | End | Albacete, ES | various | TLP 25-3 Flying Part | |
| Sirio | ||||||
| Gando, ES | EF2000 | SpanishAF | ALA11 | |||
| EF2000 | SpanishAF | ALA14 | ||||
| EF-18M | SpanishAF | ALA12 | ||||
| EF-18M | SpanishAF | ALA15 | ||||
| EF-18A | SpanishAF | ALA46 | ||||
| A400M (1x) | SpanishAF | ALA31 | ||||
| F-16AM (3x) | PortuguesAF | |||||
| Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) | ||||||
| Leeuwarden, NL | F-16AM (8x) | BLu | 2w / 10w | |||
| F-35A (5x) | RNoAF | Skv332 | ||||
| F-35A (8x) | Klu | 313 sqn | ||||
| Tornado ECR (6x) | GAF | TLG51 | ||||
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