This weekend there will be a memorial day at Margraten.
Previous year there was a fly-by of 4 Dutch F-16's (Leeuwarden AB) and 4 USAF F-15's (Lakenheath AB) performing the 'missing man formation'.
Does anyone know whether there will be a fly-by of fighters and what the formation will be consiting of?
I suspect there will be a flyby which consists of F-16's from Volkel. Since 'Volkel in de Wolken' is this sunday and there is an overflight planned of some F-16's.
Around 16:45LT, 4 F-16's (311sqn, Volkel AB) performed the 'missing man formation' over Margraten during the memorial ceremony on sunday afternoon.
Unfortunately, the serials were difficult to read due to straight overhead fly-by...
Around 16:45LT, 4 F-16's (311sqn, Volkel AB) performed the 'missing man formation' over Margraten during the memorial ceremony on sunday afternoon.
Unfortunately, the serials were difficult to read due to straight overhead fly-by...
According the organisation of the Memorial Day, the F-16's were from 311sqn, but SG Volkel Forum reported only 312 & 313sqn F-16's active today...
Can anyone confirm this?
on the 24. was a Flight of 4 F-16 in the morning Duke 01-04, support by Quid 78 63-8025 100 ARW for A/A Ref. and in the Afternoon Strut 01-04 4 F-16 all fighter from ETAD
today there was a Flight of 2 F-15 493FS in the morning c/s Wasp 11/12 then Spiro 11/12 2 F-15 84-0009 and 86-0160 lunchtime, in the evening there was also 2 F-15 Mad 11/12
Five F-16's took off from Volkel.
J-002 J-508 J-637 J-638 J-270
I don't know which aircraft flew over Margraten.
The J-270 was the only twinseater, maybe this helps.
I don't know if there was a dual seat F-16 involved in the flypast.
The formation was too much overhead, so I could only see the 'belly' of the aircraft...
It seems that the 5-ship formation was flying over central Limburg when one of the aircraft splitted up and left the formation.
I don't know if this F-16 joined the 4-ship formation again after the flypast...
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