35th FW mass deploy to Australia

[Le Addeur noir]

RODN Tuesday 12th July,

From the premier Okinawa correspondant, Satoru-san comes news of a mass deployment of 35th FW F-16s to Australia.Details of arrival at Kadena is set out below. The runway will be closed at Misawa for the next month.

(92-3913) WW r 13th FS F-16CM 13th FS 35th FW PANTHER11 arr from RJSM
91-0363 WW r F-16CM 13th FS 35th FW PANTHER12 arr from RJSM
94-0038 WW r F-16CM 13th FS 35th FW PANTHER13 arr from RJSM
91-0423 WW r F-16CM 13th FS 35th FW PANTHER14 arr from RJSM

91-3912 WW r F-16CM 13th FS 35th FW PANTHER31 arr from RJSM
92-3883 WW r F-16CM 13th FS 35th FW PANTHER32 arr from RJSM
91-0422 WW r F-16CM 13th FS 35th FW PANTHER33 arr from RJSM
92-3887 WW r F-16CM 13th FS 35th FW PANTHER34 arr from RJSM

92-3892 WW r F-16CM 13th FS 35th FW PANTHER51 arr from RJSM
92-0884 WW r/y 5th AF F-16CM 13th FS 35th FW PANTHER52 arr from RJSM
91-0471 WW r F-16DM 13th FS 35th FW PANTHER53 arr from RJSM

91-0462 WW r F-16DM 13th FS 35th FW PANTHER71 arr from RJSM
90-0834 WW y F-16CM 14th FS 35th FW PANTHER72 arr from RJSM
92-3895 WW r F-16CM 13th FS 35th FW PANTHER73 arr from RJSM

91-0346 WW y F-16CM 14th FS 35th FW SAMURI21 arr from RJSM
90-0822 WW y F-16CM 14th FS 35th FW SAMURI22 arr from RJSM
91-0373 WW y F-16CM 14th FS 35th FW SAMURI23 arr from RJSM
90-0805 WW r/y 5th OG F-16CM 14th FS 35th FW SAMURI24 arr from RJSM

92-3897 WW y F-16CM 14th FS 35th FW SAMURI41 arr from RJSM
90-0808 WW r/y 35th FW F-16CM 14th FS 35th FW SAMURI42 arr from RJSM
92-3891 WW r F-16DM 13th FS 35th FW SAMURI43 arr from RJSM
90-0817 WW y F-16CM 14th FS 35th FW SAMURI44 arr from RJSM

90-0819 WW y F-16CM 14th FS 35th FW SAMURI61 arr from RJSM
90-0816 WW y F-16CM 14th FS 35th FW SAMURI62 arr from RJSM
90-0824 WW y F-16CM 14th FS 35th FW SAMURI63 arr from RJSM

RODN Wednesday 13th July,

90-0802 WW y F-16CM 14th FS 35th FW SAMURI21 arr from RJSM
90-0820 WW y F-16CM 14th FS 35th FW SAMURI22 arr from RJSM




The callsigns were changed for the next leg to (Anderson AFB) on departure and FIST callsigns have been used for today's departure of 4 waves of these jets further south.

[raameagle]

Hmm, where in Australia I wonder?

Regards

[Le Addeur noir]

Hmm, where in Australia I wonder?

Regards

No doubt related to this,

https://www.airforce.gov.au/pitch-black ... g/PIWlvnIr

[Le Addeur noir]

it seems likely some of these jets are going to TUDM Butterworth.

See here,

http://alert5.com/2016/07/14/f-15s-f-16 ... more-55160

[Wildpicture]

The Australian air force website mentions participation from the Netherlands. Anyone know what kind of participation this would be? Some navy vessel nearby or so?

[joost]

The Australian air force website mentions participation from the Netherlands. Anyone know what kind of participation this would be? Some navy vessel nearby or so?

Believe Bandbox, there were also Australian fighter controllers present during Frisian Flag if I remember correctly.

[evhest]

There were also Australian fighter controllers present during Frisian Flag if I remember correctly.

Aussie observers were indeed present at Leeuwarden this April.