Hi all,
The TLP already left Florennes for 1,5 years. Watching my TLP slide and photo-collection I thought a lot of different types
took part in all that years. I have visit the TLP several times since 1996 and I would like to show you some nice participants.
It will be a big photo-log seperate in different parts. Hope you like them!
Let's start with the old Jaguar.
French AF Jaguars are phased out for already 7 years, here JaguarA A82/7-HM from EC1/7 with Spa15 mks on apporach, July 1996
RAF Jaguars were not regular TLP participants here 54sq XZ394/GN taxiing back in the autumn sun, Oct 2003
Another dino, in old green/grey camo F-104S-ASA MM6912/4-20 from 9Gruppo, July 1996
Italian 104s were often in Florennes, here some more from different Gruppos.
MM6778/9-40 from 9 Gruppo, March 2001
MM6732/37-04 from 18 Gruppo, July2001
MM6756/5-42 from 23 Gruppo, Nov 2001
Tornados were almost every TLP present, German, RAF or AMI ones were often there in big numbers.
Here Tornado IDs 44+32 from JBG38 on the famous taxitrack to runway 23. JBG38 was disbanded a few months later.
Feb.2004
German Navy MFG2 was also lost their Tornado fleet a few years ago. Here 46+22 on its way to the runway on a cold sunny
winter morning, Feb.2004
some RAF ones. Here Tornado GR1B ZA375/AJ-W from 617sq in old grey/green colors, March 2000
Tornado GR4A ZA373/H from 2sq taxiing back to the main ramp, Oct.2003
ZA591/DJ from 31sq sister sqn at RAF Marham, Oct.2003
ZD748/FC from 12sq, Feb.2004
ZA592/BJ from 14sq with a small sharkmouth, Feb.2004
A few Italians in different colors, here desert colored Tornado IDS MM7050/36-44 from 156 Gruppo in the wintersun,Nov.2001
In old grey/green with full sun MM7022/6-02 taxiing in June2002
Tornado ECR MM7070/50-06 from 155 Gruppo in grey colors but with blue finstripes, Feb.2004
Tornado F3s from the Italians were rare seen at TLP here MM7203/36-02 from 12 Gruppo, July2001
RAF F3s from different units could be spotted, like this ZE788/YA from 43sq,which also disbanded last year... Oct.2003
11(F)sq transferred to the Typhoon FGR4 but in May2005 it still flies the F3, here ZE203/DE on apporach.
Sometimes there were rare visitors, like these two US Navy EA-6B Prowlers.
In March 2001 these two VAQ-134 ''Garudas'' Prowlers left under nice circumstances.
163395/NL-546 on the taxitrack.
sistership 161885/NL-544 in the morning sun.
Part 2 will follow soon.
Happy X-Mas!
Maurits