Scramble Messageboard

The exercice Orion is in its final phase, which means air operations from various NATO countries in the French aerospace. From Mont de Marsan Greek Mirages 2000-5 operated together with Rafales from St. Dizier and some local Rafales. Noted on the 26th were: 506 Mirage 2000BG 549, 552 and 553 Mirage ...

Support to the USS H. TRUMAN which is currently in Marseille harbour. Arrived saturday 18/6
PvdK

At this moment the exercise " Baccarat 2021" takes place in the southern part of France. Started on the 15th and will end on thursday the 21st. Flying activity will be in the departments Lozère, Aveyron and Cantal and the choppers are mainly based on the small airfield L'Hospitalet-du-Lazarc. Noted ...

Last wednesday 21/9 two Airbus H125 helicopters passed the mediterenian coast on a delivery flight
Both in dessert cam. one temp reg F-WTBH were en route to Genua, Sorento and further south direction Africa.
Can anyone help to identify them?

PvdK

PC-21's Spanish AF E.27-01 and E.27-02 en route to San Javier made just a fuel stop at Perpignan.
PvdK

Piper PA-44-180 Seminole F-GCJE was stolen in the early morning of the 26th of Febr. on the airport of Perpignan.
In the early morning it overflew the city at very low level and crashed around 8 o'clock in the area of Corneille-del-Vercol, south of Perpignan. The pseudo-pilot did not survive.

Flying over Trapani Italy, this morning ,1x KC-10 accompanied by 2 F-16's heading westwards. Heading for Moron?
Re
PVDK

Apparently Tracker T22 F-ZBAA was the one which crashed some 10 km of its homebase while firefighting.
PvdK

Information on sightings of 12 th are 100 % correct. Photoproof.
PvdK

The 12th we passed RS and saw the following a/c ( 09.30 - 10.30hrs) 84-0061, 84-0060 and 85-0005 C-5M 63-8872 and 59-1519 KC--135R 09-9211, 09-9205, 10-0215 ,05-5153 HH, 98-0057 and 00-0183 C17's 05-8152, 04-8153 and 02-8155 C-130J-30 all 815th AS 94-6705 C-130H3 Savanah 158th AS 92-1532 and 94-7320...

Thanks guys

PvdK

Report on visit USS John Stennis Sunday 28/4 Not all a/c could be identified on deck. Following a/c were noted: CWG-9 VFA-41: F/A-18F : NG-100/166842, NG-102, NG-103, NG-104, NG-105, NG-106, NG-107, NG-110, NG-111 and NG-112 VFA-14: F/A-18E : NG-200/168927, NG-202,NG-203, NG-204, NG-205, NG-206, NG-...

According the paper La Provence (https://www.laprovence.com/actu/en-direct/5471473/breve-urgente-push-marseille-le-porte-avions-americain-uss-stennis-en-escale-samedi.html ) the USS Stennis ( CVN 74 ) will visit the port of Marseille together with the lmissile launch cruiser USS Mobile Bay ( CG-53) ...

Some more nice visitors last two weeks.
2/10 8 ac of Morocan Marche Verde, departure 3/10 early in the morning. No serials noted.
3/10 46-84 MM 62214 C27J
4/10 64-GB R202 C-160R
6/10 64-GR R218 C-160R
9/10 20 ATL NG and 50+77 C-160D

PvdK

Melchior
You are right a typing error:
AB-205 F/A-18F is in fact 166810

Sorry

Peter