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First plans for another Air Defender like exercise (in 2025) are rumored. Perhaps it could be this: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/internationales/mit-rund-40000-soldaten-nato-plant-offenbar-grosste-militarubung-seit-dem-kaltem-krieg-10448581.html Two large exercises per year could provide the urgent t...

Noted on 11.09. during the morning mission were the following Tornados: IDS 43+29, 45+59 ECR 46+49, 46+54, 46+56 and 46+57 Returning from Kleine Brogel was special colored „51 Tigers“ ECR 46+38 with enough fuel for three overshoots and a touch and go before landing. It is planned to visit the Ostrav...

46+38 will arrive at Kleine Brogel shortly.

F-16AM/BM of Fighter Wing, Esk 727 and 730, on 7.9. taking off from 9.55-10.05h were: E-074, E-598, E-606, ET-199 (Have Glass V) plus E-011 (Have Glass V), E-017 both of QRA, "Moon Beam". The afternoon mission taking off from 12.42-13.03h and comprised off: E-024, E-074, E-075, E-598, E-606 and ET-6...

Visiting on 6.9. is Eurofighter GS 31+37 of TLwG 31 and BATS C-130J 55+02.

Based for the nights since 4.9. is CH-53GS 84+64 of HSG 64, flying to and from Celle and the Bergen-Hohne training areas.

TLwG 51 unveiled it’s new special coloured Tornado ECR, 46+38, on 6.9. It has a black fin with a Roman warrior with sword and shield on it, spin, fin tip and cockpit section in tiger colors and fuel tanks in tiger/black scheme. „51 Tigers“ is written on the fin.

First visit of the month in the evening of 1.9. is CN235M-200 160/64-IS if ET 01.062.

In the evening A.350-941 10+02 of FBS BMVg did it’s first appearance at Wunstorf flying in 1.100 feet over the base (08 approach) and making an overshoot on 26.

Arrivals for the annual summer Biwak on 31.08. were: A.330-243MRTT T-055 of KLu/MMU A.319-133CJ 15+03 of FBS BMVg H145M 76+15 of HSG 64 CH-53GA 85+04 of HSG 64 Odly enough 76+15 departed later. It flew one mission and returned to Wunstorf. P-3C CUP 60+04 of MFG 3 did some nice training for 90 minute...

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The Norwegian TV publishes today that two Norwegian F-16 will go to Skrydstrup to help to train Ukrainian pilots. Norway also is offering the Ukraine some of their F-16. All in all 57 are available, but 32 were fixed for the Romanian AF and 12 for Draken International. So eleven could at least be po...

Making a short visit on 22.08. (landing, take-off shortly afterwards) during training was LuxAF A400M CT-01 operated by Belgian AF/15.Wing, 20.Smd. It was the second visit only, after one on December 3rd 2020.

Visiting of 23.08. was A.319-133CJ 15+02 of FBS BMVg.

Rare visitor here on 22.08. is C-130J-30 5629 of RNoAF/335.Skv.

A400M of LTG 62 active on 21.08. were:

54+02, 54+05, 54+15, 54+17, 54+18, 54+29 and 54+32

Visiting was BATS Rhin/Rhein C-130J 55+03 (nightstop) while MFG 5 NH90NTH 79+59 did an overshoot.

Six F-16 should be delivered until the end of 2023, eight in 2024 and five in 2025.