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After some uncertainties the spottersdays are confirmed as June 7th and June 10th.

Further infos will follow.

54+01 will return hopefully in April.

Late on 30.01. LTG 62 A400M 54+44 returned from NAS Patuxent River after trials to refuel US Navy Super Hornets and Growlers to get a clearance to serve this new aircraft types in the future. 21 different A400M were avtive in January 2024: 54+03, 54+05, 54+06, 54+08, 54+10, 54+13, 54+17, 54+20, 54+2...

Confirmed participants for NTM 2024 until today are: AMI/36.Stormo, 21. Gruppo T/F-2000A Swiss AF/11.Staffel F/A-18C/D PolAF/6.ELT F-16C/D HuAF/101/1.Sqn JAS39C/D Czech AF/211.TL JAS39C/D ALAT/3eRHC, EHRA 3 SA342M, plus NH90, Tiger AAE/ECE 01/030 Rafale C/B and Mirage 2000D AAE/EC 03/030 Rafale C/B ...

The aircraft obviously landed without undercarriage and with no flaps. It looks like the engines had not enough power or it had serious hydraulic issues. The latter is not very likely, because the Transall has three different hydraulic systems, a green, a red and a black (hand pump) one. https://twi...

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Interesting article about Canadian company Top Aces helping Denmark and France with training and educating Ukrainian pilots. Time will tell if his even mean that in a few weeks some of their F-16 will arrive at Skrydstrup. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2024/01/minister-bl...

Six Sea King Mk.41 will be handed over to the Ukraine, this is planned for Q 2/2024 after training of pilots and technicians. Also spare parts and other equipment connected to the type will given to the Ukrainian Navy. https://augengeradeaus.net/2024/01/ukraine-erhaelt-erstmals-hubschrauber-aus-bund...

A400M 54+21 was delivered as planned to LTG 62 and will fly in it’s special colourscheme until entering another check in April. Then it will loose it.

Some Infos regarding NTM 2024: Czech AF with Gripen ist already confirmed and also 335.Mira and 192.Filo will take part. Due to different reasons (security issues etc.) no F-35 units will take part, so no 313.Sqn. 21.Gruppo AMI and French Rafale (presumably 11F) will take part and also 4F with E-2C....

The next delivery of F-35 will be in the third quarter of 2024 as the earliest. Because of this it is possible that some of the six aircrafts (L-001 to 006) used for training at Luke will relocate to Skrydstrup. To make up the gap some further USAF F-35 can be used in Arizona as an interim measure.

A good question, but F-16AM all should be used in anger and have more internal fuel, to fight against the Russians.

A400M 54+21 will return to LTG 62 in the next days from Airbus Hannover, after maintenance. It is still in it’s „Air Defender 2023“ colours.

54+44 departed some time ago to the USA for intensive tests of the new drogue air-to-air refueling unit. It will not return until late-January.

To bring back THRgt 10’s Kommandeur NH90NTH 79+35 landed after noon.

As Kommodore Oberst Christian John will leave the wing shortly he made his last flight as LTG 62´s Commanding Officer in a A400M on 9.1. Oberst Markus Knoll will take over command ot the wing. In the morning of 10.1. for the change of command ceremony the following aircrafts arrived obviously with t...