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Rockville wrote:This appeared on Twitter:
Eelco Hiltermann @eelcohiltermann
Voor de liefhebbers: neergeschoten F16 in Syrie is ex-Belgische luchtmacht F-16A, die daar met de registratie FA-78 rondvloog (tot 2009).

The downed F16 in Syria is a former Belgian F16A, which was registered: FA-78 until 2009.

Nonsense!

They are already there, having arrived friday or saturday.

maurits wrote:I have heard that this pilot was the same viper driver that earlier accidently fired on the tower at Vliehors range last year...

And your point is.....

What exactly is to be expected at this event: 26 Oct. JASDF Hyakuri. Military Review with B.I. ? Is it a kind of Airshow? And if there is no access can it bee seen from outside? Thx There will be a static show, small airshow and flypast (latter two only if the weather is 'acceptable'). The base is ...

You do not need a dual for that purpose. Hmm could be, but I wouldn't know any other example of a single seat lead-in trainer. T-38, Hawk, Yak-130, L-15, Alpha Jet, etc... From memory: NF-5A in the KLu, SF-5A in Spain, F-5A in Norway, F-5E in Chile, F-5A in Turkey, MiG-21PF/PFM in Romania, MiG-21PF...

NellekeVARA wrote: en wij zijn benieuwd hoe ver jullie gaan.

Het maakt niet uit hoe ver jullie gaan!

Ben benieuwd wie hier in gaat trappen....

Joris Heeren wrote:Hi Orange,

orange wrote:Monday 3feb14. Busy day at this normally not that busy airbase.

TDY/visit:
F-16C 89-2124/HL 4FS

Did this aircraft still wear '12AF' titles?

MTIA,
Joris

No, standard markings.

falcx wrote:
Are the China Lake aircraft still at Pt Mugu??

Regards,
Charles

Nope, they went back to China Lake last week.

Seen late on the 7th of February: KC-130T 163310/QH VMGR-234 F/A-18C (163731)/SH-130 VMFAT-101 F/A-18D (163510)/SH-222 VMFAT-101 F/A-18D 164001/SH-240 VMFAT-101 F/A-18D 164224/SH-273 VMFAT-101 F/A-18D (165413)/SH-350 VMFAT-101 F/A-18D(R) (164714)/SH-346 VMFAT-101 Of the Hornets, only SH-240 and SH-2...

Following were identified between 17 and 21 February:

91-0313/LN
91-0324/LN
91-0326/LN
91-0335/LN
92-0364/LN
96-0204/LN
98-0132/LN
00-3003/LN
01-2000/LN
01-2003/LN
01-2004/LN

All 494FS.

Monday 3feb14. Busy day at this normally not that busy airbase. Based: C-130J-30 01-1461, 02-1463, 02-1464, 05-1465, 07-1468 115AS/CA ANG KC-130F 148897/400 VX-30 NP-3D 153442/357 VX-30 S-3B 160581 VX-30 TDY/visit: F-16C 88-0460/HL 4FS F-16C 88-0462/HL 4FS F-16C 88-0467/HL 4FS F-16C 88-0486/HL 4FS F...

Log for friday 07feb14 07.00-08.45 and 13.00-17.00 (all read from photo) F/A-18C 164226/AD-306 VFA-106 F/A-18C 164865/AD-362 VFA-106 F/A-18C 164907/AD-363 VFA-106 F/A-18C 164722/NH-402 VMFA-323 F/A-18C 164873/NH-411 VMFA-323 F/A-18C 163106/5 Blue Angels F/A-18C 163754/6 Blue Angels F/A-18D 163479/AD...

AD-255 is 166964
AD-362 is 164865
I also have NJ-176 as 168485 (read from photo)....
All three seen yesterday (friday).

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K2G wrote: So also a big HURRAY for "JB5" and its colleagues.

Yes, Ed and John of the Buro Air Display deserve mucho credits for attracting a wide range of interesting aircraft!

OscarM wrote:

Basman wrote: The only plane I think I missed (as in ''would be logical to show to the general public for its importance in NATO") was the Tornado.

Indeed. Does anybody know more about what happened to the 'expected' Tornado?

Thanx

Oscar

AFAIK there was never a Tornado on the list.