Planned support for 12.4. is an Austrian C-130K of the Lufttransportstaffel from Linz.
The detachment of six (plus one spare) Austrian Eurofighter‘s should commence on 22.4. They will stay for two weeks and some more C-130K visits during the period are planned. The fighters will go to the North Sea Ranges to train the pilots in shooting their canons.
Small exercise „Timber Express 2021“ will be organised for June with the participants are one MFG 3 P-3C, one MFG 5 Sea Lynx, one TLwG 74 Eurofighter, the WTD 61 UH-1D and one WTD 61 Tornado.
It is expected that one mission a day is flown, but also some work on the ground will happen to test the data connections between all types.
Noted flying in the morning on 3.6. were the following TLwG 51 Tornados:
IDS 44+69, 45+13 and 45+39
ECR: 46+24, 46+56 and 46+57
Taking off after a night stop was Eurofighter GT 30+35 of TLwG 73.
Performing their official goodbye around 8.40h local were C-160D 50+40 („Retro Brummel“ special colour) and 50+66 (photo ship) of LTG 63. They did one low flypast from the East and then a touch and go each from the West. Afterwards the crews of two fire engines saluted 50+40 with their water canons on another low flypast from the East.
Flying at Jagel will be few and far between from 23.6. on as three TLwG 51 Tornados will deploy to Creech AFB on 22.6. and another five will go to Vidsel a day earlier on 21.6. for wepaons delivery traning and tests.
In the last years at some fighter stations in Germany there was a summer leave of two or three weeks and this could easily happen from June 25th, after the last Timber Express 2021 participants left the base. Time will tell.
Corrected!
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Visiting today on 23.6. with high-ranking Czech officers having a look at „Timber Express 2021“ was L-410UVP-E2 2710 of 242.tsl.
The five Tornados left for Sweden as planned on 21.6., but the three for Creech AFB („Dynamic Duo 21“) were delayed for one day and left with a USAF KC-10A on 23.6.
Noted arriving on 14.9. for the SNAP exercise on 15.9. and doing a rehearsal on 14.9. were:
Eurofighter GS 30+69 and 30+76 of TLwG 74 (both for the Static Display only and weaponed up at Jagel)
A400M 54+36 of LTG 62 (flew to Weeze and came back with the staff personnel on 15.9. and departed via Hamburg late on 15.9. to Wunstorf)
CH-53GS 84+66 of HSG 64 (did also some flying for the visitors on 15.9.
H145M 76+13 od HSG 64
Active fighters on 15.9. for SNAP (from 10.00 - 11.30h) were:
Tornado ECR: 46+24, 46+46, 46+56 and IDS: 45+39
Eurofighter GT 30+29, 30+85, 31+08 and 31+44 of TLwG 71, which flew non-stop from to Wittmund.
Flying also was ECR 46+51 (and perhaps starring as air spare).
