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| Florennes Airshow | |||
| Date: 23-24 June 2012 | |||
| Static: | |||
| FA68 | F-16AM | 350sm | $ |
| FA87 | F-16AM | 31sm | $ |
| FA57, FA109 | F-16AM | nb | |
| FA121 | F-16AM | 1wing | $ |
| FA126 | F-16AM | nn | (in shelter) |
| FB21 | F-16BM | no mks (TLP hangar) | |
| AT13 | Alpha Jet 1B+ | 11sm/AJetS | |
| M1/OT-ZPA | SA316B | 40sm | |
| ?, ST35 | SF260M+ | CC Air | |
| CM01 | Falcon 20E | 21sm | |
| LB01 | L-21B | MCZV/CMVV | |
| 452 | C295M | 242.tsl | |
| 9235 | JAS39C | 211.tl | $ |
| 6069 | L-159T | 212.tl | |
| E-194 | F-16AM | Esk 727/730 | $ |
| ET-198 | F-16BM | Esk 727/730 | |
| E146/705-RR | Alpha Jet E | EAC00.314 | |
| 111/YQ | EMB121AA | AET00.319 | |
| 43+25 | Tornado IDS | JBG33 | |
| 86+66 | Bo105P | KHR26 | |
| LX-N90453 | E-3A | NAEW&CF | |
| D-664 | CH-47D | 298sq | |
| T-264 | KDC-10 | 334sq | |
| 668 | F-16AM | FLO | $ |
| 692 | F-16BM | FLO | $ |
| 6728 | MiG29AS | ZmLk | |
| 3H-FG | PC-7 | Lehrabteilung | $ |
| 727 | An-32B | 27 eta | |
| 20 | C295M | 13.el | |
| F-AZHG | Pilatus P-3-03 | ex Suisse AF P-805 | |
| F-HBKC | EC120B | Helidax | |
| G-BZGK | OV-10B | ex Germany 99+32 | |
| G-OAJR | Chipmunk T10 | ex RAF WB756 | |
| N343NA/212 | T-28A | ex USN 138343 | |
| Flightlines/flying: | |||
| 3H-FC | PC-7 | Lehrabteilung | |
| H24 | A109BA | 1w | $ |
| CE03 | ERJ145LR | 21sm | |
| FA84 | F-16AM | 2w (solo display) | $ |
| FA83, FA127 | F-16AM | 2w | |
| RS02 | Sea King Mk48 | 40sm | |
| 6052 | L-159A | 212.tl | (in shelter) |
| 616 | F-16D | 343 Mira | |
| J-015 | F-16AM | 312sqn | $ |
| J-016 | F-16AM | 312sqn | |
| L-09 | PC-7 | 131(EMVO)sq | |
| 3819, 8919, 9616 | Su-22M-4 | 21.BLT | |
| 3911 | MiG29AS | ZmLk | |
| J-5008, J-5014 | F/A-18C | FlSt 17 | |
| 89-0022 | F-16C | 141 Filo/soloturk | |
| 91-0011 | F-16C | 141 Filo/soloturk | $ |
| F-AZJS | Spitfire PR19 | ex RAF PS890 | |
| G-BWGL/N-321 | Hunter | DHHF, ex RAF | |
| NX377WW/KV-863 | T-28B | ex USN 137777 | |
| PH-VDF/L2-W “Scat VII” | TF-51D | ex USAAF 44-72922 | |
| N4109C/H210 | T-6G | private | |
| OO-DAF/H50 | AT-16ND | private | |
| $ special colours | |||
| SF260M+ of CC Air, Red Devils: | |||
| ST03, ST04, ST15, ST23, ST27 | |||
| PC-9/M of the ETZ, Croatian Wings of Storm: | |||
| 055, 057, 059, 062, 066, 067, 069 | |||
| TB30 of APAA00.315, Cartouche Dore: | |||
| 69/F-SEWL, 90/F-SEXG, 99/F-SEXP, 141/F-SEZF | |||
| Alpha Jet E of APAA20.300, Patrouille de France: | |||
| E94/0, E152/1, E162/2, E130/3, E46/4, | |||
| E41/5, E166/6, E165/7, E85/8, E163/9 | |||
| PC-7 of the Pilotenrekruteshule, PC-7 team: | |||
| A-913, A-914, A-917, A-919, A-926, A-927, A-932, A-939, A-940, A-941 | |||
| L-39C of the Baltic Bees: | |||
| YS-KSH/1, YS-KST/2, YS-KSS/3, YS-KSM/4, YS-KSL/5 | |||
| Flying only: | |||
| AT02, AT20, AT23 | Alpha Jet 1B+ | 11sm/AJetS | |
| AT25, AT26, AT30 | Alpha Jet 1B+ | 11sm/AJetS | |
| Elsewhere: | |||
| BA22 | Mirage 5BA | pres gate | |
| FA05 | F-16A | pres near TLP platform | |
| FA47/FS | F-16A | pres gate | |
| FU103 | F-84E | pres gate | as FU66/YL-A |
| FA91 | F-16AM | Hangar behind demo line | |
| R223/64-GW | C-160R | ET00.064 | |
| Visitors 22 June: | |||
| T-729 | Beech 1900 | LTDB | |
| 2721 | Let-410UVP-E20 | nb | |
| CM02 | Falcon 20E | 21sm | |
| H22, H25, H27, H39, H44 | A109BA | 1w | |
| Most, if not all A109s were probably also present over the weekend, scattered over the base. | |||
| Visitors 25 June: | |||
| T-729 | Beech 1900 | LTDB | |
| 2721 | Let-410UVP-E20 | DLK | |
| CH07, CH12 | C-130H | 20sm | |
| ST46 | SF260M+ | CC Air | |
| This year, Florennes was the venue for Belgium’s major air show. With a spottersday on Friday and Monday plus a full weekend for public access, there was plenty opportunity to see the guests. Weather proved to be acceptable on Friday and Saturday; dry and cloudy with sunny spells, and I guess a bit less for the other two days. Your reporter did not visit the spotters day, but their spot seemed to be close to the runway and taxiway and underneath the display line. The familiar spots along the fence on the east side were accessible on Friday, and brought back the memories of a good day at a TLP (ah…..those were the days). Unfortunately there was corn and long grass all along the taxi-track, so good pictures were not possible, and some skill and luck were required for good landing shots above the “piano keys”. During the weekend, excellent shots could be made on the base of the demo aircraft taxiing back to the ramps. The display line was a bit far away and required at least 300-400 mm. The static was, well, the static…. Access to the spots along the fence outside of the base was on foot only. Well then, how about the visitors? Not the usual suspects! No Typhoon, no Rafale, no Mirage, no UK, no US, no Italians. There were four F-16 demos however! Disappointing? No, a line of three Polish Fitters and a MiG29 was a sight to behold. It was lovely to see an army of Polish airmen working on their planes. Then the kick-start of the MiG29; turn the key, push the throttle and roll! The demo of the Croatian Wings of Storm was as smooth as ever, and they brought their macho An-32 for support. The show was a bit too long, and as said before; four F-16 demos were just too much. Too bad the Greek F-16D performed for a meagre crowd at 19:00 hrs. All-in-all it was a show worth visiting. | |||
| Credits: Erwin Husmann, Rene Sleegers, Bram Marijnissen, Martyn Swann, Danny Bonny, Peter vd Reek, Michel Niesten, MAR, Scramble messageboard. | |||
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