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15-17 Januari 2020
Two in one stroke. In the front is Kuwaiti AH-64D KAF004 from 17/20sq. In the background is KC-130J KAF326 from 41sq. Both were in the static display area at the Kuwait Aviation Show. (Kuwait International Airport / Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base, 15 January 2020, Raymond van Dijkhuizen)
| 15 January 2020 |
| Static: | |||
| MM62218/46-82 | C-27J | 98° Gruppo TM | |
| MM7287/4-3 | F-2000A | 904° GEA |
| KAF326 | KC-130J | 41sq |
| 422 | F/A-18C | 25sq 25 Sqn |
| KAF004 | AH-64D | 17/20sq |
| KAF556 | SA330L | 32sq |
| MAB | C-17A | 10sq |
| 213/MAJ | C-130J-30 | 12sq |
| Hangar: | |||
| 142 | Hawk Mk64 | 12sq | |
| KAF514 | SA342K | 33/34sq |
| KAF115 | Tucano T52 | 19sq |
| KMOI-06 | AS365N-3+ | Kuwait Police |
| MOH-4 | Bell 429 | Ministry of Health |
| Flightline near static: | |||
| A7-MAQ, MAR | DHC-6-400 | SF Skydiving Team | |
| 430/5, 434/3, 435/- | MB339NAT | Al Fursan |
| 436/2, 438/1, 440/6 | MB339NAT | Al Fursan |
| 441/-, 442/7 | MB339NAT | Al Fursan |
| For Al Fursan see the detailed report in last month’s Military News under United Arab Emirates. |
| Flightline military base: | |||
| KAF327 | KC-130J | 41sq | |
| 427 | F/A-18C | 9sq |
| 444 | F/A-18D | 25sq |
| KAF002 | AH-64D | 17/20sq |
| KAF013 | AH-64D | 17/20sq |
| KAF558 | SA330L | 32sq |
| KMOI-08 | H225 | Kuwait Police |
| 8808, 8811, 8816 | Hawk Mk65A | Saudi Hawks/88sq |
| 8817, 8820 | Hawk Mk65A | Saudi Hawks/88sq |
| The Apaches and Hornets took part in the opening flypast and departed for their home bases after that. |
| The Cougar flew a mission and moved to the static the next day. |
| Elsewhere: | |||
| 9K-GFA | G550 | VIP Transport Flight | |
| (YI-AKV) | Il-76T | Zetavia as UR-CPS |
| (1630) | C-130H-30 | 16sq |
| Plus an unknown C-5M. |
| Flying only: | |||
| MM7275/4-19 | F-2000A | 904° GEA | |
| 91-0604/LN | F-15E | 494th FS |
| 15-5143/HL | F-35A | 4th FS | plus one more |
| 168637/YR-01 | MV-22B | VMM-161 |
| 16 January 2020 (only changes to the previous day are noted) |
| Flightline military base: | |||
| KAF342 | C-17A | 41sq | |
| KAF328 | KC-130J | 41sq |
| 8818 | Hawk Mk65A | Saudi Hawks |
| Elsewhere: | |||
| KAF323, KAF324 and KAF325 | L-100-30 | unmarked | stored |
| … | C-17A | Charleston | unknown |
| … | KC-135 | unknown |
| Flying only: | |||
| MM7275/4-19 | F-2000A | 904° GEA | |
| 91-0312/LN | F-15E | 492nd FS |
| 17 January 2020 (only changes to the previous day are noted) |
| Police hangar 1 military base: | |||
| KMOI-01 | EC135T-1 | Kuwait Police | stored |
| KMOI-02 | EC135T-1 | Kuwait Police | stored |
| KMOI-07 | AS365N-3+ | Kuwait |
| Police hangar 2 military base: | |||
| KMOI-04 | AS365N-3 | Kuwait Police | stored |
| Police hangar 3 military base: | |||
| KMOI-03 | AS365N-3 | Kuwait Police | wreck |
| Police hangar 4 military base: | |||
| KMOI-05 | EC225LP | Kuwait Police | |
| Elsewhere: | |||
| 00-0185/AK | C-17A | 517th AS | |
| Flying only: | |||
| 91-0310/LN | F-15E | 494th FS | |
| 15-5143/HL | F-35A | 4th FS |
| 15-5199/HL | F-35A | 421st FS |
Credits: Raymond van Dijkhuizen, Jurgen van Toor and Patrick Dirksen
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