Aviano (LIPA/AVB) - 2007

Banter · Post by **Banter** » 16 Mar 2007, 10:22

Exp Aviano Today 16th March 2007

4x RN Harriers
3x HAF F16
2x HAF F4
1x AFRC KC135

(This should keep Maurizio busy

Thijs · Post by **Thijs** » 16 Mar 2007, 10:25

Three Greeks F-16's are expectet tomorrow (16-3) at Aviano for fuel stop on thier way to Buchel, ETD Aviano at 12:00 lt.

Ciao Maurizio

Is the rest of the aircraft also on transfer or will they be there for a local excercise with the AV F-16's?

Banter · Post by **Banter** » 16 Mar 2007, 10:35

There no dep plans on any of the other aircraft. Just the F16's to ETSB.

Maurizio · Post by **Maurizio** » 16 Mar 2007, 12:17

The F-16s are just departed, see other post, the F-4 are the "usual" weeekend visitors like are the Harriers(less usual!).

Ciao

Otto · Post by **Otto** » 16 Mar 2007, 15:55

NAVY781-784 4x Harrier RN are delayed.

Maurizio · Post by **Maurizio** » 16 Mar 2007, 20:32

This the complete picture:
115, 119, 145 F-16 "HAF 330"
01500, 01521 F-4E "HAF 338"
ZD329/10, ZD402/31, ZG500/71A, ZG478-- Harrier "Navy 781"
62-3518 KC-135R "Mash 51"

Not bad after a month of "nothing"!!

Maurizio · Post by **Maurizio** » 29 Aug 2007, 09:48

Two Bo 105 "German Army 8793"night stopped at Aviano and departed this morning heading east, serials not noted, anybody else?

M.

Banter · Post by **Banter** » 02 Oct 2007, 00:31

Exp 02Oct07

4xHAF A7's (ex Orland) ETA1145 ETD1500L

Maurizio · Post by **Maurizio** » 02 Oct 2007, 21:39

Thanx Banter, some shoots of them here:

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Piet Luijken · Post by **Piet Luijken** » 21 Oct 2007, 10:28

News taken form above mentioned site:

On 11 oct all 555FS F-16s returned from deployment to KunsanAB

On 14 oct fourteen F-16s of 510FS departed to Graf-Ignatievo for exercise.
More info:
Over the next twenty days, the Graf Ignatievo airbase near Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv will become a stage for simulated air battles between the Russian MiG-29 and the American F-16 fighters. The air battle simulations will be carried out as part of the joint Bulgarian-American military exercise Rodopsko Kopie'2007, which started yesterday at the Graf Ignatievo Airbase - Bulgaria's only airbase that fully complies with the NATO standards. By October 26, Bulgarian and American aces will be performing exercise flights onboard sixteen F-16 fighters; three transport airplanes, six MiG-29 fighters, two Su-25 airplanes, two airplanes Pilatus and two L-39 airplanes.
"The exercise was planned long ago under the program for bilateral military cooperation," officials from the Bulgaria's Defense Ministry told The Standart.
The US pilots come from the Aviano Airbase in northeastern Italy. A few days ago it transpired that Aviano would be closed for flights until October 23 due to ongoing repairs on its takeoff and landing runways. This is why part of the fighters and bombers were moved to the Graf Ignatievo Airbase. There, the US pilots will also practice at special fire grounds that the Italian airbase lacks.

And as stated above, there are some runway repais active, see notam:
M0325/07 - AERODROME CLOSED TO ALL UNAUTHORIZED AIRCRAFT DUE TO RUNWAY
REPAIRS. 06 OCT 06:00 2007 UNTIL 23 OCT 20:00 2007. CREATED: 01 OCT 06:27 2007

Greetings

Maurizio · Post by **Maurizio** » 25 Oct 2007, 18:50

There are at least three "new" UH-60A at Aviano this week, the only identified so far is 87-24647, all are using "Duke" c/s. Did someone know if they are delivered to the Army unit here or just on exercise fron Germany?

Piet Luijken · Post by **Piet Luijken** » 26 Oct 2007, 14:46

LOG: 26 October 2007

Indeed a quiet day at Aviano, but is was sunny with a nice temperature.

89-2029/AV F-16CG 31FW/555FS, parked outside
89-2041/AV F-16CG 31FW/555FS, parked outside
MM54516/51-75 MB-339A AMI 51 Gr 651 SCC, made a high speed overshoot as "Boxer 03"
MM62247/PS-B15 P180 Polizia/1 RV Pratica di Mare, GCA approach and overshoot 'I2247'
N801DE MD11 World fullstop 'RCH0729'
84-00157 C-12U-3 6-52nd AVN GCA and fullstop 'DUKE66'

That's it!

Maurizio · Post by **Maurizio** » 26 Oct 2007, 18:36

Piet, it was better than nothing, considering there was no activity by the 31stFW!
BTW, the 510 FS returned back from Bulgaria this morning.

The MB-339A was MM54516/51-75 "Boxer 03" and the C-12 was 84-0157 (not 85-0157) and should be now resident here.

Maurizio

Piet Luijken · Post by **Piet Luijken** » 26 Oct 2007, 19:20

Thanks Maurizio for the updates, I have amended my log.

Yeah one day later would have been much better, but maybe next time!?

greetings,

Maurizio · Post by **Maurizio** » 03 Nov 2007, 19:09

have a couple of request from Aviano:
October 31st C-130H "Herky 432" ??
November 3rd 2 x F-16 "Sting 01-02" ?? probabily Ducth.

Any offers?

MTIA

Maurizio