Hohn 2021

[Herby]

The ten active C-160D Transall with LTG 63 are:

50+36, 50+40 („Retrobrummel“) 50+51, 50+55, 50+57, 50+66, 50+76, 50+79, 50+83 and 50+88.

50+72 and 50+77 have now been scrapped.

[Herby]

Except two the whole active German C-160D fleet was seen today on 26.07.:

C-160D of LTG 63 were:

50+49 (wfu), 50+57, 50+66 (towed into hangar), 50+79, 50+88 were on the ramp.

Later 50+36 was also towed there from a hangar whilst „Retrobrummel“ 50+40 was towed also to the ramp.

Active were 50+51 (departed) and 50+83 (training).

Doing a low overshoot was Sea Lynx Mk.88A 83+11 of 3./MFG 5.

C-160D 50+86 of WTD 61 was here for maintenance since early July and appeared also from the hangar. It made two short engine tests and will depart shortly to Manching.

[Herby]

Noted today on 27.07. in the time 8.45 to 12.15h were the following C-160D of LTG 63:

50+49 (wfu), 50+57, 50+79 and 50+83 on the ramp. 50+76 was towed away from the hangar and doing a longer engine test run on the compass ramp. 50+55 was towed from the hangar to the flightline.

Active were 50+36, 50+40 ("Retrobrummel") (to and from Wunstorf) and 50+88.

Making it´s testflight after maintenance and departing for Wunstorf was C-160D 50+86 of WTD 61.

Fuelstopping was NH90TTH 79+19 of IntHubschrAusbz.

Active GFD Lear Jet 35 were: D-CGFA, D-CGFF, D-CGFH, D-CGFN. D-CGFQ and D-CARL.

So it were nice three and a half hours.

[Chrissly69]

Thx Herby. 50+40 was doing a couple of low passes over Winterberg this afternoon. Nice..

[Herby]

Tornado ECR 46+25 of TLwG 51 arrived clean on 6.8. from Manching as Jagel is closed until Monday.

[Buccaneer S.2B]

Thank Herby, for the recently posted detailed information regarding the last German Transall's. I will be in the area next Friday/Saturday, hopefully able to catch some .
I was just wandering: after disbandment of LTG63, will the GFD continue to fly their Learjets from Hohn?

wkr.,
Remco

[Herby]

GFD will stay at Hohn and the base will be in the hand of TLwG 51 in the future with some 60 soldiers of a „Flugplatzstaffel“ staying here.

[Buccaneer S.2B]

So the airfield remains open, good news !

[Buccaneer S.2B]

Good afternoon,

Noted Saturday 14-08, 10.10/11.00

At flightline:
50+40, 50+51, 50+55, 50+57, 50+76, 50+79, 50+88
wfu:
50+49, 50+53, 50+59

wkr., Remco

[Herby]

After more than fifty years in service LTG 63 C-160D 50+66 did it´s last flight on 24.08. to Rotenburg/Wümme landing at 10.45h with "Retrobrummel" 50+40 acting as co flyer. This leave nine Transall with the wing.

[Navraptor22]

50+40 was not the crew ferry. Crew ferry by road.

[Herby]

50+76 departed on 25.08. for Celle landing their at 12.04h. This leaves eight in service.

[Herby]

It is planned that C-160D 50+57 is making it‘s last flight on 1.9. to Jever. With seven Transall LTG 63 will soldier on for another few months.

[patrick dirksen]

Good 'Retrobrummel' is still active! Hopefully it will come to Eindhoven for the Market Garden droppings

[Herby]

50+40 will retire mid-October at Roth.