Wunstorf (ETNW) 2022

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07.02.2022
GAF GLEX (GAF671) BER-ETNW, STA 10:00

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Visiting on 7.2. were NH90TTH 78+28, 78+27 and 78+23 of THRgt 10 and Global 6000 14+05 of FBS BMVg while P-3C CUP 60+08 of MFG 3 making an Touch and Go.

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10.02 visitor: MMF39 from Eindhoven. ADS-B: T-058.

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10.02 visitor: MMF39 from Eindhoven. ADS-B: T-058.

Departed with destination Kaunas.

[Herby]

EART 22-1, the EATC Tanker exercise planned during Frisian Flag, is now cancelled.

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Making some overshoots and further training on 9.3. was P-3C CUP 60+04 of MFG 3.

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Visiting on 10.03. was Eurofighter GT 31+25 of TLwG 74.

Flying with LTG 62 were A400M 54+25, 54+36 and 54+38.

On the ramp were 54+09 (propless), 54+16 plus six unidentified while 54+07 was towed from a hangar to the ramp and 54+34 vice versa.

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Noted landing around 15.00h on 27.03. (a Sunday) was A400M TK.23-03/31-23 of Ala 31 making it the first appearance of a Spanish A400 at the base.

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Arriving on 14.04. and presumably staying for several days is P-3C CUP 60+08 of MFG 3. Since this week a third Orion (60+06) is active at last and so 60+08 will get some cleaning at Wunstorf.

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A400M noted active with LTG 62 on 19.04. were:

54+07, 54+11, 54+31, 54+33, 54+37 and 54+38.

Noted on the ramp were: 54+14, 54+21, 54+32 plus five unidentified. Towed from the hangar was 54+18 while 54+06 vice versa.

Still on the ramp was P-3C CUP 60+08 of MFG 3.

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Visiting on 20.04. was HuAF/59.MH A.319-112CJ 605 and TLwG 33 Tornado IDS 45+92.

A400M 54+27 of LTG 62 arrived back from maintenance at Manching and was seen here for the first time since November 2021.

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Active were eight different LTG 62 A400M on 21.04.:

54+07, 54+08, 54+11, 54+15 (came back from A-Check at Manching, last noted in May 2021), 54+22, 54+29 (back from Dubai, after u/s), 54+31 and 54+37.

In the late evening 54+16 was added as tanker PRIMER2 and ninth A400 of the day for the late flying fighters.

Seen on the ramp in the morning were 54+05, 54+14, 54+16, 54+25, 54+34 plus seven more unidentified.
Propless 54+09 is now in a hangar possibly awaiting restoring to a flying status.

Making one overshoot was EC135T1 82+60 of IntHubschrAusbZ.

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Noted on 24.4. around 12.30h making three approaches was RAF Atlas C.1 ZM412.

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The first visit of a NATO SAC C-17A happened on 25.04. with 03 landing around midday.

Visiting in the morning was C-130K 8T-CB of Bundesheer/LuTSta.

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Visiting on 26.04. is Eurofighter GT 30+02 of TLwG 73.