SP F-16's deployed to Japan

evil_bird · Post by **evil_bird** » 12 Jan 2023, 12:08

Word has it that 12 52nd FW F-16 have deployed stateside for a longer period since yesterday.

r.e.hendriks · Post by **r.e.hendriks** » 12 Jan 2023, 14:58

Correct…

Jest11 (serials: 813, 828, 829, 338, 342, 343)
Jest12 (serials: 083, 358, 403, 416, 417, 418)
(Serials as mentioned in the flightplans, so not confirmed)

Tankers Rummy61/62/64 and Rummy71/72/74 were assigned, 2 KC-135, 2 KC-10 and two KC-46.

Best regards Rob

evil_bird · Post by **evil_bird** » 12 Jan 2023, 15:59

merci, for the #´s.

Going to be quiet around Spang for quite awhile i reckon

lets hope something else will come along to fill the gap.

Richard from Rotterdam · Post by **Richard from Rotterdam** » 12 Jan 2023, 16:02

Not all the way to Japan? It was suggested they would go on TDY to Kadena to replace the local F-15s that were withdrawn back to CONUS some time late last year.

Kip · Post by **Kip** » 12 Jan 2023, 16:56

Some tail numbers were picked up yesterday when relayed to the tanker....
JEST 11- 080, JEST 15- 342
JEST 21 - 918, JEST 22 - 083, JEST 23 - 813, JEST 24 - 418, JEST 25 - 417, JEST 26 - 829

At least some of them reflect the flight plans

All seen from home yesterday north of Lincoln.

Regards
Kip

K-9 · Post by **K-9** » 16 Jan 2023, 20:16

Tracking Rummy71/61, it has ended in Japan.

Fishbed_9307 · Post by **Fishbed_9307** » 16 Jan 2023, 23:10

Are Jest and Rummy regular callsigns for Pacific deployments or so?

Never saw them before contrary to the familiar Retro, Clan, Zesty, Cube, Tabor, Trend, Mazda etc. callsigns used for Atlantic (only?) ferries.

And they have arrived by the way: https://tora82.exblog.jp/iv/detail/?s=2 ... 485187.jpg

Starfighter_F-104G · Post by **Starfighter_F-104G** » 17 Jan 2023, 04:53

JEST/RUMMY are CORONET WEST call sign

RETRO/TABOR/CUBE/TREND etc are CORONET EAST call sign

Le Addeur noir · Post by **Le Addeur noir** » 17 Jan 2023, 07:14

F-16Cs 080 JEST11 arrived at RODN on the 15th with one other example (at least) The tanker MAY have been 63-8030 from Hawaii ANG.

2 C-17s departed Spang to Kadena via the Middle East and U-Tapao last week,

03-3127 62nd AW RCH870
08-8192 62nd AW RCH880

Le Addeur noir · Post by **Le Addeur noir** » 17 Jan 2023, 07:21

Starfighter_F-104G wrote: ↑17 Jan 2023, 04:53 JEST/RUNNY are CORONET WEST call sign

RETRO/TABOR/CUBE/TREND etc are CORONET EAST call sign

RUMMY, not RUNNY

The RUMMY callsign has been recorded in Europe in recent weeks as well.

PINE is another CORONET WEST callsign used in the past, and may still be current.

Starfighter_F-104G · Post by **Starfighter_F-104G** » 17 Jan 2023, 13:08

ops ... the finger

you are right, RUMMY

K-9 · Post by **K-9** » 08 Feb 2023, 15:10

And the Lucky numbers:

90-0813
90-0828
90-0829 "52Og"
91-0338
91-0342
91-0361
91-0416
91-0417
91-0418
92-3918
96-0080 "480Fs"
96-0083

Photoproof on Tora82 blog.

evil_bird · Post by **evil_bird** » 09 Feb 2023, 10:41

merci!

since they left it´s fairly quiet here around Spang, mostly night flying for the f-16´s and of course the tanker ops.

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