Lajes (LPLA/TER) 2023 MIL

[Zonan]

Yesterday should have seen the arrival of 12 A-10s from Moody (FT Tail) with tanker support.
TABOR31-36 with GOLD81-83
TABOR41-46 with GOLD91-93
TABOR41 flight should be the following:
79-0189, 78-0616, 78-0697, 80-0252, 80-0256, 80-0226
GOLD91 62-3542
GOLD92 63-8881
GOLD93 63-8003
GOLD81 59-1466
GOLD82 63-8018
GOLD83 58-0113
If I'm not mistaken GOLD91 and 81 returned to the US after handing TABORs over to 92/93 and 82/83

[MikeRomeo]

Yesterday should have seen the arrival of 12 A-10s from Moody (FT Tail) with tanker support.
TABOR31-36 with GOLD81-83
TABOR41-46 with GOLD91-93
TABOR41 flight should be the following:
79-0189, 78-0616, 78-0697, 80-0252, 80-0256, 80-0226
GOLD91 62-3542
GOLD92 63-8881
GOLD93 63-8003
GOLD81 59-1466
GOLD82 63-8018
GOLD83 58-0113
If I'm not mistaken GOLD91 and 81 returned to the US after handing TABORs over to 92/93 and 82/83

Hi Zonan
From the list above, not everything went as planned. TABOR31 turned out to be a formation flight of 4x A10s (78-0583, 79-0189, 79-0157 80-0188). All were photographed and they all add FT on their tails. TABOR41 landed after sunset and I wasnt' threre to see them. Although I can not confirm the serial it was a formation flight of 6 A-10.
As for the GOLDs, the following 4 were on the ground: 58-0113, 63-8013, 63-8003, 63-8881. Indeed there were 2 extra GOLDs that took part of the air refuelling but those two did not land here.

From those 10 A-10, a quick drive around the perimeter fence, this morning, allowed to see that 4 were on the ground (along 2 KC-135). Now, who is gone, who is on the ground, that I don't know.

Changing the subject, at time I did that drive around the fence (around 2Pm local time), Voyager ZZ335 and F-35 ZM142 were taxing out for departure. The F-35 had been here for some days already...

best regards

[MikeRomeo]

Some recent movements seen:

8 April
US Marines
170038/BH038 - KC-130J
170040/BH040 - KC-130J

9 April
French Navy
5 - Bréguet Atlantic 2
34 - Falcon 50MS

Still present (for some days already) on the ground are two A-10 and two KC-135
79-0157/FT - A10C
80-0252/FT - A10C

[tally]

I suspect some TX AFRES F-16's are on their way to Lajes for the TDY in the middle east.

They were supported by KC-135R Gold 01, 64-14832 of the TN ANG and Gold 02, 63-8018.

[Starfighter_F-104G]

I suspect some TX AFRES F-16's are on their way to Lajes for the TDY in the middle east.

They were supported by KC-135R Gold 01, 64-14832 of the TN ANG and Gold 02, 63-8018.

RETRO51 & 61 from Fort Worth to Moron DVT to Bangor

[MikeRomeo]

Yesterday, 14 USAF F-16 landed at Lajes. They arrived from Shawn Air Base and most likely they will go to Aviano, since all of them had the AV code. First one to land (89-2030) was the only one with a special colour scheme, with a 510FS logo painted on the tail plus "est.1943" titles.
Full list of the serials seen is:

87-0355
88-0444
88-0491
88-0521
89-2011
89-2018
89-2026
89-2030
89-2038
89-2046
89-2047
89-2049
89-2176
90-0709

The tankers didn't land here, They continued and were noted on ADS-B landing at Rota, Spain

[Starfighter_F-104G]

89-2178 not 89-2176

[MikeRomeo]

Indeed, thanks for the correction.