Monday morning a flight of local Typhoons took with destination Holzdorf and were scheduled to return by late afternoon. The F-16D's launched in between that flight therefore I assumed it they operated from Laage but could have been an occasional visit.
Air Defender 2023 serial overview.
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Re: Air Defender 2023 serial overview.
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Re: Air Defender 2023 serial overview.
Both Duluth F-16D's have been noted at Laage on Monday-Wednesday (19th-21st) according to photos on FF. So likely just brief stopovers (and 846 nighstopping at Jagel on the 20th)
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Re: Air Defender 2023 serial overview.
On the 20th, 846 left Spang for Jagel at 09.45 LT and it landed back at Spang at 15.19 LT. Both 915 and 843 flew a local mission from Spang that day between 14.01 and 15.28 LT, together with SP F-16s 344 and 416.
So it seems unlikely to me that 846 was a nightstopper at Jagel, or that the F-16Ds operated from Laage on the 20th.
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Re: Air Defender 2023 serial overview.
For anyone interested, a few of us kept a log of the AD'23 related aircraft movements from build-up till brake down. Just to understand how BIG this exercise would be! And although most aircraft are logged here already, we decided to divide the LOG into actual participants & support aircraft+ other vistors, spares etc.. I'm baffled by the immense logistical support from the ANG (tankers & transports) over the past 4 weeks alone, and we will keep this sheet updated for the final returns and logistical draw down.
The log can be found here;
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... qi/pubhtml
Although we have logged a lot, there a still some gaps (especially the daily locally based fighter a/c from Laage, Nörvenich, Neuburg, Volkel, Caslav as well as the Polish F-16's that joined). Send me a PM and I will add them to the list.
The log can be found here;
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... qi/pubhtml
Although we have logged a lot, there a still some gaps (especially the daily locally based fighter a/c from Laage, Nörvenich, Neuburg, Volkel, Caslav as well as the Polish F-16's that joined). Send me a PM and I will add them to the list.
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Re: Air Defender 2023 serial overview.
Small textual things: it's Wunstorf, not Wünstorf, plus Jagel is really named Schleswig (like here).
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Re: Air Defender 2023 serial overview.
Thanks Erik, we'll amend it to Wunstorf!
As to Jagel, the enlisted airmen even call it Kropp-Jagel airbase as per NDR interviews. However, the Luftwaffe themselves use Jagel as official name; https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisati ... -immelmann
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I am writing the complete Mil-visitor list of Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel since 2015, so send me a mail to herbymarc@yahoo.de to get a complete list for the Air Defender period.
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Re: Air Defender 2023 serial overview.
More on the base/airfield name here, thanks all for the input.
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Re: Air Defender 2023 serial overview.
Thx again for the overview!
As far as I could see F-16C 87-0229 from 120th FS had no CO code due to the special c/s.
As far as I could see F-16C 87-0229 from 120th FS had no CO code due to the special c/s.
Re: Air Defender 2023 serial overview.
would be nice to see the special markings / graphics / fin flash colours added to the list on page 1 overview.
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Re: Air Defender 2023 serial overview.
Thanks to an article in Air Forces Monthly, the units should be:
ZK308 and ZK344 indeed 1 sq (apparently it wasn't 9 sq that was at Ameri, Estonia after all)
ZK322 and ZL347 3 sq (from the detachment at Akrotiri, Cyprus)
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