Lulea-Kallax Air Base (ESPA) Sweden 2024

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Lulea-Kallax Air Base (ESPA) Sweden 2024

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Lulea-Kallax was the main Flygvapnet base during Nordic Response and noted 05-07 March were:
HN-412, HN-422, HN-444, HN-452 F/A-18Cs HävLLv 11
Their deployment started on 06Mar with support Lear Jet 35 LJ-1 from TukiLLv
58-0063 KC-135R 914ARW AFRC (not marked "NF", and broken - fixed by 08Mar)
16 Gripens flew missions each day. These carry no squadron marks, but using the Scramble DB we get:
F7 (2 stridsflygdivisionen) 213, 227, 268 & 277
F21 (1&2 Divn) 219, 223, 248, 257, 263, 279, 280, 283, 286, 288 & 290 plus Gripen D 833
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Re: Lulea-Kallax Air Base (ESPA) Sweden 2024

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Four US Marines F-35B of VMFA-542 landed last days at Kallax.

It must be the brand new ones.
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Re: Lulea-Kallax Air Base (ESPA) Sweden 2024

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Part of Nordic Response with a KC-130J

https://www.msn.com/sv-se/nyheter/other ... r-BB1k9T4i
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Re: Lulea-Kallax Air Base (ESPA) Sweden 2024

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With video
https://www.joint-forces.com/exercise-n ... -in-sweden

F-35B WH-05, -06, -09. + one
KC-130J BH-276

Hornet and Gripen in background.
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