Florennes (EBFS) - 2008

[Richard de Florennes]

FLORENNES FRIDAY 2008-12-19 RW26
Weather: scattered/few clouds, clear air, mostly sunny, moderate wind

Based aircraft (2 Wing; 1 & 350 Squadron):
F-16BM 2 Wing FB17 /FS T09:25 L10:25 a2
F-16AM 2 Wing FA109/FS T10:50 L12:28 a2
F-16AM 2 Wing FA121/- spec c/s T10:50 L12:28 a2
F-16AM 2 Wing FA101/FS T10:51 L12:21*a2
F-16AM 2 Wing FA115/- no badge T10:51 L12:29 a2
F-16AM 2 Wing FA91 /FS T10:56 L12:26 a2
F-16AM 2 Wing FA97 /FS T10:56 L12:24 a2
F-16AM 2 Wing FA125/- no badge T10:57 L12:21*a2

Additional movements (all in connection with TLP flying course 2008/6):
F-16C(+) 337 Mira 501 E09:20
F-16C(+) 337 Mira 524 E09:20
F-16C(+) 337 Mira 502 T10:30
F-16C(+) 337 Mira 515 T10:30
C-130H 356 Mira 747 L12:40 (12-18 )
C-27J 354 Mira 4120 L10:26
C-130J 46°Stormo MM62182/46-47 L09:22 a1
C-130J 46°Stormo MM62188/46-54 L10:48
C-27J 46°Stormo MM62217/46-81 L10:54
C-130H Ala 31 T.10-09/31-06 L14:26 a1 (12-18 )
KC-130H Ala 31 TK.10-12/31-54 L11:30
CN.295M Ala 35 T.21-04/35-42 L11:08

(notes: due to the fact that almost all participating aircraft had left in the course of the Thursday, the decision was hard to spend the night in a hotel and wait for the presumed departure of the four Hellenic F-16s that Friday. However, as these F-16s were equipped with conformal fuel-tanks, giving them quite another, more impressive look, and with the outlook for some more supporting transport aircraft, I stayed in the Florennes area. The Friday morning was blessed by extraordinary good late-autumn weather, and activity around those “Block 52s” began early. All four of them were seen in action during the morning but only one pair finally went airborne and this sight was really worth waiting for. The number of support aircraft was impressive too, with two Greek, three Italian and three Spanish transports recorded arriving. Activity of eight based F-16s was on the more usual side but of course welcome too. However, due to my increased interest in agricultural photography, I left Florennes soon after midday and headed for a life demonstration of some real monsters of the sugar beet field. All in all, a very good final of my aviation and TLP year 2008!)

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Also noted that Friday (19/12) :

16803 (sp/mk) C-130H PorAF
152/62-IP CN-235 FrAF

[patrick dirksen]

Hi Richard,

Thanks for the descriptive log (as always)! Any chance you noted which Portugese Viper came from the shelter area instead of the flightline? PLease....

[F17_114PM]

Hi all,

does anybody know, the serials of the German F-4 on 18.12. from left to right, as seen from the road at the eastern approach?

Many thanks and have great Christmas!

[Willem]

Hi all,

tomorrow a FRADU Da20 is due @ 0945LT and an Italian C-27J is due @ 1230lt.

BRGDS Willem