Typhoon in Trapani

[bertopinal]

it seem the ItAF 18° Gruppo in LICT -Trapani is flying the Typhoon, between 6 to 8 machines. Anyone has more informations?

r.

[Starfighter_F-104G]

nr 8 Typhoom coded 37-xx

[Basman]

They have received them VERY recent...I was in Trapani last July and no sign of any Typhoons yet. Only 6 Stormo was there with a detachment of Tornado's.

By the way, the Tornado's were operating from a flight line with some hangars/tents on the south side of the base, quite close to the beach. Is this a dedicated 'tdy' area, or will the 37St Typhoons also operate from there? Or will they take up the shelter area on the north side were the F-16's used to be? Last option is probably more likely....

Bas

[Starfighter_F-104G]

Hangar/tends are in use by 82 Centro CSAR HH-3F and sometime for TDY

Shelter area is for 18 Sqn

01 Oct 2012 cerimony at Trapani for 18 Sqn with Typhoon
but no many media invited

[Basman]

82 Centro CSar was operating from the big hangar on the east side, close to the main road. No numbers unfortunately...I saw a H500 and an HH-3F on two occasions, but both times I had a car full of family and it is not that easy to stop there. The one time I went to the airbase for some spotting, there was nothing outside at that place except a couple of civil registered Air Tractor water bombers.

Bas

[bertopinal]

Hangar/tends are in use by 82 Centro CSAR HH-3F and sometime for TDY

Shelter area is for 18 Sqn

01 Oct 2012 cerimony at Trapani for 18 Sqn with Typhoon
but no many media invited

Sure about the 1st of October? A friend of mine (civilian technician), returned this evening from Trapani, say i had not see any trace of ceremony.
The individula numbers af the Typhoon started from 1,the highest he see was 6.

r.

[Starfighter_F-104G]

An italian spotter send me 01 Oct 2012 , I will ask more info.
do you know MM / code of these Tyffi?

[bertopinal]

published the last friday at " 18° GRUPPO CACCIA FAN GROUP" on FB :


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r.

[MasterJet]

Cerimony should be Oct 18th...the same day of the change of air base commander.

Cheers

GC

[Stratofreighter]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iuL7djoxM8[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iuL7djoxM8

The Eurofighter Typhoon of the 4th and 37th Wings of the Italian Air Force departing for daily training missions.
The operations are carried out on the Trapani Birgi air force base, to help the 18th Fighter Group of the 37th Wing to start operations since the Group has recently received this type of aircraft.
From Trapani Birgi took off many NATO aircraft for missions in Libyan war in 2011 (operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector).
Filmed in October 2012.

http://theaviationist.com/2012/10/15/trapani-typhoons/

New Eurofighter Typhoon Squadron activated at Trapani airbase, Italy October 15, 2012

http://theaviationist.com/2012/10/15/trapani-typhoons/

[maurits]

Hi,

From some pictures, three F-2000A(AMI designation for Typhoon) from 18 gruppo are known
MM7307/37-01
MM7315?/37-02
MM7309/37-03

At least two visited Orange this week for an exercise....
http://pics-aeronef.discutfree.com/t706 ... -la-ba-115

[Starfighter_F-104G]

seen 37-01 / 37-02 / 37-03 / 37-04 / 37-05 / 37-06 / 37-07 / 37-10

37-01 & 37-02 visit Orange 20/22 Nov 2012

next week nr 4 EF-2000 will visit Orange and also first week of December 2012

http://www.defense.gouv.fr/air/actus-ai ... n-a-orange

[Erik V]

This week noted at Orange:

MM7315/37-02
MM7309/37-03

source: http://pics-aeronef.discutfree.com/t706 ... -la-ba-115

Erik