The Portuguese Air Force in the next two weeks will involve in his military exercise, the Real Thaw 2015, starting yesterday 23st till 6th March.
Bejal Air Base will be the command headquarters and the Seia airfield will operate as Tactic Air Base to support the operations that will happen on that area of Portugal.
This military exercise involves all the Portuguese Armed Forces, Air Force, Army and Navy and will be 4 countries at the exercise too.
United States and Netherland with Forward Air Controllers (FAC);
Falcon 20 from the Cobham Team and E-3A AWAC
From Denmark 4 AS-550
From Spain: 4 EF-2000 Eurofighter, 4 F-18 Hornet and 1 C-295
And from Portugal: 1 C-130; 1 C-295; 1 EH-101; 1 P-3C cup+; 3 Alouette III; 4 Alphajets and 14 F-16AM
So, the next two weeks will be very active here in Portugal with this Military Exercise, and a Spotter day next 26th February at Beja Air base.
Last year we had the participation of the american F-16C from Aviano, and you can see a few photos .
Real Thaw 2014
I will update this threat as soon as possible.
Hope you enjoy it
Best Regards
Jorge Ruivo
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Real Thaw 2015 - Portugal
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Hi Jorge,
Such a shame this exercise is always so late to be announced Have been trying to find info about if for weeks, but even the page on the Air Force website just said 'GO AWAY'.
Anyway, thanks for sharing, really do appreciate the info.
Would you by any chance know if the Spanish are based at Beja for the duration of the exercise, or if they fly from their home base as they did a few years ago?
Erwin
Such a shame this exercise is always so late to be announced Have been trying to find info about if for weeks, but even the page on the Air Force website just said 'GO AWAY'.
Anyway, thanks for sharing, really do appreciate the info.
Would you by any chance know if the Spanish are based at Beja for the duration of the exercise, or if they fly from their home base as they did a few years ago?
Erwin
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Yes Erwin your are right. Every time the exercise is to late annouced.
I think the spannish aircrafts will operate directly from them home bases, but I hope they will be at Beja for Spotterday.
Regards
Jorge Ruivo
I think the spannish aircrafts will operate directly from them home bases, but I hope they will be at Beja for Spotterday.
Regards
Jorge Ruivo
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Re: Real Thaw 2015 - Portugal
Well, better late than never
But besides the Spanish, I assume the Portuguese F-16s will also be flying from their home base (so Monte Real, not from Beja), right? Just wondering if it will be worth the trip on Thursday to do Beja from the outside...
Erwin
But besides the Spanish, I assume the Portuguese F-16s will also be flying from their home base (so Monte Real, not from Beja), right? Just wondering if it will be worth the trip on Thursday to do Beja from the outside...
Erwin
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F-16s are detached at Beja
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Thanks to the info from Jorge and p_shadow I decided to make the trip to Beja and this is the score (all from the outside, near the new civil terminal):
Erwin
AS.550C2 Esk 724 3x E-3A NAEWF LX-N90454 Alpha Jet 103 Esq 15202 (Asas c/s), 15208 (Asas c/s), 15211 (special c/s), 15236 C-130H 501 Esq 16803 F-16AM nb 15101, 15104, 15106 (301 Esq Special c/s), 15114, 15122, 15135 P-3C 601 Esq 14811 SA.316B 552 Esq 19376, 19401So no Spanish came down (at least not before 18.00 when I left) and nothing new.... but well, that's the gamble I guess. Nice to see some jets flying at least.
Erwin
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I think this section is for Military News, not movements.
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Ah, you may be right. I didn't even see the section it was in. I am sure the mods will move if needed
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