Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

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Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

Post by Eric van Lisdonk »

Today the first US Army choppers arrived in the harbour from Zeebrugge.
We may expect some 77 choppers here coming day's.
Noted on the ADSB radar are UH-60L 93-26525 and UH-60M 16-20814 but there could be more arrived today.
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Re: Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

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Heared that their landed 3 Black Hawks and 2 Chinooks... Any ideas about the arriving times in the next days?

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Re: Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

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Also 4 AH-64E's were noted today inbound Zeebrugge.
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Re: Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

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Hi,

is it known where exact in the Zeebrugge harbor. I Might be able to check them them the next days....
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Re: Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

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R20820 now showing on ADSB on its way to Zeebrugge
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Re: Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

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According KoenHartkamp (visual at Brugge) it was a flight of 3 Blackhawks.
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Re: Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

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R20860 is also inbound now, just passing south of Gent
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Re: Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

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Whitecat wrote:According KoenHartkamp (visual at Brugge) it was a flight of 3 Blackhawks.
R20812 & 795
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R20866 (flt?) also arrived minutes ago
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Re: Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

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Yesterday (13th) there arrived 9 choppers they said. Curious if something is visible...
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Re: Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

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Nothing visible from the outside, same location as last October and surrounded again by a wall of containers.

11am: 4 Black Hawks
1pm: 3 Apaches & 1 Black Hawk
3pm: 4 Black Hawks
3.30pm: unknown (ADSB Exchange)
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Re: Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

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GoldenPlane wrote:Yesterday (13th) there arrived 9 choppers they said. Curious if something is visible...
17 choppers arrived on the 13th.
2x CH-47F
3x HH-60M
4x UH-60L
4x UH-60M
4x AH-64E
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Re: Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

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Just seen above Brugge was a group of 4 and a group of 2 Blackhawks. To far to see any serials.
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Re: Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

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Some more flights have arrived today.
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Re: Port visit Zeebrugge 2018

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At least 3 Blackhawks (98-26828) and 3 Chinooks (15-08175 and 15-08181) arrived between 17.45 and 18.15.
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