Skrydstrup (EKSP) 2023

[michel N]

From 6 until 16th of March, 5 LN F-35 will be detached to Skrydstrup

https://www.forsvaret.dk/da/nyheder/202 ... krydstrup/

[Herby]

Again, with a little bid more details.

https://www.nordschleswiger.dk/de/nords ... strup-luft

[Herby]

Today the five 48.FW F-35A arrived from Lakenheath with AFRC/815.AS C-130J-30 05-8152 acting as support.

They will stay for two weeks.

Identified were 20-5571 and 20-5590.

[AK01]

With credit to Vet Boy Slim at fightercontrol : 20-5570/71/74/83/90

[Herby]

Noted here on 8.3. taking off from 9.52-10.00h, (landing 11.30-11.45h) were the following Fighter Wing/ESK 727 jets:

F-16AM E-005 (Have Glass V), E-007 (Have Glass V), E-075, E-107, E-601, E-607 and BM ET-022 (Have Glass V), ET-615 plus QRA „Moon Beam“ E-006 and E-603. Taking off earlier at 9.10h were two more unidentified F-16 which didn’t return.

The afternoon mission was later than normal, (due to the visit of the F-35), departed from 14.24-14.31h and comprised

F-16AM E-004, E-005, E-074, E-075, E-107, E-601, E-607 and BM ET-022.

The F-35A detachment of 48.FW, 495.FS flew
with 20-5571/LN, 20-5574/LN, 20-5583/LN and 20-5590/LN in the morning and the same three of them (except 20-5583/LN) in the afternoon. The last landing was at 16.10h.

In the afternoon EH-101 Merlin Mk.512 M-502 of ESK 722 flew one mission.

[Herby]

F-16AM E-604 ist the seventh AM in Have Glass V colourscheme.

Active „Moon Beam“ QRA at Bornholm are E-008 and E-604.

[Herby]

A somewhat more quit flying day was on 03.04. with the following active F-16AM of Fighter Wing/Esk 727:

E-007 (Have Glass V), E-018 (Have Glass V), E-597, E-601 and E-607 plus „Moon Beam“ QRA E-008 and E-605 (Have Glass V) departing from 10.00-10.20h in the morning.

Taking off only in the afternoon wave from 13.02-13.05h were E-007, E-018, E-597 and E-607.

Departing was T-17 T-413 in „Baby Blue“ colours.

[Herby]

On 25.05. the followng low flying day happened at Fighter Wing/Esk 727:

Only F-16AM E-005 (Have Glass V), E-007 (Have Glass V) and E-074 plus F-16BM ET-613 (Have Glass V) departed in the morning from 9.50 to 9.52h.

The adternoon mission took off from 12.52-13.05h and comprised again of E-005, E-074 and ET-613 plus E-004, E-598.

Three different unidentified T-17 departures were seen, of which only T-417 came back in the afternoon.

[Herby]

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[Bennie]

In the evening of June 20th, while returning from Air Defender 23 at Schleswig & Hohn, both known gateguards ('A-603' & E-177) were noted.
A second F-16 was noted between the main gate and the terminal, which, according to the W&R App should have been E-182.
Both are reported in the Scramble DB having been modified to AM standard. Unfortunately this could not be confirmed.
In the shelter area in the South Eastern corner of the base a third F-16(A/AM?) was noted (visible in current GE imagery).
Is there anyone who has a clue of her identity?

[Herby]

Until 14.8. Fighter Wing operations are hampered by the vacation times with only few daily F-16 operations.

On 1.10. the first F-35A will have it’s introduction celebration. This date, a Sunday, was chosen due to the Flyvevåbnet‘s founding date, October 1st, 1950.

The first three or four F-35As are awaited some days earlier to be certain they are on base for the celebration day.

Time will tell how the combined F-16/F-35 daily flying will be in the next few years.

[Herby]

In late September four F-35A are planned to arrive at the base.

Obviously Denmark recognized that 27 F-35A are too few fighter airrafts in the current situation. The Folketing is obviously discussing plans to aquire up to another dozen Lightning II. If this could lead in the future to the late two-squadron fighter wing is not known yet.

[Arjan]

Dropped by Skrydstrup last june and was almost immediately told that photography is no longer allowed. I stood next to the (former?) civil terminal but the restriction is all around the airfield. The arrival of the new F-35 and new construction works are the main reason for this.

[Herby]

Do you know this for shure? I know that on the civil site and near hangars and buildings it was already forbidden long time ago. But also on both approaches?

[Herby]

Obviously nothing has changed, at all spots away from the approaches it is not allowed to take pictures. You can still take pictures in the air, but NOT on the runway or taxiways. This was mentioned once or twice here in the last years.

Everyone who do not accept this rules will be send away.

Same thing as you try to enter the farmland near the fences at Leeuwarden during Frisian Flag.