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stunning shots

154 F-16AM RJAF
156 F-16AM RJAF
157 F-16AM RJAF
159 F-16BM RJAF
160 F-16BM RJAF
161 F-16BM RJAF

Left KeeBee as Tiger01-05. One air spare presumably returned. Confirmation of actual deliveries (and tie-ups!) more than welcome.

Departed 13jul11 former Air Component Fighting Falcons:

154 F-16AM RJAF
156 F-16AM RJAF
157 F-16AM RJAF
159 F-16BM RJAF
160 F-16BM RJAF
161 F-16BM RJAF

One seems to have been an air spare (and returned). Tie-ups with Belgian serials more than welcome.

ziet er uit als holden ivm beperkt baangebruik/slecht weer

None of the 13 people on board was not injured. ?!???

nice report, well done

High altitude airway UN858 runs northbound from Brest into Paris ARTCC (between BOKNO and DEVRO, just south of Tours), I assume they never checked in with Paris.

Although only one Mirage 2000 is visible in the video, making the close up ID of the Veuling and getting the cockpit crew's attention to respond / come on the radio, probably a second Mirage is behind in covering position behind ready to act.

http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_75021.htm

what types/forces are used, French or Italian?

ah, just found it: UK Apache and French Gazelle!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13651736

The Klu wanted to cancel the Luchtmachtdagen 2011 but was told by the minister van Defensie Hans Hillen they are not to be cancelled. Responding to the query about T-255, it may be in servce after all (for some time) since the two KDC-10s will be on the ground for soem time during their cockpit upgr...

2011-0102-E : Flight Controls – Horizontal Stabilizer Pitch Trim Runaway – Suspension of Flight Operations

Number 2011-0102-E
Issued by Europe
Issue date 2011-05-26
Effective date 2011-05-27


http://ad.easa.europa.eu/blob/easa_ad_2 ... 1-0102-E_1

Niek, very nice! Did you manage to see what is under 1223 on the nose: is it 10-0401 (as 100401)?

I feel a book coming: Hunting for OBL or Killing Osama by Mark Bowden

Presumably Monday 2 May at Marietta: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2011/110502ae_first-for-qatar.html Its shows "MAH" on the nose... So to update this month's Qatar news section in the magazine this is the new info as we know it: Qatar# Lockheed# (FY#?) A7-MAH 5662 (08-...

correction/addition on the exact UAE deux milles variants:

single
712 Mirage 2000-9RAD (or 2000-9EAD)
734 Mirage 2000-9EAD
737 Mirage 2000-9EAD
739 Mirage 2000-9EAD
752 Mirage 2000-9EAD

dual
764 Mirage 2000-9DAD

keep up the good work