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A link to the ceremony: http://www.ec3-3ardennes.com/Ardennes/Accueil.html
They will have some kind of festivities at september 20. There is a flying display at 1600LT. Mirage 2000D 648 will get special colours for the anniversary.

Now on the ground at Twenthe is a GAF C-160 Transall, should be 5074. Will also make a local flight later before returning to Germany

Here is some information from Germany with regard to spotting. It is in German but I guess most of us can translate..... In short: taking pictures of military aircraft is allowed. It is forbidden to take (and show) pictures of military infrastructure without permission. Auszug aus einem Forumsbeitra...

According USAFE news the 81TFS A-10 will be withdrawn from Spangdahlem in March 2013....

Wittmund will close for three weeks (18 june - 6 july) due to runway repairs. Aprox. 14 F-4F Phantoms (and the A-4 skyhawks) will deploy to Jever for the duration.

Not real news but the following has been decided, The NL Air Force will keep 8 Cougar helicopters active (these include 3 for SAR duties) The DC10 aircraft T-255 wil remain active till the 31st december 2013. The following aircraft will have to go, 9 x Cougar 3 x AB412 20 x Lynx 2 x Fokker 50 18 F-1...

On thursday the 19th we have seen, apart from the normal NTM11 participants:
E80, Alphajet EPNER
95 315-XL, TB30
T-729, Be1900
1501, C-130E
749, C-130H
69-036, C-160D
2506, An26

Additions of list above:
Bo105's 86+02, 86+25
Fennecs P-288, P352
Mi24 3370
Typhoons ZJ916, ZJ923
Lynx 283
C21 40109
H64 6H-BD
NF5's 3016, 3027, 3036, 3051, 3052, 3058, 4017, 4020, one still missing.

On monday the 17th of may one of the Fokker 60 aircraft is supposed to make its first testflight.

I was afraid something like this would happen, if the bureaucrats and regulators get their claws into this...... I would not be surprised if this T-bird will leave the Netherlands by truck!

Edit: see here as well.

A Lockheed T-33A (N132GB) made a precautionary landing at Twenthe today. The aircraft was enroute from Billund, via Nordholz to Niederrhein for a fuel stop. Final destination is Hahn. The aircraft had an electrical failure and had no radio contact with any ATC station.

Teh main runway 05/23 is closed till the end of this year. The paralell runway 05R/23L is in use. The field is PPR so there will not be many visitors or practice approaches!

Great pictures Tom, I hope to see more! Eric

Been there in 2008, the nice thing is that they have normal flying operations on Friday and Monday. Not all bases are suitable for photography on Friday and Monday but at Larissa they pass just in front of you when they taxi out (and in). The open-days are meant for the local people and for schools ...

Wittmund is scheduled to close for runway repairs from may 18 till june 8. The A4's and F4's will operate out of Jever.