Orange - Caritat (LFMO) - MIL 2009

[Michiel]

LOG 24th of March 2009

AS.555AN 5509 / WB
Mirage-2000C 3 / 115-OG
Mirage-2000C 8 / 115-OO
Mirage-2000C 16 / 115-OX
Mirage-2000C 99 / 115-YB
Mirage-2000B 512 / 115-OU
Mirage-2000B 523 / 115-KJ
Mirage-2000B 527 / 115-OR
Mirage-2000B 529 / 115-OC
Mirage-2000B 530 / 115-OL

Visiting
Mirage-2000D 133-MD (634 or 643) Dep.
Alpha Jet E E23 314-UG

Mirage 2000D was hard to read because extrem hard wind (over 90km/h)

Regards,

Michiel

[Bruno]

LOG 26th of March 2009

Mirage 2000B 530 / 115-OL
Mirage 2000B 528 / 115-KS
Mirage 2000B 508 / 115-OP
Mirage 2000B 527 / 115-OR
Mirage 2000B 512 / 115-OU

Mirage 2000C 16 / 115-OX

Mirage 2000D 610 / 3-XX
Mirage 2000D 667 / 3-JZ

Alphajet E142 / 314-LO

LOG 27th of March 2009

Mirage 2000C 16 / 115-OX
Mirage 2000C 5 / 115-OT

Mirage 2000B 505 / 115-OY
Mirage 2000B 508 / 115-OP
Mirage 2000B 512 / 115-OU

Bruno

[henky]

Can anyone give me more info about spotting at orange (LFMO)

[Key]

Yes, have a look at the Scramble Airfield Guide on this field...

Erik

[henky]

how about flying times and taking pictures over there

[Bruno]

No problem to take pictures all around the airbase
Usually there are flying activities between 9h to 17h with a lunch break between 12h to 13h30.

Bruno

[Tintin]

Seen yesterday afternoon in BA115, Mirage 2000C 103-YR with special Tiger markings

[Oscar01]

Hi Tintin,

I was passing by Orange (in the area) and saw what I think was a rafale on final around 10.00 local. Any id?

Oscar

[Tintin]

Hi Tintin,

I was passing by Orange (in the area) and saw what I think was a rafale on final around 10.00 local. Any id?

Oscar

Sorry Oscar, I only saw the M2000C landing around 15h lt at Orange

[Oscar01]

Got word that Chef de Mission for this year is cancelled.

Cheers,
Oz

[wizard 51]

Thanks Oscar
After booking flights in January for the 1st lot of Dates and ending up in Sion instead we now booked again to find this info.
We now intend driving back to Reims from Marseille via Orange and Dijon to try and get some F1s while we can

cheers Rich

[Tintin]

At least two Mi-25 (serial 3371) and two Mi-171 (serials 9825 and 9904) had a technical stop in Orange yesterday

[Sjoerd]

During a recent spotters trip, I visited Orange. The night before I could hear the Mirages still flying untill about 22:00hrs and after which a helicopter departed (AS.555?), but it was to dark to make any of it. The day after started slow and only four delta's took to the sky. Shortly after the last one landed they called it a day...too bad you can see the end is near for this fine base!

7 October 2009

(361)/33-TJ Mirage 3RD ex ER33 fire dump

Visitor:
106/MN TBM.700A CEV full stop

Locals:
12/115-OH Mirage 2000C EC02.005
16/115-OX Mirage 2000C EC02.005
523/115-KJ Mirage 2000B EC02.005
526/115-YP Mirage 2000B EC02.005

The images will be posted here.

Cheers,

[bob fischer]

Orange - Caritat will stay open, at least that's what I heard during my visit in July 2009 and afterwards in e-mails from officials.

[wizard 51]

Arrived at 13:00 on the 23rd November

Alpha Jet
E17 Visiting

Mirage2000

523 115-kj
3 115-og
117 115-ld
508 115-op
505 115-oy

2 Afternoon missions of 5 jets at 1:30 and 4

24th November 09

Mirage 2000

508 115-op
529 115-oc
505 115-oy
79 on QRA ?
509 115-OK
117 115-LD
523 115-KJ

3 at 9 am, 3 at 11:30 am 5 at 13:30 and 5 at 16:00

Fennec 5509 WB