Air Defender 2023

[Key]

On 29.5. the first support flights will arrive. Also on the weekends 3./4.6. and 24./25.6. and on 17.6. more than a dozen flights are planned on each day.

Herby, could you help us out a little more? Have the planned flights for 31.5. and 1.6. been moved to the 29.5. (tomorrow!) and the first June weekend? Or are the dates in your last post above additional ones?

Many thanks in advance!
Erik

[Herby]

Sorry, due to Pfingsten (Pentecost?) holidays I wrote a wrong date, the first support flight will start on 30.5. This will be C-17.

The flights on the weekends are the C-130 missions from Wunstorf to other bases.

Sorry. Too many facts and dates to deal with at the moment…

[witje]

The RAF Typhoon only will stay from 12.06. to 16.06.

The first seven C-130H/J will arrive at Wunstorf on 31.05., three more on 1.6.

Now on ADSB above Canada are 08-5686, 08-5691 and 08-5715. Are these heading to Wünstdorf?

[AK01]

Those are Dyess airframes, so no ANG, so I would say no but you never know.

[Key]

Sorry. Too many facts and dates to deal with at the moment…

No worries! Thanks for the clarification, you are doing many enthusiasts a huge favour.

Erik

[patrick dirksen]

Sorry. Too many facts and dates to deal with at the moment…

No worries! Thanks for the clarification, you are doing many enthusiasts a huge favour.

Erik

Agreed!! Many thanks for all the updates.

[Piet Luijken]

Hohn opening times acc NOTAM for possible transport/arrivals:
P3909/23 NOTAMN
Q) EDWW/QFAAH/IV/BO /A /000/999/5419N00932E005
A) ETNH B) 2305290600 C) 2306041500
E) AD OPS HOURS
TUE 30 may -THU 1 jun 0600-1500lt
FRI 2 jun 0600-1600lt
SAT 3 jun 0700-1800lt
SUN 4 jun 0600-1500lt

[Piet Luijken]

Schleswig-Jagel NOTAM regarding possible transports:
P3930/23 NOTAMN
Q) EDWW/QMRLT/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5428N00931E005
A) ETNS B) 2305301500 C) 2306021830
D) TUE 30 may THU 1 jun 1500-1830,
FRI 2 jun 1000-1830
E) RWY05/23 BLOCKED DUE TO ACFT OPS

[Herby]

Obviously several single C-130H2/H3 departed their states to be on time after a fuel- or nightstop later:

92-1451 169th AS, Illinois ANG
95-1001 109th AS, Minnesota ANG
93-1562 158th AS, Georgia ANG
92-0553, 192nd AS, Nevada ANG
92-1533 187th ANG Wyoming ANG
95-6712 118th AS Connecticut ANG

[orange]

19-5945 KY ANG RCH245
18-5919 KY ANG RCH565

[Eric van Lisdonk]

Also on there way to Europe are KY ANG 18-5919 and 89-9102 AR ANG

[orange]

Obviously several single C-130H2/H3 departed their states to be on time after a fuel- or nightstop later:

95-6712 118th AS Connecticut ANG

95-6712 seems to be on a local flight. Either that or something is seriously wrong with its navigation system...

[Trabanti]

Though not necessarily exercise-related; C-37 with callsign XA34 is over the Atlantic now, on a slightly more southern route, having taken off from MacDill earlier.

[Herby]

137th AS, New York ANG with 98-0057 and 96-0005 and 167th AS, West Virginia ANG with 88-1190 en route to ETNW.

The latter one landed at Prestwick to refuel.

[Oscar01]

Hi,

Just to add, the 3 C-17s are calling RCH334, 172 and 173 in order.

Cheers,
Oz