just a few questions concerning your message (just a matter of preperation, last time I have been actively spotting at Twenthe must be over ten years ago...):
>04-03-2007 il-76 for transport
since they don't have any of their own, any idea which company will be doing this flight?
>05-03-2007 departing 6+2 spare f-16's
>numbers probebly are (ex) J-137, J-139, J-205, J-878, J-649 and J-652. >Spares are J-655 and J-360.
will these be departing with Chili marking *please* ?
last year there was an c-130,but i heard they don't come this time, only the il76td! last year it was the IL-76TD RA-76445 from Volga Dnepr (VDA)so prob this time to
the f-16's don't depart with chili markings because they fly with dutch pilots and there don't even have (like the last time) a new paint job with chili serial and star(behind a sticker)
more info will follow in a few days
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Is this delivery likely to be directly south and down cross Africa or through the Azores or straight over to the States and down, do you know, please? I was not aware there had already been a delivery so which way do they go?
Like to see them going over the house! That is, Stateside first.
last time the route was(what i can remember): Gran Canaria(Gando), Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre, Cerro Moreno. i think this time they take the same route.
the last time they took off at 0900lt 4x f-16 to Gando in trail with the kdc-10 from south holland till Gando the other 4 took off at 1300lt after 1:22 they flew in trail with the kdc-10 to Gando. 2 f-16's(spares) returned a few days later from Gando to Twenthe
the 3th and last batch for chili is planned end may/begin june[/b]
The KDC-10 can handle up to 6 F-16's. If the flight is greater than 6 aircraft, they have to split the flight in multiple flights with lesser aircraft or send an extra tanker.
The flight consists of 6 aircraft so they can make it in one flight.