Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) 2008

[falcon]

8 Hog's came in @ late afternoon, indeed a mixed flight of BC's and MD's

identified from pic's are,
80-0255/BC
80-0257/BC
81-0975/BC
81-0994/BC
78-0705/MD
78-0637/MD
+2.....to dark to read....

Support was 2x KC-10, one was 86-0036 McGuire

Also on Lajes now are the 3 Aviano delivery's, 2 Pakistan F-16's and Polish F-16's on delivery, i will get the polish serials maybe today. Futhermore expected today are 2 F-15's and 4 Prowlers.........

[J.J.]

Thanks for the quoted Spang info, Brian!

Latest news media article about the returning ANG "Hogs":

They're back

January 17, 2008

Trace Christenson
The Enquirer

[...] Five A-10C Warthogs from Battle Creek and a support plane are expected to land at W.K. Kellogg Airport before the end of the weekend to officially conclude a two-month military deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Four other A-10s from a Maryland Air National Guard unit also will land here and return later to their home base in Baltimore. [...]

[...] DeCoster said the fighter planes, along with a support aircraft, has to make three refueling stops and should arrive in the next two or three days. [...]

[...] Some members of the unit arrived in the past couple of weeks, more will be with the support team flying with the A-10s and others will arrive a few days later in a final flight carrying supplies and equipment back to Battle Creek. [...]

Source: http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps ... /801170325" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[J.J.]

Thanks for your update, falcon!

At least to date, USAF released only a few related aircraft photos for public:
81-0994/BC and 80-0255/BC (photographed at Al Asad Airfield, Iraq)
78-0705/MD, 81-0975/BC and 81-0994/BC (photographed at Bagram AB, Afghanistan)

[maurits]

Hi,

Anyone more info of the three A-10s which left Spang at 4th January. We've got the other 7 serials but could not read off the first wave aircraft.

Regards,

Maurits

[Dutchmil]

Hi everyone,

Seven A-10s returned to Battle Creek from Lajes this evening as Mazda 31 & Mazda 41 flight, with KC-10s Blue 81 and Blue 91 to McGuire AFB.

The final A-10s should be returning this weekend.


René.
Coronet East deployments
http://www.dutchmil.nl/CE2007" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[falcon]

updated expectations

The prowlers are scheduled for today 14.00h lajes time, and 3 RAF tornado's will come at 15.00h lajes time. details will follow tonight. The F-15's for barrier test are expected the 22 january.

[falcon]

3 Prowlers landed, support is a KC-135,

serials,
KC-135R 61-0294 927th ARW/AFRC
EA-6B 161120/NL-530 brown agressor colours!!! and sqn symbols.
EA-6B 163048/NL-531
EA-6B 163528/NL-532
prowlers are from VAQ-133

thats all,

the 3 Aviano's, 2 Pakistany's and 2 Polish are still there. I will ask again for the polish serials, but there is a chance that it will be some one's that landed here in december, to be continued...........

[J.J.]

January 17, 2008:

The first of seven A-10s from the Battle Creek Air National Guard and the Maryland Air National Guard Unit, expected to land today at W.K. Kellogg Airport, arrived at 3:56 p.m. Four were on the ground at 4:15 p.m. and three more are en route, officially concluding a two-month military deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Two more planes are expected to arrive later this week. They temporarily were grounded in Italy due to mechanical difficulties, according to Maj. Robert DeCoster, a spokesman for the 110th Fighter Wing.

January 18, 2008:

[...] All four of the Battle Creek planes returned without difficulty, but one of the Maryland planes had a mechanical problem. As a result, two of the jets and the support aircraft with 40 airmen have to wait for a part before they finish the trip, expected Sunday. [...] "It's great to have them back, although we won't be really happy until we get the other two A-10s back," Base Cmdr. Col. Rodger Seidel said. [...]

Sounds like there were only nine aircraft deployed, including four BCs. Already identified by falcon on October 3, 2007, were also only nine:

79-0087/MD, 78-0705/MD, 78-0717/MD, 78-0637/MD and 78-0683/MD
81-0975/BC, 81-0994/BC, 80-0257/BC and 80-0255/BC

[falcon]

Finally the RAF showd up today at Lajes,

Tornado's
ZA-609
ZA-611
ZD-739
Support is a grey Tristar

Yesterday afternoon 2 A-10's and a KC-10 landed, no serials......

Futhermore today, the 3 Prowlers and 2 unknown A-10's departed into Conus. Support single KC-135 and KC-10.

Soo, it was a nice sunday at Lajes.

[falcon]

hi,

The 2 Pakistan F-16's and 3 AV's are still here. The 3 AV's did yesterday some test/local flights. No departure's known at this moment.

no sign of the polish vipers i talked about..........

Futhermore some navy herks where seen the last days.

Thats all for now.

cheerz,
George

[falcon]

Today the 2 Eagles did the barrier test, they are on the ground now, departure tomorrow. serials will follow.

[falcon]

2 LN eagles from 492FS perform the barrier test, support was a Mildenhall tanker. Departure is foreseen for today.

Serials,
F-15E 97-0217/LN
F-15E 91-0321/LN
KC-135R 63-7987/D

[falcon]

2 of the 3 AV's are departed at 09.00 lajes time, 11.00 holland time.

89-2008/AV and 89-2096/AV

one AV still there.....

[pampa31]

Thye landed at 14:45 holland time @ Spangdahlem.
Pictures in photoforum

[falcon]

Saturday afternoon 5 EA-6B's from the Marines landed @Lajes, departure foreseen on this sundaymorning.

Serials,
161882/RM-00 commander a/c
162335/RM-01
163030/RM-03
162227/RM-04
163889/RM-05

All a/c are from VMAQ-4