LOG: combined tour Koksijde - Florennes 27-28 August 2008
KOKSIJDE WEDNESDAY 2008-08-27 RW29
Weather: overcast/broken clouds, hazy, becoming clear, cool, windy
Based aircraft (40 Squadron):
Sea King Mk.48 40 Sqn RS05 spec c/s T09:58 L10:18
Sea King Mk.48 40 Sqn RS01 camo c/s T11:32 L11:55
SA.316B 40 Sqn M1 T10:52 L11:50
SA.316B 40 Sqn M? T13:14 L14:26
Visiting aircraft (all arriving for "Air Day 2008"):
F-16AM 2 Wing FA131/- demo c/s L09:53
F-16AM 2 Wing FA101/FS L09:57
Falcon 20E 15 Wing CM02 L10:15
C-130H 15 Wing CH07 spec tail L10:23
C-130H 15 Wing CH03 L17:09 a6
SF.260D 1 Wing ST43 L10:37
SF.260M 1 Wing ST16 L16:10
CM.170 Private F-GPCJ (369) L11:02
EMB.121AN 28F 68 L11:05
Alpha Jet B AJetS AT05 grey c/s L11:12
Alpha Jet E AJetS E025 spec c/s L16:56 a1
SA.318C Heli Wing A53 L12:05
A.109BA Heli Wing H37 L12:05
A.109BA Heli Wing H25 L14:07
Tornado IDS 154°Gruppo MM7046/6-06 camo c/s L12:10
Tornado IDS 102°Gruppo MM7080/6-33 spec c/s L12:15
Bo.105P HFVAS 100 87+16 L12:19
Jetstream T.2 750 Sqn XX487/568'CU' L13:34
L-21B MCVZ/CMVV LB05 L14:36 a1
F-16AM 31 Sqn FA87 spec tail L14:51
F-16BM 1 Sqn FA121 spec tail L15:01
F-16AM 349 Sqn FA118 L15:34
Mirage 2000B EC02.005 510/5-OQ L16:01#3+a/d
Mirage 2000C EC02.005 17 /5-OZ L16:01#3+a/d
Mirage 2000C EC02.005 8 /5-OO no badge L16:01#3+a/d
SF.260M 5 Sqn ST32 L16:26a1+a/d
SF.260M 5 Sqn ST19 L16:26a1+a/d
SF.260M 5 Sqn ST12 L16:27a1+a/d
SF.260M 5 Sqn ST30 L16:27a1+a/d
Sea King Mk.41 MFG 5 89+64 spec c/s L10:54
Vampire T.55 Private F-AZGU (U-1229) L17:08
BN-2A-21 Poll.Control OO-MMM L17:12
EMB.121AA EAT00.319 098/YO L17:25
Tornado IDS JaboG 33 45+33 navy c/s L17:58
Squirrel HT.1 DHFS ZJ272/72 L19:05
Aerial displays (rehearsals):
CM.170 Private F-GPCJ (369) T13:16 L13:26 a/d
F-16AM 2 Wing FA131/- demo c/s T15:37 L15:48 a/d
F-16AM 2 Wing FA101/FS T19:22 L19:39 a/d
Mirage 2000B EC02.005 510/5-OQ T18:10 L18:20 a/d
Mirage 2000C EC02.005 17 /5-OZ T19:22 L19:39 a/d
Vampire T.55 Private F-AZGU (U-1229) T18:50 L19:02 a/d
Additional movements (fuel-stops):
Sea King HC.4 849 Sqn ZA291/WN dark c/s L10:28 L11:45
Sea King HC.4 849 Sqn ZD476/WZ dark c/s L10:28 L11:45
Sea King HC.4 849 Sqn ZA292/WU dark c/s L11:09 L11:45
(notes: as the date of the down-scaled Koksijde Airshow coincidenced with the flying phase of another TLP course at Florennes, I opted for combining these two rather small events in one journey, thereby saving tive-time, fuel and energy. Unfortunately, the weather forecasted for the two days promised to be influenced by humid air and low clouds.
Indeed, when arriving at Koksijde at early morning, murky skies and even some drizzles looked not like the beginning of a successful day. Luckily, the weather slowly improved during the day and allowed for aircraft arrivals to take place. As expected, highlights were few and far between, but two based Sea Kings, five Belgian F-16s including two examples featuring special coloured tails, two C-130s, two SF-260s, two Alpha Jets, two A.109s and a pair of Italian Tornados made up for a nice log.
Impressive arrivals were provided by a trio of Mirage 2000s performing a joined aerobatic display before landing, and by four additional SF.260 which showed a full display before joining the flightline. Another highlight of the day was a joint aerial demonstration of a Belgian F-16s and a French Mirage. A very nice addition were three Royal Navy Sea Kings surprisingly staging through here on their way from the UK to Germany ...)
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