Surat Thani (VTSB/URT) 2011 MIL

[Le Addeur noir]

6th January visitor,

2112 HS-NVA ERJ-135LR RTN,201 Sqn RTN2112

[Le Addeur noir]

19th January visitors,

2309 S-76B RTN,203 Sqn RTN2309 fuel stop en route from U-Tapao to Phuket.
L8-7/33 60107 C-130H-30 RTAF,601 Sqn Lucky 23 from VTBD,to VTBU support for a 701 Sqn det to U-Tapao.

[Le Addeur noir]

28th January visitors,

3201 S-70B-7 RTN,302 Sqn RTN3201

Plus an unidentified RTAF,601 Sqn C-130H calling Lucky 04.

[Le Addeur noir]

15th February visitor,

2113 ERJ-135LR RTN,201 Sqn RTN2113

[Le Addeur noir]

22nd February,

at 19.30LT today the first 6 JAS39 Gripens for 701 Sqn arrived,

code 70101 ex Fv 39860
code 70102 ex Fv 39861
code 70103 ex Fv 39862
code 70104 ex Fv 39863
code 70105 ex Fv 39401
code 70106 ex Fv 39402

The first 4 are JAS39D 2 seaters and the final 2 JAS39C single seaters.

[Le Addeur noir]

23rd February visitor,

2112 ERJ-135LR RTN,201 Sqn RTN2112

[Le Addeur noir]

24th February visitor,

2208 Bell 212 RTN,202 Sqn RTN2202

[Le Addeur noir]

20th March visitors,

2309 S-76B RTN,203 Sqn RTN2309
3201 S-70B RTN,302 Sqn RTN3201

[Le Addeur noir]

8th April visitor,

L8-4/26 60104 C-130H-30 RTAF,601 Sqn Lucky 04

[Bennie]

Spotted while awaiting departure to Bangkok/VTBS last Sunday July 24th was Navy Do228 1115.
In the alert sheds where 2 F5s (blue/greyish).
A Gripen (and many F16s) were seen overflying Koh Samui on the 19th-21st, but obviously the Gripen has not yet taken over QRA tasks.

[Le Addeur noir]

16th August visitor,

2112 ERJ-135LR RTN,201 Sqn RTN2112

[Le Addeur noir]

09th September visitor,

L13-1/34 60201 A310-324 RTAF,602 Sqn Wihok 201

[Le Addeur noir]

09th September visitor,

2210 Bell 212 RTN,202 Sqn RTN2210

[Le Addeur noir]

28th September visitor,

L16-4/52 60316 ATR-72-212A RTAF,603 Sqn Cowboy 612

[Le Addeur noir]

5th December visitor,

L8-4/26 60104 C-130H-30 RTAF,601 Sqn RTAF105 from VTUN to WMKL

Support for the 2 701 Sqn JAS39s(codes 70103 and 70105) going to LIMA 2011 at Langkawi.