Chania (Souda Bay) LGSA 2013 MIL

[Bennie]

September 23rd visitor: NAF34.

[Bennie]

October 8th visitor: NAF48 from Eindhoven.

[joost]

October 8th visitor: NAF48 from Eindhoven.

Showing T-264, flight includes F-16's

[Hurricane]

October 8th visitor: NAF48 from Eindhoven.

Showing T-264, flight includes F-16's

Interesting, from the NL no NAF80 series flight has been noticed on departure in the last couple of days so perhaps returning flight from MeS? Thanks for the heads-up!

[joost]

October 8th visitor: NAF48 from Eindhoven.

Showing T-264, flight includes F-16's

Interesting, from the NL no NAF80 series flight has been noticed on departure in the last couple of days so perhaps returning flight from MeS? Thanks for the heads-up!

NAF81 & 82 are with NAF48 this moment, boom freq (as always) 261.300 , couple of days later you can expect the 2 F-16's coming back from Mes

[michel N]

I saw NAF-82 on flightradar 24 this morning, close to Eindhoven

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[Hurricane]

NAF81 & 82 are with NAF48 this moment, boom freq (as always) 261.300 , couple of days later you can expect the 2 F-16's coming back from Mes

Aha, check! NAF81/82 is indeed to MeS and NAF83/84 used from MeS back to NL. It seems then that the flight left from EIN, not from VKL.

[Koen L]

According to SBS NAF81 was J-062.

[Richard de Florennes]

noted here last Monday between 13:23 and 16:05 hrs local time (plus the second C-160 later noted from nearby beach and identfied the following morning ...):

CHANIA/SOUDA MONDAY 2013-10-21 RW11
Weather: blue sky/few clouds, clear air, sunny, moderate wind, warm

Based aircraft (115 PM; 340 Mira, 343 Mira):
F-16D-52 340 Mira 614 y/bk L13:24
F-16C-52 340 Mira 518 y/bk L13:29
F-16C-52 340 Mira 538 y/bk L13:30
F-16C-52 340 Mira 535 y/bk L13:31
F-16D-52 340 Mira 608 y/bk T13:35 L14:12
F-16D-52 340 Mira 607 y/bk T13:35 L14:23
F-16D-52 343 Mira 600 bl/y T13:35 L14:24
F-16C-52 343 Mira 510 bl/y L13:50
F-16C-52 343 Mira 512 bl/y L13:51
F-16C-52 343 Mira 506 bl/y L13:52
F-16C-52 343 Mira 509 bl/y L13:53

Detached aircraft (US Navy; VQ-1,VP-47):
P-3C VP-47 159507/507'RD' L14:41
EP-3E VQ-1 160764/764'-' L15:03
P-3C VP-47 163002/002'RD' T15:19

Visiting aircraft (fuel-stops):
C-9B VR-61 161530/(1)530 L14:10 T15:34
Cessna 210J CIA? N3366S L14:06 T15:52
G.1159A CIA? N30LX L13:59
C-160D LTG 63 50+95 L16:03
C-160D LTG 62 50+91 L17:26

[Richard de Florennes]

noted here that day between 10:40 and 15:00 hrs local time, with additional movements noted from nearby hotel. Flying of local F-16s also took place with nine F-16s in the morning and at least six F-16s in the darkness of the evening.

CHANIA/SOUDA TUESDAY 2013-10-22 RW29/RW11
Weather: blue sky/few clouds, clear air, sunny, moderate wind, warm

Based aircraft (115 PM; 340 Mira, 343 Mira):
F-16C-52 340 Mira 519 y/bk T12:38 L13:51
F-16D-52 340 Mira 608 y/bk T12:38 L13:52
F-16C-52 340 Mira 535 y/bk T12:39 L13:51
F-16C-52 340 Mira 526 y/bk T13:03 L14:05
F-16D-52 340 Mira 607 y/bk T13:03 L14:10
F-16C-52 340 Mira 538 y/bk T13:03 L14:05
F-16C-52 343 Mira 529 bl/y T13:15 L14:13
F-16C-52 343 Mira 500 bl/y T13:15 L14:15
F-16C-52 343 Mira 506 bl/y T13:15 L14:15
F-16C-52 343 Mira 510 bl/y T13:34 L14:49
F-16D-52 343 Mira 600 bl/y T13:34 L14:50
F-16D-52 343 Mira 613 bl/y T13:34 L14:50

Visiting aircraft (fuel-stops):
C-17A 62ndAW 99209 gn L08:17 T10:42
C-21A 86thAW 40111 bl L13:38 T15:26
CN.235-100M 427thSOS (66049) - T09:00
C-160D LTG 62 50+91 T10:59
C-160D LTG 63 50+95 T11:01
P.180AM 71°Gruppo MM62201 L14:02
RC-135 55thWg 62-1425/OF r L22:03

[Richard de Florennes]

noted that day between 09.00 and 15.00 hrs (there was also another usual midday wave of based F-16s taking place but I dropped that in favour of spending some time at the US Navy side due to the interesting helicopter activity. Nightflying of based F-16s was also taking place that evening.)

CHANIA/SOUDA THURSDAY 2013-10-24 RW29
Weather: scattered clouds, clear air, mostly sunny, moderate wind, warm

Based aircraft (115 PM; 340 Mira, 343 Mira):
F-16C-52 343 Mira 512 bl/y T09:08 L10:07
F-16C-52 343 Mira 510 bl/y T09:08 L10:07
F-16D-52 343 Mira 612 bl/y T09:11 L09:31 a/d
F-16C-52 340 Mira 518 y/bk T09:33 L10:25
F-16D-52 340 Mira 607 y/bk T09:33 L10:26
F-16C-52 340 Mira 526 y/bk T09:33 L10:25
F-16C-52 343 Mira 506 bl/y T09:45 L10:33
F-16C-52 343 Mira 500 bl/y T09:45 L10:37 a1
F-16C-52 343 Mira 529 bl/y T09:45 L10:38 a1

Visiting aircraft (training-approaches/fuel-stop):
C-130B 356 Mira 300 grey c/s T14:15 L12:42 a5

Detached aircraft (US Navy; HSM-75,HSC-28):
MH-60R HSM-75 (166533)/711 L12:48 T14:37
MH-60R HSM-75 (166543)/721 L12:48 T14:37
MH-60S HSC-28 (165772)/(0)4 L13:08 T14:59
MH-60S HSC-28 (165774)/(0)5 L13:08 T14:59

[F17_114PM]

Very nice log

by the way, was 516 not w/o 5.12.2007?

[Richard de Florennes]

Very nice log

by the way, was 516 not w/o 5.12.2007?

sorry, that was a typo, correct is 526; double-checked all others, should be ok

[hammarö]

All of the MH-60 have change units in the Scramble database.

[hammarö]

Visited Chanya two weeks 2007. Were was much night flying, flying very low over my hotel. Most of the flying were F-16.

Remember were is also a naval base close. The MH-60 maybee comes from visiting US naval ships.

Were has also been a frigate based in Soudha Bay during some time during sommer.