I was at Ansbach too later that day (around 14:30lt) on may way back home from a 2 week holiday in Italy. I have a few additions and a request.
The Chinooks and 2 Blackhawks (26577 & 26766) were logged by me from 49°18'44.74"N, 10°38'16.20"E and the remainder of the Blackhawks from
49°18'31.72"N, 10°39'8.70"E. From these Blackhawks mostly the last 3 where read because those are in white (apart from 2, see below).
04-08713 CH-47F B/5-158AVN
04-08716 CH-47F B/5-158AVN
06-08030 CH-47F B/5-158AVN
06-08031 CH-47F B/5-158AVN
07-08034 CH-47F B/5-158AVN
07-08748 CH-47F B/5-158AVN
08-08049 CH-47F B/5-158AVN
94-26577 UH-60L(C) A/5-158AVN
95-26637 UH-60L 3-158AVN
95-26641 UH-60L 3-158AVN
95-26642 UH-60L 3-158AVN
95-26645 UH-60L 3-158AVN
95-26646 UH-60L 3-158AVN (the 26646 is a non-European based UH-60L l/n February 2015 at Corpus Christi. Is this a new addition, or a misread? The full serial was in black). I'm pretty sure it was 26646, but maybe, just maybe 20646, but that is a Mike model and not deployed to Europe AFAIK)
95-26649 UH-60L 3-158AVN
95-26650 UH-60L 3-158AVN
95-26652 UH-60L 3-158AVN
95-26654 UH-60L 3-158AVN
95-26655 UH-60L 3-158AVN
95-26674 UH-60L 3-158AVN (actually read as 574, but full serial was in black. Can anyone confirm 26674 has no last 3 in white?)
96-26676 UH-60L 3-158AVN
96-26683 UH-60L 3-158AVN
96-26684/12 UH-60L 3-158AVN (code taped on the side windows)
96-26688 UH-60L 3-158AVN
96-26689 UH-60L 3-158AVN
97-26766 UH-60L 3-158AVN
05-27062 UH-60L 3-158AVN
Your missing CH-47F seems to be 06-08030. 10-08805 was not logged by me. Where did you log it? It could of course have been on a mission.
Thanks Leonard. I was there in December 2013 too and noted 26674 as (26)674, indicating the last three were white. 26574 was last noted in 2012 with the 2-3AVN. Maybe someone can shed some light on this?
Also, no UH-60A's were noted by me nor any Medevacs. I assume these are all withdraw now.
On the 11th of June 8x UH-60L's & 2x CH-47F made a fuel stop at Fritzlar (possibly enroute to Bremerhafen leaving Germany back to the US). Among them was also 674 (last 3 confirmed in white!!). The latter is remarkable, suggesting that 26574 (see a few post above) could indeed have been in Germany after all!
cis wrote:I think you saw the very last UH-60L's in Germany!
All have now left back to CONUS and only 6 remain in Europe with KFOR in Kosovo.
Too bad indeed, however, for the number crunchers among us it may become more interesting, as the USAR(EUR) confirmed earlier that a rotational force of around 25 Blackhawks will be maintained in the European theater.
At this point I believe most, if not all, TDY 3rdCAB UH-60M's are scattered around Europe though and only the 6 or so HH-60M's being at Illesheim for now. Would love to know when those UH-60M's are back
