Ben Gurion Intl Airport (LLBG) (MIL) 2016

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Ben Gurion Intl Airport (LLBG) (MIL) 2016

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Another year, another busy day at Ramstein am Zee (?) with a brace of Moose this afternoon, 88194 of the 62AW from RS and (800)02 of the Nato force from Papa. Oh, my 300th post, I´d hoped it´d be more interesting. Well, we did have a Kenyan AF Fokker F70 here last week (as I saw it here in 1996 I didn´t bother to mention it, but I know some of you guys are keen on things Dutch so, yes, it is still a flyer!)
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Re: Ben Gurion Intl Airport (LLBG) (MIL) 2016

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Starman wrote:Another year, another busy day at Ramstein am Zee (?) with a brace of Moose this afternoon, 88194 of the 62AW from RS and (800)02 of the Nato force from Papa. Oh, my 300th post, I´d hoped it´d be more interesting. Well, we did have a Kenyan AF Fokker F70 here last week (as I saw it here in 1996 I didn´t bother to mention it, but I know some of you guys are keen on things Dutch so, yes, it is still a flyer!)
Bartok will be calling in again on the 29th inbound from Rota as BRK22.
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Re: Ben Gurion Intl Airport (LLBG) (MIL) 2016

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Cameras ready on March 2nd Starman (Starmen? :wink: ):
IAM4661 will visit (MM62196). ETA ± 13:00Z (which is 15:00LT I believe..)
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There is a chance that this C-130 will escort the Tiger tailed Macchi 149 into Hatzerim as she (it, he??) is due this afternoon. However, it´s still showing here (Ramstein am Zee) at 14.30LT, just after today´s Moose from Rota. Either way all the Starmen have put their lenses away due to an incoming sand storm.

Arrived on time just after 33126 of the NJ ANG. It would have cost extra to send MM62195 and 33127 :cry:
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Starman wrote:There is a chance that this C-130 will escort the Tiger tailed Macchi 149 into Hatzerim as she (it, he??) is due this afternoon. However, it´s still showing here (Ramstein am Zee) at 14.30LT, just after today´s Moose from Rota. Either way all the Starmen have put their lenses away due to an incoming sand storm.

Arrived on time just after 33126 of the NJ ANG. It would have cost extra to send MM62195 and 33127 :cry:
How about 168981 visiting on March 4th? CNV6227!
And 01-0041 calling SAM623?

Not a bad day at Ramstein am Mediterrannée :wink:
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!!MOOSEFEST!!

So far today, 00213, 77185 and the very tasty (ex NJ?) 44129 (all 437th AW) plus SAC 02 out of Papa have all turned up @ RS am Zee. Czech 5105 (CL601) also due. Running out of log paper!
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Starman wrote:!!MOOSEFEST!!

So far today, 00213, 77185 and the very tasty (ex NJ?) 44129 (all 437th AW) plus SAC 02 out of Papa have all turned up @ RS am Zee. Czech 5105 (CL601) also due. Running out of log paper!
Any particular reason? Moosefest is not a Jewish public holiday, is it??? ;-)
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Re: Ben Gurion Intl Airport (LLBG) (MIL) 2016

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It's not, but the Trumpmeister sure as eggs is scrambled will make it so, and god bless America. No, we are awaiting a VP visit later this week so I guess one brought the Burgers, one the Bud, one a Limo and the NATO one did the work. Last time a VP came we had a bunch of Blackhawks ... waiting!
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Unwelcome visitor this afternoon was IAF C-130J 662 from IST, for obvious reasons :cry:
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And the Israelites trekked thru the dessert for 40 years (looking for dumped A-4s) at night led by a pillar of fire and in daylight, hidden behind the smoke from 4 J-57Ps (OK so somewhat modernized)

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Starman wrote:And the Israelites trekked thru the dessert for 40 years (looking for dumped A-4s) at night led by a pillar of fire and in daylight, hidden behind the smoke from 4 J-57Ps (OK so somewhat modernized)

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TLV Wednesday 15th June visitor,

06-0500 C-37A 99 AS 89 AW SAM630 arr from KADW via EGAA.
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Typical, you wait 10 years for a COD and two come together!

Arriving this morning from "somewhere in the Mediterranean" were 162165/50 and 162171/51 from VRC40 Det 4 CVW 3 "Dwight D Eisenhower". The usual fuzzy, spotty picture to follow. Presumably this has nothing to do with any persons that may be visiting Poland this weekend for the NATO summit.
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TLV Monday 18th July visitor,

06-0500 C-37A 99 AS 89 AW SAM874 arr from KADW via EGAA.
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TLV Wednesday 20th July visitor,

11-0550 C-37B 99 AS 89 AW SAM937 from EGAA
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