Wittmund (ETNT) 2017 MIL

[michel N]

That's the one. I was about to leave when I saw the shelter being opened.

[De Verrekieker]

Apparently the D was swapped for the I as they stood in front of the same shelter.

[Gerard]

08MAY17:

ASF01 inbound
(ADS-B: C-130 8T-CB)

Gerard

[K-9]

Noted @ Wittmund 09-05-2017 ( 09.00 - 15.20 )


TLG 71 EF-2000 ;
30+33 30+78 30+85 30+86
30+90 31+07 31+10

Discovery Air A-4N ;
C-FGZD/367 C-FGZI/531 C-FGZS/337 C-FGZT/542
C-FGZO/532

TDY ; ÜbwGeschader EF-2000 ;
7L-WB 7L-WG 7L-WH 7L-WJ
7L-WI 7L-WO

Visitor ;

Lynx Mk.88A 83+12 MFG 3
C-160D 50+42 LTG 63
Tornado ECR 46+28 TLG 51
CH-53G 84+47 HSG 64

[Herby]

Noted flying here on 11.5. were:

Eurofighter 30+06 (QRA) of TLwG 74
Eurofighter 30+33 (QRA), 30+75, 30+78 (QRA), 30+86, 30+90, 31+07 of TLwG 71

Only one Discovery A-4N took off in the shape of C-FGZD/367.

The Austrian contingent only flew in the afternoon with ÜbWG Eurofighter 7L-WG, 7L-WH, 7L-WI and 7L-WJ. They should depart in the next few days while the last Austrian technicans etc. will leave at the end of next week.

Visiting was 84+47 CH-53GA of HSG 64 while performing touch and goes was 50+17 C-160D of LTG 63. Noted flying low over the runway was Sea King Mk.41 89+60 of 1./MFG 5.

[YOXA]

Noted flying here on 11.5. were:

Eurofighter 30+06 (QRA) of TLwG 74
Eurofighter 30+33 (QRA), 30+75, 30+78 (QRA), 30+86, 30+90, 31+07 of TLwG 71

Only one Discovery A-4N took off in the shape of C-FGZD/367.

The Austrian contingent only flew in the afternoon with ÜbWG Eurofighter 7L-WG, 7L-WH, 7L-WI and 7L-WJ. They should depart in the next few days while the last Austrian technicans etc. will leave at the end of next week.

Visiting was 84+47 CH-53GA of HSG 64 while performing touch and goes was 50+17 C-160D of LTG 63. Noted flying low over the runway was Sea King Mk.41 89+60 of 1./MFG 5.

I thought they will stay till 19.5?
See topic Wittmund (ETNT) 2017 mil

René

[Frank Mink]

Hi all,

Yesterday I heard rumors that the Austrians have already finished their live firing exercises.

In addition:
7L-WB, WD and WO were also seen yesterday. All three not flying.

Greetz,
Frank Mink
http://www.tristaraviation.org

[Hans Antonissen]

According to several German media they will stay untill 16-5 (bis zum 16-5).

[Hornet69]

Heard there is a spottersday on the 18th of May. With google I found this: http://www.panoravia.nl/spottersdag-wit ... /#more-767

This message does not mention anything about Austrians. So maybe the Austrians leave earlier? The date 19th of May as date the Austrians will leave was mentioned in a german newspaper article. But now-a-days this was maybe fake news

[Trabanti]

Does anyone know if there are still "only" 7 Austrian Eufi's at Wittmund? Are the 2nd batch (of the reported 8 additional airframes) still coming now that the exercise seems to come to an earlier-as-planned ending?

[Jovel]

Volgens dit bericht zouden er na ander halve week oefening nog eens 8 Oostenrijkse EF2000s moeten arriveren.

https://www.nwzonline.de/friesland/blau ... 05264.html

[Herby]

Noted flying here on 11.5. were:

Eurofighter 30+06 (QRA) of TLwG 74
Eurofighter 30+33 (QRA), 30+75, 30+78 (QRA), 30+86, 30+90, 31+07 of TLwG 71

Only one Discovery A-4N took off in the shape of C-FGZD/367.

The Austrian contingent only flew in the afternoon with ÜbWG Eurofighter 7L-WG, 7L-WH, 7L-WI and 7L-WJ. They should depart in the next few days while the last Austrian technicans etc. will leave at the end of next week.

Visiting was 84+47 CH-53GA of HSG 64 while performing touch and goes was 50+17 C-160D of LTG 63. Noted flying low over the runway was Sea King Mk.41 89+60 of 1./MFG 5.

I thought they will stay till 19.5?
See topic Wittmund (ETNT) 2017 mil

René

Obviously that´s not correct. They completed their shooting missions and so there only should be some Austrian flying next week.

[Herby]

Volgens dit bericht zouden er na ander halve week oefening nog eens 8 Oostenrijkse EF2000s moeten arriveren.

https://www.nwzonline.de/friesland/blau ... 05264.html

This could not happen! 7 Eufis at Wittmund, 2 plus 2 spare for the Austrian QRA at any one time plus 4-5 in maintenance. How many Austrian Eufis should still be available???

[Jovel]

Volgens dit bericht zouden er na ander halve week oefening nog eens 8 Oostenrijkse EF2000s moeten arriveren.

https://www.nwzonline.de/friesland/blau ... 05264.html

This could not happen! 7 Eufis at Wittmund, 2 plus 2 spare for the Austrian QRA at any one time plus 4-5 in maintenance. How many Austrian Eufis should still be available???

Minus 8 ?

[Fishbed_9307]

Volgens dit bericht zouden er na ander halve week oefening nog eens 8 Oostenrijkse EF2000s moeten arriveren.

https://www.nwzonline.de/friesland/blau ... 05264.html

This could not happen! 7 Eufis at Wittmund, 2 plus 2 spare for the Austrian QRA at any one time plus 4-5 in maintenance. How many Austrian Eufis should still be available???

I agree that it seems unlikely that they will be replaced by 8 other aircraft due to maintenance etc. However, I was told that they alternate QRA duties with Linz so Linz is probably on QRA during the deployment of the Typhoons.

I think they only have a limited number of pilots for the Typhoons (10-18?) and, considering the number of sorties flown, I think the majority is currently at Wittmund amassing a fair amount of flying hours over the past two weeks!

Regards, Paul