Charleroi/Brussels South (EBCI) 2017 MIL

[GoldenPlane]

Around 2100LT all 5 could be read-off. After that someone was getting security. They said it was not allowed to take pictures in direction of the airport...

[Lex]

if 86-0236 then out of keeping with the others as it is a C and the rest are Ds.

Is it by chance D 84-1326 which was reported in Feb 17 as tail code AZ.

I think 86-0236 is a typo as Sonny mentioned 326/AZ.

[Stefan]

if 86-0236 then out of keeping with the others as it is a C and the rest are Ds.

Is it by chance D 84-1326 which was reported in Feb 17 as tail code AZ.

I think 86-0236 is a typo as Sonny mentioned 326/AZ.

84-1326/AZ it is (from photo on Facebook)

Rgds,
Stefan

[Fishbed_9307]

well a fair mix there. I wonder if they are in for maintenance before going onward to another (or other) Air Forces.

As they are from different blocks (25, 30 and 32) I would be surprised if they would go to another Air Force. As I think the USAF has a contract with SABCA for the USAFE birds it could be possible that they are using some maintenance slots to overhaul some CONUS birds. I think I remember that I read somewhere that they are short of D models.

Time will tell I guess!

Regards, Paul

[matthew31304]

Coronet callsign HURON would suggest a delivery flight.

[Hans van Herk]

well a fair mix there. I wonder if they are in for maintenance before going onward to another (or other) Air Forces.

As they are from different blocks (25, 30 and 32) I would be surprised if they would go to another Air Force. As I think the USAF has a contract with SABCA for the USAFE birds it could be possible that they are using some maintenance slots to overhaul some CONUS birds. I think I remember that I read somewhere that they are short of D models.

Time will tell I guess!

Regards, Paul

A possibility might be they are intended for AV and maybe SP. I can remember AV was recently "forced" to handover a number of their F-16Ds as they were desperately needed at Hill AFB. They received some F-16CMs in return.

Regards,
Hans van Herk

[Nielis]

Aren't they different block then AV and SP?

If not mistaken AV got Block40s and SP Block50s

[Hans van Herk]

Aren't they different block then AV and SP?

If not mistaken AV got Block40s and SP Block50s

Correct on the block numbers. So we just have to wait and see when they will emerge from the workshop.

Regards,
Hans van Herk

[Richard de Florennes]

CHARLEROI THURSDAY 2017-08-17 RW25
Weather: scattered/broken clouds, clear air, moderate wind, cool

F-16D 162ndFW 84-326/AZ flg L20:03
F-16D 162ndFW 83-180/AZ flg L20:05
F-16D 162ndFW 87-381/AT flg L20:05
F-16D 140thFW 86-051/CO flg L20:06
F-16D 149thFW 87-365/SA flg L20:07

[cis]

From FB: F-16s are at Sabca only for maintenance. All will return to CONUS.

[pjotrtje]

Thanks! But... Who on FB? What's the source? And are they all hangared?

[Fishbed_9307]

Thanks! But... Who on FB? What's the source? And are they all hangared?

They have enough hangar space at Gosselies so it is very unlikely that they are still outside. I have been there many times in the past and did not see a single aircraft outside at the Sabca facility.

[cis]

Trust me, the source is well informed.

And at least 1 is hangared, see post from 17 Aug 2017, 21:23
So probably all others as well...

[witje]

Trust me, the source is well informed.

And at least 1 is hangared, see post from 17 Aug 2017, 21:23
So probably all others as well...

All are hangared

[AndyMarden]

Grob Prefects (ZM311)/G-CKIA and (ZM312)/G-CKIB just passed Karlsruhe NW-bound out of Mindelheim (tracking on FR24).
Both are due to fuel-stop at Charleroi before continuing to Cranwell.