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...
Rubberneck wrote: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.
Rubberneck wrote: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.
pjotrtje wrote: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.
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.