Koksijde (EBFN) Mil 2024

[GIPS]

Did the 5 Apaches leave already for Zeebrugge?

Only 73177 is still on deck.

Besides that

13-08138 CH-47F USAR B/2-227th Avn
13-08433 CH-47F USAR B/2-227th Avn
15-08174 CH-47F USAR B/2-227th Avn
16-08478 CH-47F USAR B/2-227th Avn

3 x AH-64E arrived around 10:40lt and left around noon inbound ETAD calling "R29042"

Serials given by locals, Big Thanks to Jerome!

(12-09042) AH-64E USAR 7-17th CAV
(13-03008) AH-64E USAR 7-17th CAV
(17-03126) AH-64E USAR 7-17th CAV

Those were the final 7 helicopters coming from Zeebrugge.

The ones below are awaiting to go back to CONUS via Zeebrugge:

14-08168 CH-47F USAR B/2-1st Avn
15-08466 CH-47F USAR B/2-1st Avn

09-20223 UH-60M USAR 3-1st Avn last 3 in white
11-20399 UH-60M USAR 3-1st Avn last 3 in white

11-20352 HH-60M USAR C/2-1st Avn last 3 in white (left to EBCV around 18:00)
13-20613 HH-60M USAR C/2-1st Avn

17-03177 AH-64E USAR B/1-6th CAV
17-03181 AH-64E USAR C/1-6th CAV (left to EBCV around 18:30)

[Wim]

Log 08/07/2024:

Haze 51 departure to Zeebrugge
UH-60L 90-26266
AH-64E 17-03183

R73126 refueling from Zeebrugge
AH-64E 17-03126
AH-64E 12-09042
AH-64E 13-03008

Cross 40 departure to Zeebrugge
HH-60M 08-20164
HH-60M 08-20168

Hunt 32 departure to Zeebrugge
AH-64E 17-03185

Chinooks from Zeebrugge
CH-47F 13-08138 (nightstop)
CH-47F 13-08433 (nightstop)
CH-47F 15-08174 (nightstop)
CH-47F 16-08478 (nightstop)

R20313 refueling to Zeebrugge
UH-60M 08-20118
UH-60M 09-20187
UH-60M 10-20313

Hunt 28 departure to Zeebrugge
AH-64E 17-03180

R20223 refueling to Zeebrugge
UH-60M 09-20220
UH-60M 09-20223 (nightstop)
UH-60M 08-20121

Easy23 refueling to Zeebrugge
CH-47F 16-08199
CH-47F 16-08200

R20352 departure to Chievres
HH-60M 11-20352

Hunt 30 departure to Chievres
AH-64E 17-03181

GNY4850 Sea King MK.41 89+56 fuelstop

Still left on the airbase tonight:
Apron 3:
CH-47F 13-08138
CH-47F 13-08433
CH-47F 15-08174
CH-47F 16-08478

Apron 2:
UH-60M 09-20223
HH-60M 13-20613

Apron 1:
UH-60L 93-26495
UH-60M 11-20399

Runway 02-20
AH-64E 17-03177
CH-47F 14-08168
CH-47F 15-08466

[NEMO24]

On the 9th of July the last helicopters of a total of 154 (*) departed Koksijde towards the East.

I'm still looking for some information:
- does anyone have the serial of the first AH64E that landed at Koksije en-route back to CONUS? It arrived together with blackhawks 20160, 20170 and 20505 on the 11th of June arround 1515L.
- on the 25th of June R20412 was noted on ADSB heading for Koksijde. Was this a formation of multiple helicopters or was it just a sole one? (*) And if it was a flight: does anyone have the other serials?

[GIPS]

154? Only 66 helicopters went eastbound from Koksijde.

[NEMO24]

154? Only 66 helicopters went eastbound from Koksijde.

Indeed, I meant a total of 154 that passed through Koksije both on their way to the East and back to CONUS.

[GIPS]

So you suggest 88 were going back to CONUS and westbound?

Looks a little bit to much for me

[Sjoerd]

On the 9th of July the last helicopters of a total of 154 (*) departed Koksijde towards the East.

I'm still looking for some information:
- does anyone have the serial of the first AH64E that landed at Koksije en-route back to CONUS? It arrived together with blackhawks 20160, 20170 and 20505 on the 11th of June arround 1515L.

17-03158

See here; https://www.scramble.nl/community/messa ... &start=165

From this list it seems some are still to come, so if you have any updates on those, pls do let me know.
Missing confirmations are;

UH-60L: 94-26555 (l/n 23/6 @ Illesheim)
UH-60M: 10-20241, 10-20281 (l/n 23/6 @ Illesheim)
AH-64E: 14-01015 (possibly via Eindhoven 24/6!? to Zeebrugge +1) 17-03133 (l/n 23 & 27/6 @ Illesheim), 17-03160 (l/n 23/6 @ Illesheim, serial tbc), 18-03203 (l/n 23/6 @ Illesheim)

- on the 25th of June R20412 was noted on ADSB heading for Koksijde. Was this a formation of multiple helicopters or was it just a sole one? (*) And if it was a flight: does anyone have the other serials?

Could well be this had the other missing Blackhawks with him. Those 3 were noted on the 23rd by a group at Illesheim, but during my visit on the 27th, they were gone.

This leaves us still with the Apaches! 14-01015 is very likely one of the 2 missing Apaches that were noted at Eindhoven on the 24th, coming from Poland. But no other is missing from the list coming from that area of operations, as the other missing ones were all noted at Illesheim. Anyone got a clue?

[Jan-Pieter Bergmans]

Fuel stop at SP now on the way to Koksijde:
R20241 flight
UH-60Ms 10-20241, 11-20412, 11-20429, 10-20281

In the topic for the 11th rotation there is above message for the 25th of June. So, UH-60Ms 10-20241 and 10-20281 went to Zeebrugge at that date.

[Wim]

154? Only 66 helicopters went eastbound from Koksijde.

Indeed, I meant a total of 154 that passed through Koksije both on their way to the East and back to CONUS.

You can find the daily military movements of Koksijde on our website: https://www.sgkoksijde.be/Movements.php?page=juni_2024.

66 helicopters came from Zeebrugge and passed through Koksijde on their way to Europe
81 helicopters came from Europe and passed through Koksijde on their way to Zeebrugge
That makes a total of 147 helicopters that passed throught Koksijde

[Sjoerd]

Is Apache 17-03177 still at Koksijde? We counted 23 Apaches in Zeebrugge on July-13th. Also all 12 Chinooks could be read off. The Blackhawks are a pain though, still working out my photos.