Falcon Leap 2023

[Daan Westenberg]

Is there anything known about the dates for the operations at Twente Airport?

Not yet tho closer to the exercise that'll probably happen

[Daan Westenberg]

Due to technical, and operational requirements, the list has sadly changed a bit:

German Air Force A400M LTG62 - First week only
Dutch C130-H x4 - Both weeks
Romanian Air Force C27J - Week 2
Italian AF C130J - Both weeks
POLAF C295M - Both weeks
HAF C130H - Week 2 but could be both weeks
CzeAf Mi171 - Week 2
Civilian M28, Skyvan - Week 2

The Romanian participation may come as a bummer, but its amazing to see them participate again anyways.

[ronald]

𝟱 𝘁/𝗺 𝟭𝟯 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗽 𝗼𝗽 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
Van 4 t/m 15 september 2023 wordt vanaf vliegbasis Eindhoven de internationale airborne oefening Falcon Leap gehouden en van 5 t/m 13 september vinden onderdelen van deze oefening plaats op Twente Airport.
De oefening wordt georganiseerd door de ‘11 Luchtmobiele Brigade’ van de Koninklijke Landmacht. De transportvliegtuigen van het 336 squadron van het Air Mobility Command verzorgen samen met internationale partners het luchttransport. Gedurende deze oefening staat de internationale samenwerking met 12 verschillende landen centraal.
Twente Airport is een van de Departure AirFields (DAF). Droppingen van vracht en parachutisten zullen hier niet plaatsvinden. Op Twente Airport zal wel geoefend worden met Tactical Air-Land Operations (TALO), zoals naderingsprocedures (approaches) en touch-and-go’s met o.a. een C-130 Hercules.
Planning Twente Airport (onder voorbehoud)
Dinsdag 5 t/m 8 september: met de C-130 en C27J
Woensdag 13 september: met de C130, C27J en C295
Tijdens de vluchten vliegen de toestellen op een lage hoogte en zijn daarom zichtbaar en hoorbaar. Van 5 t/m 8 september wordt ook ’s avonds gevlogen tot ongeveer 20.30 uur.

Bron: Twenthe Airport

[EHAM]

Due to technical, and operational requirements, the list has sadly changed a bit:

German Air Force A400M LTG62 - First week only
Dutch C130-H x4 - Both weeks
Romanian Air Force C27J - Week 2
Italian AF C130J - Both weeks
POLAF C295M - Both weeks
HAF C130H - Week 2 but could be both weeks
CzeAf Mi171 - Week 2
Civilian M28, Skyvan - Week 2

The Romanian participation may come as a bummer, but its amazing to see them participate again anyways.

Romanian C-27 already expected today, so not sure if the list is still correct?

[Boudewijn van Oirschot]

Romanian C27J was already mentioned on Defensie website for some time.....

Czech not mentioned at all.

[Bunzing]

No USAFE/ANG C-130s this year? That would be a first.

[frank kramer]

Romanian C-27 already expected today, so not sure if the list is still correct?

If last year is anything to go by, there were more C-27's that came to Eindhoven. They pre-positioned maintenance stuff for the actual deployment during Falcon Leap 2022. So that might be the case here as well. After FL22 there were two C-27's on the sunday (the one from the deployment and another) to pick everything up again.

As ever, let's be patient and see what actually happens...

[Daan Westenberg]

Romanian C27J was already mentioned on Defensie website for some time.....

Czech not mentioned at all.

Only mentioned on the defensie website are the transport aircraft just like last year, Czech HIP sources are from the Czech AF themselfs, romanian AF was ment to attend with a C130B, but changed to a C27J

[Stafsels]

But to photograph departure and return next Thuesday 5 September: does one need to be at Eindhoven or at Twente?

Kind regards,

Stafsels

[Daan Westenberg]

How far I have been informered by a firefighter at Twenthe, the aircraft operate on the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th of September from Twente and should return to Eindhoven every evening but pick up paras at Twente etc for multiple waves, Brandweer AMC should be present as well, as this is the first time something like this is done and the first time a lot of the international participants visit the field it is all subjected to change. The A400M should operate from Eindhoven but I am unsure if this is correct seeing the rest do operate from Twente.

[Stafsels]

THANKS!

[Eert]

How far I have been informered by a firefighter at Twenthe, the aircraft operate on the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th of September from Twente and should return to Eindhoven every evening but pick up paras at Twente etc for multiple waves, Brandweer AMC should be present as well, as this is the first time something like this is done and the first time a lot of the international participants visit the field it is all subjected to change. The A400M should operate from Eindhoven but I am unsure if this is correct seeing the rest do operate from Twente.

1st week of Falcon Leap is cargo drop only.
Paras is always in the 2nd week.

[Prins Maurits]

No USAFE/ANG C-130s this year? That would be a first.

someone who has information about possible participation by the US ?

[Daan Westenberg]

How far I have been informered by a firefighter at Twenthe, the aircraft operate on the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th of September from Twente and should return to Eindhoven every evening but pick up paras at Twente etc for multiple waves, Brandweer AMC should be present as well, as this is the first time something like this is done and the first time a lot of the international participants visit the field it is all subjected to change. The A400M should operate from Eindhoven but I am unsure if this is correct seeing the rest do operate from Twente.

1st week of Falcon Leap is cargo drop only.
Paras is always in the 2nd week.

Indeed my bad, there should indeed be cargo pickups at Twente, no paras

[Daan Westenberg]

No USAFE/ANG C-130s this year? That would be a first.

someone who has information about possible participation by the US ?

Seems like they are sadly not participating this year... may have to do with operational requirements or anything around that subject