Operational Dutch F-16's

[ErwinS]

Could be ex USAF F-16 as well. Recently multiple have been picked up from Tucson by An124 after being trucked from AMARG.

Only rumours. Most likely spare parts/weapons where picked up. US never was on the list to provide airframes.

[Wildpicture]

Just saw a video which clearly shows the searchlight on left side. So they are most likely Danish. Registrations had been blurred in the video (understandable!).

Sorry but can't upload the video here. Don't have the URL.

[evhest]

Today Zelensky showed the first Ukrainian F-16's. The one behind him also does not have the extended drag chute housing.

Seems rather clean (fresh paint?) but does not seem to be an ex-Dutch bird.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/04/euro ... index.html

The two flying birds have registrations visible. The one parked does not.

Im having a hard time believing the F-16 behind Zelensky is an airworthy one.

[CBR]

An intake cover of one F-16s in todays 20u NOS news item shows 84-1378 ...

[evhest]

This video clearly shows the aircraft with the yellow canopy with the searchlight, so most likely this one is ex-Danish.

The second one is a bit more tricky. I wonder what modification we see below the intake, perhaps that points to its origin? I also see signs of this being a former AMARG inmate.

Anyway, I suspect these two to be non fliers.

[evhest]

An intake cover of one F-16s in todays 20u NOS news item shows 84-1378 ...

The one with this cover appears to be the Danish one. Some more observations: this one has the F-16A type landing light on the main gear, not the AM light on the front gear. The jet on the left also lacks this light, I think.

Also, bird slicers on both look funny.

[hvaneupen]

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/uk ... 024-08-04/

Shows a picture of two F16AM's 3596 and 3599 (probably ex E-596 and E-599 of RDAF) performing a flypast after a speech of president Zelensky during the Day of the Air Force (August 4th).

[Sjoerd]

This video clearly shows the aircraft with the yellow canopy with the searchlight, so most likely this one is ex-Danish.

The second one is a bit more tricky. I wonder what modification we see below the intake, perhaps that points to its origin? I also see signs of this being a former AMARG inmate.

Anyway, I suspect these two to be non fliers.

The USAF/ANG operated F-16ADF fighters with the same searchlights the Danes have. I suspect both F-16's in the background are non flyers of AMARG.

[evhest]

Could indeed be the case. F-16 ADF has the typical bulge at the base of the tail, but if the case, carefully hidden by the camouflage netting

[pippichantal]

I thought this topic was about Operational Dutch F-16s.

[Sjoerd]

Perhaps a mod can carefully split off this topic?

[Sjoerd]

An intake cover of one F-16s in todays 20u NOS news item shows 84-1378 ...

A serial of an F-16C parked at AMARG. Proves again that Zelensky did some shopping there and obtained some "brand new" secondhand engine/intake covers as well.

[Bjorn]

The 'ground' birds are indeed ex-ADF examples most probably serving for ground crew training purposes (the AIFF slices are from the ADF type). Operational birds are ex-Danish examples (search light, no drag chute and podded EWPS system). More to be delivered soon.

Greets,

[Stratofreighter]

Perhaps a mod can carefully split-off this topic?

...I suppose this can now be an appropriate split off:
https://scramble.nl/community/messageboard/topic/176735

[Pauljos2001]

J-060 NAF624 is 10:45Lt geland op Charleroi Airport volgens DeWoertVRS