Florennes (EBFS) - 2009

[r.e.hendriks]

Does anyone has any idea what time the Polish and Italian F-16's will be leaving??

Best regards, Rob.

[Whitecat]

Todays mission was cancelled due to weather.
The engines were running but after some 45 minutes they cancelled the mission.
Suddenly the fog came up just when the TLP wanted to kick off.

Cheers

[Paul van der Linden]

...which really s*cked! It was very frustrating seeing the mission being called of with four Italian F-16's holding next to the runway in bright sunshine with a nice blue sky!

On the rear line I could see six F-16's with two additional aircraft in the hangar. I think the two on the right were two Polish ones with probably four Italians on their left with a gap in between them. I was on the other side when the four AMI F-16's taxied out (MM7265 and MM7268 (another B not reported before?) and MM7243 and MM7259) 7265 was a Trapani aircraft with the other three being Cervia machines. I was unable to check if those were the four left of the Polish ones.

I also missed the grey Tornado departing at 13:20.

I was obviously too optimistic about the weather and did not check the line before the fog came in. Can anybody enlighten me with the F-16 identities?

Regards, Paul

[patrick dirksen]

Very frustrating indeed....

A few changes took place today. EF-18 C.15-46/12-04 arrived, and was put on the flightline together with already present 12-23. No sign of 12-03 that had flown a mission yesterday!
Tonka 43+72 left, probably going home, and was replaced soon after by 44+80 of AG51.
Also arrived early in the morning was an Italian F-16B, no id known unfortunately.
Around 11-ish Polish Viper 4055 was put in the hangar (on the left hand side), just a bit earlier a German Tonka did the same. Did someone read this one off please?

To recap: on the flightline were:
-2x Mir.2000
-2X Mirage F.1
-2x AMX (one with special tail)
-5x F-16A Italy
-1x F-16B Italy
-2x EF-18 (12-04, 12-23)
-5x Tornado (oa 44+80)
-4x F-4F (oa 38+44)
-3x F-15 (306, 331, 602)

[patrick dirksen]

Nope, that's the real one!
No luck with the other one unfortunately, way too hazy (same for the FU50 that should be visible according to Piet (?) behind the TLP-platform unfortunately).

[matrix]

The AMI F-16B was MM7268 (blacke greyhound on the tail) Nice !

[patrick dirksen]

Hi Paul,

Your post just crossed mine....
Thanks for the info on the Italian Vipers!
The two Polish ones were the ones furthest to the right; they *should* be 4052 and 4082, assuming no change did take place here.
Jusr when we were leaving another grey Tonka left indeed, I forgot about that one. I'm sure someone has the serial, since there were still a few people present?

[Polleke_NL]

Nope, that's the real one!
No luck with the other one unfortunately, way too hazy (same for the FU50 that should be visible according to Piet (?) behind the TLP-platform unfortunately).

Even with clear skies the FU50 can hardly be seen. She is parked on a small field between trees, just behind an old WW2 German hangar (if she's still at the same location), my suggestion would be to seek for an opportunity during the TLP spotters day later this year as during these events at EBFS it is rather easy to go there and see her up close and personal

[matrix]

Hi Patrick !
The german tornado wich left was 44+65.

[Stratotanker]

Log for 26-01-2009,

FB-21 d/a F-16B "BAF 231"
FA-110 t/g F-16A "Bigspencer 06"?
3844 F4F "Iglu 42"
4052, 4055 F-16C Pol.AF "Iglu "40,41"
MM7248, MM7265 F-16A 37 St. "Iglu 30,31"
4465 TornadoIDS AG51 "Iglu 16"
4372 * TornadoIDS JBG33
91-306/LN, 91-331/LN F15E 494FS "Iglu 14,15"
273/30-QF, 243/30-QV MirageF1CT EC02/30 "Iglu 10,11"
MM7180/32-20 AMX "Iglu 12"
MM7170/32-05 AMX "Iglu 13"
C15-45/12-03 EF18A Ala12 "Iglu 05"
C15-65/12-23 EF18A Ala12 "Iglu 06"
358/4-BQ, 306/4-BL Mirage2000N EC2/4 "Iglu 03,04"
4553, 4602 TornadoIDS JBG33 "Iglu 01,02"
MM7259, MM7243 F-16A 5 St. "Iglu 36,37"
95/XH TBM700 "Reccon 33"?
4537 a Tornado "GAF BU81"
5036 a/d C160 "GAF 962"
MM7255 a F-16A 37 St. "I 7255"
ST43 t/g SF260 "Cheap 37"?
ST42 t/g SF260 "Gossep 44"
279/30-QL a/d MirageF1CT EC02/30 "FAF 7741"
R94/61-ZL C160 "Iglu 50"
G-FRAU Da20 "Iglu 07"
FA-92/FS d F-16A "Matrix 51"
FB-17/FS, FB-21 d F-16B "Matrix 51"
FA-89/FS d F-16A "Matrix 61"
FA-126/FS, FA-109/FS d F-16A "Matrix 62"
FA-117/FS, FA-130/FS a F-16A "Tiger 31,32"
FB-24, FB- a F-16B "Tiger 21,22"

also 2 F-16's with c/s "Sting11" did a local flight.

The Tornado with * went with the TLP-mission but never came back.

greetings Stratotanker

[Tigerspoon]

Also 4372 from JaboG33 left Florennes today. It came in at ETSB via ETNN. The a/c was replaced yesterday by 4537!!

[Tigerspoon]

Tomorrow (28.01.2009) will be an academic day

[Oscar01]

Hi,

Even paar aanvullingen / correcties. Zie onder:

Log for 26-01-2009,
FA-110 t/g F-16A "Bigspencer 06"?
c/s was Bigben06 (testflight c/s)

4372 * TornadoIDS JBG33
Did abort take-off and went back to ramp. Later on this one made some engine runs on other runway.

95/XH TBM700 "Reccon 33"?
c/s Fagan33

5036 a/d C160 "GAF 962"
TLP c/s was Iglu51 but aborted tlp mission

R94/61-ZL C160 "Iglu 50"
Arr and dep c/s was Cotam002(?)

greetings Stratotanker

Bye,
Oscar

[Wijgert IJlst]

Yesterdays mission (27/1) had been cancelled due to weather circumstances...

[Sleegertje]

I saw a log on MSF from yesterday and the following arrived:
Tornado IDS 44+80
EF-18A C.15-46 12-04
F-16B MM7268
So there is again an Italian F-16B and a different one than last week!!!
Regards Rene Sleegers