Israeli / Iraqi T-6 delivery via Europe

[Patrick Moonen]

Iraq set to buy a new US-built military air force

Baghdad, 17 December - Iraqi defence minister Abdul Qadr Obeidi announced that the Iraqi military air force is set to be rebuilt, starting with the reopening of the air force academy in Tikrit yesterday. As he attended the arrival of four US-built T-6A trainer aircraft, to be followed by another four at the end of January and seven more at the end of next year, Obeidi said Iraq would have a squadron of between 18 and 24 fighter air planes by the end of 2011, when the US occupation forces would have completed their withdrawal. Speaking at the reopening ceremony for the old Tikrit air base, where once up to 40.000 Iraqi servicemen trained on and operated a 950-plane-fleet of mainly Russian and French production, US General Michael Barbero hailed the US-Iraqi joint venture as "an important step towards the reconstruction of the Iraqi air force and the restoration of the country's security".

[ICT-Spotter]

Happy New Year to you all!

Four Texans are planned to depart Beech Field this morning (7-Jan-2010):

Ident Type To Depart Arrive
HKB176 TEX2 Des Moines Intl (KDSM) 10:40a CST 12:02p CST
HKB280 TEX2 Des Moines Intl (KDSM) 10:45a CST 12:07p CST
HKB178 TEX2 Des Moines Intl (KDSM) 10:50a CST 12:12p CST
HKB122 TEX2 Des Moines Intl (KDSM) 10:55a CST 12:17p CST

I'll try and indentify them before I go to work if I can find them!

Pete

[jreijmer]

Hello Pete,

Thanks for the update! Saw that another Texan is also making a test flight today, so you can find a fifth one outside!

BR,
Jeroen

[jreijmer]

Ident Type To Depart Arrive
HKB176 TEX2 Des Moines Intl (KDSM) 10:40a CST 12:02p CST
HKB280 TEX2 Des Moines Intl (KDSM) 10:45a CST 12:07p CST
HKB178 TEX2 Des Moines Intl (KDSM) 10:50a CST 12:12p CST
HKB122 TEX2 Des Moines Intl (KDSM) 10:55a CST 12:17p CST

All four arrived at Des Moines and are scheduled for Toronto this evening.

BR
Jeroen

[ICT-Spotter]

Hello Pete,

Thanks for the update! Saw that another Texan is also making a test flight today, so you can find a fifth one outside!

BR,
Jeroen

No joy seeing any of the deliveries, just the protoype (N3000B) outside Had to get to work, of course 20 minutes later they started to depart!

Hope you guys have better luck,
Pete

[raameagle]

All four are heading for Toronto later na dmy man there should be letting me know which ones they are.

Regards

Mark

[jreijmer]

Switched to the correct topic (it's 2010....)
All of them made it to Lester B. Pearson Intl (Toronto).

BR
Jeroen

[raameagle]

With thanks to 'Ping', Israeli AF T-6s 489, 490, 491 and 492 have arrived at Toronto to nightstop.

Regards

Mark

[jreijmer]

With thanks to 'Ping', Israeli AF T-6s 489, 490, 491 and 492 have arrived at Toronto to nightstop.

Regards

Mark

Following tie-ups:
489 T6-Texan Israeli Defence Force, AF as HKB176
490 T6-Texan Israeli Defence Force, AF as HKB280
491 T6-Texan Israeli Defence Force, AF as HKB178
492 T6-Texan Israeli Defence Force, AF as HKB122

BR
Jeroen

[jreijmer]

Their next flights are planned:

489 HKB176 CYYZ LESTER B. PEARSON INTL CYBG BAGOTVILLE 02:10 PM GMT (1410Z) 04:14 PM GMT (1614Z)
490 HKB280 CYYZ LESTER B. PEARSON INTL CYBG BAGOTVILLE 02:15 PM GMT (1415Z) 04:19 PM GMT (1619Z)
491 HKB178 CYYZ LESTER B. PEARSON INTL CYBG BAGOTVILLE 02:20 PM GMT (1420Z) 04:24 PM GMT (1624Z)
492 HKB122 CYYZ LESTER B. PEARSON INTL CYBG BAGOTVILLE 02:25 PM GMT (1425Z) 04:29 PM GMT (1629Z)

BR
Jeroen

[raameagle]

Con nos werent able to be checked at Toronto so assuming that they pass through Ostend or Antwerp, can somebody try and check them there please?

Regards and thanks

Mark

[Oscar01]

... and filed for Goose Bay for today.

Keep in mind that the wx in Belgium is very bad tomorrow. They issued weather warnings for entire saturday.....

Oscar

[Flanker27]

on their way to Goose Bay!

[Oscar01]

And already filed for next leg this morning out of Goose Bay.....

In this speed I would say tomorrow or monday in Belgium? (but wx over UK is bad tomorrow)....

Cheers,
Oz

[Patrick Moonen]

489 HKB176 CYYR GOOSE BAY BGBW NARSARSUAQ 10:10 AM GMT (1010Z) 12:53 PM GMT (1253Z)
490 HKB280 CYYR GOOSE BAY BGBW NARSARSUAQ 10:15 AM GMT (1015Z) 12:58 PM GMT (1258Z)
491 HKB178 CYYR GOOSE BAY BGBW NARSARSUAQ 10:40 AM GMT (1040Z) 01:23 PM GMT (1323Z)
492 HKB122 CYYR GOOSE BAY BGBW NARSARSUAQ 10:45 AM GMT (1045Z) 01:28 PM GMT (1328Z)

Patrick