Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2011 MIL

[nhoogenboom]

New year.....new topic!!
Happy spotting!

Regards, Niels

[J.J.]

For the recent 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron stopover enroute Afghanistan with 17 A-10Cs please check:

MOD edit: link removed (copy of this posting with the link in 'your website section')

Credits to André Inácio from Portugal (Aviation photographer and Warthog News contributor)

[Jan H]

Hello all,

Heads up for 12x 75FS A-10's back to CONUS. (Departed Kandahar this afternoon)

Most probably they will be back at LPLA in one or two days from now.

Cheers, Jan.

[J.J.]

Sorry, but I don't understand that a Sramble Mod (his name is unknown to me) arbitrary removed the link to first-hand Lajes photo info, exclusively posted on my Warthog News blog and probably very interesting for at least some Scramble users. On the contrary, Scramble should be happy to get such important posts. So I think, links are the salt of the internet and the world wide web. And it's not necessary to "promote" my well-established blog on Sramble.

Okay, then let me post again the recent 74th EFS A-10C arrivals at Lajes (provided by Warthog News contributor André Inácio from Portugal):

1st formation, arrived on Tuesday about 1556 (local time) as 'Trend 11-15'
78-0674, 78-0688, 82-0660, 81-0990, 81-0947

2nd formation, arrived on Tuesday about 1609 (local time) as 'Trend 21-26'
80-0228, 80-0223, 78-0600, 79-0179, 80-0272, 80-0277

3rd formation, arrived on Wednesday about 1542 (local time) as 'Trend 31-36'
80-0144, 80-0189, 79-0135, 79-0189, 79-0138, 79-0172

Secondly: In case of the returning 75th EFS "Hogs" please expext only ten jets for stopover at Lajes!

According to a personal contact from the United States, only ten of the twelve remaining A-10Cs from the 75th EFS have left Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in two batches. They are now on their way back home to Moody AFB Georgia, expect for a stopover at Lajes Field, Azores. Two of the 75th EFS aircraft are still on place at Kandahar for use by the 74th EFS which arrived with 17 jets instead of 18 as originally planned (like the 18 A-10Cs which were originally deployed with the 75th EFS in September 2010). Probably one of the 74th EFS jets, scheduled for the recent ferry flight, was broken somewhere.

If I get all serial numbers of the ten returning "Hogs", I can easily identify the two remainders.

For additional detailed aircraft info please check my blog by trying Google for Warthog News.

And I'm looking forward for all new A-10C movements at Lajes.

[J.J.]

Maybe that ten A-10Cs of the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, returning from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, are still delayed at Al Udeid AB, Qatar, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, due to a tanker lack after starting Libya combat operations. Some days ago from a personal contact from the United States I got the following e-mail: Delayed in Qatar. No tankers because of Libya.

Hope they will return home soon and avoid any Libya combat operation.

Any new related info?

[Oscar01]

A-10s are currently at Doha.

6 Will return "west"bound, the others will continue for AEF duties.

Oz

[J.J.]

Returning 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10Cs caught at Lajes during stopover on April 5:

A-10C 78-0596, 75th FS
A-10C 79-0159, 75th FS
A-10C 79-0206, 75th FS
A-10C 80-0180, 76th FS (marked 476FG as the 476th Fighter Group boss bird)

(Among this first package was a fifth jet, serial number still unknown)

Some more related stopover info will be posted soon. Any additional info from other Scramble sources?

See: http://warthognews.blogspot.com/2011/04 ... on_08.html
See also: http://warthognews.blogspot.com/2011/04 ... ghter.html

Dear Scramble Mods: Please don't "kill" these links to my blog. It's not easy to get all of these info which I will share also on Scramble.

[Dutchmil]

Hi,

Nine A-10s returned from Lajes to Moody AFB last Thursday as Trend 61 and Trend 71 flight.

Hope this helps,

RH.

[J.J.]

On their way back home from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, ten 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10Cs arrived at Lajes Field, Azores, for their last stopover enroute to CONUS. They arrived in two waves.

First batch (in order of serial numbers):
78-0596, 75th Fighter Squadron
79-0159, 75th Fighter Squadron
79-0206, 75th Fighter Squadron
79-0223 (marked 23 FG as 23rd Fighter Group flagship)
80-0180 (marked 476th FG as 476th Fighter Group flagship

Second batch (in order of serial numbers):
80-0172, 75th Fighter Squadron
80-0208, 75th Fighter Squadron
80-0259, 75th Fighter Squadron
80-0282, 75th Fighter Squadron
81-0995, 75th Fighter Squadron

But only nine of them made their final trip across the Atlantic. A-10C 80-0208 has been left behind at Lajes to join the "downed" A-10C 78-0600 from the 74th EFS. The final destination of both aircraft is still unknown to me - either CONUS or Kandahar Airfield.

On the other hand, this very important latest Lajes log is a proof that A-10Cs 79-0139 and 81-0953, both originally deployed with the 75th EFS, are still at Kandahar Airfield to support the 74th EFS which arrived only with 16 aircraft.

For pictures please check:
http://warthognews.blogspot.com/2011/04 ... on_08.html

Credits: Warthog News contributor Juvenal Castro from Portugal (photographer)

BTW: Any info about the departure of A-10Cs 80-0208 and 78-0600 is wanted!

[J.J.]

For some more 75th EFS A-10C stopover shots, provided today by Scramble Magazine Editor Arnold ten Pas, please check: http://warthognews.blogspot.com/2011/04 ... on_13.html

Many thanks for supporting Warthog News, Arnold.

[Bennie]

Inbound now from EHAM (Amsterdam/schiphol): V-11, Gulf IV, R. Netherlands AF

[Thunderbolt]

Hi,

Today at Lajes arrived a flight of 5 USMC Prowlers from VMAQ-4.

Registrations are:

163889 / RM-06
163526 / RM-07
163528 / RM-08
162938 / RM-09
163888 / RM-10

Callsigns are: Trend 11-15

Best Regards!

[Melchior Timmers]

Thanks for the serials.

Could it be you mixed the buno of RM-06 with RM-09?

Cheers,

[Radiomonitor]

11.04.26-1121z ---- Some Trend-Monitored

03.09.06-1205--trend 01--VHF-MILGI-VHF-CSL
04.04.12-1213--trend 01--F16-to Spangdahlem-257.100 mHz
04.07.15-1706--trend 01--dutchmil-lipperadar-qsy 257.100
07.03.18-------trend 01--dep Pope Afb-with trend 02-for Lajes
-------------------------drawn by tankers cacti 51 and cacti 52

03.09.06-1205--trend 02--UHF-MILGI-VHF-CSL
07.03.18-------trend 02--dep Pope Afb-with trend 01-for Lajes
-------------------------drawn by tankers cacti 51 and cacti 52

04.07.09-1851--trend 03--lipperadar
01.04.13-0920--trend 11--F16c--t860264--ard Laage
11.04.24-0630--trend 11--F16c--t860264--S.Sigonella--e.b.
01.04.13-0920--trend 12--F16c--t860267--ard Laage
01.04.13-0920--trend 13--F16c--t860307--ard Laage
01.04.13-0920--trend 21--F16c--t860318--ard Laage
01.04.13-0920--trend 22--F16c--t860323--ard Laage (cdr aircraft)
01.04.13-0920--trend 23--F16c--t860334--ard Laage
02.10.13-------trend ?---F17d--t870390--ard Laage
01.04.13-0920--trend 24--F16c--t880405--ard Laage
02.10.21-------trend 31--A10---txxxxxx--(to Lajes)-return to Spangd
02.10.21-------trend 41--A10---txxxxxx--(to Lajes)-return to Spangd
06.05.02-1602--trend 53--?-----?--------and trend 56-hauled by
-------------------------------cacti 02-en-route to ?- trend 53
-------------------------------and trend 56 diverting to Beja(Portugal)
-------------------------------due to trend 56 having hydraulic trouble
-------------------------------eta Beja 1630z
08.03.16-1143--trend 51--F16---dep Oman to Shaw-arf Midatlantic by blue 81
08.03.16-1143--trend 52--F16---dep Oman to Shaw-arf Midatlantic by blue 81
08.03.16-1143--trend 53--F16---dep Oman to Shaw-arf Midatlantic by blue 81
08.03.16-1143--trend 54--F16---dep Oman to Shaw-arf Midatlantic by blue 81
08.03.16-1143--trend 55--F16---dep Oman to Shaw-arf Midatlantic by blue 81
08.03.16-1143--trend 56--F16---dep Oman to Shaw-arf Midatlantic by blue 81

07.03.25-------trend 71-75-(5ship)-USMC Harriers-dep Lajes-eta Dover 1401z
---------------------------drawn by blue 21-KC10-(to McGuire)-trend 71-75
---------------------------later to Cherry Point

02.10.13-------trend 81--F117a-t810796--ard Spangdahlem 1500
02.10.13-------trend 82--F117a-t820799--ard Spangdahlem 1500
02.10.13-------trend 83--F117a-t840810--ard Spangdahlem 1500
02.10.13-------trend 84--F117a-t880841--ard Spangdahlem 1500
04.04.27-0912--trend 91flights--cactis on dutchmil waiting
--------------------------------for trend 91 flights
04.04.28-0758--trend 91flights--cacti 41 and 42 had 10 mins
--------------------------------delay with trend 91 flights

[Thunderbolt]

Thanks for the serials.

Could it be you mixed the buno of RM-06 with RM-09?

Cheers,

Hi,

I will check if is right and tell you something.

Regards!