Cambrai-Epinoy (LFQI/XCB) - 2012 MIL

[Richard de Florennes]

There were/are NO TBM.700s here today!!!



CAMBRAI-EPINOY THURSDAY 2012-03-29 RW28
Weather: blue sky with haze, later clear and warm, increasingly windy

Visiting aircraft (all for disbandment of EC01.012):
Tornado IDS AG 51 45+35 L10:49+
EF.2000 12°Gruppo MM73../36-31 ? L12:02*a1
EF.2000 12°Gruppo MM73../36-37 ? L12:02*a1
JAS 39D 212.tl 9819 L13:19 a1
Rafale B EC01.007 3../7-.. L13:30*+a/d
Rafale C EC01.007 1../7-IZ spec c/s L13:30*+a/d
Rafale C EC01.007 1../7-HH ? L17:18+a2
Mirage 2000B EC02.005 5../5-OC L17:42+
Vampire … Private F-AZOP L15:27+
CM.170 … Private F-GCFJ L15:30+
Private (315-KA)? L16:30+

+ seven based Mirage 2000s including special ones on flightline, but all hangared again

[Frank van Hemert]

Are you sure about the codes of the Rafales? They don't carry the 7- anymore, it should be 113-

Regards
Frank

[wvanbel]

The codes of the Rafales are:

Rafale C from SPA162 (NTM2012-tail): 113-HH

Rafale C "The little Prince" : 113-IZ ; cn121

Rafale B: 113-HX ; cn325

[Pieter]

EF2000's are
MM 7309/36-31
MM 7314/36-37
MIR 2000B is 529/115-OC

[EOS]

BAF 431 departed 10.50 inbound Cambrai. FA131.

(edit) Also on deck 2 F-1.

[Oscar01]

F-1s are 502/118-SW and 242/118-QA

M2000C 51/118-AS also just arrived

Thanks R.
Oz

[Richard de Florennes]

CAMBRAI-EPINOY FRIDAY 2012-03-30 RW28/10
Weather: blue sky with haze, bcmg. overcast and increasingly windy

Based aircraft (Escadre de Chasse 01.012):
Mirage 2000C EC01.012 103/103-YN spec c/s T14:50 T15:27#4+a/d
Mirage 2000C EC01.012 85/103-LK spec c/s T14:50 L15:28#4+a/d
Mirage 2000C EC01.012 122/103-YE T14:50 L15:27#4+a/d
Mirage 2000C EC01.012 108/103-LC T14:50 L15:28#4+a/d

Visiting aircraft (all for disbandment of EC01.012) - arrivals:
TBM.700A ET00.043 110/XP L11:19

Mirage F.1B ER02.033 502/118-SW L10:49*
Mirage F.1CT ER02.033 242/118-QA T10:56* a2

Mirage 2000-5F ECE05.330 51/118-AS L11:07

F-16AM 10 Wing FA131 no badge L11:28+ a2

Alpha Jet E EPAA20.300 E../- demo c/s L16:36#3
Alpha Jet E EPAA20.300 E../- demo c/s L16:36#3
Alpha Jet E EPAA20.300 E../- demo c/s L16:36#3

Visiting aircraft (all for disbandment of EC01.012) - departures:
TBM.700A ET00.043 110/XP T16:56
Mirage 2000-5F ECE05.330 51/118-AS T17:48+f/p
EF.2000 12°Gruppo MM7309/36-31 T18:01
EF.2000 12°Gruppo MM7314/36-37 T18:01
Vampire Private F-AZOP T17:34+f/p

Additional movements (all for disbandment of EC01.012):
Mirage F.1CT ER02.033 242/118-QA T14:52 L15:30*+f/p
Mirage F.1B ER02.033 502/118-SW T14:52 L15:30*+f/p
Rafale C EC01.007 121/113-IZ spec c/s T14:54 L15:01 a/d

[Sjoerd]

Hey Richard,

Thanks for the report. However, there was more on the ground when we drove around the field;

Flying:
04/F-TGCI EA330SC EVAA (demo, afterwards static)
F-BGXC PA.18 ex mil ID? (flypasses, afterwards static)

Western HAS-area/flightline:
529/115-OC Mirage 2000B EC02.005 (inside shed)
107/103-YD Mirage 2000C EC01.012 (flightline, spare)
1x Mirage 2000C EC01.012? (inside HAS, near RWY10 threshold)
1x Mirage 2000C EC01.012? (inside hangar behind flightline)

Eastern HAS-area (static):
.../113-HH Rafale C EC01.007 (SPA162)
88/103-KV Mirage 2000C EC01.012 spec. c/s
F-AZTG MD.312 ex mil ID?

wrecks/relics:
1x Mirage 3E nn stored (supposed to be 471)
1x H-34A nn stored (supposed to be SA162/68-DJ)
1x Mirage 3E nn upside down (supposed to be 496)
"128/12-ZT" Mystere preserved at gate (really 88)
154/12-YA Mystere, preserved on pole next to a hangar, near static

Can anyone help with the missing bits?

Thanks!

[EOS]

FA131 is allready gone, BAF431 now on finals rwy 23 ebbl.

[Tigerspoon]

Any idea when the EC1/12 Mirages are going to leave Cambrai, and what's there destination!?!?! Maybe a good last try to catch them, after that disappointing event !!

[Richard de Florennes]

Any idea when the EC1/12 Mirages are going to leave Cambrai, and what's there destination!?!?! Maybe a good last try to catch them, after that disappointing event !!

According to some local spotters four Mirage 2000s will leave to Orange on Monday, four on Tuesday and the last four on Wednesday. Some of them might also leave to Chataudun. Base will finally close on Thursday.
By the way, I was quite pleased with the event, compared to some flyouts expierenced in our own airforce - what was wrong in your eyes? Only rumours suggested there might have been much more visiting aircraft?
Up to nine different based Mirages could be observed flying local sorties each day until two weeks ago, but only few people - mainly Belgian and of course French or people with French/Belgian nicknames - were interested then ...

[Tigerspoon]

Any idea when the EC1/12 Mirages are going to leave Cambrai, and what's there destination!?!?! Maybe a good last try to catch them, after that disappointing event !!

According to some local spotters four Mirage 2000s will leave to Orange on Monday, four on Tuesday and the last four on Wednesday. Some of them might also leave to Chataudun. Base will finally close on Thursday.
By the way, I was quite pleased with the event, compared to some flyouts expierenced in our own airforce - what was wrong in your eyes? Only rumours suggested there might have been much more visiting aircraft?
Up to nine different based Mirages could be observed flying local sorties each day until two weeks ago, but only few people - mainly Belgian and of course French or people with French/Belgian nicknames - were interested then ...

I don't think that only a few spotter were interested in the last flying days of EC1/12, there were quite many many more; but i guess only a handfull of them was able to make a journey to Cambrai within those days.
Me for myself, i'm not that frustrated regarding the visiting acft, (I've posted the expectations a few days before the event) for myself as a photographer the most disappointing was the "bad" weather condition during the "highlight"; the Fly-By of the 4-ship Mirage 2000C, as well that there only were 2 of the 3 special coloured acft.............especially if you see what the weather was like the past 10 days

[Richard de Florennes]

I don't think that only a few spotter were interested in the last flying days of EC1/12, there were quite many many more; but i guess only a handfull of them was able to make a journey to Cambrai within those days.
Me for myself, i'm not that frustrated regarding the visiting acft, (I've posted the expectations a few days before the event) for myself as a photographer the most disappointing was the "bad" weather condition during the "highlight"; the Fly-By of the 4-ship Mirage 2000C, as well that there only were 2 of the 3 special coloured acft.............especially if you see what the weather was like the past 10 days

Ok, I can understand your point of view.
Spotting near Orange might be a chance to still get some Mirages when time is available?
more via pm.

By the way, did somebody get identities of the three uncoded PAF Alpha Jets which landed one hour after the event?

[Wim]

By the way, did somebody get identities of the three uncoded PAF Alpha Jets which landed one hour after the event?

Hello,

The three PdF Alpha Jets were:
E152/F-UHRT
E85/F-UGFF
E163/F-TERE

Hope this helps.

[Richard de Florennes]

Hello,

The three PdF Alpha Jets were:
E152/F-UHRT
E85/F-UGFF
E163/F-TERE

Hope this helps.

This helps indeed - you saved my evening!
Thank you very much.
Photos would also be nice.
An thanks also for your great Mirage 2000 shots in the photo section!