Banter wrote:Friday 07th Sep 2012
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TUAF942, a grey C-160, departed from Luxembourg/Findel today in the afternoon direction north-east. Did it land already in Kleine Brogel and if yes, what was the serial?
Although the participation of Austrian Kiowa's was only mentioned by an Austrian spotter, it's mentioned in the SIS. I have no doubt that this spotter is telling the truth, please do not present a rumour as a fact...
The exact how-and-what regarding this exercise is still a bit sketchy to me. Based on the official info @ http://www.eda.europa.eu/events/12-09-1 ... reen_Blade it seems the exercise consists of several phases in which the last phase operations take place from the Leopoldsburg barracks.
In total 18 helicopters will deploy to Kleine Brogel Air Base, varying from transport (CH47, NH90), to utility (A109, UH-1D) and attack helicopters (A129). They will work in concert with other air assets, to maximize the realism of these testing missions; supporting assets will include an AWACS; F16; C130; and UAVs.
Are there any publically accessible areas where these helicopters might operate or land in during this exercise?