Akinci squadrons to be disbanded (Turkey)

[F17_114PM]

According to kokpit.aero, the 141, 142 and 143 Filo from Ankara-Akinci will be (or are already?) disbanded, because of the military coup!

[Le Addeur noir]

The Akinci wing was closed down immediatly after the coup attempt. Allegedly F-4E 2020s from one of the 2 filos still operating them bombed the runway there, to prevent any further aircraft movements.

What the future holds for the Turk Hava Kuuvetleri can only be guessed at at this time.

[Wrecks]

The base is apparently also no longer called Akinci, but is back to its old name Murted.

[F17_114PM]

And now also Bandirma is rumored to be closed ...

[KIER]

Google Earth image, dated august 2nd 2016 (just 2 weeks after the coup) , shows a hit of the bombed runway just in the middle....... And a lot of military activity with helicopters.....

[Melchior Timmers]

And lot's of cars/trucks blocking the runway and taxi-ways...

[Richard from Rotterdam]

Heard on the Dutch radio news last week that the Turkish Air Force has an acute lack of pilots at the moment. Is this because of the Gulen fall out as well?

[ehusmann]

Seems to be indeed, according to news sources over 300 pilots were fired and only a handful of retired pilots opted to return into active service. And now a similar thing seems to happening in the navy where several hundred (again according to news sources) officers have been removed from active duty.

Erwin

[roberto]

143 filo is now 153 filo with the same squadron markings

[frank kramer]

Being renamed 153 Filo would imply that the unit has been transferred to the 5th Main Jet Base at Merzifon.

[K-9]

That's what's mentioned in the scramble orbat ( TuAF ).

[F17_114PM]

112 Filo will be the third TuAF F-35 Squadron

113 Filo has received aircrafts from 142 Filo and the Solotürk

132 Filo has received aircrafts from 141 Filo

153 Filo has received aircrafts from 143 Filo / /is the ex 143 Filo

Malatya has currently no active Filo.

171 Filo is waiting for F-35

172 Filo is waiting for F-35

173 Filo will start next year with ANKA UAV's

[jah wise]

The base is apparently also no longer called Akinci, but is back to its old name Murted.

Murted is toch Incirlik ipv Akinci

[pjotrtje]

Nope. Incirlik = Adana.

[ehusmann]

according to news sources over 300 pilots were fired

This article mentions that over 300 pilots were fired, out of a total force of about 600. So that's half their pilots gone...

Erwin