Gando/ Las Palmas (GCLP/LPA) 2019 MIL

[Jeroen Jonkers]

Today US Army MC-12S 11-00267 landed.
Flying where based Hornets 12-14, 12-17, 46-01 and 46-07. Also seen 12-07, 46-21 and 46-23. Earlier this week also 15-13 and 46-12 noted flying. Someone got the C-17 on tuesday /wednesday?

JJ

[Jeroen Jonkers]

Yesterday Hercules 5831/RS landed and left today. C295 T.21-07/35-45 and CN235 T.19B-21/09-501 flew a local mission

[paul-760]

Hi Jeroen, the 12-07, 12-14 and 12-17 are probably not based at Gando. 12 indicated Ala12 which is Torrejon. Only the 46-xx are locally based Hornets. Unless they started to move Torrejon Hornets to Gando without renumbering them (yet)?

[nellis6]

Hi Jeroen, the 12-07, 12-14 and 12-17 are probably not based at Gando. 12 indicated Ala12 which is Torrejon. Only the 46-xx are locally based Hornets. Unless they started to move Torrejon Hornets to Gando without renumbering them (yet)?

Highly unlikely that has/will happen as the Torrejon (12-) and Zaragoza (15-) Hornets are upgraded MUL aircraft. The Gando based aircraft (46-) have not been upgraded and are ex-US Navy aircraft

[GIPS]

Ala 46 has several Ala 12 and Ala 15 hornets on loan.
This has been going on for at least 2 years, and has multiple reasons.

[Jeroen Jonkers]

Today again a Ramstein Hercules on the ramp 08-8603/RS "37AS"

Locals flying; 12-07, 12-14, 12-17 and 46-12

A Spanish A400 is on the ramp should depart at around 17.00LT

JJ

[Jeroen Jonkers]

TK.23-02/31-22 "Dumbo01" left and came back again.....

[Arjenp]

Someone got the C-17 on tuesday /wednesday

66167 as RCH401 DRRN-GCLP-KBLV

[Jeroen Jonkers]

Someone got the C-17 on tuesday /wednesday

66167 as RCH401 DRRN-GCLP-KBLV[/quote

Thanks!!

5 Days earlier I saw it on Spangdahlem. Small world.

[Crowflight]

This has been going on for at least 2 years, and has multiple reasons.

Out of interest, what are these multiple reasons?

[mainsail2011]

BRK179 C17 02 depart

[Herby]

Many of the Ala 46 not yet upgraded EF-18 are on maintenance at the same moment to extent their service life until a predecessor is available.

[tarnish18]

during a family holiday(26-8 upto 4-9), the following was seen on Gando:

during arrival on 26-8-2019

in total 10 F/A-18A+ were noted during landing divided between shelter area and main military apron.
on the main platform 3 CL.215 were noted one was read-off with Mk.1 eyeball as code 43-17 (UD.13-17), others not read because as we exited the runway, also on the platform was a grey CN.235 or C.295 from the Air Force, either just arrived of ready to depart, navigation lights on.
As our aircraft parked the civil apron 3 F/A-18s departed for a mission.

on the 2nd of september I spend 1 hour in the morning, near RWY03 with the family, the following was noted:

C.15-95/46-23 F/A-18A+ 462 Esc outside shelter, didn't fly
C.15-83/46-11 F/A-18A+ 462 Esc flew a mission
C.15-90/46-18 F/A-18A+ 462 Esc flew a mission
+1 F/A-18A+ 462 Esc departed as above F-18s taxied in after mission, couldn't read it as I was in the wrong position.

Also noted in the village of Las Majoreras preserved the C.212A T.12B-54/46-37.

On our way back home, september 4th the following was seen:

02 C-17A HAW/SAC
T.21-12/35-50 C.295M 353 Esc arrived
+2 Cn.235-100MPA on main platform, both had SAR markings, one did an engine test and was later towed back in hangar, both had no code
+7 F/A-18A+ on main platform
+4 F/A-18A+ in shelter area

As I didn't have my big scope with me and a lot of heat haze made it difficult to read any more serials.

If any could fill in any blanks, especially the CL.215s and CN.235

BR

Marco

[Arjenp]

on the main platform 3 CL.215 were noted one was read-off with Mk.1 eyeball as code 43-17 (UD.13-17), others not read because as we exited the runway

UD1325
UD1313

departed on the 27th as AME4329 and AME4330

[tarnish18]

Hi Arjen,

thanks for the serials,

marco