Luke AFB

[Dhruv]

Log from another quick visit, Feb 27 ~10:45-1230, flying were:

Canadian CF-188's:
188739, 188758, 188759, 188781, 188782, 188786, 188797, 188938
(Note: 188759 not previously reported at Luke?)

182FS TX ANG F-16C/D's, all coded 'SA':
86-049, 86-262, 87-235, 87-245, 87-248, 87-253, 87-256, 87-264, 87-341, 87-368, 87-371, 87-384

55FS F-16C's, coded 'SW':
94-042, 94-049 "9AF"

'Aggressor' Alpha Jets:
C-GJTA/057, C-GYTO/082

LF F-35A's: 5011, 5038, 5067, 5072, 5083, 5129, 5135, 5164, 5177, 5179, 5185, 5191, 5193
Dutch F-35A's: F-003, F-005, F-007, F-008
(Note: I have 5067 down as a 'WA', would appreciate any confirmation that it wasn't a mispole!)

LF F-16's: 83-185, 84-297, 84-382, + several others I didn't get chance to record with the continual action!

[Bunzing]

Dhruv: 5067 was not a mispole, it is currently flown by 308 FS. It took off that morning together with 5072 (which is ex HL), 5081 and 5083. All are operated by 308 FS.

[Le Addeur noir]

Dhruv: 5067 was not a mispole, it is currently flown by 308 FS. It took off that morning together with 5072 (which is ex HL), 5081 and 5083. All are operated by 308 FS.

5081 and 5083 are also both ex HL as well, and were the pair that diverted to Lakenheath on their way back from Spangdahlem in the last week of June last year.

[Freeman Lowell]

Can anyone update on the status of the stored THK F-35s please?
I ask because, despite spending considerable time on the evening of 16.3 looking across from the fire dump end of Northern Ave, we could only make out 3 THK F-35s in the sunshades. Although knowing that these sunshades are built in rows of six, we could see just 5 F-35s in this particular row - 2 LF coded machines nearest the runways and 3 THK marked machines behind them.
Thank you.
Freeman

[Dhruv]

Interesting Freeman, at least you confirmed that at least 3 of the 4 Turkish are still at Luke...

Adding to your question, anyone know where 5 and 6 are, presumably still at Fort Worth?

Scramble reported a couple of months ago that 7-10 were delivered to Luke for the USAF/56FW as 18-5413/4/5/6, any sightings of these yet?

[raameagle]

On 4th February this year I saw 3 Turkish AF F-35A parked under the sunshades. They were 18-0002, 18-0003 and 18-0004.

18-5415 is still at Ft Worth. It was seen there on 7th May.

Regards

Mark

[tally]

Interesting Freeman, at least you confirmed that at least 3 of the 4 Turkish are still at Luke...

Adding to your question, anyone know where 5 and 6 are, presumably still at Fort Worth?

Scramble reported a couple of months ago that 7-10 were delivered to Luke for the USAF/56FW as 18-5413/4/5/6, any sightings of these yet?

On 4th February this year I saw 3 Turkish AF F-35A parked under the sunshades. They were 18-0002, 18-0003 and 18-0004.

18-5415 is still at Ft Worth. It was seen there on 7th May.

Regards

Mark

AT-7 through AT-10 are still in Fort Worth and are regularly flown as chase and pilot proficiency. Below some more details on these and when I last noted them:
AT-7 18-5413/LF 61st FS marking last noted: April 23, 2020.
AT-8 18-5414/LF 61st FS marking last noted: April 16, 2020.
AT-9 18-5415/LF 63st FS marking last noted: May 4, 2020.
AT-10 18-5416/LF 308st FS marking last noted: May 4, 2020.

So none of these have Turkish markings. I doubt they ever will.


Tally.

[Freeman Lowell]

Many thanks Mark & Tally. Much appreciated.
I had seen a report for the end of January noting 4 stored under the sunshades, so it's good to know that the old Swarovski doesn't need a service yet.
Of course, this info begs the questions as to where 18-0001 and 18-005 & 6 are...
Freeman

[raameagle]

One would assume that 18-0001 is in a hangar at Luke (or look out for a USAF jet with the tail number 15-5219) and that 18-0005 and 18-0006 are stored at Ft Worth?

Regards

Mark

[Freeman Lowell]

Thanks Mark. Indeed, the thinking being that 18-0001 could have been in the spray shop.
Freeman

[raameagle]

[18-0005 and 18-0006] / AT-5 and AT-6 are confirmed as still being at KNFW.

Regards

Mark

[Freeman Lowell]

Thanks again Mark.
Freeman

[Borispole]

Noted over the afternoons of 14/15 Dec 2020 were the following F35As:

5087
5110
5111
5146
5147
09-5006
09-5007
11-5036
12-5042
12-5043
12-5045
12-5046
12-5047
12-5048
12-5049
12-5050
12-5051
12-5055
12-5056 marked 56FW
13-5067
13-5070
13-5075
13-5077
13-5078
13-5079
13-5082
14-5090 HL tailcode
14-5103 marked 56OG
15-5120 marked 63FS
15-5123
15-5125
15-5127
15-5161 marked 61FS
15-5162 HL tailcode
15-5164
15-5171
15-5182
15-5189 marked 308FS
18-5415
18-5416
18-5417
A35-023
A35-031
A35-032
F-003
F-004
F-006
F-007
F-008
MM7333 marked 32-02

Also active were the following Mirage F1's, great to see them flying again after so many years:

N614AX/226
N633AX/653 2 tone brown cols
N634AX/274

614/633 flew 14th, 633/634 flew 15th

Only a handful of F16s flew during my time there, RoCAF:
93-0703
93-0722
93-0816
93-0817
93-0828

and RSiAF:
94-0273
94-0283
96-5034
97-0112 marked just as 112

[patrick dirksen]

Thanks for the log. No Turkish ones seen? So these have moved on apparently, wonder if they are taken up by the USAF.