Schleswig-Jagel (ETNS) 2024

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A clear blue sky with eastern winds made a perfect exercise day on 17.10. with the following TLwG 51 Tornados were active in the morning:

ECR: 46+24 and 46+44 (both for Steadfast Noon), 46+36 and 46+52 (Tiger, came back early with an unknown emergency)
IDS: 44+69 (Air Defender), 45+16, 46+05 (Tiger fuel tanks)

335.Mira was active with F-16C 003, 011 and 013.

191.Filo flew with F-16D 94-1560 and F-16C 93-0679.

Esc 53 F-16AM flying were 1603 and 1613.

The urgent support for the ill-fated 1617 hopefully came with Esc 902 C-27J 2703 which landed in the morning.

Visiting was Eurofighter GT 31+28 of TLwG 74.

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SCHLESWIG-JAGEL TUESDAY 15.10.2024 RW05
Weather: few clouds, clear air, sunny all day long, light wind, mild

(08:15 – 16:30 near near runway 05 approach)

Heron TP TaktLwG 51 92+52 T09:03 a2
Tornado IDS TaktLwG 51 45+77 T09:30 L11:42
Tornado IDS TaktLwG 51 46+05 T09:42 L11:53
Tornado ECR TaktLwG 51 46+51 T09:51 L11:26
Tornado ECR TaktLwG 51 46+35 T09:56 L11:24
Tornado IDS TaktLwG 51 44+69 spec c/s T09:56 L11:25
Learjet 35A GFD D-CGFH T12:46 L14:14
Learjet 35A GFD D-CGFG T14:03 L16:17
Tornado ECR TaktLwG 51 46+24 T13:22 L15:27
Tornado ECR TaktLwG 51 46+44 T13:22 L15:28
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F-16C 335 Mira 003 T13:55 L16:10#3
F-16C 335 Mira 011 T13:55 L16:11#3
F-16C 335 Mira 017 T13:55 L16:12#3
F-16C 191 Filo 93-0679 T13:58 L15:35
F-16D 191 Filo 94-1560 T13:58 L15:33
F-16C 191 Filo 93-0684 T13:58 L15:34
F-16AM Esc 53 1613 T14:12 L15:43
F-16AM Esc 53 1603 T14:12 L15:44
Tornado IDS TaktLwG 51 45+16 T14:28 L16:12
Tornado IDS TaktLwG 51 45+77 T14:31 L16:08
Tornado ECR TaktLwG 51 46+51 T14:53 L16:07+
Tornado ECR TaktLwG 51 46+35 T14:53 L15:08+
Tornado IDS TaktLwG 51 44+69 spec c/s T14:56 L16:14+

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A rare visit on German soil and especially at Jagel was made on 22.10. by RDanAF/Esk 721 CL.604 C-172 arriving as "DAF 001" with Denmark´s King Frederik X and wive from Berlin for a visit in Schleswig-Holstein.

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The first transport aircraft arrived on 23.10. with THK/221.Filo A400M 18-0094.

Arriving later will be THK/222.Filo C-130E 68-1608.

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Just before 14.00h RomAF/Esc 901 C-130B 5930 arrived.

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24.10
HAF356G 747 C-130
ROF327 2704 C-27J
Both departed during the last hour.

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On 7.11. Tornado ECR 46+38 came back from heavy maintenance at Manching, still in it‘s special 2023 NTM scheme. Presumably this will be kept until 46+38 last days in service.

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For the first time in many years the Bundeswehr will demonstrate flying displays with the Panavia Tornado.

In the past Luftwaffe and Marineflieger had some kind of Flying Display Teams. Now a Tornado "Demo Team Crew" is planned for the first time from season 2025 and perhaps should celebrate the last few years of the long and successful carreer of this aircraft type in German service. Other Display teams should be HSG 64 with CH-53, LTG 62 with A400M and the already known Tiger UHT of KHRgt 36, Eurofighter of TLwG 74 and THRgt 10 with NH90TTH.

TLwG 51 is obviously the chosen wing. Generalmajor Holger Neumann, Commanding Officer of Flying Units (Kommandeur Fliegende Verbände) met some of the teams last week at Cologne to discuss the plans.

For TLwG 51 this could be a nice start, as Jagel is chosen to be one of the host bases of the 2025 Tag der Bundeswehr in June.