Wunstorf 2021

[Herby]

After a long and difficult restoring process to flight condition LTG 62 A400M 54+11 was flying for the first time since April 2019. It was noted test flying over the North Sea on 5.1. The aircraft has been filled with wrong hydraulic fluids and was moments away to be a w/o.

[Herby]

Noted here flying on 18.01. were the following A400M of LTG 62:

54+10, 54+11, 54+13, 54+18, 54+30 and 54+34 plus 10 on the ramp.

Making it‘s first visit of type was KC-767A MM62229/14-04 of 14.Stormo, 8.Gruppo.

Also visiting was A.310-304MRTT 10+25 of FBS, C-160D 50+83 of LTG 63 and C-130J MM62178/46-43 of 46aBrigata Aerea, 2.Gruppo.

Overshooting were C-160D 50+40 of LTG 63 and Global 6000 14+07 of FBS (touch and go). Transall 50+40 has to cancel it‘s mission on approach to Wunstorf (!) due to technical problems and returned to Hohn and was replaced later by 50+83.

[Starman]

According to the tracking sites 54+13 (GAF308) has just gone over TLV Westbound, having been downrange since 12th Jan, unless I missed it.

[Herby]

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[Herby]

Arriving on 21.01. at 8.07h was ET 1/61 „Touraine“ A400M 0007/F-RBAA in it’s special 75th anniversary colours.

It stayed until 15.35h.

LTG 62 A400M active were 54+10, 54+18 and 54+36 on it’s first mission with the wing.

[Herby]

Active on 28.01. were LTG 62 A400M 54+19, 54+26 (delivery to Manching for C-Check) 54+30 (to Mali) and 54+36 (training and crew ferry Manching).

On the ramp were 54+17, 54+18, 54+29, 54+31 plus 4 unidentified. In addition 54+34 was towed from a hangar to the ramp and 54+27 was towed into the same one from the ramp. It arrvied from Al Azraq this week and was replaced in Jordan by 54+25.

[Paul]

active this morning 03.02 are 54+11, 54+12, 54+13 and 54+14 while 10+24 visit the base this morning as "GAFMED4"

[michel N]

The A310, together with an A400 will fly to Portugal with COVID related equipment and a team of doctors to assist Portugal for the next few weeks

[Bennie]

active this morning 03.02 are 54+12, 54+13 and 54+14 while 10+24 visit the base as "GAFMED4"

54+13 will fly to Africa via Istres today.

[Bennie]

The A310, together with an A400 will fly to Portugal with COVID related equipment and a team of doctors to assist Portugal for the next few weeks

54+11 is en-route to Lisbon now as GAFMED3.

[Paul]

The A310, together with an A400 will fly to Portugal with COVID related equipment and a team of doctors to assist Portugal for the next few weeks

The 10+24 flew back to Köln..

[Herby]

10+24 presumably made it‘s last visit at Wunstorf as it will be phased out later this month.

[Herby]

Aproaching for a fuelstop are the five Oregon Army National Guard, B/1-168thAVN CH-47F from Illesheim/Storck Barracks.

[YOXA]

Aproaching for a fuelstop are the five Oregon Army National Guard, B/1-168thAVN CH-47F from Illesheim/Storck Barracks.

On the way where to......?

[Herby]

Serials were 04-08709, 08-08774, 08-08776, 09-08784 und 10-08802. Possibly they are en route to Bremerhaven.