Wittmund (ETNT) - 2012 MIL

[Richard de Florennes]

noted between 07.55 and 14.15 hours local time: six different Phantoms - not bad regarding the fact that JG 71 currently has six Phantoms deployed aways for the Baltic air policing mission ...

WITTMUNDHAFEN TUESDAY 2012-01-24 RW26
Weather: scattered/broken clouds, some sun, some showers, calm, cool

Based aircraft (Jagdgeschwader 71 "Richthofen", BAE Systems):
A-4N BAE N431FS T08:07 L09:58
A-4N BAE N437FS T09:34 L11:19

F-4F JG 71 38+50 T09:55 L10:41 a1
F-4F JG 71 38+45 T09:55 L10:42 a1
F-4F JG 71 38+02 T10:21 L10:51 a1

F-4F JG 71 38+58 T12:07 L14:03* QRA
F-4F JG 71 37+22 T12:07 L14:07* QRA
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F-4F JG 71 37+01 T13:13
F-4F JG 71 38+50 T13:59
F-4F JG 71 38+45 T13:59

Visiting aircraft (fuel-stop):
CH-53G HFWS 84+14 L11:27 T11:58

[68-0037UH]

84+14 is a CH-53GE operated by MTHR15 from Bentlage

[Hornet69]

Six spooks are normal. It has nothing to do that another six are deployed. Do not expect Wittmund will be active with 10 to 12 spooks when those six deployed aircraft are back.

Grtz, Edward.

[Oscar01]

Hi,

Wittmund closed next friday and monday (most German bases have limited flying ops around carnaval):
AD ETNT: AERODROME CLOSED EXCEPT QRA A-SCRAMBLE. 16 FEB 21:00 2012 UNTIL 21 FEB
07:00 2012. CREATED: 10 FEB 07:41 2012

Oz

[arentjan]

Hello,

Is there any chance the F-4's will be NOT flying tomorrow (monday) or tuesday? I don't know mucht about NOTAM-messages, but on the 24th there were soms postings:

https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/PilotWeb/n ... valByICAOs

If you could help I would appreciate it very much!

[Richard de Florennes]

Hello,

Is there any chance the F-4's will be NOT flying tomorrow (monday) or tuesday? I don't know mucht about NOTAM-messages, but on the 24th there were soms postings:

https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/PilotWeb/n ... valByICAOs

If you could help I would appreciate it very much!

These NOTAMS from the 24th should be read as follows:
- no flying before 14.00 hrs and after 22.00 hrs local time each day (except Friday)
- for spotting this means that you can expect flying activity in the afternoon and in the evening (so in the dark) and nothing in the morning (except Friday)

Be aware of risky weather conditions (low clouds/mist/fog) expected at least in Northern Germany especially during the first half of the week, which MIGHT reduce flying activity ...

Hope this helps ...

[Garfield67]

Can anyone confirm that there will be no flying until after 14:00 hours tomorrow and thursday?
Hope not!

[Oscar01]

The above NOTAM is still current at the moment. So no flying before 14.00 local on Thursday. For friday, flying could be expected between 08.00 and 12.00 local.

Regards,
Oz

[Martijn.]

Does anyone have the registration of the Tornado that crossed Wittmund's CTR February the 22th?

Thanks in advance!

[DJdeRidder]

Just a reminder. From March 5th until April 2nd JG71 will be deployed to Iceland for air policing duties (background info here). I believe four more Phantoms are still deployed to Lithuania, so just do some maths and you can expect little activity at Wittmund during this period..

[Lifeliner 3]

Is "Good Friday" (Friday before Easter, 6 April 2012) a regular flying day at Wittmund (and Germany, for that matter).
I checked the Wittmund threads of 2010 and 2011, but couldn't find a definitive answer. Doing a quick search via Google, I found that it is a official 'holiday' in Germany...

[FISHER01]

All friday's are half flying days (fly till 13:00) but i think official holliday's are non flying day's

[Richard from Rotterdam]

Holland will be one of the very few exceptions where you might encounter operational military action on Good Friday. In most other countries it is a public holiday (same as a Sunday), with no flying activity at all.

[Betman]

Tuesday 13-3-2012

Small log form 12:00 to 16:00

F-4: 37+15,38+01,38+33
A-4: N431FS,N432FS,N437FS,N268WL(not flying)

Visitors:
Tornado: 46+10
Lynx: 83+18

Dennis Betten

[Interceptorsaurus]

Good day there!

I've heard there will be a spottersday in Wittmund coming june.
I am out of the region for a while, is there any news about this day?
Anybody has some info on when/where to register to participate?

Thanks,
Jos.