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UK and Belgium, "Fiesta Storm" 25-26 May 2009 Ade Hairsine

A day trip to Belgium for the very last TLP to be held here before to moves to Albacete in Spain next month, Noted on the way round were
 
 Stansted 25-05-09
 
A fruitless call looking for the USAF C-37 saw these go in the book
 
G-SRDG Da-7x
 
A6-HRS BBJ
CS-DLE Da-2000
HB-IKZ BD-700
N150BB CL-604
N308AB GULF-4
N718DW GULF-4
ZS-GJB BD-700
 
Down to Folkestone and through the tunnel via seeing a Ford Fiesta spin out on the M11 / M25 junction, The driver had tried to pass us at approx 100 mph and lost it spinning into a set of roadwork's and then crashing into the central reservation, We drove on leaving "The Pratt" to think about his actions and explain to the Police what he had done !!.The real reason we did not stop was it would have been VERY dangerous for us to stop on a sharp bend of the motorway and walk back into on coming traffic and into an accident, We did NOT want to become part of the accident, Many cars behind us will have stopped to look after the driver in any case.  After arriving in France and driving towards Oostende we were treated to a magnificent view of the worst Thunder Storm in living memory in Belgium as it crossed from France into the low lands, The motorway was covered in bits of Trees, Branch's Leaves etc BUT the Lightning show was fantastic long long flashes going round the sky, VERY humbling to see and the inspiration for the name of the trip with the Fiesta incident added too it, Anyway enough of the weather and on with the aircraft...
 
Brussels 26-05-09 (Visit 1)
 
A few bits seen here, Never the best in the dark this place
 
Abalag Ramp
 
OO-CLX Ce-560
OO-GML Da-2000
OO-LFS LEARJET
OO-SKY Ce-525 
 
HB-JGJ GULF-450
LX-JFH Pc-12
N426QS GULF-4
VP-BBO GULF-5
VP-BDB    ??         ** Miss-Pole **
VP-BDU BD-700
VP-BDV Da-2000
3B-PFG GULF-4
 
0260 YAK-40 CZECH AF
 
Cargo etc
 
(OO-CDB) B-747 CARGO B AIRLINES
OO-DLI A-300   DHL
OO-VEG B-737 BRUSSELS AIRLINES
OO-VET  B-737 BRUSSELS AIRLINES
 
G-BMRG B-757 BRITISH AIRWAYS
N740AX B-767  ABX AIR
N783SA B-747 SOUTHERN AIR TRANSPORT
 
 Melsbrok 26-05-09
 
The military side of the airport
 
CA-02 A-310 Belgium AF
CH-04 C-130 Belgium AF
CH-08 C-130 Belgium AF
CH-10 C-130 Belgium AF
CH-11 C-130 Belgium AF
G-10 MD-900 Federale Police  
 
Req

??-??? SD-330 (Blue and White)
 
The Gate Guards looked unchanged
 
(CP-10) C-119
(RM-7) PEMBROKE
 
Moving East of Brussels to a W & R Don needed at
 
 Kamppenhout 26-05-09
 
Kept in a garden in this village is
 
(FX-100) F-104 Starfighter, Ex Belgium AF
 
Back on the road again and this time for a W & R i wanted to see
  
Wezel 26-05-09
 
Kept at this scrap yard in a small village is the "Maggi" i wanted
 
MT-29 CM-170
 
About 2 miles away is the small airfield of Keitheuvel and its Gate Guard an F-84f
 
 Keitheuvel 26-05-09
 
Sat outside the hangars and club house is this very nice looking "F" jet
 
FU-197 F-84F
 
 Very happy with these we went looking for another Starfighter in a town approx 10 miles away, the only clue we had was "Somewhere in this town", Not a lot to go on but we managed to find said machine NOT in the town but approx 1 mile out of town
  
Tessenderlo 26-05--09
 
(26+47) F-104 Starfighter (c/n checked from tail via its V/N)
 
Yet another call looking for yet another CM-170 next but we were not lucky as the "Maggi" has moved on to ?
  
Meerhout 26-05-09
 
????? Fairey Battle, Parts only  (Unknown airframe)
 
The CM-170 had gone to ??, There were wings for OO-GMB here what ever this is or was (an old PA-28).
 
Next was an active base
  
Beaucechain 26-05-09
 
A look for the MiG-21 in the museum (Which is only open on the first and third Sunday of the month) was successful along with a few others preserved here. A few active aircraft were also seen
 
BR-10 MIRAGE-5
FR-32 F-84F
FT-24 T-33
FX-04 F-104
MT-35 CM-170 (c/n 292)
ST-14 Sf-260
 
24+29 MiG-21 ex NVA
 
Active
 
ST-04 Sf-260
ST-24 Sf-260
ST-30 Sf-260
ST-32 Sf-260
ST-48 Sf-260
 
FA-31 F-16 (Doing aerobatics over the base)
FA-??? F-16 (In HAS)
 
Arriving at last in Florennes as the TLP just as the mission was about to start saved us waiting around, The mission started to taxy out within 5 mins of us getting in place for our photos good timing or what ?.
 
Florennes TLP 26-05-09
 
FA-68 F-16 BELGIUM AF (Did not fly)
FA-71/FS F-16 BELGIUM AF (Did not fly)
FA-81 F-16 BELGIUM AF
FA-87 F-16 BELGIUM AF Spl Cls
FA-103 F16 BELGIUM AF
FA-115 F-16 BELGIUM AF  (Did not fly, Fire practice aircraft)
H-44 A-109 BELGIUM ARMY
 
3365 Mi-35 CZECH AF
6051 L-159 CZECH AF
6055 L-159 CZECH AF
6064 L-159 CZECH AF
6065 L-159 CZECH AF
7357 Mi-35 CZECH AF
 
333/4-AB MIRAGE 2000N FRENCH AF
348/4-AL MIRAGE 2000N FRENCH AF
623/133-MP MIRAGE 2000D FRENCH AF
(683/133-IV) MIRAGE 2000D FRENCH AF (Did not fly)
 
1 SUPER ETENDARD FRENCH NAVY
8 UPER ETENDARD FRENCH NAVY
 
112 F-16 GREEK AF
130 F-16 GREEK AF
134 F-16 GREEK AF
140 F-16 GREEK AF
 
MM7052/50-02 TORNADO ITALIAN AF
MM7053/50-07 TORNADO ITALIAN AF
MM7239/- F-16 ITALIAN AF  (Also on the tail 81 0680)
MM7253/- F-16 ITALIAN AF  (Also on the tail 81 0811)
(MM80988/15-)19 HH-3 ITALIAN AF
(MM81348/15-)36 HH-3 ITALIAN AF
 
J-199 F-16 DUTCH AF
J-201 F-16 DUTCH AF
J-637 F-16 DUTCH AF
J-644 F-16 DUTCH AF
 
4055 F-16 POLISH AF
(4056) F-16 POLISH AF (Did not fly in hangar)
4083 F-16 POLISH AF
 
C.16-21/11-01 TYPHOON SPANISH AF (Did not fly)
C.16-27/11-07 TYPHOON SPANISH AF
C.16-28/11-08 TYPHOON SPANISH AF
 
90 0828/SP F-16 USAF
91 0358/SP F-16 USAF
92 3918/SP F-16 USAF (Did not fly)
 
Visiting
 
87+14 Bo-105 German Army
87+30 Bo-105 German Army
 
A return visit to Brussels to see if anything has changed saw these
 
Brussels 26-05-09 (Visit 2)
 
OO-GML Da-2000
OO-MLG Ce-560
 
CS-DMO Be-400
CS-DUD  BAe-125
CS-DXM Ce-560
 
N393EY ??
 
CS-TPI EMB-145 PGA
 
Melsbroke 26-05-09
 
CH-01 C-130
CH-02 C-130
CH-04 C-130
CH-08 C-130
 
3085 A-318 Czech AF
 
A lucky phone call from the UK to two spotters we knew were out here gave us this the Czech AF A-319, And we only had to wait 10 min's for it arriving from Heathrow. Getting round the Brussels ring road at the best of times is not easy so we did a none Brussels Ring Road return via every set of road works in Belgium with the odd boat bridge lifting up as well, The only extra aircraft we saw was the F-104 at Beervelde
 
Beervelde 26-05-09
 
Still sat on its container
 
(FX-79) F-104
 
 Once back in the UK we called as usual at Luton for a look round and added these to the log
  
Luton  26-05-09
 
G-CDLT BAe-125
G-CTEN Ce-750
G-EDCM Ce-525
G-EGNS GULF-5
G-IRSH EMB-135
G-JBIZ Ce-550
G-KSFR  BD-300
G-LEAA Ce-510
G-MATF GULF-4
G-RRAZ EMB-135
G-SABI Da-900
G-SNZY LEARJET
G-XLGB Ce-560
 
A6-ZAB GULF-3
CS-DFN Ce-560
CS-DHJ Ce-550
CS-DFX BAe-125
CS-DKD GULF-4
CS-DUA BAe-125
CS-DUD BAe-125
CS-DXR Ce-560
LX-TQJ CL-300
HZ-OFC5 Da-900
M-BIGG CL-604
N60LW Ce-550
N123GB GULF-200
N171JJ BD-700
N388RF BD-700
N534QS GULF-5
N448QS GULF-4
N472QS GULF-4
N498YY Ce-525
N605JA CL-604
N744XP BAe-125
N800FR RB-390
N900JG Da-900
N900LS BD-700
N887MW BD-700 
OE-HFC GULF-200
OE-HRR CL-300
OE-IDX Da-900
OE-INC BD-700
OE-INJ CL-604
OE-INX CL-604
PH-JNX Ce-560 
VP-BJK GULF-5
VP-BOA CL-604
VP-CFR Da-900
VQ-BLA GULF-5
XA-BAL GULF-5
ZS-AOL GULF-5
5N-BGV GULF-2
 
And that was the last TLP trip at Florennes, My thanks as always to the guys with me and Don L

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