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Quick trip to Frisian Flag. Leeuwarden 23 - 24 April 013 - Ade Hairsine

4 Polish F16's & Dutch C130 ready to go

Dutch F16 taxi back

German Typhoons back in

German Typhoon

Swedish Grippens break into the circuit

Swedish Grippen on the turn

Polish F16's

Dutch F16 low and fast

Norwegian Falcon 20 returning

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A Day-Dash to Leeuwarden in The Netherlands Wednesday for the Frisian Flag exercise, We could not even get out of The UK before having to divert to two places to see some interesting bits, The first call was Doncaster for The UAE AF C-17

Doncaster 23-04-2013

G-TAWO B-737 Thompson
G-MPSA Ec-145 Police

N273SW Da-2000

1226 C-17 UAE AF

Then down to RAF Waddington for three French AF Alphajets that had arrived and were staying the night

RAF Waddington 23-04-2013

(ZZ418/-) Shadow R-1 (Landed)

E90/705-TH    Alphajet FrAF
E155/705-NP Alphajet FrAF
E170/705-RY  Alphajet FrAF

At last back on track and we were off down to the Channel Tunnel and up into The Netherlands, The only thing we saw on the way to Leeuwarden was the Starfighter under some flood lights at Beervelde in Belguim (Also seen on the way home in daylight).

Beervelde 24-04-2013

(FX-79) F-104 Ex Belaf

After an uneventful drive we arrived at Leeuwarden found a good place to park and settled down for the morning launch, The launch started at about
09-15 and went on till about 10-20 with 40 plus fast jets departing with a Bell-412 a Da-20 and a C-130 in support. In departure order they were, A few call signs were missed but we got 90%

J-066 F-16 RNLAF 'NethAF323' This flew to Wittmunde did a PD and returned so might have been a none exercise flight

R-03 B-412 RNLAF 'Gannet 03'

J-624 F-16 RNLAF 'Archer 1'
J-006 F-16 RNLAF 'Archer 2'
J-871 F-16 RNLAF 'Archer 3'
J-879 F-16 RNLAF 'Archer 4'

4052 F-16 PoAF 'Grim 61'
4058 F-16 PoAF 'Grim 62'
4040 F-16 PoAF 'Grim 63'
4041 F-16 PoAF 'Grim 64'

G-988 C-130 RNLAF 'Angel 51'

041 Falcon 20 RNorAF

FA77 F-16 BAF '????'
FB17 F-16 BAF '????'
FA123 F-16 BAF '????'
FA118 F-16 BAF '????'

J-512 F-16 RNLAF 'Ivan 55'
J-144 F-16 RNLAF 'Ivan 56'
J-008 F-16 RNLAF 'Dingo 51'
J-001 F-16 RNLAF 'Dingo 52'
J-061 F-16 RNLAF 'Killer 11'
J-002 F-16 RNLAF 'Killer 12'

30+91 Typhoon GAF 'Poker 61'
30+92 Typhoon GAF 'Poker 62'
30+79 Typhoon GAF 'Poker 63'
30+78 Typhoon GAF 'Poker 64'

88 115-KV Mirage 2000C FrAF 'Knife41'
99 115-YB Mirage 2000C FrAF 'Knife42'
100 115-YF Mirage 2000C FrAF 'Knife43'
113 115-YO Mirage 2000C FrAF 'Knife44'

622 118-FA Mirage F-1 FrAF 'Delta65'
606 118-CU Mirage F-1 FrAF 'Delta66'
660 118-CY Mirage F-1 FrAF 'Delta67'
614 118-NR Mirage F-1 FrAF 'Delta68'

FA86 F-16 BAF 'Fang 37'
FA102 F-16 BAF 'Fang 38'

J-642 F-16 RNLAF 'Mace 15'
J-016 F-16 RNLAF 'Mace 16'

39271 JAS-39 SwAF '????'
39279 JAS-39 SwAF '????'
39229 JAS-39 SwAF '????'
39223 JAS-39 SwAF '????'

39257 JAS-39 SwAF 'Hunter 31'
39258 JAS-39 SwAF 'Hunter 32'

Aircraft seen taking part on the afternoon launch that did not fly on the morning sortie

J-062 F-16 RNLAF
J-511 F-16 RNLAF
J-006 F-16 RNLAF

4082 F-16 PoAF
4062 F-16 PoAF

39263 JAS-39 SwAF

523 115-KJ Mirage 2000B

30+58 Typhoon GAF
30+94 Typhoon GAF

And none flyers noted on the ground

(30+93) Typhoon GAF

39246 JAS-39 SwAF

J-873 F-16 RNLAF

A few others sat on the ramps and did not fly these were thought to be

(J-062) F-16 RNLAF
(J-066) F-16 RNLAF
(J-515) F-16 RNLAF

(FA-95) F-16 BAF
(FA-110) F-16 BAF Spl Cls

We only missed one aircraft we needed a Swedish AF Grippen which we think might have been sick in the hangar

39835 JAS-39 SwAF

One visitor noted during the day

A-301 Alouette-3 RNLAF

Preserved aircraft noted round the base were

(VW417) Meteor at gate( "I-323)"

(22+40) MiG-21 Ex 804 NVA Preserved on ramp a good one for us after its move from De Peel
(98+62) Su-20 Preserved on ramp

The return drive started after the PM launch and on the way we called at a few places

Aalsmeerderbrug nearAmsterdam 24-04-2013

The Luchtvaart Hobby Shop has two items of interest, The TS-11 is hung from the roof inside and we had seen this on a previous trip some years ago but the C-47 nose is in a corner of the shop and can't be seen from outside

(CAN-LM) C-47 Also ec 42-24211
W1748 TS-11 Ex Indian AF

As we were very close to Schipol a few aircraft were seen but we did not visit the airport

Amsterdam Schipol 24-04-2013

PH-KCK MD-11 KLM

(G-POWD) B-767

(CC-???) B-767 or B-777 Lan Cargo
(RPC-C43?) A-340 PAL
(9V-???) B-747 Singapore Cargo

And a singel Biz-Jet was seen deperting

(M-OUSE) Ce-525

Across the motorway from Schipol is Hoofddrop and the ROC college, Noted here were

Hoofddrop 24-04-2013

All ex KLU aircraft

A-293 Alouette-3
C-10 Fk-27
D-8249 F-104G
J-236 F-16A
K-3020 NF-5
P-134 F-84F
P-254 F-84F

Also here are a number of civil aircraft inc two Jetstreams

PH-KJ? HP-137
TF-ODN HP-137

Back on the road and down to the Rotterdam area

Rotte Bergschenhoek 24-04-2013

The last call before the drive home, At a garage in the village is the ex Polish Lim

(417) Lim-6BIS Ex POLAF

Beervelde 24-04-2013

As seen from the motorway on the way to Leeuwarden this morning

(FX-79) F-104 Ex BAF


And that was it time to head off to the tunnel and get back home, We passed East Midlands on the M1 and saw on the Eastern ramp a few bits


East Midlands 25-04-2013

????? B-767 UPS?
????? A-300 ??
????? B-737 ??


My thanks to Phil A and Dave A for the days out a few more going in the bag for all of us


Cheers

Ade


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