TLP Albacete 2020-1

[eagle driver]

Sentry ZH106 looks to have pulled the duty for today s TLP mission
currently circling north of Albecete as Nato35.

[slogen51]

Arrived just in time to see the afternoon launch at 15:15L

The only differences from last week I think are four choppers - codes only
/15-41 and /15-43 AW139 AMI
/SA and /SD Caracals AdlA

They are taking off towards the Airbus factory so the Italian Typhoons were impossible but one looked like 4-41
Luckily for me all six Greeks flew

/ET-710 outside the Airbus factory

[slogen51]

Confirmed the additional Italian Typhoon as MM7299/4-41 , flew with MM7303/4-2

Read off the AW139 as mm81799/15-43 and mm81797/15-41

Monday afternoon they were taking off and landing from the east towards the Airbus factory so obviously for landing shots you need to be at the Parador end furthest from the Airbus factory. The track linking both ends is still available although there is a small detour along the edge of a field where they have been building a flyover for the last few years. The track looks blocked but the Los Llanos locals have pushed through so just follow their tyre tracks.

[rh226]

Caracal "SA" should be 2461 and "SD" should be 2626

[slogen51]

Ta

Going through my photos, C.15-68/12-26 Hornet is also in the exercise

[slogen51]

Couple of hercs departed and returned to LEAB Albacete with the TLP launch
08-8602 RS
MM62183/46-48 KC-130J

HE.24-3/78-03 S76 flew an approach in the morning and may of landed

6 Spanish EF2000 went up for about 90 minutes at 11:00 am ( the serials are in my log but I dropped the lot)

Plus another TLG71 typhoon read off - 30+57

I have seen 9 different Rafales here with 321/4-HQ flying today

[Richard de Florennes]

does anybody know if the two French and two Italian helicopters should be still st Albacete/or if they did take part in today's (Tuesday) TLP mission? thanks for sny advice!

[slogen51]

Hi

Yes , they did take part in Tuesday's ( and Monday's) mission and landed back at Albacete.

I don't know if you can see them from outside on the ground.

By the way there is no need to use the track mentioned above - to get from one side of the airfield to the other it is now easier to head towards Albacete and use the recently extended Av. de la Mancha to link the CM-3203 with the N-301

Ta for the heads up from a.n.other spotter.

p.s using Runway 27 Monday and Tuesday

[slogen51]

Popped back on Wednesday
MM7328/4-57 arrived and flew the afternoon mission
One Italian AW-139 departed and didn't return and apparently the other AW139 left in the morning
The Italian C-130 46-48 also departed after the RS herc - neither came back
Both the French Caracals are still in

Visitors
T.23-06/31-26 A400M arrived at about 17:15 after the TLP recoveries - parked at the far Eastern end
CE.16-01/11-70 EF2000B arrived and departed
E.22-04/409-33 B90 departed after the TLP launch

Airbus
HT.27-10/HT-658 Cougar came out of the far end door and later went back inside
/ET-814 NH-90 Famet in the hangar next to GSPA-01?? Grey NH-90
/ET-710 tigre pushed back in
Plus another camo FAMET NH-90 at the end of the hangar

Maestz maintenance area
(C.25-80)/79-03 C101
(C.25-05)/ 79-?? C101
C.15-20 /15-07 EF-18 under a alcove/garage

AE.???? F-5 towed out of hangar , grey with panels missing - looking like it ended in 9 : would love to know which one this is?

[Richard de Florennes]

my log from today:



Abacete/Los Llanos WED 26.02.2020

WX: few clouds/blue sky, clear air, windy, mild

C-130H 31-05 L09:11 T18:05
A.400M T.23-06/31-26 L17:12

Rafale B 321/4-HQ T09:27 L10:57#3a0
Rafale B 334/4-II T09:29 L10:44+1a0

Mirage 2000B 529/115-OC T09:48 L11:00#3a2:48
Mirage 2000B 523/115-KJ T09:48 L11:01#3a2:48

HH-139 MM81797/15-41 T10:20 or vice versa
HH-139 MM81799/15-43 T14:02 or vice versa

Tiger ET-710 T10:23 L11:37
Cougar HT.27-10/ET- 658 T13:43 L13:48

F.2000A MM7328/4-57 L10:52 a0
F.2000A MM7299/4-41 L11:45 a1

EF.2000T Ala 11 CE.16-01 11-70 L11:03 a0
EF.2000A Ala 14 C.16-59 14-18 L11:59 a3

Be90 E.22-04 409-33 L12:25 T16:00

C-130J 88602/RS T13:03
KC-130J MM62183/46-48 T13:45

----‐------------------‐-----------------------

EC.725 SA T14:25 L17:04d
EC.725 SD T14:25 L17:04d

F-16C 519 yw/bk T15:10 L17:03#4
F-16C 526 yw/bk T15:11 L17:02#4

EF.2000GS TaktLwG 71 31+06 T15:13 L16:42#4
EF.2000GS TaktLwG 71 31+08 T15:14 L16:42#4
EF.2000GS TaktLwG 71 30+57 T15:28 L16:52#3

F.2000A MM7303/4-2 T15:15 L16:41#4
F.2000A MM7328/4-57 T15:16 L16:41#4

F-16C 537 yw/bk T15:16 L16:46#4
F-16C 521 yw/bk T15:17 L16:46#4

EF-18M C.15-46/12-04 T15:19 L16:44#4
EF-18M C.15-68/12-26 T15:20 L16:45#4

Rafale C 123/30-GB T15:21 L16:51#3
Rafale C 112/30-IQ T15:22 L16:51#3
Rafale C 142/30-GU T15:23 L16:57#6
Rafale C 125/30-GD T15:23 L16:57#6

F-16C 529 bl/yw T15:26 L16:38*
F-16C 527 bl/yw T15:27 L16:39*

Learjet GFD D-CGFF T15:30 L16:31+

Mirage 2000B 529/115-OC T15:32 L17:01#4
Mirage 2000B 523/115-KJ T15:32 L17:00#4

Rafale B 337/4-IL T15:34 L16:55#6
Rafale B 321/4-HQ T15:34 L16:55#6
Rafale B 307/4-IA T15:35 L16:56#6
Rafale B 334/4-II T15:36 L16:56#6

EF-18M C.15-21/15-08 T15:44 L16:35*
EF-18M C.15-64/15-34 T15:44 L16:35*

[eagle driver]

Back at home now and from a photo the HH-139 that departed circa 14.00 on Wednesday was MM81799 15 43

[slogen51]

Not TLP but Albacete related :
Thursday morning
A single Casa 101 E.25-51/74-07 arrived in the morning and parked by the maintenance hangars
C.15-77/46-05 Hornet did a test flight and landed back at Albacete

A Tiger callsign ET714 took off from the Airbus area and I later saw one returning over the motorway when I was driving home.