NATO Frisian Flag 2013 EHLW

[Afterburnpower]

From Monday, April 15 to Friday, April 26, participants practice flights for both air defense and air support to ground troops. Besides French Mirages also Eurofighters from Germany, F-16s from Belgium and the Netherlands and Swedish JAS-39 Gripens participated in this exercise. Further more fulfill Dutch KDC-10 tanker and AWACS radar aircraft from NATO and the United Kingdom a role. Expected Polish F16s (not for sure)

http://www.defensie.nl/luchtmacht/actue ... isian_Flag

[Afterburnpower]

Confirmed Armee de L'air 4x Mirage 2000C and 4x Mirage F1

http://www.defense.gouv.fr/air/salle-de ... /exercices (open 2e pdf-file)

Also a E-3F from Avord.

[Fighterfoto]

There's no RAF participation this year.

[Afterburnpower]

There's no RAF participation this year.

according to defense RNLAF a RAF tanker will participate, not true?

[Mr.ETUL]

Haven't seen anything confirmed yet but German Eurofighters are rumoured te be flying out of Neuburg and Norvenich during this years edition...

Cheers, Mr.ETUL

[Afterburnpower]

Haven't seen anything confirmed yet but German Eurofighters are rumoured te be flying out of Neuburg and Norvenich during this years edition...

Cheers, Mr.ETUL

Sorry, not true.......

[MarcelB.]

Haven't seen anything confirmed yet but German Eurofighters are rumoured te be flying out of Neuburg and Norvenich during this years edition...

Cheers, Mr.ETUL

Sorry, not true.......

It is true. Due to lack of personell those German Tiffy's are due to participate out of their homebases. Despite the 22nd April. On that day they will took off from Cologne Bonn.
First week they will operate out of Neuburg, second week out of Nörvenich!! (Source: German AF)

[Afterburnpower]

Well, our source at RNLAF says the opposite ........

14-3-2013: Lecture attended at Airbase Leeuwarden over FF2013 given by the supervisor of the exercise. From his story, we realized that all fighters will operate from Leeuwarden, as well the Norwegian Falcon and Learjet Skyline. Also a C-130 as a slow mover from EHLW will participate in a number of scenarios. Tankers and AWACS flying of course from their home bases.

Hopefully this answer will help.....

[Maurits37]

Good morning,

The first participants arrived this morning.
EF2000 30+78 (K31A), 30+79 (K31B) and 30+94 (K31C) from JBG31.

credit:

Milspotters.nl/forum

[Afterburnpower]

Arrived for Frisian Flag:

EF2000 3094 JBG31 GAF K31C 1042t
EF2000 3078 JBG31 GAF K31A 1045lt
EF2000 3079 JBG31 GAF K31B 1045lt

Locals:
J-512 323 badge Killer1
J-879 322 badge Killer2
J-002 323 badge Killer3
J-515 311 badge Blade1
J-006 322 badge Blade2

2 more Eufi's are heading from Nörvenich to EHLW

[Maurits37]

and the next three EF2000s.
GAF K32A 30+93 JBG31
GAF K32B 30+58 JBG31 with JG74 mks
GAF K32C 30+91 JBG31

so 6 in total!

credits:

Milspotters.nl/forum

[Maurits37]

Some more arrivals yesterday
BAC 10wg F-16s FA56,77,86,95,102,110(spec tail),118 and FB17.
FAF ec2/5 Mir 2000B 523/115-KJ
2000C 88/115-KV, 99/115-YB,100/115-YF,113/115-YO
Ec2/33 Mir F-1CR 606/118-CU,614/118-NR,622/118-FA,660/118-CY
GAF JBG31 EF2000 30+92
PolAF 31.bl F-16s 4040,4041,4052,4058,4062,4082
SwedAF Jas39s 39834,39221,39223,39246,39257,39258,39263,39271,39279
RNLAF Volkel wg F-16s J-001,008,016,062,642.

[JPXN458]

Log for Tuesday

Myself and Graham Ford decided a few months ago to repeat last years excursion to Leeuwarden for the Frisan Flag exercise, and what a great first day we had!

40 aircraft launched for both sorties on Tuesday...no callsigns noted by me, nor timings, too busy photgraphing this lot...I'll list what we saw...just to give a taster of what its like...first aircraft away was based helicopter R-02, followed closely by Learjet N116MA...then the fun began!!

Polish Air Force F-16's
4040
4041
4052
4082
4062 flew am
4058 flew am

Swedish Air Force Gripen
39257
39263
39834
39229 flew
39246 flew
39271 flew
39258 flew
39223 flew
39279 flew

French Air Force Mirage F1CR
660/118-CY flew
606/118-CU flew
614/118-NR flew
622/118-FA flew

French Air Force Mirage 2000C/B
88/115-KV flew
99/115-YB flew
523/115-KJ flew
100/115-YF flew
113/115-YO flew pm

Belgian Air Force F-16 all flew
FA77, 118, 102, 86, 110
FB17

German Air Force Eurofighter
30+91 flew am
30+92 flew am & pm
30+78 flew am
30+94 flew am
30+58 flew pm
30+93 flew pm
30+79 flew pm

KLu F-16's participating came from Leeuwarden and Volkel wings the following all flew at some point during the day:
J-879, 006, 624, 001, 002, 008, 061, 062, 144, 512, 642, 515, 016

Also seen at the end of the line up of Grippens, Eurofighters in the HAS area were the two based preserved jets, SU-20 98+62 and Mig-21 22+40 neither of these were read off...

156 fast jet movements between 0915 and 1400....splendid sport...

All in all a great first day...ALL participants in the exercise were seen allowing us all day Wednesday to go wreck hunting...regards

Paul Greig