FighterControl

Good evening,

I'd be grateful if anyone can confirm the Patrouille de France Alpha Jets. I read them off as

0/F-TERM
1/F-UGFF (an interesting one that)
2/F-TERE
3/F-UHRF
4/F-TERP
5/F-RCAI
6/F-UHRE
7/F-TERR
8/F-TERF
9/F-TERA

Internet research seems to suggest that the tails and even the civil serials change. I couldn't read the E-- numbers as the nose wheel doors were up when they were parked and that's what I'm really after.

Also, south side were 6 Typhoons. I got EL/EI/EJ and EX but not the other two. Any offers?

Cheers,
Ferrari

Have seen a few listings on other sites and it appears that the PdF were E114,117,130,134,158,163,41,44,46 & 85

Typhoons in the flying display were ZK317/ES,ZK310/EL,ZK304/EB & ZK300/EJ.

Others noted Southside were ZK318/ET & ZK379/EX - (no mention of EI though)

Good to see the Frence are messing about with the callsigns of their aircraft again (The F- things)

Moved to Leuchars

seeker33 wrote:ZJ947 EI was noted at Coningsby last Thursday, flying with 17sqn, where its been for some time. Has it returned home?

I don't think so - possibly a mis-pole of ET

For completeness the Typhoons in the static where :- ZK312/EM, ZK309/EG, ZK307/EE & ZK308/EF and those displayed in a hangar were :- ZK305/EC & ZK306/ED.

The PdF have been confirmed on Scotavnet as follows :-

0/E134/ FTERM
1/E85/FUGFF
2/E163/FTERE not 165 as appears to have been reported
3/E46/FUHRF
4/E130/F-TERP
5/E117/FRCAI
6/E44/FUHRE
7/E114/FTERR
8/E158/FTERF
9/E41/FTERA

I hope that helps and big thanks to Scotavnet.

Just to prevent any confusion, my reading of EI was probably a mis-pole as I was only using my 10X25 binocularsand it was on the far side of the field. I saw EI at Coningsby in August.

Thanks Flaps for the Alpha Jet serials

Ferrari