Canadian Hornets in Europe question

[slogen51]

Hi

Are there any RCAF CF-188 in Europe at the moment, perhaps in Romania?

Thanks
Mike

[raameagle]

No, at least not yet…

Regards

Mark

[reaper493]

There are some due soon.

[tony54321]

Posted on Twitter a few days ago ”There’s a rumour that the Royal Canadian Air Force will be visiting @EGXWinfo for the week of 23rd-27th August with a number of F-18’s and a support aircraft. After discussion with @sentrypost they will be providing volunteer marshals & asking people to view from safe locations”

[65thAgressor]

If someone can confirm this,Canadian f18's going to Waddington 23rd to the 27th ? The wave will have marshalls about to keep us all safe.....

[baz1]

Marshalls as when the Israeli's were at Waddington.

[65thAgressor]

Ahh yes I remember now,Thanks for that. All we need now is for the RAF to trim their hedge !

[slogen51]

Thanks

I wasn't sure if the rumours had them going to Romania or coming from Romania!

[Tally-ho]

Ahh yes I remember now,Thanks for that. All we need now is for the RAF to trim their hedge !

RAF Waddington hedge:-

It would be most helpful if that hedge is trimmed in good time. There is then no need to congregate at the gate / barrier further up, as was the case with the Sentries coming back. It is a win-win situation for both sides if that hedge is trimmed for events and movements of significance.

[baz1]

Re, RCAF Hornets.
does anyone happen to know how many are operational and serials.
regards all
Baz

[thevulcan]

RCAF had 72 CF-18As and 31 CF-18Bs in inventory as of November 2008. 79 in operational use.

Edit plus these

12 F/A-18A and six two-seat F/A-18B Hornets EX RAAF

[Evergreen 44]

Hopefully any deployment, if confirmed, will include some ex-RAAF examples

Further reading suggests they are having difficulty integrating into the fleet as the current fleet management plan involves a limited number of airframes for a capability improvement
Only three ex- RAAF examples flying by end of 2020 and with radar/avionics upgrades for just 36 selected examples the work is scheduled through to 2025

[pg1610]

My listing(from Freebird db) of RCAF CF-188s as follows, (not sure how up to date it is )
138 CF-188s plus 15 ex USN/RAAF frames (1 missing I think)

160778 McDonnell Douglas YF-18A Hornet Instructional
161359 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Instructional
161361 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Instructional
161721 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Instructional
188001 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Stored
188015 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Stored
188035 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Stored
188045 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Stored
188051 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
188053 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
188054 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
188055 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
188102 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet
188105 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet
188107 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet Stored
188701 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Inactive
188702 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet WFU
188703 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Transferred
188704 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Destroyed
188705 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Accident
188706 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Instructional
188707 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Instructional
188707 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Destroyed
188708 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Instructional
188709 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188710 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Instructional
188711 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188712 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Stored
188713 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Destroyed
188714 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Destroyed
188715 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Destroyed
188716 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188718 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188719 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Preserved
188720 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Preserved
188721 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet W/O 21/Sep/87, CFB Bagotville, Canada. Remains at CFB Trenton
188722 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet WFU
188723 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Preserved
188724 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Instructional
188725 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Stored
188726 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Destroyed
188727 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188728 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188729 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188730 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188731 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188732 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Destroyed
188733 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Instructional
188734 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188735 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 2021 Demo Aircraft. Special marks
188736 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188737 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Destroyed
188738 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Destroyed
188739 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188740 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188741 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188742 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188743 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188744 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188745 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet W/O 16/Aug/05, near Bagotville, Canada.
188746 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188747 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Destroyed in accident near Cold Lake, AB 28/Nov/16
188748 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188749 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188750 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188751 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188752 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188753 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188754 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188755 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188756 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188757 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188758 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188759 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188760 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188761 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188762 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188763 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188764 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188765 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet W/O 17/Apr/90, mid air collision with 188779 over Germany.
188766 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188767 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188768 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet W/O 14/Aug/96, Iqualit, Norway.
188769 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188770 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188771 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188772 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet W/O 22/Apr/90, off Vancouver Island, Canada.
188773 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet W/O 05/Apr/88, off Vancouver Island, Canada. During SAR Mission.
188774 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188775 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188776 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188777 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188778 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188779 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet W/O 17/Apr/90, mid air collision with 188765 over Germany.
188780 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188781 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188782 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188783 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188784 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188785 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188786 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188787 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188788 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188789 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet W/O 17/Nov/10 Cold Lake, AB
188790 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188791 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188792 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet W/O 04/Apr/90, Cold Lake ranges, Canada.
188793 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188794 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188795 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188796 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188797 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188798 McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
188901 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet Preserved
188902 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet Stored
188903 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188904 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188905 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet Preserved
188906 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet WFU
188907 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet Instructional
188908 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet Destroyed
188909 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet Destroyed
188910 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet WFU
188911 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet Preserved
188912 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188913 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet Stored
188914 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet Preserved
188915 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188916 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188917 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188918 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188919 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet W/O 04/May/87, near Renchen, Germany.
188920 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet Front fuselage supplied to Patria Aviation in Finland to be used in the rebuild of damaged FA-18C HN-413 that became a FA-18D as a consequence
188921 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188922 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188923 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188924 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet Nose only; travelling recruiting exhibit
188925 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188926 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188927 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188928 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188929 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188930 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188931 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188932 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188933 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188934 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188935 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188936 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188937 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188938 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188939 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
188940 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet

more info on individual airframes here correct to c.2016 only

http://www.rwrwalker.ca/CF18_detailed_part1.html

[baz1]

many thanks for the comprehensive listing Phil much appreciated.

[roughcutter]

Ahh yes I remember now,Thanks for that. All we need now is for the RAF to trim their hedge !

RAF Waddington hedge:-

It would be most helpful if that hedge is trimmed in good time. There is then no need to congregate at the gate / barrier further up, as was the case with the Sentries coming back. It is a win-win situation for both sides if that hedge is trimmed for events and movements of significance.

RAF don't "have" to do anything, in fact they really don't give a toss about you, or your requirements.

[Thunderbolt II]

Don't think the word "have" you quote appeared anywhere, but at least you got the chance to jump in and be unpleasant, which is I guess the main thing.

[65thAgressor]

So if the exercise starts on the 23rd I assume they will arrive on the fri/sat before ?

[GoldenPlane]

RCAF Hornets should be also due at the NATO Days in Ostrava.

Jordy

[65thAgressor]

I remember the days of the acmi we used to see the Canadian f18's from Gernany.

[reaper493]

So if the exercise starts on the 23rd I assume they will arrive on the fri/sat before ?

I don't believe this is an exercise, I think they are just transitting through.

Could be wrong though!