Lakenheath back to full strength

[AlexanderClover]

4x Bolar's have departed today to Lask to be apparently part of Air Defender next week.

[colp]

4x Bolar's have departed today to Lask to be apparently part of Air Defender next week.

Bolar 12 flight departed also after 8pm. Guess another pair?

[AlexanderClover]

Looks it.

[slogen51]

13 out of the 14 Panthers are back. 0311 is the only that didn’t return.

Excellent thanks for that

[slogen51]

4x Bolar's have departed today to Lask to be apparently part of Air Defender next week.

Bolar 12 flight departed also after 8pm. Guess another pair?

Thanks for keeping an eye on things and posting

Is it possible Bolar 12 jumped into a spare and went late as a singleton?

PS how many F-35A have been delivered this week - just the two?

Ta

[colp]

4x Bolar's have departed today to Lask to be apparently part of Air Defender next week.

Bolar 12 flight departed also after 8pm. Guess another pair?

Thanks for keeping an eye on things and posting

Is it possible Bolar 12 jumped into a spare and went late as a singleton?

PS how many F-35A have been delivered this week - just the two?

Ta

At a guess I'd say Bolar 12 was a singleton Mike. And yes just the two F35A's made it. I believe the other two are in Burlington with 20-5613 being mentioned as one of the two there elsewhere. I listened in to the Retro 31/32 flight but no serials were heard mentioned. They landed shortly after 11pm.

[slogen51]

As a result of my week in Germany I have really lost the plot but from reports on FC it seems like

13/14 Panthers returned from Finland leaving 91-0311 behind

Two F-15E are at the Paris airshow ( serials? Ta)

Four Bolars went to Lask ( serials? Ta)

Thanks to Finaero two F-35A are at the Turku airshow in Finland
FREYA01 & FREYA02 (20-5600, 20-5617) from Lakenheath as static display

[AlexanderClover]

As a result of my week in Germany I have really lost the plot but from reports on FC it seems like

13/14 Panthers returned from Finland leaving 91-0311 behind

Two F-15E are at the Paris airshow ( serials? Ta)

Four Bolars went to Lask ( serials? Ta)

Thanks to Finaero two F-35A are at the Turku airshow in Finland
FREYA01 & FREYA02 (20-5600, 20-5617) from Lakenheath as static display

Valor (F35s) went to Paris and 0311 returned.

[slogen51]

Excellent thanks

[AlexanderClover]

Just to add Valor was x3 as the F35 Demo is going to Paris. Two display jets (1x Primary and 1x Secondary) and one Static.

[slogen51]

All the Panthers to Finland are reported to be back at Lakenheath

Therefore

54 F-15E ( 54 serials but some are on depot maintenance)
35 F-35A ( 8 x 493FS, 26 x 495FS, 1 not sure which unit)

=89 48FW Aircraft

Less
11 F-15E away on depot maintenance**
-----------
=78 48FW aircraft available to be on base at 17:00 on 15/06/2023

Less 4 Bolars to Lask ( serials ?)

Less 3 F-35A to Paris airshow (5581#, 5590, 5604) serials thanks to Eagle130. #5581 was 5474 when it came back
Less 1 F-15E 91-0301 to Paris airshow on 15/6

Less 2 F-35A to Turku airshow ( 20-5600, 20-5617) - RTB Lakenheath 20/6


=68 48FW aircraft on base at 09:00 on 18/06/2023

Plus 2 389FS F-15E 87-0209/MO and 87-0207/MO
Plus 3 Alphajets C--GITA/040 C-GJTA/057 C-GLTO/069

=73 fast jets on base as at 09:00 on 18/06/2023

Big thanks to Alexander, colp , finaero , eagle130 et al

[Eagle130]

One more to add if I may,

There was a single F-15 that departed on the 15th for the Paris. Departed as BOLAR11 and I have seen a picture of it on the ground in Paris with "1301" on the inside the front landing gear door. I am taking this to be the serial (please someone correct me if I am wrong!) which would make the tie-up BOLAR11 - 91-0301.

As far as I am aware this is just for static display

[slogen51]

Thanks I will update my summary

[slogen51]

20/06/23 12:00 approx Add 2 F-35A back from Turku airshow ( 20-5600, 20-5617)

=70 48FW aircraft on base at 12:00 on 20/06/2023

[Eagle130]

1x of the F-35s in Paris is 20-5604 which flew yesterday as the F-35 Demo Team display

Hoping for some more pics to come out to ID the others

[Eagle130]

After some more digging the other two jets in Paris are:

20-5581 (on static display)
20-5590 (Spare for Demo team)

Hopefully this helps!

[slogen51]

Cheers thanks for that

[Sentinal]

VALOR FLT. F35s.
Due back from Paris tomorrow morning (Monday).

[slogen51]

Cheers

The Paris airshow Quartet returned this morning ( 5474, 5590, 5604, eagle 301 blue)

Therefore

54 F-15E ( 54 serials but some are on depot maintenance)
35 F-35A ( 8 x 493FS, 26 x 495FS, 1 not sure which unit)

=89 48FW Aircraft

Less
11 F-15E away on depot maintenance**
-----------
=78 48FW aircraft available to be on base at 17:00 on 15/06/2023

Less 4 Bolars away in Lask? Serials?

=74 48FW aircraft on base at 11:30 on 26/06/2023

Plus 2 389FS F-15E 87-0209/MO and 87-0207/MO
Plus 2? Alphajets - need to double check one went home
Plus 2 VT F-35A (5341 and 5359)

=80 fast jets on base as at 11:30 on 26/06/2023

Work in progress while I double check

[AlexanderClover]

057 went home from the Alpha Jet contingent.