Gando Ocean Sky 23

[Freeman Lowell]

My log from a few days earlier this week (plus Bahia Felix and the museum in Las Palmas)

(T.12B-58) C212 Preserved Gando

Hope its of use

Dave Oliver

Hi Dave,
Nice report. Where was this CASA, and where did you view it from, please?
Freeman

[Allan Dewhurst]

Hi,

The CASA212 is preserved right next door to the BP garage at Carrizal.

Kind regards,

Allan D.

[dollar99]

They say once a spotter always a spotter So for the second time this year I departed Bristol on holiday only to find myself landing or departing with an interesting exercise going on!

Thanks to everyone for the lists so far, perhaps I may ask some questions, mainly out of curiosity?

On arrival 14/10 early evening there was a Salvamento Maritimo CN235-300 by the civil terminal and one departed 21/10 while I was waiting for my Jet2 flight. As I had never seen one before were they the same machine and did anyone record the reg? Also on 21/10 there was a Cavok Air An-12 sat on the ramp, again grateful for a reg if anyone can help.

Now on to the good stuff. I took a few scruffy phone pics through the glass on the exceedingly polluted viewing terrace to jog my memory, again this was 21/10 between 1600 and 1900. Portuguese CN235 taxied out and departed. There was a white tailed CN235 in the large hangar facing the civil terminal, would this be the one reported flying during the week? To the left of this hangar as viewed across the runway was a large ramp with a grey C212, which appears to be on the Google maps satellite image, then down behind the Turkish F-16s a grey 212 and a Mirage F1. Are these the reported preserved examples?

There were 3 Portuguese F-16s parked together then a row of hangars then the Greeks and Turks. In front of those hangars were 2 more F-16s, one looks to be a two seater but the pics are not clear enough to make out what country they were from. Any serials for these 5 please? Finally and a total long shot, as we taxied to the end of the runway 2 EF-18s were sat in the shed/hangar/QRA facility, I assume from Ala 46. Are the HAS's in use, one was open and didn't look in the best of nick?

For my next none aviation holiday I will pack some binos so I stand a fighting chance of recording something myself If anyone has photos of any of this stuff would love to see them.

TIA

Ian

[Allan Dewhurst]

Hi Ian,

The Cavok An-12 was UR-CEZ, photographed arriving on the 17th.

Kind regards,

Allan D.

[Reach4060]

They say once a spotter always a spotter So for the second time this year I departed Bristol on holiday only to find myself landing or departing with an interesting exercise going on!

Thanks to everyone for the lists so far, perhaps I may ask some questions, mainly out of curiosity?

On arrival 14/10 early evening there was a Salvamento Maritimo CN235-300 by the civil terminal and one departed 21/10 while I was waiting for my Jet2 flight. As I had never seen one before were they the same machine and did anyone record the reg? Also on 21/10 there was a Cavok Air An-12 sat on the ramp, again grateful for a reg if anyone can help.

Now on to the good stuff. I took a few scruffy phone pics through the glass on the exceedingly polluted viewing terrace to jog my memory, again this was 21/10 between 1600 and 1900. Portuguese CN235 taxied out and departed. There was a white tailed CN235 in the large hangar facing the civil terminal, would this be the one reported flying during the week? To the left of this hangar as viewed across the runway was a large ramp with a grey C212, which appears to be on the Google maps satellite image, then down behind the Turkish F-16s a grey 212 and a Mirage F1. Are these the reported preserved examples?

There were 3 Portuguese F-16s parked together then a row of hangars then the Greeks and Turks. In front of those hangars were 2 more F-16s, one looks to be a two seater but the pics are not clear enough to make out what country they were from. Any serials for these 5 please? Finally and a total long shot, as we taxied to the end of the runway 2 EF-18s were sat in the shed/hangar/QRA facility, I assume from Ala 46. Are the HAS's in use, one was open and didn't look in the best of nick?

For my next none aviation holiday I will pack some binos so I stand a fighting chance of recording something myself If anyone has photos of any of this stuff would love to see them.

TIA

Ian

Ian -

We were there from 17th to 20th and the only Salvamento Maritimo CN-235 we saw was EC-KEK so may be the one you saw.

The Casa 212 behind the Turkish F-16s was coded 46-39 and has been reported as T.12B-58 but we were unable to confirm that. The Mirage F.1 near it is preserved but unable to confirm it was C.14-13 .

The white tailed CN-235 in the hangar was in there when we departed on Friday night - think it may have just appeared to be white but was in fact grey which had faded in the sun. Unable to confirm which one (the windows in the terminal are really dirty so my photo isn't clear) but it wasn't 37-06 as that was elsewhere and eventually towed to the ramp in front of the hangar.

We also saw the 2 F-18's in the Q sheds on departure but being on the wrong side of the plane were unable to confirm which ones.

Hope that helps.

Regards
Rod

[Olly]

Just to confirm C.16-47 is incorrect for 14-11 (which was a two seater)

Will confirm the correct serial

Dave

My log from a few days earlier this week (plus Bahia Felix and the museum in Las Palmas)

17/10/23 - Gando/Las Palmas

C.15-31/15-18 F-18 EdA
C.15-32/15-19 F-18 EdA
C.15-44/12-02 F-18 EdA
C.15-68/12-26 F-18 EdA
C.15-79/46-07 F-18 EdA
C.15-81/46-09 F-18 EdA
C.15-89/46-17 F-18 EdA
C.15-93/46-21 F-18 EdA
C.15-96/46-24 F-18 EdA
C.16-39/14-39 Eurofighter EdA
C.16-68/14-68 Eurofighter EdA
HD.21-17 Cougar EdA (from trackers)
T.12B-54 C212 - near garage off airport
056 F-16 HAF
066 F-16 HAF
92-0005 F-16 THK
92-0013 F-16 THK
(E.6-107) T-6 Gate guard

17/10/23 - Museum in Las Palmas

AR.9-053 F-5


18/10/23 Bahia Feliz

(HU.10-33) UH-1

18/10/23 Gando/Las Palmas (additions to the 17th only)

C.15-23/15-10 F-18 EdA
C.15.28/15-15 F-18 EdA
C.15.34/12-50 F-18 EdA
C.15-47/15-31 F-18 EdA
C.15-51/12-09 F-18 EdA
C.15-61/12-19 F-18 EdA
C.15-65/12-23 F-18 EdA
C.15-75/46-03 F-18 EdA
C.15-82/46-10 F-18 EdA
C.15-86/46-14 F-18 EdA
C.15-90/46-18 F-18 EdA
C.16-47/14-11 Eurofighter EdA
C.16-59/14-59 Eurofighter EdA
C.16-60/14-60 Eurofighter EdA
C.16-71/14-71 Eurofighter EdA
C.16-72/14-72 Eurofighter EdA
C.16-77/14-77 Eurofighter EdA
D.4-06/37-06 C235 EdA
HD.21-18 Cougar EdA (from trackers)
T.12B-65 C212 EdA (code not noted)
T.21-03 C295 EdA
041 A330MRTT AdlA (flypast at 18.35 with 2 based F-18s) - the A330 op out of Lanzarote
052 F-16 HAF
080 F-16 HAF
92-0022 F-16 THK


19/10/23 Gando/Las Palmas (additions to the 17/18th only)

C.14-13 Mirage F1CE Preserved Gando
C.15-33/15-20 F-18 EdA
CE.15.11/12-74 F-18 EdA
DT.05-01/09-601 King Air Guardia Civil
(HD.21-16) Cougar (hangared - to be confirmed)
(T.12B-58) C212 Preserved Gando
MM62227 KC-767 AMI (OTT - op out of Lanzarote) - serial from FR24
ARG01 B757 Argentine Govt - fuel stop en route home

Hope its of use

Dave Oliver

[Olly]

T.12B-58 (though not read off last week hence the brackets) is behind the operational ramps parked with the F.1CE close to the sea side of the base . Both can be seen easily from the viewing terrace at the airport.

Dave

quote="Freeman Lowell" post_id=1548638 time=1697930093 user_id=835]

My log from a few days earlier this week (plus Bahia Felix and the museum in Las Palmas)

(T.12B-58) C212 Preserved Gando

Hope its of use

Dave Oliver

Hi Dave,
Nice report. Where was this CASA, and where did you view it from, please?
Freeman
[/quote]

[Olly]

Various sources confirm 14-11 is CE..16-11

Dave

Just to confirm C.16-47 is incorrect for 14-11 (which was a two seater)

Will confirm the correct serial

Dave

My log from a few days earlier this week (plus Bahia Felix and the museum in Las Palmas)

17/10/23 - Gando/Las Palmas

C.15-31/15-18 F-18 EdA
C.15-32/15-19 F-18 EdA
C.15-44/12-02 F-18 EdA
C.15-68/12-26 F-18 EdA
C.15-79/46-07 F-18 EdA
C.15-81/46-09 F-18 EdA
C.15-89/46-17 F-18 EdA
C.15-93/46-21 F-18 EdA
C.15-96/46-24 F-18 EdA
C.16-39/14-39 Eurofighter EdA
C.16-68/14-68 Eurofighter EdA
HD.21-17 Cougar EdA (from trackers)
T.12B-54 C212 - near garage off airport
056 F-16 HAF
066 F-16 HAF
92-0005 F-16 THK
92-0013 F-16 THK
(E.6-107) T-6 Gate guard

17/10/23 - Museum in Las Palmas

AR.9-053 F-5


18/10/23 Bahia Feliz

(HU.10-33) UH-1

18/10/23 Gando/Las Palmas (additions to the 17th only)

C.15-23/15-10 F-18 EdA
C.15.28/15-15 F-18 EdA
C.15.34/12-50 F-18 EdA
C.15-47/15-31 F-18 EdA
C.15-51/12-09 F-18 EdA
C.15-61/12-19 F-18 EdA
C.15-65/12-23 F-18 EdA
C.15-75/46-03 F-18 EdA
C.15-82/46-10 F-18 EdA
C.15-86/46-14 F-18 EdA
C.15-90/46-18 F-18 EdA
C.16-47/14-11 Eurofighter EdA
C.16-59/14-59 Eurofighter EdA
C.16-60/14-60 Eurofighter EdA
C.16-71/14-71 Eurofighter EdA
C.16-72/14-72 Eurofighter EdA
C.16-77/14-77 Eurofighter EdA
D.4-06/37-06 C235 EdA
HD.21-18 Cougar EdA (from trackers)
T.12B-65 C212 EdA (code not noted)
T.21-03 C295 EdA
041 A330MRTT AdlA (flypast at 18.35 with 2 based F-18s) - the A330 op out of Lanzarote
052 F-16 HAF
080 F-16 HAF
92-0022 F-16 THK


19/10/23 Gando/Las Palmas (additions to the 17/18th only)

C.14-13 Mirage F1CE Preserved Gando
C.15-33/15-20 F-18 EdA
CE.15.11/12-74 F-18 EdA
DT.05-01/09-601 King Air Guardia Civil
(HD.21-16) Cougar (hangared - to be confirmed)
(T.12B-58) C212 Preserved Gando
MM62227 KC-767 AMI (OTT - op out of Lanzarote) - serial from FR24
ARG01 B757 Argentine Govt - fuel stop en route home

Hope its of use

Dave Oliver

[Mr.ETUL]

Hi all,

second based CN235 in the SAR hangar was read as T.19B-08/D4-04 on 18/10.
QRA shed left contained (C.15-77)/46-05 the whole period I was there. QRA shed right side unable to ID due to terrain.

Hope it helps someone out,

BR, Mr.ETUL

[Mikefaro]

They say once a spotter always a spotter So for the second time this year I departed Bristol on holiday only to find myself landing or departing with an interesting exercise going on!

Thanks to everyone for the lists so far, perhaps I may ask some questions, mainly out of curiosity?

On arrival 14/10 early evening there was a Salvamento Maritimo CN235-300 by the civil terminal and one departed 21/10 while I was waiting for my Jet2 flight. As I had never seen one before were they the same machine and did anyone record the reg? Also on 21/10 there was a Cavok Air An-12 sat on the ramp, again grateful for a reg if anyone can help.

Now on to the good stuff. I took a few scruffy phone pics through the glass on the exceedingly polluted viewing terrace to jog my memory, again this was 21/10 between 1600 and 1900. Portuguese CN235 taxied out and departed. There was a white tailed CN235 in the large hangar facing the civil terminal, would this be the one reported flying during the week? To the left of this hangar as viewed across the runway was a large ramp with a grey C212, which appears to be on the Google maps satellite image, then down behind the Turkish F-16s a grey 212 and a Mirage F1. Are these the reported preserved examples?

There were 3 Portuguese F-16s parked together then a row of hangars then the Greeks and Turks. In front of those hangars were 2 more F-16s, one looks to be a two seater but the pics are not clear enough to make out what country they were from. Any serials for these 5 please? Finally and a total long shot, as we taxied to the end of the runway 2 EF-18s were sat in the shed/hangar/QRA facility, I assume from Ala 46. Are the HAS's in use, one was open and didn't look in the best of nick?

For my next none aviation holiday I will pack some binos so I stand a fighting chance of recording something myself If anyone has photos of any of this stuff would love to see them.

TIA

Ian

Hi Ian,
Spent the first week of the exercise at Gando so these are my comments
It would have been EC-KEK
A white Casa was in the hangar the whole week I was there but never read it.
Left hand QRA shed housed 46-05, right hand shed was not read off.
The C.212 is in the logs previous to this, read of a few times as it flew.
The only F.16's up until the 20th were 4 Greek and 3 Turkish, serials listed earlier.
Mike

[Freeman Lowell]

T.12B-58 (though not read off last week hence the brackets) is behind the operational ramps parked with the F.1CE close to the sea side of the base . Both can be seen easily from the viewing terrace at the airport.
Dave

Many thanks for this Dave.
I'm not there until March next year so I hope that the CASA, and the Mirage, weren't out on the ramp only for a short while in order to make room in museum hangar during the exercise.
Freeman

[Reach4060]

Hi all,

second based CN235 in the SAR hangar was read as T.19B-08/D4-04 on 18/10.
QRA shed left contained (C.15-77)/46-05 the whole period I was there. QRA shed right side unable to ID due to terrain.

Hope it helps someone out,

BR, Mr.ETUL

Certainly does help. Much appreciated
Thanks
Rod

[dollar99]

Thanks to everyone for the updates so far. If I quoted every post this one would go on forever! Hope anyone out there this week has a good one

[sschofield]

T.12B-58 (though not read off last week hence the brackets) is behind the operational ramps parked with the F.1CE close to the sea side of the base . Both can be seen easily from the viewing terrace at the airport.
Dave

Many thanks for this Dave.
I'm not there until March next year so I hope that the CASA, and the Mirage, weren't out on the ramp only for a short while in order to make room in museum hangar during the exercise.
Freeman

Freeman,

The Mirage and the CASA have been in the same positions for at least a couple of years. I'm not sure they are even ON the ramp, I think they are probably beyond it, but the topography of that bit of the base is difficult to figure out from the terminal side.

[Freeman Lowell]

[Freeman,
The Mirage and the CASA have been in the same positions for at least a couple of years. I'm not sure they are even ON the ramp, I think they are probably beyond it, but the topography of that bit of the base is difficult to figure out from the terminal side.

Thanks Stuart. it's 11 years since I was last out there, so I've to catch up on a couple of airframes.
Freeman

[eyesinthesky]

Thanks again to all those that posted reports. A couple more sightings to add from me. I left on Saturday evening & noted from in the terminal before departure an addition based Hornet front half visable in an open hangar (C.15-94) 46-22, & read the preserved F-27MPA D.2-02 also inside a hangar.

Best of luck to anyone out there for week 2!

Andy

[Graham]

The QRA jet from the left hand shelter scrambled early pm and was 46-03.No one has confirmed the Portuguese yet but 15104/15109/15110 plus special marks one flew
Pm mission today

[dollar99]

The QRA jet from the left hand shelter scrambled early pm and was 46-03.No one has confirmed the Portuguese yet but 15104/15109/15110 plus special marks one flew
Pm mission today

A Portuguese AF press release shows 2 special tail F-16s on the ramp at Gando, dated 23 Oct, 15105 and 15106.

[Graham]

Thanks both flew this morning.

[dollar99]

Just found a set of 3 videos under the Spanish AF banner covering the exercise:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B16zFlx ... yV94WUvP6H