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AVIANO F16 to LN Today

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by stealth117 » Fri Mar 11, 2022 6:25 am

Thanks for your reply, I may just keep my fingers crossed that they are still here by my week off work rather than take another day off next week.

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by AK01 » Fri Mar 11, 2022 8:32 am

Just a thought, for the Frisian flag at Leeuwarden, starting Monday the 28th (if not cancelled), they expect 12 AV F16's.
So perhaps they re-locate to Leeuwarden in the week of the 21th/25th of March, rather then returning to Aviano.
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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by Doughnut » Fri Mar 11, 2022 10:19 am

Has the Aviano deployment has been give an official name ? Anybody seen patches ?

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by Stug298 » Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:12 pm

Reach4060 wrote:
Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:39 pm
In case anyone doesn't fancy the A1065 walk, most of these can be seen from Maids Cross Hill. The order is as above when viewed from there i.e. left to right. I didn't try too hard to see if the final 3 (046, 443, 800) came into view as you move left across the hill as I didn't need them. Hope it helps someone.

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Rod i went up on maids cross hill yesterday and couldn't see any of them from up there just what looked like F15,s in the distance through a haze is there a particular spot to go to ?..cheers

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by podge » Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:29 pm

Last weekend I managed to read off 11 tails from the Warren. 500mm lens and a not so steady hand.

I was standing on the edge of the big hole in various high spots looking across the airfield to the left of the control tower near the new building work. The 3 I couldn’t see were I believe behind the new construction.

Hope that makes sense.

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by Stug298 » Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:46 pm

podge wrote:
Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:29 pm
Last weekend I managed to read off 11 tails from the Warren. 500mm lens and a not so steady hand.

I was standing on the edge of the big hole in various high spots looking across the airfield to the left of the control tower near the new building work. The 3 I couldn’t see were I believe behind the new construction.

Hope that makes sense.
thanks mate yes it makes sense having looked at google earth i will try again ....cheers

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by markranger » Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:40 am

AK01 wrote:
Fri Mar 11, 2022 8:32 am
Just a thought, for the Frisian flag at Leeuwarden, starting Monday the 28th (if not cancelled), they expect 12 AV F16's.
So perhaps they re-locate to Leeuwarden in the week of the 21th/25th of March, rather then returning to Aviano.
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That's my thinking also.
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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by Apache123 » Tue Mar 15, 2022 7:49 pm

Hi all does anyone know if the f16s are due to leave this week?

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by fiann » Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:14 am

Apache123 wrote:
Tue Mar 15, 2022 7:49 pm
Hi all does anyone know if the f16s are due to leave this week?

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maybe friday before the weekend

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by Rummy » Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:10 pm

Thinking of a trip down next Mon/Tues are F16 still about?

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by Gary » Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:13 pm

Doughnut wrote:
Fri Mar 11, 2022 10:19 am
Has the Aviano deployment has been give an official name ? Anybody seen patches ?

The only patch I've seen linked to the exercise is the RAF style

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Which is extremely limited by all accounts, although people have bought it from the spotters carpark. not my patch by the way kindly borrowed from the Lakenheath & Mildenhall Military Memorabilia page

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by fiann » Thu Mar 17, 2022 6:22 pm

Rummy wrote:
Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:10 pm
Thinking of a trip down next Mon/Tues are F16 still about?
The are here in the Netherlands frisian flag

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by Tiger 1 » Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:27 pm

Hi everyone

As the Ex Frisian Flag isn't Starting untill the 28th of March... is it safe to assume that the AV F16s will still be at Lakenheath next week... I'm thinking of coming down on Monday 21st.

Any help would be very much appreciated... its a 300 mile round trip for me so your help would be very valuable and appreciated.

Regards.

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by rebel14 » Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:53 pm

Was talking to a Dutch guy at Lakenheath on Monday who was also is in the Dutch AF. He said Frisian Flag has been cancelled and it was the 555th that were due anyway.

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by Tiger 1 » Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:07 pm

Hi rebel14

Many thanks for the info, very much appreciated ... fingers crossed I will see them on Monday 👍

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by markranger » Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:11 pm

rebel14 wrote:
Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:53 pm
Was talking to a Dutch guy at Lakenheath on Monday who was also is in the Dutch AF. He said Frisian Flag has been cancelled and it was the 555th that were due anyway.
Frisian flag is on ,polish have pulled out and replaced by Italian EF2000 and Tornados ,
Frisian flag page says AV jets finish at Ln on 24th.
Not sure how true.
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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by Tiger 1 » Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:23 pm

Hi markranger

Thanks for the info... looks like I should be in the Green for my trip on Monday then... fingers crossed 🤞

Thanks again... much appreciated :thumb:

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by fiann » Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:46 pm

rebel14 wrote:
Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:53 pm
Was talking to a Dutch guy at Lakenheath on Monday who was also is in the Dutch AF. He said Frisian Flag has been cancelled and it was the 555th that were due anyway.
IT is not cancelt

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by Rummy » Fri Mar 18, 2022 9:00 am

Thanks for the info coming up Mon and Tues its a 600 mile round trip but hopefully be worth it. See some of you at the fence

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Re: AVIANO F16 to LN Today

Post by Apache123 » Sat Mar 19, 2022 10:49 am

Are the f16s still visible from maids Cross Hill?

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