Aviamagazine visited Florennes Air Base on March 14th and 28th 2007. And again nice weather and nice participants during the second TLP session this year.
First we did the TLP ramp. This time, there were actually two ‘ramps’. The normal large ramp, visible from the outside and the Czech L-159A’s in 1 Smaldeel (Squadron) area. During the early morning groundcrew are busy with making the aircraft ready for their TLP mission that day. After a nice visits to the Czechs, we watched the TLP launch. A very impressive sight and the weather was great; only sunshine.
Only 1 F-15E (spare) and 2 Tornado F.3’s (spare) and 1 F-16A ADF (u/s) left on the ramp; the rest did their TLP mission (target in German airspace).
The TLP recovery was mostly cloudy but you can’t have it all.
MM7255, F-16
MM7255, F-16
053, F-16
655 / 33-NG , Mirage F1
6049, L-159
C.15-15 / 15-02, EF-18
MM7255, F-16
ZG757, Tornado
44+33, Tornado
45+46, Tornado
067, F-16
91-0316 / LN, F-15
91-0391 / SP, F-16
243 / 30-SN, Mirage F1
624 / 3-IH, Mirage 2000
6064, L-159
C.15-37 / 15-24, EF-18
FA-97, F-16
FA-104, F-16
FA-121, F-16
ZE204 / FC, Tornado
ZE204 / FC, Tornado
ZG757 / GF, Tornado
| TLP ramp: |
| 604/33-CF |
Mirage F.1CR |
ER 01.033 |
| 655/33-NG |
Mirage F.1CR |
ER 02.033 ‘Armee de l’air’mks in tail |
| 245/30-SN |
Mirage F.1CT |
EC 01.030 |
| 262/30-QO |
Mirage F.1CT |
EC 02.030 |
| 624/3-IH |
Mirage 2000D |
EC 01.003 |
| 648/3-XT |
Mirage 2000D |
EC 03.003 |
| C.15-15/15-02 |
EF-18A |
Ala 15 tiger tail |
| C.15-35/15-22 |
EF-18A |
Ala 15 |
| C.15-84/46-12 |
F/A-18A |
462 Esc/Ala 46 USNavy 162465 |
| C.15-89/46-17 |
F/A-18A |
462 Esc/Ala 46 USNavy 162421 |
| 91-338/SP red |
F-16CJ |
22 FS/52 FW |
| 91-391/SP red |
F-16CJ |
22 FS/52 FW |
| 81-316/LN red/wh |
F-15E |
494 FS/48 FW |
| 91-0318/LN red/wh |
F-15E |
494 FS/48 FW |
| 91-331/LN red/wh |
F-15E |
494 FS/48 FW spare |
| MM7255 |
F-16A ADF |
37 Stormo |
| 053 |
F-16C |
347 Mira/111 PM |
| 067 |
F-16C |
347 Mira/111 PM |
| 071 |
F-16C |
347 Mira/111 PM |
| 073 |
F-16C |
347 Mira/111 PM |
| 44+33 |
Tornado IDS |
JBG-33 euro-1 c/s |
| 45+46 |
Tornado IDS |
JBG-33 Gnavy c/s |
| ZE204/FC silver |
Tornado F.3 |
No. 25 Sqn |
| ZE982/FR silver |
Tornado F.3 |
No. 25 Sqn not flying |
| ZG757/- |
Tornado F.3 |
No.43 Sqn |
| ZG797/C |
Tornado F.3 |
1435 flt mks; with 43 Sqn; dep “RFR7443” |
| 1 Smaldeel area / hangar: |
| 156049/6049 |
L-159A |
212.tl/21 zTl |
| 156060/6060 |
L-159A |
212.tl/21 zTl |
| 156061/6061 |
L-159A |
212.tl/21 zTl |
| 156064/6064 |
L-159A |
212.tl/21 zTl |
| 156070/6070 |
L-159A |
212.tl/21 zTl hangar |
| TM.11-3/47-23 |
Da Falcon 20ECM |
472 Esc/47 Gr |
| 70+80 |
UH-1D |
LTG-61 euro-1 |
| MM7254 |
F-16A ADF |
37 Stormo 82-0913 hangar |
| Arrivals/departures: |
| ZE203/GA bk/wh |
Tornado F.3 |
43 Sqn arr for TLP |
| CH-01 |
C-130H |
15 Wing “BAF 615” arr/dep/arr |
| MT-35 |
CM-170 |
1 Wing arr/dep metal c/s |
| MT-48 |
CM-170 |
1 Wing arr/dep Red Devils c/s |
Local 2w wing: F-16BM: FB-02, 05, 12 and F-16AM: FA-97,FA-101, 108, 109, 120, 135
FA-67 F-16AM nb/2 Wg “AL 02” 2x QRA
FA-125 F-16AM nb/2 Wg “AL 01” 2x QRA
Hangaar, F-16AM: FA-90,91,92, 107
Only 2 TLP sessions to go this year and probably 5 in 2008 and that will be it. The TLP is planned to move to Spain. But, for now we still can enjoy this nice exercise at Florennes.