To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Tactical Leadership Programme, a dinner was held at Florennes on 28 April 1998. On the 29th a COMbined Air Operation (COMAO) was organised followed by a mass fly past over the TLP building. Aircraft arrived on the 28th or early on the 29th, departing on the 29/30th after the fly past.

 

Week 1 : credits to Military Aviation Review
Monday, 27 April : credits to Military Aviation Review
Visitors/movements
15101 F-16A FAP Esq 201 AFP1420A/B/C arr (detached until 29/04)
15115 F-16A FAP Esq 201 AFP1420A/B/C arr (detached until 29/04)
15118 F-16A FAP Esq 201 AFP1420A/B/C arr (detached until 29/04)
Detached to fly training missions on the Polygone Range in Germany.
 
Wednesday, 29 April : credits to Military Aviation Review
COMAO and fly past participants
FA-50 F-16A BAF 2 Wing/350 Sqn Iglu 40  
FA-72 spec c/s F-16A BAF 2 Wing/2 Sqn Iglu 14  
FA-77 u/m F-16A BAF 2 Wing Iglu 41  
FA-110 spec c/s F-16A BAF 2 Wing/1 Sqn Iglu 16  
FA-119 u/m F-16A BAF 2 Wing Iglu 11  
FB-12 u/m F-16B BAF 2 Wing Iglu 12  
? F-16 BAF 10 Wing Iglu 62 operated from Kleine Brogel
? F-16 BAF 10 Wing Iglu 63 operated from Kleine Brogel
641/3-JA Mirage 2000D FrAF EC 02.003 Iglu 34 arr 28 or 29/04 as "FAF7230B"
362/3-JK Mirage 2000N FrAF EC 02.003 Iglu 35 arr 28 or 29/04 as "FAF7230A"
A94/7-IG Jaguar A FrAF EC 03.007 Iglu 36 arr 28 or 29/04 as "FAF7460A"
A122/7-IM Jaguar A FrAF EC 03.007 Iglu 37 arr 28 or 29/04 as "FAF7460B"
44+19 Tornado IDS GAF JBG-31 Iglu 26 arr 28 or 29/04 as "NO46A"
44+78 Tornado IDS GAF JBG-31 Iglu 25 arr 28 or 29/04 as "NO46B"
45+00 Tornado IDS GAF JBG-33 Iglu 22 arr 28 or 29/04 as "BU82A"
45+21 Tornado IDS GAF JBG-33 Iglu 21 arr 28 or 29/04 as "BU82B"
45+89 Tornado IDS GAF JBG-34 Iglu 23 arr 28 or 29/04 as "ME34"
46+13 Tornado IDS GAF JBG-34 Iglu 24 arr 28 or 29/04 as "ME25"
44+69 Tornado IDS GAF AKG-51 Iglu 27 arr 28 or 29/04 as "SW96"
38+20 F-4F GAF JG-72 Iglu 44 arr 28 or 29/04 as "HE17A"
38+55 F-4F GAF JG-72 Iglu 45 arr 28 or 29/04 as "HE17B"
MM7169/2-06 AMX AMI 2° Stormo Iglu 32 arr 28 or 29/04 as "I7169A"
MM55045/2-10 AMX-T AMI 2° Stormo Iglu 33 arr 28 or 29/04 as "I7169B"
MM54226/4-23 TF-104G AMI 4° Stormo Iglu 47 arr 28 or 29/04 as "I4553A"
MM54232/4-29 TF-104G AMI 4° Stormo Iglu 46 arr 28 or 29/04 as "I4553B"
J-060 F-16A KLu 311 Sqn Iglu 15 arr 28 or 29/04 as "Sting 1"
J-243 F-16A KLu 311 Sqn Iglu 17 arr 28 or 29/04 as "Sting 2"
J-638 F-16A KLu 306 Sqn Iglu 50 took off from Volkel but landed at Florennes
? F-16 KLu Volkel Wing Iglu 61 operated from Volkel
? F-16 KLu Volkel Wing Iglu 65 operated from Volkel
ZE962 Tornado F.3 RAF 11 Sqn Iglu 42 arr 28 or 29/04 as "RFR5F17A"
ZE964/DY Tornado F.3 RAF 11 Sqn Iglu 43 arr 28 or 29/04 as "RFR5F17B"
ZD709/DG Tornado GR.1 RAF 31 Sqn Iglu 31 arr 28 or 29/04 as "Mission 1851B"
ZG791/DC Tornado GR.1 RAF 31 Sqn Iglu 30 arr 28 or 29/04 as "Mission 1851A"
89-2023/AV gn F-16C USAF 31FW/555FS Iglu 54 arr 28 or 29/04 as "Spike 52"
89-2047/AV pr '510FS' F-16C USAF 31FW/510FS Iglu 53 arr 28 or 29/04 as "Spike 51"
91-0314/LN rd '494FS' F-15E USAF 48FW/494FS Iglu 51 arr 28 or 29/04 as "Beamer 21"
91-0316/LN rd F-15E USAF 48FW/494FS Iglu 52 arr 28 or 29/04 as "Beamer 22"
The fly past consisted of 7 sections of 3 aircraft with the following being the formation make-up : Iglu 11/53/54, 15/16/17, 23/24/44, 30/31/43, 32/46/47, 34/36/37 and 40/51/52.
Visitors/movements
H38 A.109HA Belgian Army 17 Btn    
ET-197 F-16B RDAF    
(A133)/7-IK Jaguar A FrAF EC 03.007 FAF7460C  
110/XP TBM-700 FrAF ETEC 00.065 FAF7001  
71+62 UH-1D GAF FBS GAF445  
43+17/G-33 Tornado IDS GAF TTTE COT131  
TS-0501 F-5E TNI-AU Big Ben 02 conducting weapons trials
15101 F-16A FAP Esq 201 AFP1305A/B/C dep (detached since 27/04)
15115 F-16A FAP Esq 201 AFP1305A/B/C dep (detached since 27/04)
15118 F-16A FAP Esq 201 AFP1305A/B/C dep (detached since 27/04)
16802 C-130H-30 FAP Esq 501 AFP1425  
83-0501 C-20A USAF 86AW/76AS Spar 65  
Residents : FA-50, FA-72 spec c/s, FA-77, FA-109, FA-110 spec c/s, FA-119, FB-12
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