Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
JAY |
Ramstein
AB (West
Germany) |
9
JANUARY - 18 FEBRUARY 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
57
TTW/66 FWS
(Nellis AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-10A (4) |
WA (black/yellow) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 75-0258
75-0261 75-0262 75-0297 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Diverted
to RAF Upper Heyford (support was HC-130N 69-5819 55 ARRS) 8 January
due to weather. En route home they stopped at RAF Bentwaters 18 February
for a demonstration, departing to CONUS (via Keflavik) on 23 February.
75-0258 & 0262 were in the experimental 'JAWS' scheme. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
SNIPE (Arctic
Express) |
Stavanger
- Sola (Norway) |
26
FEBRUARY - 10 MARCH 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
123
TRW/165 TRS
(Standiford Field, Kentucky ANG) |
RF-4C (10) |
KY* (none) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 64-1035 64-1060 64-1070 64-1073 64-1084 65-0823 65-0836 65-0837 65-0852
65-0873 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
124
TRG/190 TRS
(Boise, Idaho ANG) |
RF-4C (3) |
- (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 65-0845
65-0898 65-0907 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
152
TRG/192 TRS
(Reno ANGB, Nevada ANG) |
RF-4C (4) |
- (Various
- See serials) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 64-1016(wh)
64-1029(rd)[1] 64-1030(?) 65-0876(bl) |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Unknown
number of aircraft also arrived 27 February. Callsigns were Tenor
11-16, 21-26, 31-36. 17 RF-4Cs managed to get away as Dizzy
11/21/31 Flights on 10 March. * Carried small 'KY' in white
at top of fin.
[1] Went unserviceable,
this relocated to RAF Alconbury on 17 March and finally departed
for CONUS on 24 March. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| NOT
ASSIGNED |
NAS
Keflavik (Iceland) |
25
APRIL - 13 MAY 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
23
AD/87 FIS
(K.I. Sawyer AFB, Air Defense Command) |
F-106A (4) |
- (red
'Bull' tail marking) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 59-0035
59-0091 59-0095 59-0051 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
| Stood
alert duties whilst 57 FIS changed from F-4C's to E-Models. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
MALLARD (Dawn
Patrol) |
Aviano
AB (Italy) |
10
MAY - 30 MAY 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
131
TFW/110 TFS
(St. Louis, Missouri ANG) |
F-100D/F (12) |
- (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger F-100D 55-3620
55-3710 55-3770 56-3118 56-3397 55-3610 55-3557 55-2877 55-2795 55-3737 F-100F 56-3859
56-3868 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
| Last F-100 deployment to Europe |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff 110
TFS F-100D 55-2877 photographed landing at Aviano AB during 'Coronet
Mallard'
ffffffffffffffffffffff© Unknown/Via
Henk Scharringa |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
QUAIL (Dawn
Patrol) |
Ghedi
AB (Italy) |
12
MAY - 2 JUNE 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
183
TFG/170 TFS
(Capitol Airport, Illinois ANG) |
F-4C (12) |
- (Various
- See serials) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 63-7490(bl)
63-7570(yl) 63-7626(u) 63-7672(yl) 63-7683(bl) 63-7699(bl) 64-0679(rd)
64-0691(bl) 64-0713(rd) 64-0776(yl) 64-0822(bl) 64-0899(yl) |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
| Command
Post for the return to Springfield was provided by EC-135K 55-3118
which arrived RAF Mildenhall 1 June. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| NOT
ASSIGNED (Dawn
Patrol) |
RAF
Woodbridge (United
Kingdom) |
14
MAY - 13 JUNE 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
24
AD/17 DSES
(Malmstrom AFB, Air Defense Command) |
EB-57E (4) |
- (none) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 55-4240
55-4241 55-4242 55-4253 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
| Arrived
from Keflavik. Also deployed to Italy (Grazzanise) and Germany during
this deployment. They had returned to Woodbridge by the 9 June, if
not earlier? |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff Back
at RAF Woodbridge after deploying to Germany and Italy for Exercise
'Dawn Patrol' EB-57E 55-4241
fffffffffffffffffffffffundergoes
routine maintenance on 9 June 1978.
ffffffffffffffffffffff© Peter
R Foster/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| BEST
FOCUS '78 |
Rygge
AB (Norway) |
24
MAY - 5 JUNE 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
152
TRG/192 TRS
(Reno ANGB, Nevada ANG) |
RF-4C (8) |
- (white/blue)* |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 64-1019
64-1021 65-0876[1] 65-0886[1] 64-1016 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Only
5 aircraft have been identified. Arrived
at Rygge as Retro
51-54, 61-64 and on departure to Shaw AFB Retro 71-74,
81-84. * Aircraft
carried special deployment marks consisting of white
rudder with 'USA' in red with blue shadow, Tail stripe was white
with 5 blue stars.
[1] Diverted
to RAF Alconbury on 5 June, departed to CONUS 14 June as Retro
82/84 |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff Eight
RF-4C's from the Nevada ANG 192 TRS deployed to Rygge AB, Norway
for 'Best Focus 78' in late May.
ffffffffffffffffffffff Illustrating the
special markings (including 'Best Focus 78' logo on the drop
tank) carried for the event is
ffffffffffffffffffffffRF-4C
64-1021. © Unknown/Via
MilPix/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| RAF
Tactical Bombing Competition |
RAF
Lossiemouth (United
Kingdom) |
9
JUNE - 12 JULY 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
23
TFW
(England AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-7D (10) |
EL (none) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 71-0309
71-0333 71-0350 72-0184 72-0192 72-0193 72-0198 74-1750 74-1751 71-1758 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
| No
squadron identified, was probably 3 squadron composite deployment,
comprising 74 TFS, 75 TFS and 76 TFS. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
ORIOLE |
RAF
Sculthorpe (United
Kingdom) |
10
JUNE - 23 JUNE 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
301
TFW (507 TFG)/465 TFS
(Tinker AFB, Air Force Reserve Command) |
F-105D (18) |
SH (blue) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 59-1729[1] 61-0069
61-0084[2] 61-0099[3] 61-0108[4] 61-0115 61-0146
61-0152 62-4242 62-4301 62-4346 62-4348 62-4360 62-4372 62-4383 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
| Crews
from the 457 TFS at Carswell AFB also participated (no aircraft). Callsigns
used on arrival/departure from/to Tinker AFB were Drug 11-16,
21-26, 31-36 & Fungo 11-16, 21-26, 31-36. Four
of the F-105s were named, they were [1] "East
Anglian Express" [2]"Pork's
Pig" [3]"Mad
Bomber" [4] "Ground
Hog" |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff Photographed
at RAF Sculthorpe during June 1978 is F-105D 61-0152, one of eighteen
'Thuds' that visited the
fffffffffffffffffffffffEast
Anglia base for 'Coronet Oriole'. © Unknown/Via
Alec Molton/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
HERON |
RAF
Coltishall (United
Kingdom) |
12
JUNE - 23 JUNE 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
363
TRW/62 TRS
(Shaw AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
RF-4C (18) |
JO (Various
- See serials) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
stagger 65-0936(rd)
65-0942(bl/wh) 66-0444(bl/wh) 66-0407(rd) 66-0452(rd) 66-0453(bl/wh)
66-0456(bl/wh) 66-0474(rd) 66-0476(rd)
stagger 67-0449(rd)
67-0462(rd) 67-0463(rd) 67-0466(rd)[1] 67-0458(rd)
66-0470(bl/wh) 69-0377(bl/wh) 68-0580[2] 69-0382[2] |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Command
Post for this deployment was provided by 8 TDCS EC-135K 55-3118 (which
arrived at Mildenhall 12 June). The deployment left Coltishall as Huss
11-16, 21-26, 31-36. 3 RF-4Cs (all
unknown serials) had to divert to RAF Alconbury, 2 departed
for CONUS 30 June (Retro 81/82) and the
last one on 1 July as Retro 83.
[1] Diverted to Norwich
Airport on 12 June, arrived at Coltishall 14 June. [2] These
were transferred to the 10 TRW at RAF Alconbury. Noted as
unmarked/uncoded. 363 TRW took back ex 10 TRW 65-0908/65-0927
(uncoded), which had arrived at Coltishall by the 21 June. |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff Crewed
by 62 TRS but comprised of RF-4C's from three of the 363 TRW four
Squadrons 'Coronet Heron' also
fffffffffffffffffffffffincluded
a aircraft swap with the RAF Alconbury based 10 TRW.
ffffffffffffffffffffff© Unknown/Via
Alec Molton/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| SALTY
BEE '78 |
Zweibrücken
AB (West
Germany) |
19
JUNE - 19 JULY 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
67
TRW
(Bergstrom AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
RF-4C (18) |
BA (Various
- See serials) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
stagger 66-0395(wh)
67-0434(wh) 67-0435(wh) 67-0436(rd) 67-0439(rd) 67-0441(rd) 67-0444(wh)
67-0450(rd/wh) 68-0548(wh)
stagger 68-0587(rd)
68-0591(rd) 69-0357(wh) 69-0359(wh) 69-0380(wh) 69-0384(wh) 72-0146(rd)
72-0150(rd) 67-0432(wh) |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Squadron
not identified. Command
Post for the return to Bergstrom was provided by EC-135K 55-3118
from the 8 TDCS. Departed using Awash 11-16, 21-26, 31-36 Callsigns. |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff RF-4C
68-0587 assigned to the 12 TRS. Zweibrücken AB was the chosen
venue for the annual 'Salty Bee'
ffffffffffffffffffffffdeployment
in June/July 1978. © Unknown/Via
Michael Beier/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
TEAL |
RAF
Wittering (United
Kingdom) |
9
JULY - 28 JULY 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
112
TFG/146 TFS
(Greater Pittsburgh IAP, Pennsylvania ANG) |
A-7D (3) |
- (black/yellow) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 70-1017
71-0296 74-1743 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
121
TFW/166 TFS
(Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio ANG) |
A-7D (3) |
- (blue/white) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 71-0367
72-0186 72-0220 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
169
TFG/157 TFS
(McEntire ANGB, South Carolina ANG) |
A-7D (12) |
SC (none) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 70-0934
70-0960 70-0965 71-0335 71-0364 71-0365 71-0366 72-0258 73-1001 73-1015
74-1738 74-1741 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
| Arrived
direct from McEntire ANGB. EC-135K 55-3118 8 TDCS supported their return
to McEntire. |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff 'Coronet
Teal' was a three Squadron ANG deployment to RAF Wittering. Seen
here is one of three Pennsylvania
fffffffffffffffffffffffAir
Guard A-7D Corsair II's.© Bob Archer |
|
ffffffffffffffffff Making
up the majority of the deployed A-7D's was the McEntire based 157
TFS.
ffffffffffffffffffffff© Unknown/Via
Alec Molton/Peter Greengrass Collection |
|
ffffffffffffffffff The
Ohio ANG's 166 TFS sent along three A-7Ds Photographed at RAF Wittering
on 25 July is 71-0367.
fffffffffffffffffffffff© Alec
Molton/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| NOT
ASSIGNED (Cold
Fire) |
Bitburg
AB (West
Germany) |
10
AUGUST - 2 OCTOBER 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
24
AD/17 DSES
(Malmstrom AFB, Air Defense Command) |
EB-57E (5) |
- (none) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 55-4263
55-4253 55-4266 55-4281 55-4295 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Arrived
via Keflavik. Departed 14 August to Karup AB for exercise OKSBOEL
78 (air defence exercise simulates an invasion of Denmark) and returned
unknown date to Bitburg. Departed via Keflavik to CONUS. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
SPARROW (Oksboel
78) |
Karup
AB (Denmark) |
16
AUGUST - 5 SEPTEMBER 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
35
TFW/561 TFS
(George AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-105G (4) |
GA (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 62-4416[1] 62-4422
62-4425 63-8319 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
35
TFW/562 TFS
(George AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-105G (8) |
GA (green) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 62-4434
62-4446 62-8276 63-8285[1] 63-8320
63-8328 63-8339 63-8350 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
On
arrival at Karup used Raw 11-16, 21-26 Callsigns.
[1] These
left approx. two weeks later than the rest. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
STORK |
Jever
AB (West
Germany) |
28
AUGUST - 25 SEPTEMBER 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
347
TFW/68 TFS
(Moody AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-4E (18) |
MY (red) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
stagger 69-7218
69-7220 69-0247 69-7257 69-0258 69-7262 69-7268 69-0269 69-0270
stagger 69-7286
69-7291 69-0293 69-7298 69-7302 69-0306 69-7561 69-7572 69-7579[1] |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
One
source quotes departure date to be 29 September.
[1] carried 3 Mig Kill marks. |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff 68 TFS assigned F-4E 69-0293 at Jever AB, Germany during Coronet Stork deployment in.
fffffffffffffffffffff © Peter Doll/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
KINGFISHER (Bold
Guard) |
Oslo-Gardermoen (Norway) |
30
AUGUST - 20 SEPTEMBER 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
27
TFW/522 TFS
(Cannon AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-111D (8) |
CC (red) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 68-0129
68-0163 68-0169 68-0172 68-0166 68-0151 68-0122(522TFS C/O) 68-0111(multi) |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
| This
was the the first overseas deployment of the F-111D. Also involved
in COLD FIRE |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CRESTED
CAP (Autumn
Forge) |
Ramstein
AB (West
Germany) |
2
SEPTEMBER - 2 OCTOBER 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
4
TFW/335 TFS
(Seymour-Johnson AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-4E (24) |
SJ (green) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
stagger 71-0247
71-1079 72-0122 72-0124 72-0128 72-0136 72-0141 72-0143 72-0159 72-0160
72-0162 72-1407
stagger 72-1476
72-1482 72-1483 73-1163 73-1171 73-1173 73-1196 74-0645 74-1038 74-1040
74-1625 74-1631 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Officially
attached to 86 TFW/USAFE, 2 September–2 October.
Command Post for their arrival was provided by 55 SRW EC-135C 53-8047
(arrived Mildenhall 2 September) and re-deploy by 8 TDCS EC-135K 55-3118. |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff 1978
was the first year of 4 TFW 'Crested Cap' deployments. Taking part
in 'Autumn Forge' the deployment
fffffffFFFffffffffffcrews
were provided by the 335 TFS. © Unknown/Via
Michael Beier/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
SWALLOW (Bold
Guard) |
Rygge
AB (Norway) |
9
SEPTEMBER - 26 SEPTEMBER 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
114
TFG/175 TFS
(Sioux Falls, South Dakota ANG) |
A-7D (18) |
SD (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 69-6236
70-0939 71-0349 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
15
serials still unidentified. Supported
by EC-135K 55-3118 8 TDCS. |
| |
|
|
|
ffffffffffffffffff A-7D
70-0939 - one of only three A-7s identified from this deployment
- makes it's final approach to RAF
ffffffffffffffffffffffLakenheath
for a visit on 18 September 1978. © Don
Gilham |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CRESTED
CAP (Autumn
Forge) |
Ramstein
AB (West
Germany) |
11
SEPTEMBER - 11 OCTOBER 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
4
TFW/336 TFS
(Seymour-Johnson AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-4E (24) |
SJ (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
stagger 69-7583
71-1092 71-1397 72-0135 72-0139 72-0140 72-0142 72-0144 72-0161 72-1478
72-1479 72-1484 73-1160
stagger 73-1164
73-1165 73-1168 73-1172 73-1177 73-1181(rd) 73-1182 73-1188 73-1194 73-1200(rd)
74-1042 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Officially
attached to 86 TFW/USAFE 11 September –13 October. The usual
8 TDCS EC-135K 55-3118 supported their return to CONUS. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
SANDPIPER |
Soesterberg
AB (Netherlands) |
13
SEPTEMBER - 20 DECEMBER 1978 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
1
TFW/71 TFS
(Eglin AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-15A (11) |
FF (red) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 74-0087
74-0096 74-0098 74-0106 74-0126 74-0131 75-0019 75-0020[1] 75-0033
75-0038 75-0039[1] |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
1
TFW/94 TFS
(Eglin AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-15A (7) |
FF (blue) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 75-0024
75-0032 75-0034 75-0046 76-0056 76-0058 76-0059[2] |
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Deployed
to take over the NATO alert commitment (71 TFS started standing alerts
29 September) from 32 TFS at Soesterberg AB, whilst that unit converted
to F-15 Eagles. The first two 32 TFS F-15As (77-0074 & 77-0075)
arrived with this deployment on 13 September (18 December saw the final
32 TFS F-15s delivered). Deployment was manned by 71 TFS crews, 13
September - 27 October, then 94 TFS. 6 unidentified
F-15As departed 22 November.
[1] These two arrived
6 September. [2] Departed
20 December, aborted soon after and returned in company with
two others (serials not known).
All 3 finally departed 22 December. |
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ffffffffffffffffff F-15A
76-0059, one of the seven 94 TFS Eagles deployed to cover the NATO
Alert commitment whilst the 32 TFS
ffffffffffffffffffffffre-equipped
with F-15s. © Unknown/Via
Bob den Engelsman/Peter Greengrass Collection |
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