Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
HOOF |
Nordholz
AB (West
Germany) |
19
JANUARY - 14 FEBRUARY 1979 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
354
TFW/355 TFS
(Myrtle Beach AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-10A (18) |
MB (none) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
stagger 76-0535
76-0550 76-0553 77-0185 77-0186 77-0187 77-0188 77-0195 77-0196
stagger 77-0198
77-0199 77-0202 77-0206 77-0208 77-0216 77-0217 77-0220 77-0184[1] |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Deployment
Command Post support to Nordholz was provided by 7 ACCS EC-130E's
62-1809/62-1857 & 55 ARRS HC-130N 59-5828. Departed to Zarragosa
AB, Spain, then to CONUS via Lajes 20 February. Command Post's were
EC-130E's 62-1818, 62-1836 & 62-1857
[1] Went unserviceable
at Lajes en route to Nordholz, waited for 81 TFW A-10s en
route to Bentwaters 25 January, then to Nordholz same day. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| UNKNOWN
or NOT ASSIGNED |
RAF
Alconbury (United
Kingdom) |
6
FEBRUARY - 25 MAY 1979 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
AFFTC/F-16
Joint Test Force
(Edwards AFB, Air Force Systems Command) |
F-16A/B (4) |
- (none) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger F-16A 75-0746[1] 75-0749
75-0750 F-16B 75-0752 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
European
test and evaluation of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Arrived from Pease
AFB 6 February (and moved to RAF Mildenhall same day) Departed to
Bodø, Norway on 9 February for Cold Weather trials (spent
approx. 5 weeks here). Moved to Skrydstrup, Denmark (5 weeks) and
then on to Hahn AB, W. Germany (2 weeks) before returning to Alconbury
on 3 May (where they spent another 3 weeks involved in Air Combat
trials). Departed to Wright-Patterson AFB 25 May.
[1] Returned from Bodø (where
it had been involved in break parachute tests) to RAF Lakenheath
28 February and departed bound for Seymour-Johnson AFB 4
March. |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff 75-0750,
the sixth Full-scale Development (FSD) aircraft seen taxi-ing at
RAF Alconbury in May 1979. It plus three
ffffffffffffffffffffffother
F-16 FSD's deployed to Europe in order to complete an environmental
and operational test project.
ffffffffffffffffffffff © Unknown/Via
Chris Knott/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
BRONCO* |
Aviano
AB (Italy) |
12
FEBRUARY - 9 MARCH 1979 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
347
TFW/70 TFS
(Moody AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-4E (12) |
MY (blue/white) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 69-0271 69-0272[1] 69-0298
69-7212[1] 69-7268
69-0269 69-0284 69-7286 69-7291 69-7556 69-7561 69-7586 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
| [1] Departed
10 March * This deployment has also been reported as Coronet STORK (This was the name of the units deployment to Germany the year before) |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff Two
70 TFS F-4E's make there final approaches to Aviano AB, Italy during
their 'Coronet Bronco' deployment.
ffffffffffffffffffffff © Massimo
Pregnolato/Via Augusto Laghi/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| UNKNOWN
or NOT ASSIGNED |
NAS
Keflavik (Iceland) |
ca.
MARCH 1979 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
158
DSEG/134 DSES
(Burlington MAP, Vermont ANG) |
EB-57B (?) |
- (blue) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 52-1505 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
| Were
noted during March. Only one serial has been
identified. Unknown Number of aircraft. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| NOT
ASSIGNED (Dawn
Patrol) |
RAF
Woodbridge (United
Kingdom) |
24
APRIL - 4 JUNE 1979 |
| 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 55-4278[1] 55-4287
55-4290 55-4292[1] |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Routed
via Keflavik. Deployed to Turkey for Exercise DAWN PATROL (unknown date) returned to Woodbridge via Aviano (Night stopped here on 26 May.) Last EB-57 deployment.
[1] Arrived
26 April |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
RACE (Dawn
Patrol) |
Izmir
- Çigli (Turkey) |
4
MAY - 29 MAY 1979 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
23
TFW/74 TFS
(England AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-7D (12) |
EL (not
known) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
| No
serials identified. Routed via Torrejon AB, Spain
2 May (Command Post being EC-135L 61-0283 70 ARS/305 ARW) Returned
via Torrejon on 29 May. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
PALOMINO |
Gioia
Del Colle AB (Italy) |
12
MAY - 24 MAY 1979 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
301
TFW/457 TFS
(Carswell AFB, Air Force Reserve Command) |
F-105D/F (9) |
TH (red) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger F-105D 60-0455
60-0517 61-0063 61-0074 61-0100 61-0110 F-105F 63-8261 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
301
TFW (507 TFG)/465 TFS
(Carswell AFB, Air Force Reserve Command) |
F-105D/F (9) |
SH (blue) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger F-105D 61-0088
61-0108 62-4301 62-4328 62-4259 F-105F 63-8331 63-8365 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
4
F-105s (either D or Fs), probably 2 from each squadron, not identified.
Callsigns on arrival were Jazzy 11-16, 21-26, 31-36.
Used Hubby 11-16, 21-26, 31-36 departing (Command
Post being EC-135L 61-0261 305 ARW) |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| SALTY
BEE '79 |
RAF
Alconbury (United
Kingdom) |
24
JULY - 23 AUGUST 1979 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
363
TRW/62 TRS
(Shaw AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
RF-4C (18) |
JO (red) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
stagger 65-0927
66-0400 66-0407 66-0408 66-0444 66-0452 66-0453 66-0465 66-0474
stagger 66-0476
67-0428 67-0438 67-0449 67-0459 67-0461 68-0575 68-0576 71-0254 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
| RF-4Cs
Callsigns arrival Bird 11-16, 21-26, 31-36 & departure Pardo
11-16, 21-26,31-36 |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff 62
TRS assigned RF-4C 66-0474 makes it's way along one of RAF Alconbury's
taxi-ways on 8 August during the
fffffffffffffffffffffffannual
'Salty Bee' deployment. 'Salty Bee' was exclusively a 67
TRW & 363 TRW operation and rotated between
ffffffffffffffffffffffAlconbury,
Aviano and Zweibrücken.© Unknown/Via
Mil-Slides/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
BRIDLE |
Erding
AB (West
Germany) |
3
AUGUST - 23 AUGUST 1979 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
148
TRG/179 TRS
(Duluth, Minnesota ANG) |
RF-4C (7) |
- (Various
- See serials) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 64-1066(rd)
64-1031(yl) 64-1033(rd) 64-1068(yl) 65-0824(u) 65-0826(u) 65-0830(yl) |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
| 8
RF-4Cs were scheduled to deploy but only 7 arrived, these were Bone
11-14, 21-24. Used Seth 11-14, 21-23 on departure. |
| |
|
| ffffffffffffffffff Photographed
on a sunny day at Erding AB, West Germany is one of the seven Minnesota
Guard RF-4C's that ffffffffffffffffffffffmade
it across the Atlantic for 'Coronet Bridle'. © Unknown/Via
Alec Molton/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
STALLION |
RAF
Waddington (United
Kingdom) |
21
AUGUST - 12 SEPTEMBER 1979 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
114
TFG/175 TFS
(Sioux Falls, South Dakota ANG) |
A-7D (3) |
SD (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 69-6219
69-6236 70-0933 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
132
TFW/124 TFS
(Des Moines, Iowa ANG) |
A-7D (14) |
IA (red/yellow) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 69-6208
70-1010 70-1026 70-1043 71-0317 71-0318 72-0253 72-0254 75-0397 75-0399
75-0400 75-0401 75-0402 75-0403 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
185
TFG /174 TFS
(Sioux City, Iowa ANG) |
A-7D (1) |
HA (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 70-0932 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
|
|
ffffffffffffffffff 'Coronet
Stallion' was a three composite Squadron Air National Guard deployment
to RAF Waddington in ffffffffffffffffffffffAugust/September.
70-1010 an A-7D from the Iowa Guards 124 TFS is seen here during
a 'Photo-Call' held at the
ffffffffffffffffffffffbase.
(..And no you're not seeing things! that does appear to be a
'stepladder' on a pylon!)
ffffffffffffffffffffff © Unknown/Via
Military Aviation Review/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff Wearing
the then new South East Asia Wrap scheme plus low-viz codes is one
of three South Dakota Corsair II's fffffffffffffffffffffffthat
accompanied the predominately Iowa ANG detachment.
ffffffffffffffffffffff © Ashley
Annis/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CRESTED
CAP |
Ramstein
AB (West
Germany) |
28
AUGUST - 29 SEPTEMBER 1979 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
4
TFW/335 TFS/336 TFS
(Seymour-Johnson AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-4E (48) |
SJ (Various
- See serials) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
stagger 67-0298(gn)
67-0328(gn) 69-7561(gn) 72-0128(gn) 72-1476(gn) 72-1477(gn) 72-1479(gn)
72-1489(gn) 73-1173(gn) 73-1183(gn)
stagger 73-1189(gn)
74-1625(gn) 68-0313(yl) 71-0243(yl) 71-1397(yl) 72-0144(yl) 72-0166(yl)
72-1482(yl) 72-1486(yl) 73-1181(yl) 73-1184(yl)
stagger 73-1187(yl)
74-1039(yl) 74-1631(yl) 74-0643(yl) 74-0649(yl) 72-1485(yl) 66-0359(yl)[1] 72-0135(yl)[1] 72-0160(yl)[1] 72-0162(yl)[1]
stagger 72-1490(gn)[1] 73-1167(yl)[1] 74-1043(yl)[1] 73-1176(bl)[1] 73-1182(?)[1] 66-0293(yl)[1] 73-1171(gn)[1] 74-1042(gn)[1] 69-7302(bl)[1]
stagger 71-1092(bl)[1] 72-1407(?)[1] 72-1484(bl)[1] 73-1168(gn)[1] 73-1172(bl)[1] 73-1175(bl)[1] 74-0645(bl)[1] 67-0208(yl)[1][2] |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
335
TFS(green) Officially attached to 86 TFW/USAFE 28 August – 29
September.
336 TFS(yellow) Officially attached to 86 TFW/USAFE 31 August –1
October.
[1] arrived
31 August & departed 1 October. [2] Diverted
to RAF Lakenheath with technical problems 1 October (departure
date not known) |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff 335
TFS assigned 72-1476, one of forty eight F-4E's that deployed for
the 1979 'Crested Cap' to Ramstein AB.
fffffffffffffffffffffffThe
4 TFW took over the 'Crested Cap' deployments from the 49 TFW
in 1978, due to the 49th re-equipping
fffffffffffffffffffffffwith
F-15A/B Eagles. © Unknown/Via Chris
Knott/Peter Greengrass Collection |
|
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
RIDER (Display
Determination) |
Merzifon
AB (Turkey) |
18
SEPTEMBER - 13 OCTOBER 1979 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
140
TFW /120 TFS
(Buckley ANGB, Colorado ANG) |
A-7D (24) |
- (Not
Known) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 71-0337
72-0231 72-0248 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Only
3 A-7s identified. Command
post for the re-deploy was EC-135G 52-3570 28 BW. 140 TFW History
states: "In
September and October 1979, the unit deployed to Merzilon AB, Turkey,
as part of Exercise Coronet Rider. The unit deployed its entire squadron
of 24 aircraft for 30 days. This was the first time any Air National
Guard unit had deployed under "bare
base" conditions in which only a runway and water supply were
provided." |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
SHETLAND (Ocean
Safari) |
Bardufoss (Norway) |
18
SEPTEMBER - 5 OCTOBER 1979 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
124
TRG/190 TRS
(Boise, Idaho ANG) |
RF-4C (9) |
- (Not
Known) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
| No
serials known at this time. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
PONY (Ocean
Safari) |
Bergen
- Flesland (Norway) |
21
SEPTEMBER - 12 OCTOBER 1979 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
388
TFW/4 TFS
(Hill AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-4D (18) |
HL (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
stagger 65-0621
65-0648 65-0661 65-0690 65-0707 65-0720 65-0735 65-0748 65-0758 65-0791
65-0797 65-0801
stagger 66-7456
65-0667[1] 66-7467[1] 66-7469[1] 66-7489[1] 66-7496[1] |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
[1] on
loan from 474 TFW, reportedly coded NA (yellow) |
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