Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| UNKNOWN
or NOT ASSIGNED |
Zweibrücken
AB (West
Germany) |
9
JANUARY - 29 JANUARY 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
TAWC
(Eglin AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
RF-4C (1?) |
ED? (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Arrived
as Retro 61 and departed as Retro 71. No serial
identified. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
FALCON |
Bergen
- Flesland AB (Norway) |
24
FEBRUARY - 19 MARCH 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
388
TFW/4 TFS
(Hill AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A/B (12) |
HL (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger F-16A 78-0046
78-0065 78-0068 78-0072 78-0075[1] 79-0288
79-0290 79-0291 79-0292 79-0293 79-0296 F-16B 79-0411[1] |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
First
full overseas deployment of F-16. Flew 268 Sorties, only
six were aborted prior to takeoff for mechanical reasons. Command
Post for the return to CONUS provided by 8 TDCS EC-135K 55-3118 (noted
at Fairford 19 March)
[1] Went
u/s moved to RAF Alconbury 20 March, date they
departed to CONUS unknown but they were noted still here 26 March. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
SAIL |
Lechfeld
AB (West
Germany) |
28
FEBRUARY - 14 MARCH 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
174
TFW/138 TFS
(Syracuse , New York ANG) |
A-10A (8) |
NY (none) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 78-0649
78-0650 78-0653 78-0658[1] 78-0670
78-0671 78-0684 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
1
x A-10A remains unidentified. 174th
TFW was the first ANG A-10A unit to deploy to Germany. An
unknown number also diverted to RAF Bentwaters on 14 March,
eventually heading for home on the 25 March.
[1] Marked 'Bavaria'
on nose. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
MAST |
Andøya
AB (Norway) |
12
MARCH - 17 MARCH 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
181
TFG/113 TFS
(Hulman Field, Indiana ANG) |
F-4C (7) |
HF (red/white/blue) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 63-7418
63-7574 64-0675 64-0757 64-0780 64-0791 64-0840 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Diverted
to RAF Alconbury en route to Andøya on
8 March, continued to Norway on the 12 March. On there return to
CONUS they again stopped at RAF Alconbury 17 March, finally leaving
for Hulman Field on either the 21 or 23 March,
EC-135K 55-3118, Command Post for their return to CONUS was noted
at Mildenhall 20 March. |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff Indiana
Guard F-4C 64-0675 getting it's 'Last chance' checks before departing
to Andøya on 12 March.
ffffffffffffffffffffff© Robbie
Shaw/Via Alec Molton/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
|
|
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
CHART |
Eskisehir
AB (Turkey) |
ca.
MAY 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
122
TFW/163 TFS
(Ft. Wayne MAP, Indiana ANG) |
F-4C (8) |
FW (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
No
specific dates or aircraft identified |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
CLIPPER |
Izmir
- Çigli AB (Turkey) |
ca.
MAY 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
301
TFW (507 TFG)/465 TFS
(Tinker AFB, Air Force Reserve) |
F-4D (8) |
SH (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
No
specific dates or aircraft identified |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| RAF
Tactical Bombing Competition |
RAF
Lossiemouth (United
Kingdom) |
26
MAY - 26 JUNE 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
388
TFW
(Hill AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A (7) |
- (none)* |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 79-0359/1
79-0362/2 79-0385/3 79-0386/4 79-0388/5 79-0362/6 79-0360/7 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Command
Post EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS arrived Mildenhall 26 May. Competition
ran from 15 to 19 June. The Wing scored 7,831 out of 8,000 total
points, and getting a 98% score the 388 TFW team won the competition.
* Aircraft carried special marks consisting of a large black number
on the rudder, repeated slightly smaller in white on the tail. |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff Photographed
during the competition phase on 18 June is F-16A 79-0356. One of
the 388 TFW pilots scored
ffffffffffffffffffffffmaximum
points during all phases of the competition. Competitors included
RAF Jaguar's/Buccaneer's and USAFE
fffffffffffffffffffff F-111F's
from Lakenheath. © Kelvin Wyatt/Via
Chris Knott/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
CANVAS |
RAF
Wittering (United
Kingdom) |
30
MAY - 13 JUNE 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
138
TFG/125 TFS
(Tulsa, Oklahoma ANG) |
A-7D (8) |
OK (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 69-6218
69-6221 70-0976 70-1028 70-1031 70-1037 70-1039 71-0297 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff Photographed
at RAF Wittering on 9 June is A-7D 70-0976. The Corsair II's wore
a mix of South East Asia (SEA)
fffffffffffffffffffffffand
SEA Wrap low-viz schemes. © Steve
Donald/Via Ashley Annis/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| COOL
FOX |
Trondheim
- Værnes (Norway) |
5
JUNE - 26 JUNE 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
21
CW/18 TFS
(Elmendorf AFB, Alaskan Air Command) |
F-4E (8) |
FC (blue/yellow)* |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 67-0276
67-0280 67-0353 67-0396 67-0342 66-0317 68-0374 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
1
x F-4E still remains unidentified.
* Aircraft carried specially marked rudder, blue with white Polar Bear.
(See photo) |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff 18
TFS F-4E 67-0353 seen here whilst visiting RAF Lakenheath on 13 June
1981. The aircraft carried Special fffffffffffffffffffffffmarkings
for the exercise, consisting of blue rudder and white Polar Bear.
ffffffffffffffffffffff© David
Hedge/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| SALTY
BEE '81 |
Zweibrücken
AB (West
Germany) |
7
JULY - 7 AUGUST 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
67
TRW/12 TRS
(Bergstrom AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
RF-4C (18) |
BA (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
stagger 66-0399
67-0432(rd) 67-0433 67-0434(rd) 67-0435 67-0443 67-0444 67-0448 67-0450
stagger 68-0561
68-0594 68-0607(rd) 69-0352 69-0378(or)[1] 69-0381 69-0384 71-0251 72-0156 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Officially attached 26 TRW/ Zweibrucken AB, West Germany, 7 Jul-7 Aug 1981 (Reports at the time stated 91 TRS?)
Arrival/departure
Callsigns were Nylon 11-14, 21-26, 31-36 & Danu
11-16, 21-26, 31-36. EC-135K 59-1518 probably provided the
escort to Bergstrom (it was noted at Mildenhall 5 August)
[1] Marked 67 TRW |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff Seen
taxi-ing out for another mission during the annual 'Salty Bee' exercise
is 91 TRS assigned RF-4C 68-0561.
fffffffffffffffffffffff© Jost
Schreiber/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
UNKNOWN
or NOT ASSIGNED
(Ocean
Venture) |
NAS
Keflavik (Iceland) |
1
AUGUST - 15 AUGUST 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
158
DSEG/134 DSES
(Burlington MAP, Vermont ANG) |
EB-57B (4) |
- (blue) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 52-1516
52-1519 52-1545 52-1564 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
|
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
COMPASS (Autumn
Forge) |
Ålborg
AB (Denmark) |
12
AUGUST - 8 SEPTEMBER 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
49
TFW/9 TFS
(Holloman AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-15A (12) |
HO (red) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 77-0067
77-0069 77-0070 77-0071 77-0073 77-0077 77-0095 77-0098 77-0106 77-0130[1] 77-0151
77-0168 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Supported
from/to CONUS by EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS (it
might also have been the escort home as it arrived at Fairford on
5 September)
[1] Exchanged
for 77-0148 from CORONET SLOOP |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
RUDDER (Oksboel
'81) |
Skrydstrup
AB (Denmark) |
15
AUGUST - 29 AUGUST 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
301
TFW (508 TFG)/466 TFS
(Hill AFB, Air Force Reserve) |
F-105D/F (18) |
HI (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
stagger F-105D 61-0061
61-0069 61-0084 61-0099 61-0108 61-0115 61-0199 62-4242 62-4279 62-4301[2] 62-4328
62-4346
stagger 62-4347[3] 62-4353
62-4375 62-4372[1] F-105F 63-8287
63-8365[4] |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Arrived
as Lama 11-16, 21-26, 31-36 from Westover AFB (noted
here 14 August. 62-4361 & 62-4259 were also present and presumably
these were Airspares) EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS was Command Post for
the trip eastbound. Callsigns for departure were Shook 11-16,
21-26, 31-35.
[1] Crashed
of Danish Coast on 26 August [2] Experimental
'Euro One' type scheme, also named 'My Karma' [3] Named
'Star Dust 6' [4] Named 'The Dirty
Duck' |
| |
|
ffffffffffffffffff 'Star
Dust 6' one of the 18 F-105D & F's deployed under the name 'Coronet
Rudder' to Skrydstrup AB for the
fffffffffffffffffffffffDanish
Air Defence exercise 'Oksboel'. This was the last F-105 deployment
to Europe.
fffffffffffffffffffffff© Jost
Schreiber/Peter Greengrass Collection |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
CRUISE (Autumn
Forge) |
NAS
Keflavik (Iceland) |
21
AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
149
TFG/182 TFS
(Kelly AFB, Texas ANG) |
F-4C (8) |
- (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 63-7449
63-7487 63-7517 63-7557 63-7569 64-0818 64-0879 64-0917 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
|
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
SLOOP (Autumn
Forge) |
CFB
Lahr (West
Germany) |
24
AUGUST - 16 SEPTEMBER 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
49
TFW/7 TFS
(Holloman AFB , Tactical Air Command) |
F-15A/B (6) |
HO (blue/white) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger F-15A 77-0078
77-0104[1] 77-0137[1] 77-0140
77-0148(rd)[2] F-15B 77-0159 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
49
TFW/8 TFS
(Holloman AFB , Tactical Air Command) |
F-15A (6) |
HO (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 77-0108
77-0110 77-0116 77-0126 77-0129 77-0143 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Part
of CRESTED CAP/AUTUMN FORGE exercises. Command
Post en route to Germany was EC-135K 59-1518 8TDCS which landed
Mildenhall.
[1] Diverted
to RAF Leuchars 16 September departed to CONUS 17 September. [2] Exchanged
for 77-0130 from CORONET COMPASS. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CRESTED
CAP (Autumn
Forge) |
Ramstein
AB (West
Germany) |
26
AUGUST - 29 SEPTEMBER 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
4
TFW/334 TFS
(Seymour-Johnson AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-4E (24) |
SJ (blue) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
stagger 66-0295
67-0248 67-0334 69-7585 72-0135 72-0142 72-0143 72-0160 72-0161 72-1494
73-1164 73-1168 73-1172
stagger 73-1182
73-1185 74-0647 74-0646 74-0655 73-1165[1] 73-1187[1] 66-0307[2] 66-0354[2] 67-0217[2] 67-0305[2] |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
EC-135K
55-3118 provided Command Post duties, arriving Mildenhall 26 August & 29
September.
[1] Arrived
4 September [2] Noted as unmarked,
transferred to 50 TFW. 5 ex USAFE F-4E's were noted as marked 'SJ'
and returned in in their place. These were ex 50 TFW 74-1626 ,74-1629
and ex 86 TFW 74-1637, 74-1640 & 74-1643. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
JIB (Autumn
Forge) |
Jever
AB (West
Germany) |
2
SEPTEMBER - 25 SEPTEMBER 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
37
TFW/561 TFS
(George AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-4G (12) |
WW (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 69-0245
69-7201 69-7260 69-7303 69-7560 69-7571 69-7572 69-7580 69-7231 69-7272
69-7566 69-0274[1] |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Part
of CRESTED CAP/AUTUMN FORGE exercises. Command
Post for the eastbound & westbound legs was 8 TDCS EC-135K
55-3118 which landed at Mildenhall (2 & 24 September).
[1] Arrived
RAF Wildenrath 4 September with 563 TFS CORONET FLEET deployment.
Arrived at Jever 6 September. |
| |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
FLEET (Autumn
Forge) |
RAF
Wildenrath (West
Germany) |
4
SEPTEMBER - 30 SEPTEMBER 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
37
TFW/563 TFS
(George AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-4G (13) |
WW (red) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 69-0240
69-0261 69-7208[1] 69-7216 69-7219 69-7234 69-7258 69-7302 69-7546
69-7581 69-7582 69-7587 69-0274(yl)[2] |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Official
dates of deployment 26 August - 2 October. Part of CRESTED CAP/AUTUMN
FORGE exercises.
[1] Departed
1 October. [2] Departed 6 September
to join 561 TFS CORONET JIB deployment at Jever. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| F-16
Familiarization Training |
Hahn
AB (West
Germany) |
10
SEPTEMBER 81 - 5 FEBRUARY 82 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
56
TFW
(MacDill AFB , Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A/B (2) |
MC (See
serials) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger F-16A 80-0496(multi)[1] F-16B 80-0628[2] |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
474
TFW
(Nellis AFB , Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A (3) |
NA (red) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 80-0481[3] 80-0487[3] 80-0498[1] |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
This
was a delivery of Maintenance trainers for the 50 TFW, ready for
there conversion F-4Es to F-16s December 1981.
[1] Departed
unknown date. [2] Uncoded/unmarked. [3] Diverted
to RAF Lossiemouth on 10 September, arrived Hahn 11 September. |
| |
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
RIG |
Gioia
Del Colle AB (Italy) |
19
SEPTEMBER - ca. SEPT/OCT 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
127
TFW/107 TFS
(Selfidge ANGB, Michigan ANG) |
A-7D (8) |
MI (unknown) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 70-1025 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
Only
1 x A-7D Identified. Has also been referred to as CORONET
JIG (and either could be applicable as they both reference the
Sailing/Boat theme for this years Coronet names) |
| |
|
|
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
BOOM |
Bandirma AB (Turkey) |
23
SEPTEMBER - 8 OCTOBER 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
23
TFW/74 TFS
(England AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-10A (?) |
EL (unknown) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
No
A-10A's identified. |
| |
|
|
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
FRONTIER |
Hohn
AB (West
Germany) |
6
OCTOBER - 16 OCTOBER 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
354
TFW
(Myrtle Beach AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-10A (8) |
MB (unknown) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
No
Squadron or A-10A's identified. |
| |
|
|
Deployment
- (Exercise Name) |
Deployment
Base (Country) |
Deployment
Dates |
| CORONET
BOOT |
Nordholz
AB (West
Germany) |
28
OCTOBER - ca. NOVEMBER 1981 |
| Wing/Squadron
(Base/Command) |
Aircraft
Type (Number Deployed) |
Tailcode
(colour) |
354
TFW/355 TFS
(Myrtle Beach AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-10A (12) |
MB (white/blue) |
| stagger Deployed
Aircraft Serials (Colour)
[notes] |
| stagger 76-0549
79-0115 77-0187 77-0190 77-0182 |
| Further
Info |
|
|
|
7
x A-10A's not identified. Aircraft from this
deployment noted visiting RAF Bentwaters 14 November. |
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