Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| UNKNOWN or NOT ASSIGNED | NAS Keflavik (Iceland) | 1 APRIL - 17 APRIL 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 107
FIG/136 FIS (Niagara Falls, New York ANG) |
F-4C (6) | - (Multi - Rudder) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 63-7541 63-7566[1] 63-7581 64-0659[1] 64-0660[2] 64-0691[1] | ||
| Further Info | ||
Deployed
whilst 7 F-4s from the 57 FIS took part in COPPER FLAG at
Tyndall AFB. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET PATRIOT | RAF WETHERSFIELD (United Kingdom) | 2 APRIL - 13 APRIL 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 103
TFG/118 TFS (Bradley Field, Connecticut ANG) |
A-10A (12) | CT (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 78-0584 78-0613[1] 78-0615 78-0619[1] 78-0625[1] 78-0635[1] 78-0638[1] 78-0639[1] 78-0643[1] 78-0645 79-0103[1] 79-0165 | ||
| Further Info | ||
| All
12 diverted to RAF Mildenhall 1 April. Departed
as Ming 51-56, 61-66. [1] Went to Sembach AB, West Germany for one week, unknown date (78-0613,625,635,638,639 & 79-0103 noted at Sembach 6 April) |
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ffffffffffffffffff 118
TFS A-10A 78-0635 departing for home from RAF Wethersfield 13 April
1984. ffffffffffffffffffffff© David Hedge/Peter Greengrass Collection |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| UNKNOWN or NOT ASSIGNED | NAS Keflavik (Iceland) | 14 APRIL - 28 APRIL 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 119
FIG/178 FIS (Hector Field, North Dakota ANG) |
F-4D (6) | - (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 64-0965/16 64-0968/17 64-0970/21 64-0973/23 64-0975/24 64-0972/22 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Took over from 136 FIS Deployment and stood alert duties whilst 57 FIS were away at COPPER FLAG at Tyndall AFB. * The two-digit numbers after the serials are NORAD tactical numbers carried on the rudders. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET GIANT | Lechfeld AB (West Germany) | 28 APRIL - 18 MAY 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 128
TFW/176 TFS (Madison, Wisconsin ANG) |
A-10A (12) | WI (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 76-0537 77-0235 77-0236 77-0237 77-0238 77-0241 77-0242 77-0247 77-0250 77-0254 77-0262 77-0263 | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 174
TFW/138 TFS (Syracuse, New York ANG) |
A-10A (12) | NY (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 78-0652 78-0658 78-0671 78-0685 78-0692 78-0706 78-0707 78-0708 78-0712 | ||
| Further Info | ||
3 138 TFS A-10A's remain unidentified. Flew direct from CONUS to West Germany, Command Post EC-135K 55-3118 arrived Mildenhall. Diverted to Ramstein AB due to bad weather, probably arrived Lechfeld next day. According to 176 TFS history "was the largest mission of this type ever undertaken by a guard force". One of the units probably departed on the 11 May. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| UNKNOWN** | Gioia Del Colle AB (Italy) | 5 MAY - ca. MAY 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 127
TFW/107 TFS (Selfridge ANGB, Michigan ANG) |
A-7D/K (?) | MI (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger A-7D 70-989 72-214 72-0217 A-7K 81-0076 | ||
| Further Info | ||
| Only
4 A-7s identified (these noted overshooting Aviano on 9 May) ** Could this have been CORONET LION (The ANG deployment name 'theme' appears to have been the units home states NFL Football team and Michigan's team was/is the Detroit Lions..comments?) |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| SALTY BEE '84 | Zweibrücken AB (West Germany) | 16 MAY - 14 JUNE |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 67
TRW/12 TRS (Bergstrom AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
RF-4C (18) | BA (orange) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 63-7752
63-7758 66-0435 66-0444 67-0432 67-0452(rd)[1] 67-0454(rd/wh)[2] 67-0458[2] stagger 68-0552 69-0352 69-0357 69-0359 69-0376 69-0379[3] 69-0380 69-0381 71-0259 |
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| Further Info | ||
Arrived
from Bergstrom as Aorta 11-16, 21-26, 31-36 Command
Post was EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS and departed as Eggs 11-16,
21-26, 31-36. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff RF-4C 67-0352/BA seen at Zweibrucken during the 12th TRS 'Salty Bee' deployment. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Peter Doll/Peter Greengrass Collection |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CRESTED CAP | Ramstein AB (West Germany) | 22 MAY - 20 JUNE 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 4
TFW/334 TFS (Seymour-Johnson AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-4E (24) | SJ (Various - See serials) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 71-1092(bl)
71-1397(bl)[3] 72-0160(bl) 72-0162(bl)
72-1489(bl) 72-1493(bl) 72-1494(bl) 73-1160(bl) 73-1163(bl) 73-1164(bl) stagger 73-1182(bl)[1] 73-1185(bl) 74-0647(bl) 74-0648(bl)[2] 74-0649(bl)[1] 74-0655(bl) 74-0661(bl) 74-0665(bl)[1] 74-1624(bl) stagger 74-1627(bl) 72-1479(yl) 73-1187(bl)[2] 74-0646(bl) 74-0666(gn) |
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| Further Info | ||
Support
to/from Seymour-Johnson was EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff F-4E 73-1164 wearing new Euro One scheme at Ramstein in June 1984. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Unknown/Via George Van Der Schoor/Peter Greengrass Collection |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET BUCCANEER | Bremgarten AB (West Germany) | 28 MAY - 27 JUNE 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 33
TFW/60 TFS (Eglin AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-15A/B (12) | EG (red) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger F-15A 74-0123(multi)[2] 75-0037 75-0053[1] 75-0073 76-0010 76-0015 76-0020[3] 76-0042[2] 76-0044 76-0045 76-0124 F-15B 76-0126 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Command
Post for the return to USA was EC-135K 55-3118 8 TDCS. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff F-15A 76-0044/EG at the 'Last Chance' area, Bremgarten AB. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Peter Doll/Peter Greengrass Collection |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CRESTED CAP | Jever AB (West Germany) | 1 JUNE - 2 JULY 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 37
TFW/561 TFS (George AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-4E/G (26) | WW (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger F-4E 66-0301[1] 66-0303
67-0226 67-0269 67-0271[2] 67-0321[1] 67-0328
67-0331 68-0350 F-4G 69-0238 69-0246 69-0267 69-0297[4] stagger 69-7201[1] 69-7209 69-7223[2] 69-7257 69-7298 69-7301 69-7560 69-7561 69-7571 69-7572 69-7588[1] 69-7251[3] 69-7290[1] |
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| Further Info | ||
EC-135K
59-1518 8 TDC was support for the return to George AFB. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET HAWK | Soesterberg AB (Netherlands) | 1 JUNE - 29 JUNE 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 1
TFW/71 TFS (Langley AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-15C (12) | FF (red) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 80-0040[1] 80-0043 80-0048 80-0049 80-0050 80-0051[2] 81-0020 81-0021 81-0026[2] 81-0029 81-0032 81-0053 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Deployment
diverted to RAF Lakenheath on 31 May (apart from 80-0051/81-0026
see below). Command Post for return to CONUS was 8 TDCS EC-135K 55-3118. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff Taxi-ing
at Soesterberg on 20 June is 71 TFS 'Commanders bird' is F-15C 80-0040. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Rolf H Flinzner/Via Doug Slowiak/Peter Greengrass Collection |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET RAIDER | RAF Bentwaters (United Kingdom) | 6 JUNE - 6 JULY 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 474
TFW/428 TFS (Nellis AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A (12) | NA (blue/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 79-0335 79-0339 79-0348 79-0349 79-0358 79-0360 79-0361 79-0365 79-0367[1] 79-0368 79-0373[1] 79-0376 | ||
| Further Info | ||
EC-135K
Command Post's were, arrival 55-3118 (arrived Fairford) and departure
59-1518 (arrived Mildenhall on 4 July) both
8 TDCS. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff Heading
for home on 6 July 1984 are 428 TFS F-16A's 79-0373 & 79-0339.
Of note are the different style ffffffffffffffffffffffftailbands. The deployment had arrived on the 6 June along with 8 F-16A's of the Thunderbirds. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Peter Foster/Peter Greengrass Collection |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET THUNDER | RAF Bentwaters* (United Kingdom) | 6 JUNE - ca. July 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 57
FWW/ADS 'Thunderbirds' (Nellis AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A (8) | - (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 81-0663/1 81-0667/2 81-0670/3[1] 81-0676/4 81-0677/5 81-0679/6 81-0678/7 81-0687/8 | ||
| Further Info | ||
| Arrived
with CORONET RAIDER. Displayed at various locations in Europe
(including Upper Heyford 9 June, Mildenhall 10 June, Aviano 1 July). Reported
departing via Torrejon AB possibly on 6 July for home. [1] Another report includes 81-0683 instead of 81-0670 |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET CARD | Nörvenich AB (West Germany) | 21 JULY - 2 AUGUST 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 442
TFW/303 TFS (Richards Gebaur AFB, Air Force Reserve Command) |
A-10A (12) | KC (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 78-0605 79-0091 79-0093 79-0109 79-0110 79-0113 79-0114 79-0118 79-0119 79-0120 79-0122 79-0164 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived direct from Pease AFB. Command Post was EC-135K 59-1518 from 8 TDCS which landed at Rhein-Main AB. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET BREAKER | Ålborg AB (Denmark) | 11 AUGUST - 10 SEPTEMBER 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 49
TFW/9 TFS (Holloman AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-15A/B (12) | HO (red) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger F-15A 77-0061 77-0065 77-0069 77-0071 77-0077 77-0085 77-0087 77-0091 77-0095 77-0103 77-0106 F-15B 77-0153 | ||
| Further Info | ||
| 10 arrived followed by 2 F-15's on 15 August (serials not identified). Command Post for the arrival at Ålborg was EC-135K 59-1518 which arrived Mildenhall 11 August. | ||
Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET STEELER | Nordholz AB (West Germany) | 26 AUGUST - 24 SEPTEMBER 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 354
TFW/355 TFS (Myrtle Beach AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-10A (12) | MB (blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 78-0587 78-0591[1] 78-0597 78-0655 78-0672[1] 78-0698 78-0713 78-0714 79-0099 79-0125 79-0139 | ||
| Further Info | ||
| 11
arrived 26 August, 1 went u/s en route and finally arrived 11 September (no
serial identified). A-10A 81-0979/WR was borrowed from the 81
TFW. [1] Diverted to RAF Bentwaters 24 September, departed unknown date. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET COLT | Bergen - Flesland AB (Norway) | 27 AUGUST - 24 SEPTEMBER 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 388
TFW/4 TFS (Hill AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A (12) | HL (unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger | ||
| Further Info | ||
No F-16's identified. EC-135K 59-1518 which arrived Mildenhall on 28 August (was the deployment a day late?) might have been the support for this deployment. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET TITAN | Bardufoss AB (Norway) | 7 SEPTEMBER - 21 SEPTEMBER 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 124
TRG/190 TRS (Boise, Idaho ANG) |
RF-4C (9) | - (gold) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 65-0904 65-0924 68-0594 68-0605 68-0606 69-0350 | ||
| Further Info | ||
3 RF-4C's remain unidentified. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET SAINT | Yenisehir AB (Turkey) | 25 SEPTEMBER - 26 OCTOBER 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 23
TFW/74 TFS (England AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-10A (12) | EL (blue/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 79-0174 79-0179 79-0180 79-0184 79-0188 79-0192 79-0197 79-0200 79-0210 79-0212 | ||
| Further Info | ||
2 A-10A' s remain unidentified.(or possibly only 10 deployed?) |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET JET | Oslo-Gardermoen AB (Norway) | 28 SEPTEMBER - 26 OCTOBER 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 388
TFW/16 TFS (Hill AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A (12) | HL (blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 81-0754(bl)[1] 81-0782(bl)[1] 81-0740 81-0741 81-0717[2] 81-0720[2] 81-0783[2] 81-0784[2] 81-0785[2] 81-0801[2] 81-0803[2] 81-0805[2] 81-0807[2] | ||
| Further Info | ||
[1] Arrived
RAF Alconbury 28 October (there is a possibility that deployment
left this date and not 26 October) and departed to CONUS 29 October.
Command Post to Norway was EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS (arrived Mildenhall). |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET OILER | Andøya AB (Norway) | 11 OCTOBER - 5 NOVEMBER 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 343
CW/18 TFS (Eielson AFB, Alaskan Air Command) |
A-10A (12) | AK (blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 80-0222 81-0997 80-0222[1] 81-0997[1] | ||
| Further Info | ||
8
A-10A's remain unidentified. EC-135K
59-1518 8 TDCS provided support for the deployment to Turkey (arrived
Mildenhall 11 October) |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET SPARK | RAF Woodbridge (United Kingdom) | 31 OCTOBER - 14 NOVEMBER 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 4450
TTG/4451 TS (Nellis AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-7D (4) | LV (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 69-6198 70-0941 70-0969 70-1020 | ||
| Further Info | ||
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| NOT ASSIGNED or UNKNOWN | Ramstein AB (West Germany) | 2 NOVEMBER - 9 NOVEMBER 1984 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 114
TFG/175 TFS (Sioux Falls, South Dakota ANG) |
A-7D (2) | SD (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 69-6236 70-0964 | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 162
TFG/152 TFS (Tucson IAP, Arizona ANG) |
A-7K (2) | AZ (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 79-0460 80-0287 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Possibly a South Dakota ANG deployment, with the two-seater's being borrowed from the 152 TFS? |
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