Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CREEK CORSAIR | Wittmundhafen AB (West Germany) | 2 FEBRUARY - 15 MARCH 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 114
TFG/175 TFS (Sioux Falls, South Dakota ANG) |
A-7D/K (2) | SD (black/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger A-7D 69-6219[2] A-7K 80-0292[1][2] | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 132
TFW/124 TFS (Des Moines, Iowa ANG) |
A-7K (1) | IA (red/yellow) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 81-0077[1] | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 138
TFG/125 TFS (Tulsa, Oklahoma ANG) |
A-7D (1) | OK (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 71-0297 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived
from Rickenbacker ANGB. Repositioned to RAF Lakenheath on 14 March,
departed on 15 March as Retro 51 (71-0297), Retro
52/53 (69-6219, 80-0292 also see note [2]) & Retro
54 (81-0077) |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CREEK KLAXON | Ramstein AB (West Germany) | 1 MARCH 1986 - 6 APRIL 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 119
FIG/178 FIS (Hector Field, North Dakota ANG) |
F-4D (3) | - (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 64-0963 64-0968 64-0972 | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 144
FIW/194 FIS (Fresno, California ANG) |
F-4D (3) | - (blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 65-0740[3] 65-0747[3] 65-0583[1] | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 148
FIG/179 FIS (Duluth IAP, Minnesota ANG) |
F-4D (3) | - (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 65-0585[2] 65-0595[3] 65-0648[3] | ||
| Further Info | ||
Deployed
to stand alert duties whilst 86 TFW converted to F-16C/D's. All ANG
F-4C/D units provided crews on rotation. 86 TFW resumed alert duties
on 1 April 1987. |
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FIS F-4D 65-0648 sitting outside one of the 'Alert barns' at Ramstein
AB in June 1986. The Air National Guard ffffffffffffffffffffffdetachment
stood alert duties for just over a year whilst the resident 86 TFW
converted to F-16C/D's.ffffffffffffffffffffff© Robert Marx Jr./Via Doug Slowiak/Peter Greengrass Collection |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| UNKNOWN (Anchor Express) | Bodø AB (Norway) | 2 MARCH - 15 MARCH 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 363
TFW/17 TFS (Shaw AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16C/D (12) | SW (white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger | ||
| Further Info | ||
No serials . Command Post for deployment was EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS (arrived RAF Mildenhall 2 March) |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET CHINOOK | RAF Bentwaters (United Kingdom) | 4 APRIL - 30 APRIL 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 23
TFW/75 TFS (England AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-10A (12) | EL (black/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 79-0202 79-0204[1] 79-0209 79-0214 80-0149 80-0150 80-0161 80-0175[2] 80-0187[1] 80-0199 80-0201 80-0224 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived
via Lajes AB (Command Post was EC-135K 55-3118 8 TDCS, arrived Mildenhall
this date). All departed to FOL at Ahlhorn, West Germany 11 April,
where they departed back to CONUS from (via Lajes). |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET KIOWA (Elder Forest) | NAS Keflavik (Iceland) | 19 APRIL - ca. APRIL 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 113
TFW/121 TFS (Andrews AFB, District of Columbia ANG) |
F-4D (12) | DC (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 66-7509 66-7531 66-7561 66-7634 66-7661[2] 66-7688 66-7693 66-7722 66-8821 | ||
| Further Info | ||
3
F-4Ds remain unidentified. Between
22 April & 27 April, six F-4Ds were detached to RAF Lossiemouth
for Exercise ELDER FOREST, these were : 66-7531/66-7561/66-7661/66-7722
(22 April) 66-7688/66-7693/66-8821 (23 April) & 66-7509 (24 April) |
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| ffffffffffffffffff Several
F-4D's were detached to RAF Lossiemouth for Exercise 'Elder Forest'.
Photographed here is 'MiG Killer' fffffffffffffffffffffff66-7661 arriving at RAF Lossiemouth on the 22 April. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Dave Ireland |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET SANTEE | Sivrihisar AB (Turkey) | 4 MAY - 17 MAY 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| UNKNOWN (Unknown) |
F-4D (12) | ? (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger | ||
| Further Info | ||
No unit or serials have been identified. Depending on reports at the time, unit could have been either 113 TFS/181 TFG, Indiana ANG or 31 TTW!! or neither! 8 TDCS EC-135K 55-3118 might have been Command Post as it was noted arriving RAF Mildenhall on the 4 May. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET FOX | Leck AB (West Germany) | 6 MAY - 27 MAY 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 23
TFW/76 TFS (England AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-10A (12) | EL (red) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 79-0133 79-0181 79-0203[1] 80-0163[1] 80-0166 80-0173 80-0176[2] 80-0177 80-0189 80-0190 80-0191 82-0653 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived/Departed
via Lajes AB. Command Post landed at Mildenhall and was EC-135K 55-3118
8 TDCS. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| UNKNOWN or NOT ASSIGNED | RAF Woodbridge (United Kingdom) | 8 MAY - 22 MAY 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 4450
TTG/4451 TS (Nellis AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-7D (6) | LV (None) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 69-6214 70-0982 70-1005 70-1020 70-1021 70-1023 | ||
| Further Info | ||
From/to Nellis AFB (Via Richmond-Byrd, Virginia). Reported at the time to be a Weapons Trial in association with A-10A/Maverick Missile improvements, but as we now know this unit was part of the F-117A 'Stealth' Programme, it was probably something to do with this 'black' programme. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET APACHE | Soesterberg AB (The Netherlands) | 20 MAY - 20 JUNE 1986 |
| 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 77-0063 77-0071[3] 77-0077 77-0082[1][3] 77-0091[1][2] 77-0095 77-0105[1] 77-0106[1] 77-0109[1] 77-0113 77-0151[1] 77-0153 | ||
| Further Info | ||
[1] Arrived 22 May, due to accident over Michigan,(1 F-15A hit refueling boom of tanker!), diverted to K.I. Sawyer AFB. [2] Did not depart due to damaged wing, after pylon fell off over Nijmegan 18 June, finally departed 30 October. [3] Diverted to RAF Lakenheath, departed to Holloman AFB 25 June. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff Photographed
getting ready to head home to Holloman AFB on 20 June is the 9 TFS
Commanders F-15A. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Henk Scharringa/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET LAGUNA | Rota (Spain) | 24 MAY - 7 JUNE 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 163
TFG/196 TFS (March AFB, California ANG) |
F-4C (12) | - (blue/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger | ||
| Further Info | ||
10 F-4Cs followed by 2 more unknown date. No serials identified so far. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET MESCALERO | Gilze-Rijen AB (The Netherlands) | 27 MAY - 24 JUNE 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 49
TFW/7 TFS (Holloman AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-15A/B (12) | HO (blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger F-15A 77-0078 77-0099 77-0119 77-0122 77-0130 77-0132 77-0133 77-0134 77-0136 77-0137[2] 77-0138[1] F-15B 77-0165 | ||
| Further Info | ||
| [1] Damaged by fire, after receiving bird-strike on landing at Gilze-Rijen, 13 June. Transported by road to Soesterberg in July & air cargoed by C-5 back to CONUS, 3 September. [2] Marked '7 TFS' | ||
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| ffffffffffffffffff F-15A
77-0137, 7 TFS Commanders aircraft seen here at Soesterberg AB on
13 June 1986. The 7 TFS deployment, fffffffffffffffffffff to Gilze-Rijen AB, was the second 49 TFW squadron to deploy to Europe that year. ffffffFFFfffffffffff© Rolf H Flinzner/Via Sergio Bottaro/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET PAWNEE | Andøya AB (Norway) | 2 JUNE - ca. JUNE 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 181
TFG/113 TFS (Hulman Field, Indiana ANG) |
F-4C (12) | HF (red/white/blue)* |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 63-7418
63-7423[1] 63-7437[1] 63-7459[1] 63-7470
63-7513[1] 63-7564 63-7607[1] 64-0675[1] 64-0783
63-7447[1] stagger 64-0781[1] 64-0844[1] 63-7596[1] 64-0815[1] |
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| Further Info | ||
Possibility
that the above serial list is not 100% accurate (Have 15 serials). Only
10 F-4C's arrived on 2 June followed a few days later by the other
2. Deployment duration was a little over 3 weeks (EC-135K
59-1518 was at Mildenhall 21 June and might have been the support
for the re-deploy) and they flew 301 sorties. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff Photographed
a year later in June 1987 63-7423 still carries the 'Coronet Pawnee
86' deployment emblem ffffffffffffffffffffffon the rudder. © George Van der Schoor/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET MIAMI | RAF Sculthorpe (United Kingdom) | 7 JUNE - 19 JULY 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 121
TFW/166 TFS (Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio ANG) |
A-7D (9) | OH (blue/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 71-0294 71-0303 71-0329 72-0191 72-0251 72-0260 73-1000 73-1004 73-1006 | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 178
TFG/162 TFS (Springfield, Ohio ANG) |
A-7D (7) | OH (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 69-6233 70-0975 70-0994 71-0298 71-0315 74-1744 74-1757 | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 180
TFG/112 TFS (Toledo, Ohio ANG) |
A-7D (8) | OH (green/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 69-6209 70-0999 70-1036 70-1040 70-1045 71-0304 72-0180 73-1009 | ||
| Further Info | ||
| Arrived as Cue 11-16, 21-26, 31-36, 41-46 from Rickenbacker. Command Post for the deployment/re-deploy was 8 TDCS EC-135K 59-1518 (arrived Mildenhall on 7 June and was at Sculthorpe on 18 & 19 July). 10 A-7Ds (unidentified) departed 22 June to Hopsten & Spangdahlem (5 to each) and a second rotation (aircraft/crews?) on the 6 July. | ||
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| ffffffffffffffffff A-7D
71-0304, one of the twenty-four Corsair II's which spent six weeks
at RAF Sculthorpe. '304' was also one ffffff fffffffffffffffof the two 'Coronet Miami' A-7Ds which attended RAF Lakenheath's Open House, 12/13 July (The other was 70-0999) ffffff fffffffffffffff© Ashley Annis/Peter Greengrass Collection |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET SHOSHONE | Zweibrücken AB (West Germany) | 28 JUNE - 12 JULY 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 123
TRW/165 TRS (Standiford Field, Kentucky ANG) |
RF-4C (12) | KY (red/white/blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 64-1031 64-1061 64-1069 64-1071 64-1074 64-1075 64-1083 65-0822 65-0826 65-0836[1] 65-0837 65-0851 | ||
| Further Info | ||
| Arrived
using Huffy 11-16, 21-25, supported by EC-135K
55-3118 8 TDCS which recovered to RAF Mildenhall. Departed as Aorta
11-14, 21-25, 2 RF-4Cs failed to get away and eventually
departed as Retro 51/52 on the 17 July. [1] BARG does not have this aircraft and reports the deployment only comprising 11 RF-4Cs? |
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| ffffffffffffffffff RF-4C
64-1075 seen on a visit to RAF Alconbury, 10 July 1986. © Peter
R Foster/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET CHEYENNE | Ahlhorn AB (West Germany) | 29 JUNE - 11 JULY 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 917
TFG/47 TFS (Barksdale AFB, Air Force Reserve) |
A-10A (12) | BD (green) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 79-0094 79-0106 79-0136 79-0142 79-0143 79-0144 79-0145 79-0146 79-0147 79-0149 79-0150 79-0151 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived via Pease AFB and back via Lajes AB. Supported by EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS (to Mildenhall/from Fairford) |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| TACTICAL FIGHTER MEET | RAF Waddington (United Kingdom) | 22 JULY - 9 AUGUST 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 474
TFW (Nellis AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A (6) | NA (red/yellow/blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 79-0351 79-0361 79-0399 80-0501 80-0533 80-0538 | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 1
TFW/94 TFS (Langley AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-15C (4) | FF (blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 81-0041 83-0019 83-0025 83-0031 | ||
| Further Info | ||
The 474 TFW (no squadron identified) F-16As arrived as Stretch 31-36. Followed on the23 July by the 94 TFS F-15Cs (early arrivals from CORONET MOHAWK) as Hydra 11-14. These departed on the 9 August to Bitburg and then on to Bremgarten 11 August where they joined the rest of CORONET MOHAWK which also arrived this day. It is not known when the 474 TFW aircraft departed but they were at least here till 4 August. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff Photographed
at an RAF 'Family's' Day (Waddington?) is one of the six 474 TFW
F-16A's that attended the TFM at fffffffffffffffffffffffRAF
Waddington during July/August. © Unknown/Peter
Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| SALTY BEE '86 | RAF Alconbury (United Kingdom) | 24 JULY - 26 AUGUST 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 363
TFW/16 TRS (Shaw AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
RF-4C (18) | SW (red/yellow/white/black) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 64-1001
64-1009[4] 65-0886(wh)[6] 65-0920
66-0389 66-0400[1] 66-0410 66-0427
66-0444(rd)[7] stagger 66-0453 66-0470 66-0475 66-0476 67-0449 67-0463[3] 67-0464[2] 67-0467 68-0584[5] |
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| Further Info | ||
Arrived
as Vise 51-56, 61-66, 71-76 supported by
Command post EC-135K 59-1518 (which landed at RAF Mildenhall). Departed
as Dusty 51-56, 61-66 & 71-76.(5 of
these diverted to NAS Keflavik (they were 50886/60389/60470/60476/70467).
3 RF-4Cs failed to depart Alconbury (see below). |
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| ffffffffffffffffff Returning
after another mission during 'Salty Bee '86' is 65-0886. This was
the last deployment made by the ffffffffffffffffffffff363 TFW to the United Kingdom and also the last time the 363rd would bring Phantoms to Europe. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Peter R Foster/Peter Greengrass Collection |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET LAKE | Aviano AB (Italy) | 27 JULY - 9 AUGUST 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 186
TRG/153 TRS (Key Field, Mississippi ANG) |
RF-4C (10) | - (green/gold) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 65-0931 65-0945 66-0401 66-0418 66-0428 66-0430 66-0433 66-0449 67-0441 67-0442 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET WICHITA | RAF Wildenrath (West Germany) | 2 AUGUST - 16 AUGUST 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 183
TFG/170 TFS (Capitol Apt, Illinois ANG) |
F-4D (11) | SI (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 66-7505 66-7537 66-7587 66-7589 66-7596[1] 66-7642 66-7648 66-7696 66-7705 66-7725[1] 66-7733 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Command
Post for the deployment was EC-135K 59-1518 (landed RAF Mildenhall)
and supporting the re-deploy was 55-3118 (which was at Rhein-main
AB). |
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| ffffffffffffffffff F-4D
66-7596 photographed at RAF Alconbury on 29 August as it heads for
the runway and home. fffffffffffffffffffffff© Peter R Foster/Peter Greengrass Collection |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET MOHAWK | Bremgarten AB (West Germany) | 11 AUGUST - 5 SEPTEMBER 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 1
TFW/94 TFS (Langley AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-15C (12) | FF (blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 80-0027 80-0053 81-0041[1] 82-0038[3] 83-0014 83-0015[2] 83-0019[1] 83-0025[1] 83-0027 83-0029 83-0031[1] 83-0033 | ||
| Further Info | ||
[1] Arrived from Bitburg (after participating in Tactical Fighter Meet at RAF Waddington, where they had arrived 23 July & departed 9 August [2] Marked '94 TFS/AMU' [3] Reportedly noted at RAF Upper Heyford 8 September, was this a straggler? |
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| ffffffffffffffffff F-15C
81-0041 part of the 1 TFW's 'Coronet Mohawk' Deployment to Bremgarten.
(Seen on the 8 August at RAF fffffffffffffffffffffffWaddington
during the Tactical Fighter Meet) © Ashley
Annis/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET SHAWNEE | Vandel AB (Denmark) | 16 AUGUST - 30 AUGUST 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 926
TFG/706 TFS (NAS New Orleans, Air Force Reserve) |
A-10A (12) | NO (red) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 77-0227 77-0273 77-0275 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Only 3 aircraft identified. Arrived via Lajes as Pete 51-56, 61-66 & departed via Lajes again with callsigns Ness 51-56, 61-66. Command Post EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS arrived Mildenhall 16 August. Departure date of 29 August also reported. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET COMANCHE | A&AEE Boscombe Down (United Kingdom) | 27 AUGUST - 24 SEPTEMBER 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 27
TFW/522 TFS (Cannon AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-111D (12) | CC (red) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 68-0099 68-0100 68-0127(multi)[1] 68-0131 68-0133 68-0134 68-0135 68-0136 68-0140 68-0141 68-0144 68-0147[2] | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived
as Nolan 51-56, 61-66 supported both ways
by EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS (landed Mildenhall/departed from Boscombe).
Departed as Trig 51-56, 61-66. 522 TFS
History states 'was the first deployment and redeployment with no
ground or air aborts, and the first use of KC-10s for a European
deployment' |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET PAPAGO | A&AEE Boscombe Down (United Kingdom) | 27 AUGUST - 24 SEPTEMBER 1986 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 366
TFW/390 ECS (Mountain Home AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
EF-111A (6) | MO (None) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 66-0016 66-0020 66-0044 66-0050 67-0042[1] 67-0048 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived
with CORONET COMANCHE deployment, callsigns were Nolan
71-76. Departed as Trig 71-76. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
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