Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET MARS (Cold Winter) | Andøya AB (Norway) | 10 MARCH - 2 APRIL 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 343
TFW/18 TFS (Eielson AFB, Alaskan Air Command) |
A-10A (12) | AK (blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 80-0254[1] 80-0267[1] | ||
| Further Info | ||
Only
2 A-10A's identified. Only
6 A-10A's arrived on 10 March (EC-135K Command Post was either 55-3118
or 59-1518, both arrived Mildenhall this date, one of these
was probably the support for CORONET
AGENA which deployed the same day), the other 6 arrived 11 March
(all via Goose Bay). 1 unidentified A-10A
crashed 30 March in the Vestfjordan. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET AGENA (Cold Winter) | Ørland AB (Norway) | 10 MARCH - 7 APRIL 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 31
TFW/308 TFS (Homestead AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A (12?) | HS (green/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 82-1003(multi)[1] 82-1023 83-1085 83-1089 83-1028 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Only
1 cell (6?) of F-16C's arrived on 10
March (EC-135K Command Post was either 55-3118
or 59-1518, both arrived Mildenhall this date, one of these
was probably the support for CORONET
MARS which deployed the same day), the other cell (6?) arrived
11 March. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET COSMOS (Cold Winter) | NAS Keflavik (Iceland) | 21 MARCH - 4 APRIL 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 159
TFW/122 TFS (NAS New Orleans, Louisiana ANG) |
F-15A/B (12) | - (Various - See serials) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger F-15A 73-0086(yl) 73-0089(yl) 73-0099(bl) 73-0102(rd) 73-0103(gn) F-15B 73-0109(bl) 73-0110(gn) | ||
| Further Info | ||
5 F-15's remain unidentified. The following F-15's were detached to RAF Leuchars: 30086/30089/30099/30103/30109/30110 (Between 27-29 March), 30089/30102/30102/30110 (Between 1-3 April) |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET DELTA | RAF Bentwaters (United Kingdom) | 15 APRIL - 13 MAY 1987 |
| 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 78-0591 78-0594 78-0654 78-0655 78-0657[1] 78-0673 78-0699 78-0710[1] 79-0112 79-0124 79-0139 82-0660 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived
via Lajes (on 14 April) as Dana 11-16, 21-26.
Command post was EC-135K 55-3118 8 TDCS (Landed at RAF Mildenhall
15 April). Departed as Trap 11-16, 21-24,
again via Lajes. The A-10A's also forward deployed to Novenich AB,
West germany on rotation. The following were noted: |
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ffffffffffffffffff A-10A
78-0657 one of the 12 A-10A's of 'Coronet Delta', photographed at
RAF Bentwaters in May 1987.ffffffffffffffffffffff© Josef Strerath/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET MARINER | Karup AB (Denmark) | 29 APRIL - 21 MAY 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 4
TFW/334 TFS (Seymour-Johnson AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-4E (12) | SJ (blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 72-0141 72-0164 72-1489 73-1164 73-1168(multi)[1] 73-1185 73-1195 73-1160 | ||
| Further Info | ||
4
F-4Es remain unidentified. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET ECLIPSE | Gioia Del Colle AB (Italy) | 4 MAY - 23 MAY 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 127
TFW/107 TFS (Selfidge ANGB, Michigan ANG) |
A-7D/K (12) | MI (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger A-7D 70-0989 70-1025 70-1027 71-0308[1] 71-0323 72-0188 72-0205 72-0214 72-0229 74-1737 74-1752 A-7K 80-0291[1] | ||
| Further Info | ||
Diverted
to RAF Leuchars en route to Italy on 2 May (8 TDCS Command Post EC-135K
59-1518 also landed here), departed to Italy on 4 May. Callsigns
were Diode 61-66, 71-76. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff Photographed
on 23 May 1987 attending RAF Mildenhall's Air Fete 87, is A-7D 71-0308.
Another 'Coronet Eclipse' fffffffffffffffffffffffCorsair II was also present for the show, that being A-7K 80-0291. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Tiang Sim-Shia/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET PIONEER (Central Enterprise) | Wittmundhafen AB (West Germany) | 27 MAY - 19 JUNE 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 4
TFW/335 TFS (Seymour-Johnson AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-4E (12) | SJ (green/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 72-0122 72-0128 72-0136 72-1478 72-1482 72-1483 72-1484 73-1165 73-1187 74-0643 74-0666 74-1633 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Command Post for the deployment was EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS which arrived Mildenhall on 27 May & 17 June. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff 74-0666
plus another 335th TFS 'Rhino' photographed on a visit to Ramstein
AB in June 1986 during 'Coronet Pioneer' ffffffffffffffffffffff© Charles R Stewart/Via Bob Shane/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET SCOUT | Gilze-Rijen AB (The Netherlands) | 29 MAY - 24 JUNE 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 49
TFW/8TFS (Holloman AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-15A/B (12) | HO (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 77-0081 77-0110 77-0111 77-0114 77-0116 77-0117 77-0118[1] 77-0120 77-0126 77-0143 77-0144 77-0145 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Support
for the Deployment/Re-Deploy was 8 TDCS EC-135K 55-3118 (at Mildenhall
27 May & 23 June) |
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| ffffffffffffffffff Taxi-ing
out for a mission at Gilze-Rijen AB is F-15A 77-0116. This was the
second visit to Europe by '116', six fffffffffffffffffffffffyears previous it had been part of another 8 TFS 'Coronet' this time to Canadian Forces Base Lahr, West Germany. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Peter R Foster/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET GEMINI | RAF Wittering (United Kingdom) | 12 JULY - 1 AUGUST 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 112
TFG/146 TFS (Greater Pittsburgh IAP, Pennsylvania ANG) |
A-7D/K (9) | PT (black/yellow) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger A-7D 70-0958 70-0993 71-0377 72-0194 73-1002 74-1739 74-1743 74-1745 A-7K 81-0074 | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 150
TFG/188 TFS (Kirtland AFB, New Mexico ANG) |
A-7D/K (9) | - (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger A-7D 69-6213 69-6242 70-1016 72-0200 72-0202 72-0206 72-0228 72-0261 A-7K 80-0290 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived non stop from Pittsburgh, supported by EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS which arrived Mildenhall 12 July. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET MERCURY | Leipheim AB (West Germany) | 19 JULY - 31 JULY 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 128
TFW/176 TFS (March AFB, California ANG) |
A-10A (10) | WI (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger | ||
| Further Info | ||
No serials identified so far. Arrived/departed via Lajes. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| UNKNOWN (Accord Express) | Ålborg AB (Denmark) | 25 AUGUST - 22 SEPTEMBER 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 1
TFW/71 TFS (Langley AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-15C/D (12) | FF (red) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger F-15C 81-0031 81-0033 83-0020 83-0028 83-0032(multi)[1] 83-0037 81-0041 F-15D 83-0048 | ||
| Further Info | ||
| 4
F-15's remain unidentified. Exercise was part
of AUTUMN FORGE. [1] Marked '1 TFW' |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| SALTY BEE '87 | Zweibrücken AB (West Germany) | 27 AUGUST - 24 SEPTEMBER 1987 |
| 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 66-0435
66-0444 66-0472 67-0434 67-0444 67-0452 67-0458 67-0461 68-0552 stagger 68-0553[1] 68-0562 68-0568 68-0574 69-0352 69-0359 69-0366 69-0376 69-0379 |
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| Further Info | ||
Command
Post was EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS which was at RAF Mildenhall 27 August & 24
September. Departed as Dew 11-16, 21-26, 31-36. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CRESTED CAP (Autumn Forge) | Ramstein AB (West Germany) | 28 AUGUST - 27 SEPTEMBER 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 474
TFW/428 TFS (Nellis AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A (24) | NA (blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 79-0335
79-0337 79-0342 79-0347[4] 79-0348[3] 79-0349
79-0351 79-0352[2] 79-0357 79-0358[1] 79-0360
79-0365(multi)[5] stagger 79-0366 79-0368 79-0373 79-0375 79-0376 79-0379[2] 79-0381[1] 79-0383 79-0394 80-0484[3] 80-0488 80-0520 |
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| Further Info | ||
Deployment
returned via Wright-Patterson AFB. Unidentified
number of F-16A's departed on 26 September (probably
12) |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET
JUPITER CORONET VEGA |
Sembach
AB (West
Germany) Verona - Villafranca (Italy) |
31
AUGUST - 12 SEPTEMBER 1987 12 SEPTEMBER - 25 SEPTEMBER 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 442
TFW/303 TFS (Richards Gebaur AFB, Air Force Reserve) |
A-10A (12) | KC (black/yellow) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 78-0631 79-0090 79-0091 79-0109 79-0110 79-0113 79-0119 79-0120 79-0121 79-0122 79-0123[1] 79-0164 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived
at Sembach, supported by EC-135K 55-3118 8 TDCS (Landed at Mildenhall
31 August). Deployment then relocated on 12 September to Italy. Crews
from the 45 TFS/434 TFW at Grissom AFB took over for the Italian
part of the deployment (probably the reason
for the different CORONET name) |
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| ffffffffffffffffff 'Coronet
Vega' A-10A 79-0119 seen at Villafranca AB in September 1987. The
303 TFS had arrived at the end fffffffffffffffffffffff of August at Sembach AB, West Germany as 'Coronet Jupiter' © Lucio Alfieri/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET ORION | Bardufoss AB (Norway) | 5 SEPTEMBER - 2 OCTOBER 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 124
TRG/190 TRS (Boise, Idaho ANG) |
RF-4C (12?) | - (gold) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 65-0922 65-0923 68-0608 65-0908 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Only 4 RF-4C's identified and the number of a/c deployed is not confirmed. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| UNKNOWN | NAS Keflavik (Iceland) | 8 SEPTEMBER - 18? SEPTEMBER 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 906
TFG/89 TFS (Wright-Patterson AFB, Air Force Reserve) |
F-4D (?) | DO (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger | ||
| Further Info | ||
No serials identified. 2 KC-10A's departed from RAF Mildenhall to NAS Keflavik to escort the deployment home on 18 September (but the actual departure date is not known) |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET ROCKET | Lechfeld AB (West Germany) | 13 SEPTEMBER - 25 SEPTEMBER 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 174
TFW/138 TFS (Syracuse, New York ANG) |
A-10A (12) | NY (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 78-0634 78-0636 78-0650 78-0658 78-0659 78-0670[1] 78-0690 78-0691 78-0692 78-0706 78-0707 78-0712 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Deployment
diverted to Loring AFB en route to Lajes on 11 September (finally
making it Lajes on 12 September). Command Post was EC-135K 59-1518
8 TDCS which arrived Mildenhall 13 September. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff 'Satans Revenge' A-10A 78-0670 photographed at Lechfeld on 23 September. As can be seen the 138 TFS Hosts fffffffffffffffffffffffhave been busy, the aircraft has been 'zapped' with a JBG32 emblem on the nose and a Bavarian blue/white ffffffffffffffffffffff Command stripe. © Hans J Schroder/Via Doug Pritchard/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET VIKING | Akhisar AB (Turkey) | 21 SEPTEMBER - 12 OCTOBER 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 363
TFW/19 TFS (Shaw AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16C (12) | SW (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 84-1220 84-1224 84-1225 84-1227 | ||
| Further Info | ||
8 F-16C's remain unidentified. Deployed via Torrejon AB (where the above a/c were noted on 21 September) and Command Post was probably EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS which arrived at RAF Mildenhall 21 September. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET PHASER | CFB Lahr (West Germany) | 24 SEPTEMBER - 20 OCTOBER 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 33
TFW/58 TFS (Eglin AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-15C/D (12?) | EG (blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger F-15C 85-0095[1] 85-0096(multi)[4] 85-0097[1] 85-0099 85-0100[5] 85-0104 85-0105 85-0109[1] 85-0115 F-15D 85-0130[1] | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 33
TFW/60 TFS (Eglin AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-15C/D (12) | EG (red) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger F-15C 84-0007[2] 84-0008[2] 84-0009[2] 84-0010[2] 84-0013[3] 84-0014 84-0020[3] 84-0021 84-0023[3] 84-0026[6] F-15D 85-0132 85-0133[3] | ||
| Further Info | ||
Reported
that 24 F-15's deployed? If so then two remain unidentified. Re-deploy
was possibly supported by EC-135K 59-1518
8 TDCS which was noted at RAF Mildenhall 19 October. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET AURORA | Eskisehir AB (Turkey) | 26 SEPTEMBER - 9 OCTOBER 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 155
TRG/173 TRS (Lincoln, Nebraska ANG) |
RF-4C (12) | - (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger | ||
| Further Info | ||
No serials identified. Arrived Torrejon AB 25 September as Husker 11-16, 21-26. Departed next day to Turkey. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET NIMBUS | Bergen - Flesland AB (Norway) | 28 SEPTEMBER - 24 OCTOBER 1987 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 388
TFW/4 TFS (Hill AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A (?) | HL (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger | ||
| Further Info | ||
No serials or even number of a/c identified. |
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