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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| UNKNOWN or NOT ASSIGNED | RAF Bentwaters (United Kingdom) | ca. JANUARY 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| TAWC/4485
TS (Eglin AFB, Air Force Systems Command) |
A-10A (2) | OT (black/white?) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 78-0599 79-0166 | ||
| Further Info | ||
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Departed to Sembach AB, West Germany 20 January. Not known when the originally arrived at Bentwaters or when they finally departed home. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| SALTY BEE '88 | Aviano AB (Italy) | 2 FEBRUARY - 27 FEBRUARY 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 67
TRW/91 TRS (Bergstrom AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
RF-4C (17) | BA (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 65-0927 66-0393 66-0408 66-0464 67-0433 67-0435 67-0458[1] 67-0469 68-0579 69-0356 69-0358 69-0380 69-0384 72-0147 72-0149 72-0150 72-0156[2] | ||
| Further Info | ||
Diverted to Torrejon AB, Spain
1 February, arrived Aviano as Bono 51-56, 61-66 & 71-76 (18 RF-4Cs
set out from Bergstrom but one RF-4C had to divert and did not make
the crossing). |
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12 TRS (see text) RF-4C 67-0458 recovers to Aviano after another
training mission during 'Salty Bee 88'ffffffffffffffffffffff© Unknown/Via Chris Knott/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET KNIGHT (Arrowhead Express) | Bodø AB (Norway) | 2 MARCH - 24 MARCH 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 31
TFW/309 TFS (NAS New Orleans, Louisiana ANG) |
F-16A (12) | HS (blue/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 80-0543 80-0544 80-0575 81-0758 80-0612 81-0737 81-0757 | ||
| Further Info | ||
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5 F-16's remain unidentified. Command Post for the re-deploy was EC-135K 55-3118 (arrived RAF Mildenhall 22 March) |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET GAUNTLET | Akhisar AB (Turkey) | 4 MAY - 15 MAY 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 149
TFG/182 TFS (Kelly AFB, Texas ANG) |
F-16A (12) | SA (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 80-0560[1][2] 81-0774[1] | ||
| Further Info | ||
10
remain unidentified. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET MOAT | Hohn AB (West Germany) | 9 MAY - 20 MAY 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 175
TFG/104 TFS (Baltimore Airport, Maryland ANG) |
A-10A (12) | MD (Various - See serials) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 78-0682(yl/wh)[2] 79-0088(bl/wh)[1] | ||
| Further Info | ||
10
A-10A's remain
unidentified. Only 10 A-10A's arrived on 9
May, the other two arriving the next day. Deployed/re-deployed via
Lajes. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff Seen
at RAF Bentwaters on the 22 May is 79-0088 which 'broke' after arriving
for a visit on 17 May. This plus fffffffffffffffffffffff78-0682 which arrived to accompany '088' home, are the only two aircraft so far identified from this deployment. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Peter R Foster/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET CASTLE | Skrydstrup AB (Denmark) | 14 MAY - 11 JUNE 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 419
TFG/466 TFS (Hill AFB, Air Force Reserve) |
F-16A (8) | HI (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger | ||
| Further Info | ||
|
No aircraft identified. 5 F-16A's arrived a day late after diverting to Goose Bay. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET SHIELD | Rheine - Hopsten AB (West Germany) | 28 MAY - 11 JUNE 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 131
TFG/110 TFS (St. Louis, Missouri ANG) |
F-4E (12) | SL (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 67-0370 67-0381 67-0382 68-0303 68-0337 68-0338[1] 68-0385 68-0403 68-0410 68-0498 68-0528 69-0307 | ||
| Further Info | ||
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Command Post for the re-deploy was EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS which was
at Mildenhall 11 June. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff Missouri
Guard F-4E 68-0385/SL, photographed at Hopsten in June 1988 during
'Coronet Shield'. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Unknown/Via Timm Ziegenthaler/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET KING | RAF Wittering (United Kingdom) | 4 JUNE - 18 JUNE 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 138
TFG/125 TFS (Tulsa, Oklahoma ANG) |
A-7D (12) | OK (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 69-6239 70-0981 71-0366 69-6218 70-1037 70-0976 71-0297 69-6221 70-1000 74-1751 70-0983 69-6229 | ||
| Further Info | ||
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| ffffffffffffffffff 69-6229
one of twelve Oklahoma ANG Corsair II's which deployed to England
during the height of summer! fffffffffffffffffffffffPhotographed attending the RAF 'Families Day' at RAF Cottesmore, 11 June. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Ashley Annis/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| NATO TIGER MEET | Cameri AB (Italy) | ca. JULY 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 108
TFG/141 TFS (McGuire AFB, New jersey ANG) |
F-4E (2) | NJ (Low-Viz) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 68-0459 68-0533 | ||
| Further Info | ||
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Dates required |
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| ffffffffffffffffff After
141 TFS crews (no aircraft) visited the 1986 Tiger Meet, the New
Jersey Guard sent two F-4's for the ffffffffffffffffffffff1988 meet at Cameri.This was the only time the 141st would attend a Tiger Meet with Phantom's but have fffffffffffffffffffff brought KC-135's to several meets since. © Giorgio Ciarini/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CREEK CORSAIR | Spangdahlem AB (West Germany) | 16 JULY - 27 AUGUST 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 121
TFW/166 TFS (Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio ANG) |
A-7D (2) | OH (blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 71-0294 71-0303 | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 150
TFG/188 TFS (Kirtland AFB, New Mexico) |
A-7D (2) | - (None) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 72-0237 72-0245 | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 185
TFW/174 TFS (Sioux City, Iowa ANG) |
A-7D/K (3) | HA (None) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger A-7D 70-0948 72-0193 A-7K 81-0073[1] | ||
| Further Info | ||
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[1] Arrived 27 May. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff A-7D
72-0193/HA, Seen here on 24 July 1988 at Spangdahlem AB. This bi-annual
'Creek Corsair' mini-deployment, ffffffffffffffffffffffwhich started in 1986 at Wittmundhafen (South Dakota, Iowa & Oklahoma A-7's) would happen again in 1990, but fffffffffffffffffffff this time with Pittsburgh, Colorado & Virginia Guard A-7's deploying. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Unknown/Via Aeroslides/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| TRIAL EMBOW | RAF Brawdy (United Kingdom) | 3 AUGUST - 27 AUGUST 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 3246
TW/3247 TS (Eglin AFB, Air Force Systems Command) |
F-4D (2) | AD (white/red) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 64-0929 66-7700 | ||
| Further Info | ||
| Since 1978, NATO Sub Group 2 (SG/2) has conducted a series of EW countermeasures trials. Within a three-year cycle, both an infrared (TRIAL EMBOW) and a radio frequency (TRIAL MACE) test are held. This is an ongoing exercise. The F-4D's flew sorties with various other NATO Fighters. They departed as Retro 11/12. | ||
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| UNKNOWN (Teamwork) | NAS Keflavik (Iceland) | ca. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 113
TFW/121 TFS (Andrews AFB, District of Columbia ANG) |
F-4D (13) | DC (red/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 66-7509 66-7588 66-7607 66-7634 66-7661[1] 66-7677 66-7683 66-7688 66-7693 66-7702 66-7712 66-7722 66-8821 | ||
| Further Info | ||
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Also
forward deployed to Bardufoss AB, Norway. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET STONE | Brustem AB (Belgium) | 2 SEPTEMBER - 23 SEPTEMBER 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 114
TFG/175 TFS (Sioux Falls, South Dakota ANG) |
A-7D/K (12) | SD (white/black) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger A-7D 69-6236 70-0933 70-0939 70-0960 70-0962 70-0996 70-1014 70-1029 72-0176 72-0195 72-0224 A-7K 80-0292 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Deployed direct from Sioux Falls, Command Post was 8 TDCS EC-135K 55-3118 which landed at RAF Mildenhall, 2 September & 59-1518 which operated from RAF Fairford for the re-deploy. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CRESTED CAP (Autumn Forge) | Ramstein AB (West Germany) | 7 SEPTEMBER - 7 OCTOBER 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 347
TFW/68 TFS (Moody AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A/B (24) | MY (red) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger F-16A 80-0552
80-0553 80-0568 80-0569 80-0570 80-0596 80-0598 81-0675 81-0684 81-0686
81-0708 81-0720 stagger 81-0727 81-0729 81-0735 81-0790 81-0792 81-0798 82-0931 82-0991 82-0996 82-1016 83-1066[1] F-16B 83-1173 |
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| Further Info | ||
Supported
by EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS, which was at RAF Upper Heyford on 7 September
& the re-deploy was supported by both EC-135K's (55-3118 being
the second one) from Rhein-Main on the 7 October. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET PIKE (Teamwork) | Rygge AB (Norway) | 17 SEPTEMBER - 1 OCTOBER 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 169
TFG/157 TFS (McEntire ANGB, South Carolina ANG) |
F-16A (12) | - (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger | ||
| Further Info | ||
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No serials identified. Unidentified number also departed on the 2 October. Command Post EC-135K's were 55-3118, RAF Upper Heyford 17 September & 59-1518 which arrived RAF Fairford 29 September. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET JAVELIN (Display Determination) | Eskisehir AB (Turkey) | 2 OCTOBER - ca. OCTOBER 1988 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 104
TFG/131 TFS (Westfield-Barnes MAP, Massachusetts ANG) |
A-10A (12) | MA (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 78-0614 78-0642 78-0626 78-0647 | ||
| Further Info | ||
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8 A-10As remain unidentified plus no departure date identified (though there was an EC-135K (59-1518) at Upper Heyford on 1 November, might possibly have been the Command Post for the re-deploy?). Stopped at Torrejon AB 1 October en route to Turkey. |
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