Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET STALLION | Ørland AB (Norway) | 15 FEBRUARY - 13 MARCH 1990 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 31
TFW/309 TFS (Homestead AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A/B (24) | HS (blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger F-16A 82-0964 82-0982 82-1002 82-0977 82-0986 82-1007[1] F-16B 83-1167 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Only
7 F-16s identified. Command post for the eastbound
leg was EC-135K 591518 8 TDCS, which recovered to RAF Mildenhall.
6 F-16's arrived on 18 February, followed by possibly another 6? on
23 February. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET MESA (Elder Forest) | NAS Keflavik (Iceland) | 20 APRIL - ca. 4 MAY 1990 |
| 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 73-0085(yl)
73-0093(yl)[1] 73-0094(rd) 73-0095(gn)
73-0096(gn) 73-0100(gn) 73-0101(bl) 73-0104(bl) 73-0107(rd) 74-0117(rd)
74-0125(bl) stagger F-15B 73-0110(gn) |
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| Further Info | ||
An unidentified number
also arrived on the 21 April (supported by 8 TDCS EC-135K 59-1518,
which went to Mildenhall). During the course of Exercise ELDER
FOREST the F-15's flew missions, recovered to RAF Lossiemouth
and then returned to Keflavik. Those noted at Lossiemouth were: |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET SABRE (Dragon Hammer) | Ghedi AB (Italy) | 26 APRIL - 17 MAY 1990 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 388
TFW/421 TFS (Hill AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16C (12) | HL (black) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 88-0421[1] 88-0438 88-0443 88-0444 88-0449 88-0450 88-0459 88-0465 88-0466 88-0467 88-0470 88-0509 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived
via Torrejon (25 April) and departed via Lajes (leaving here on 18
May). |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET RODEO (Dragon Hammer) | Verona - Villafranca AB (Italy) | 27 APRIL - 16 MAY 1990 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 354
TFW/355 TFS (Myrtle Beach AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-10A (8) | MB (blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
stagger 79-0132 79-0159 78-0688[1] 78-0686 78-0662 78-0599 79-0141 79-0160 |
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| Further Info | ||
Deployed/Re-Deployed
via Lajes. The re-deploy back to CONUS was supported by EC-135K 59-1518
(which arrived RAF Mildenhall 15 May and departed to Lajes the next
day) |
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ffffffffffffffffff 78-0662
one of the eight A-10A's from Myrtle Beach AFB that deployed to Italy
for 'Dragon Hammer 90'. The fffffffffffffffffffffftheme for this years 'Coronet' names was the Wild West. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Unknown/Via Mil-Slides/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET SADDLE (Dragon Hammer) | Aviano AB (Italy) | 30 APRIL - 11 MAY 1990 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 186
TRG/153 TRS (Key Field, Mississippi ANG |
RF-4C (10) | - (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 65-0931 65-0935 66-0401 66-0423 66-0425 66-0428 66-0433 66-0478 67-0438 67-0442 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived via Torrejon AB, Spain. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CRESTED CAP | Ramstein AB (West Germany) | 30 MAY - 5 JULY 1990 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 347
TFW/68 TFS (Moody AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A (24) | MY (red) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 81-0684
81-0690 81-0704 81-0714 81-0719 81-0790 81-0792 82-0931 82-0945 82-0991
82-0996 83-1093[1] stagger 83-1094[2] 83-1098 83-1099[1] 83-1100 83-1102 83-1104 83-1106 831108 83-1109 83-1110 83-1113 83-1114(multi)[3] |
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| Further Info | ||
Officially
attached 86 TFW/USAFE 30 May – 5 July. 3 unidentified F-16A's
departed 12 July. Re-deploy Command Post was 8 TDCS EC-135K 59-1518
(which arrived Mildenhall 3 July). |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET TRIGGER | Soesterberg AB (The Netherlands) | 31 MAY - 25 JUNE 1990 |
| 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 85-0117 85-0118[1] 85-0123 86-0145 86-0156 86-0165 86-0166 86-0175 86-0176 86-0177 F-15D 85-0132 85-0134 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived
as Total 11-16, 21-26. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET CANYON (Central Enterprise) | Brustem AB (Belgium) | 1 JUNE - 27 JUNE 1990 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 185
TFW/174 TFS (Sioux City, Iowa ANG) |
A-7D/K (12) | HA (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger A-7D 75-0405[1] 70-1008[1] 69-6210 69-6215 69-6227 69-6239 70-0948 71-0327 72-0182 72-0190 74-1750 A-7K 81-0073 | ||
| Further Info | ||
The
174th flew 340 sorties, for a total of 633 hours during deployment.
Crews from the 175 TFS/IA ANG probably also took part. Command Post
for the re-deploy was EC-135K 55-3118 8 TDCS, which had arrived at
RAF Mildenhall 25 June & departed 27 June. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff A-7K
81-0073 photographed at Bierset AB, Belgium whilst attending the
Open Day on 23 June. Also in the static fffffffffffffffffffffffdisplay was A-7D 80-0948, another of the 'Coronet Canyon' deployment at Brustem. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Unknown/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CREEK CORSAIR (Cold Fire) | Spangdahlem AB (West Germany) | 8 JUNE - 21 JULY 1990 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 112
TFG/146 TFS (Greater Pittsburgh IAP, Pennsylvania ANG) |
A-7D (2) | PT (black/yellow) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 72-0232 74-1743 | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 140
TFW/120 TFS (Buckley ANGB, Colorado ANG) |
A-7D/K (3) | CO (white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger A-7D 70-1055 71-0341 A-7K 79-0469 | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 192
TFG/149 TFS (Byrd Field, Virginia ANG) |
A-7D (2) | VA (gray/blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 70-0955 71-0333 | ||
| Further Info | ||
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| ffffffffffffffffff Photographed
at Spangdahlem during 'Creek Corsair', a six-week ANG A-7 mini-deployment,
is one of the two fffffffffffffffffffffffPennsylvania Air Guard A-7D's that deployed, both in Euro One schemes. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Josef Strerath/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff One
of the more attractive low-viz schemes adorns this Colorado 'SLUF',
another variation of this scheme can fffffffffffffffffffffffbe compared below. The 120 TFS's Two-seater A-7K was still in the Euro One scheme. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Josef Strerath/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff 'Sissy
Susie' A-7D 70-0955 from the Virginia Guard's 149 TFS. This was the
second year running that the 149th ffffffffffffffffffffff had deployed to Europe, in September 89 they had visited Evenes, Norway. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Josef Strerath/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET BULLET (Central Enterprise) | Gilze-Rijen AB (The Netherlands) | 12 JUNE - 9 JULY 1990 |
| 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 77-0086(multi)[4] 77-0089[2][3] 77-0091[1][3] 77-0096 77-0097[5] 77-0099 77-0100 77-0102[1] 77-0148 77-0152[2] F-15B 77-0159 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived
using Devon 11-16, 21-26 callsigns. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff The
49 TFW from Holloman AFB deployed in force to The Netherlands in
June 1990. 24 F-15 Eagles were fffffffffffffffffffffffdeployed, evenly split between the 7 & 8 TFS's. Seen here at Gilze-Rijen on the 3 July is F-15A 77-0100. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Rolf H Flinzner/Via Sergio Bottaro/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET SHOOTER (Central Enterprise) | Gilze-Rijen AB (The Netherlands) | 14 JUNE - 11 JULY 1990 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 49
TFW/8 TFS (Holloman AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-15A/B (12) | HO (yellow) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 76-0064 77-0081 77-0088 77-0098 77-0114 77-0118[2] 77-0119 77-0120 77-0142[1] 77-0144 77-0149 77-0151 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrival
callsigns Konag 51-56, 61-66.
Support for the re-deploy was EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS which had
arrived RAF Mildenhall 9 July. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff 'Coronet
Shooter' was the 8 TFS part of the deployment. Taxi-ing out of it's
'EOR' spot for another mission at fffffffffffffffffffffffGilze-Rijen is F-15A 77-0151/HO. © Unknown/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET PONY | Nordholz AB (West Germany) | 9 JULY - 3 AUGUST 1990 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 442
TFW/303 TFS (Richards Gebaur AFB, Air Force Reserve) |
A-10A (8) | KC (black/yellow) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 78-0605 79-0090 79-0091 79-0093 79-0114 79-0119 79-0120 79-0121 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived via Keflavik. Deployment re-positioned to RAF Woodbridge and departed home via Keflavik on 4 August. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff Seen
amongst the usual clutter of a modern airbase is A-10A 79-0121 from
the AFRes assigned 303 TFS. ffffffffffffffffffffff© Josef Strerath/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET LARIAT | RAF Sculthorpe (United Kingdom) | 14 JULY - 28 JULY 1990 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 128
TFW/176 TFS (Madison, Wisconsin ANG) |
A-10A (4) OA-10A (8) | - (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger A-10A 76-0527[2] 76-0548[2] 78-0690 78-0706 OA-10A 77-0254[1] 77-0264[1] 77-0276[1] 77-0237[1] 77-0238[1] 77-0247[1] 77-0259[1] 77-0263[1] | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived
as Talky 51-56, 61-66. 8 OA-10A's plus
2 A-10A's were transferred to the 10 TFW at RAF Alconbury. The aircraft
were flown by 176 TFS crews but (as can be seen from the notes) other
than two the rest were ex 103 TASS or 355 TTW aircraft. The 176th
took back ex 10 TFW A-10A's all destined for the 103 TASS. these
were: |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CREEK THUNDERBOLT | Sembach AB (West Germany) | 16 JULY - 13 AUGUST 1990 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 175
TFG/104 TFS (Baltimore Airport, Maryland ANG) |
OA-10A (8) | - (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 77-0233 77-0235 77-0236 77-0241 77-0242 77-0250 77-0246[1] 77-0262[1] | ||
| Further Info | ||
Flown
by 104 TFS/MD ANG crews, then crewed from 27 July by 131 TFS/MA ANG.
Aircraft were all ex 103 TASS/PA ANG. All the OA-10As were transferred
to the 10 TFW at RAF Alconbury, arriving there on 27 July. In return the 131 TFW crews took back to CONUS on 13 August the following
ex 10 TFW A-10A's (which had arrived at Sembach, unknown
date?): |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET GUN | RAF Sculthorpe (United Kingdom) | 3 AUGUST - 27 AUGUST 1990 |
| 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 79-0211 79-0214[1] 79-0215 79-0216[1] 80-0141 80-0152 80-0153 80-0162 80-0199 80-0201 80-0209 80-0250 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrived
via Plattsburgh AFB, Command Post EC-135K 59-1518 8 TDCS (recovered
to RAF Mildenhall). Re-deploy was via Loring AFB. |
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| ffffffffffffffffff A-10A
80-0250 part of the 'Coronet Gun' deployment to RAF Sculthorpe in
August 1990. It had been a busy ffffffffffffffffffffffSummer at Sculthorpe with 'Coronet Lariat' finishing just a week earlier. There would be no more deployments to fffffffffffffffffffff Europe for this year, events in the Mid-East and the build-up to Desert Storm being the reason. fffffffffffffffffffff © Josef Strerath/Peter Greengrass Collection. |
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