Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| OPERATION DESERT STORM | RAF Upper Heyford (United Kingdom) | 14 JANUARY - 11 FEBRUARY 1991 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 366
TFW/390 ECS (Mountain Home AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
EF-111A (4) | MO (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 66-0028 66-0041 66-0048 66-0049 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Date
of departure could be March. Also one possibly departed 21 February
(again this could be March?) |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| OPERATION DESERT STORM | RAF Bentwaters (United Kingdom) | 19 JANUARY - ca. FEBRUARY 1991 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 23
TFW/75 TFS (England AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
A-10A (6) | EL (black/white) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 79-0186 80-0152 80-0187 80-0250 82-0662 80-0151 | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 602
TACW/23 TASS (Davis-Monthan AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
OA-10A (3) | NF (black/red) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 76-0529 77-0197 77-0209 | ||
| Further Info | ||
| Deployed as attrition replacements for aircraft deployed to the Gulf. Arrived as Ohio 11-15, 21-24. | ||
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| OPERATION DESERT STORM | Torrejon AB (Spain) | 18 FEBRUARY - 27 FEBRUARY 1991 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 388
TFW/34 TFS (Hill AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16 (?) | HL (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger | ||
| Further Info | ||
Deployed as attrition replacements. No aircraft identified. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| OPERATION PROVEN FORCE | Incirlik AB (Turkey) | 20 FEBRUARY - 19 MARCH 1991 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 3
TFW/3 TFS (7440 CW) (Clark AB, Pacific Air Command) |
F-4E (6) | PN (red/white/blue) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 71-1086[1] 72-1407[3] 73-1199[2] 73-1198 | ||
| Further Info | ||
2
F-4E's remain unidentified ( 71-0238, 71-1081, 72-0165, 73-1182 or
73-1197). 10
F-4Es (Clan 11-15, 21-25) departed Clark
AB 16 February (they staged via Anderson, Hickam, George & McGuire),
of which 6 deployed to Europe, 4 to Incirlik, 2 remaining at Spangdahlem.
The 4 F-4Es at Incirlik (attached to the 7440 Composite Wing) departed
on 19 March back to Spangdahlem. 5 F-4Es departed as Retro
71/72, 81-83 to McGuire AFB on 22 March (Eventual destination
AMARC) |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| SENTRY CORSAIR | Spangdahlem AB (Germany) | 2 JUNE - 27 JULY 1991 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 132
TFW/124 TFS (Des Moines, Iowa ANG) |
A-7D/K (5) | IA (red/yellow) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger A-7D 71-0295[2] 72-0235 72-0241 72-0253 A-7K 81-0077[1] | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 150
TFW/188 TFS (Kirtland AFB, New Mexico ANG) |
A-7D/K (5) | - (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger A-7D 70-0935 70-0988 74-1744 75-0396 A-7K 79-0461 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Mini
deployment departed as Retro 51-55, 61-64. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET EAST 97* (Central Enterprise) | RAF Waddington (United Kingdom) | 3 JUNE - 15 JUNE 1991 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 138
TFG/125 TFS (Tulsa, Oklahoma ANG) |
A-7D (12) | OK (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 70-0978 70-0981 70-1000 70-1028 71-0297 73-1014 74-1737 74-1745 74-1751 74-1757 74-1758 75-0395 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Arrive as Retro 11-16, 21-26. * No specific name was allocated to the deployment which was carried out as “Coronet East 97” within the 2nd Air Delivery Group’s usual trans-Atlantic fighter delivery sequence (BARG) |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| NOT ASSIGNED | Chievres AB* (Belgium) | 29 AUGUST - 26 SEPTEMBER 1991 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 57
FWW/ADS (Nellis AFB, Tactical Air Command) |
F-16A (8) | - (none) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger 81-0676/1 81-0679/2 81-0670/3 81-0663/4 81-0677/5 81-0683/6 81-0667/7 81-0678/8 | ||
| Further Info | ||
Displayed at various locations in Europe: Chievres 31 August, Klein Brogel 1 September, Lakenheath 2/3 September (display cancelled), Payerne 7 September, Bentwaters 14 September, Upper Heyford 15 September. * Arrived here, departed from Ramstein AB. |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET DEFENDER (Oksboel) | Karup AB (Denmark) | 6 SEPTEMBER - 22 SEPTEMBER 1991 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 183
TFG/170 TFS (Springfield, Illinois ANG) |
F-16A/B (13) | SI (Low-Viz) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger F-16A 81-0790 82-0944 82-0968 82-1004 83-1068 83-1073 83-1075 83-1077 83-1083[1] 83-1084 83-1085 83-1111 F-16B 83-1168 | ||
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 184
TFG/127 TFS (McConnel AFB, Kansas ANG) |
F-16C/D (11) | - (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| stagger F-16C 83-1135 83-1142 84-1376 84-1392 85-1404 F-16D 83-1182 | ||
| Further Info | ||
5
F-16s Still to be identified ? |
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Deployment - (Exercise Name) |
Deployment Base (Country) | Deployment Dates |
| CORONET FREEDOM | Balikesir AB (Turkey) | ca. OCTOBER 1991 |
| Wing/Squadron (Base/Command) | Aircraft Type (Number Deployed) | Tailcode (colour) |
| 116
TFW/128 TFS (Dobbins AFB, Georgia ANG) |
F-15 (18) | - (Unknown) |
| stagger Deployed Aircraft Serials (Colour) [notes] | ||
| Further Info | ||
Date/Serials unknown. 2 Week deployment |
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