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    Welcome to our Trip Report Blog.
    Here we will post logs and pictures taken on aircraft spotting trips.
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    Header Picture: UP-MI602 Mil Mi-26T (34001212133) Kazakhstan Emercom at Boraldai, Kazakhstan on 08/07/19 (credit StuC)

    Updates 2022:
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    Wednesday 25 May 2011

    16/05/11 - Cambrai - Reims - Etain - Strasbourg

    Day 4 took in the NATO Tiger Meet spotters day at Cambrai, we had already had a quick look on Sunday evening in case anything was hidden. After the afternoon launch we headed towards Switzerland with a hotel in Strasbourg. 620km was covered today.

    Cambrai

    Austria

    1109/I-yellow SAAB 105OE (105409) Düsentrainerstaffel
    1126/F-red SAAB 105OE (105426) Düsentrainerstaffel

    Belgium

    FA-87 General Dynamics F-16AM (6H-87) 31 Sm/10 W

    Civil

    CS-URK Roko Aero NG-4UL (Unknown)
    D-CGFE Learjet 36A (36-062) GFD
    F-AZOP/DU-M de Havilland Vampire FB.6 (701) ..departed Sunday evening

    Czech Republic

    3361 Mil Mi-35 (093361) 221 lbvr/22 zL
    3367 Mil Mi-35 (203367) 221 lbvr/22 zL
    9235 SAAB JAS-39C Gripen (39235) 211 tl/21 zTL
    9235
    9238 SAAB JAS-39C Gripen (39238) 211 tl/21 zTL
    9240 SAAB JAS-39C Gripen (39240) 211 tl/21 zTL
    9245 SAAB JAS-39C Gripen (39245) 211 tl/21 zTL
    9245

    9819 SAAB JAS-39D Gripen (39819) 211 tl/21 zTL

    France

    42/102-EY Dassault Mirage 20005F (200) GC 01.002
    44/118-EQ Dassault Mirage 20005F (208) ECE 05.330
    54/102-EZ Dassault Mirage 20005F (246) GC 01.002
    65/118-MG Dassault Mirage 20005F (289) ECE 05.330
    80/103-LI Dassault Mirage 2000C RDI (322) EC 01.012
    88/103-KV Dassault Mirage 2000C RDI (340) EC 01.012
    88
    102/103-KR Dassault Mirage 2000C RDI (365) EC 01.012
    120/113-IY Dassault Rafale F.2C (Unknown) EC 01.007
    121/113-IZ Dassault Rafale F.2C (Unknown) EC 01.007
    E17/705-AA Dassault-Breguet-Dornier Alpha Jet E (E17) EAC 00.314
    E44/6 Dassault-Breguet-Dornier Alpha Jet E (E44) Patrouille de France
    E46/3 Dassault-Breguet-Dornier Alpha Jet E (E46) Patrouille de France
    E85/1 Dassault-Breguet-Dornier Alpha Jet E (E85) Patrouille de France
    E95/9 Dassault-Breguet-Dornier Alpha Jet E (E95) Patrouille de France
    E103/118-UA Dassault-Breguet-Dornier Alpha Jet E (E103) ECE 05.330
    E117/5 Dassault-Breguet-Dornier Alpha Jet E (E117) Patrouille de France
    E123/314-RM Dassault-Breguet-Dornier Alpha Jet E (E123) EAC 00.314
    E130/4 Dassault-Breguet-Dornier Alpha Jet E (E130) Patrouille de France
    E134/0 Dassault-Breguet-Dornier Alpha Jet E (E134) Patrouille de France
    E143/2 Dassault-Breguet-Dornier Alpha Jet E (E143) Patrouille de France
    E156/8 Dassault-Breguet-Dornier Alpha Jet E (E156) Patrouille de France
    E162/7 Dassault-Breguet-Dornier Alpha Jet E (E162) Patrouille de France
    R51/61-MW Aerospatiale C-160R (51) ET 00.061
    R-51

    1255/DDQ Aerospatiale SA.330Ba Puma (1255) 5 RHC
    2013/BHC Eurocopter EC-665 Tigre (2013) 5 RHC
    2021/BHN Eurocopter EC-665 Tigre (2021) 5 RHC

    Germany

    30+63 British Aerospace EFA (GS046) JG 74
    30+63
    43+48 BAe/Panavia Tornado IDS (GS022) AG 51
    44+61 BAe/Panavia Tornado IDS (GS118) AG 51
    45+35 BAe/Panavia Tornado IDS (GS183) AG 51
    45+51 BAe/Panavia Tornado IDS (GS199) AG 51
    45+64 BAe/Panavia Tornado IDS (GS208) AG 51
    46+10 BAe/Panavia Tornado IDS (GS243) JBG 32
    46+29 BAe/Panavia Tornado ECR (GS262) JBG 32
    46+33 BAe/Panavia Tornado ECR (GS266) JBG 32
    46+46 BAe/Panavia Tornado ECR (GS279) JBG 32

    Greece

    003 General Dynamics F-16C (WJ-3) 335 Mira/116 PM
    010 General Dynamics F-16C (WJ-10) 335 Mira/116 PM
    021 General Dynamics F-16D (WK-1) 335 Mira/116 PM

    Italy

    MM81215 Agusta-Bell AB.212AM (5830) 21ºGr/9ºSt
    MM81217 Agusta-Bell AB.212AM (5832) 21ºGr/9ºSt

    Poland

    1502 Lockheed C-130E (4414) 14 ELTr/33 BLot
    1502
    4051 General Dynamics F-16C (JC-12) 6 ELT/31 BLot
    4055 General Dynamics F-16C (JC-16) 6 ELT/31 BLot
    4058 General Dynamics F-16C (JC-19) 6 ELT/31 BLot
    4060 General Dynamics F-16C (JC-21) 6 ELT/31 BLot
    4061 General Dynamics F-16C (JC-22) 6 ELT/31 BLot
    4080 General Dynamics F-16D (JD-5) 6 ELT/31 BLot

    Portugal

    15102 General Dynamics F-16AM (AA-2) Esq 201/301
    15106 General Dynamics F-16A (AA-6) Esq 201/301
    15106
    15109 General Dynamics F-16A (AA-9) Esq 201/301
    15114 General Dynamics F-16AM (AA-14) Esq 201/301
    15117 General Dynamics F-16A (AA-17) Esq 201/301
    15123 General Dynamics F-16AM (61-534) Esq 201/301

    Slovak Republic

    0619 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29AS (2960535406) 1 SL/ZLK
    5304 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29UB (N50903028253) 1 SL/ZLK

    Spain

    C.14-41/14-22 Dassault Mirage F1M (Unknown) Ala 14
    C.14-56/14-31 Dassault Mirage F1M (Unknown) Ala 14
    C.15-27/15-14 McDonnell-Douglas EF-18A+ (601) Ala 15
    C.15-40/15-27 McDonnell-Douglas EF-18A+ (677) Ala 15
    C.15-41/15-28 McDonnell-Douglas EF-18A+ (681) Ala 15
    T.21-01/35-39 CASA 295M (S-002) 353 Esc / Ala 35

    Switzerland

    J-5011 McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C (1351) Fl.St.11
    J-5011
    J-5014 McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C (1359) Fl.St.11
    J-5015 McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C (1361) Fl.St.11
    J-5017 McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C (1365) Fl.St.11
    J-5023 McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C (1372) Fl.St.11
    J-5236 McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18D (1332) Fl.St.11
    T-729 Beech 1900D (UE-288) LTDB

    Turkey

    93-0679 General Dynamics F-16C (HC-23) 192 Filo/9 AJÜ
    93-0682 General Dynamics F-16C (HC-26) 192 Filo/9 AJÜ
    93-0682
    93-0696 General Dynamics F-16D (HD-6) 192 Filo/9 AJÜ
    93-0696

    United Kingdom

    ZH860/68 AgustaWestland Merlin HM.1 (50164) 814 NAS

    W&R

    471 Dassault Mirage IIIE (471) GIA
    496 Dassault Mirage IIIE (496) GIA, upside down
    154/12-YA Dassault Super Mystere B.2 (154) Preserved in HAS site
    88/"128"/12-ZT Dassault Super Mystere B.2 (88) Gate Guard
    SA162/68-DJ Sud Aviation H-34A (SA162) GIA

    Reims-Prunay

    F-BKBN Beech D.50E (DH.312)
    F-BOCR Centre-Est DR.220 (24)
    F-BUMS Reims-Cessna F.150L (1007)
    F-GIGJ Fouga CM-170R (561)
    F-GIGJ
    F-GKIM Robin DR.400-160 (2039)
    F-GSJR Piper PA-46-350P (4636112)
    F-PFHC Dyn'Aero CR.100C (27)
    F-PFHC
    G-BXDM/WP840/9 de Havilland Canada Chipmunk (C1/0723)
    G-BXDM
    unregistered Reims/Cessna F.406 Caravan II (F406-02) ..non-flying static test airframe, stored wreck

    Etain

    1101/3RHC Aerospatiale SA.341F Gazelle (1101) Gate Guard
    1101
    1769/MYR Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III (1769) Gate Guard
    1769

    Strasbourg

    D-ISIO Cessna 510 (510-0296) Triple Alpha
    F-HBXB Embraer Emb-170-100LR (17000250) Air France
    F-HCDI Robin DR.400-35CDi (2593)
    I-MLRT Fokker F-27-00 (10377) Miniliner
    TS-IOP Boeing 737-6H3 (29500) Tunisair