Draken L-159 ALCAs - Teesside Airport

[Bat21]

Caught this one on a low approach and go around at Newcastle on 10th Oct......

G-DKNA by , on Flickr

[RADS]

Morning all

Can any one help with the L159’s please
Are they outside or hangared
If so which hangar

Thanks In anticipation

Dave

[sjnovis]

First Training sortie completed

The Interim Red Air Aggressor Training Service (IRAATS) delivered its first Operational Readiness Training sortie to the Combat Air Force on 20 December. A L-159E ‘Honey Badger’ aircraft provided threat replication to a Typhoon from 41 Test and Evaluation Squadron in the training airspace over the North Sea.

https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/ro ... w-service/

[Kevin Brewer]

Very nice pic of DKNA.

When I paid a brief visit at lunchtime on Monday 21st, G-DKND and G-DKNF were both parked out on the normal Draken flightline, in between the Falcons. Both were in the standard ex Czech AF grey scheme.

As far as I can make out, they will be hangared in the new 'Rubber' hangar that appears to be virtually complete.

At the time of a (very) brief return visit yesterday, there were no L-159s visible outside and none showing on ADS-B, so at a guess I'd say they've packed up for Christmas.

HTH

Kevin

[Dick Dastardly]

All six now reside in the new hangar.

[Dick Dastardly]

We now have the full eight.

[Evergreen 44]

Good Evening,
Information from others today
Adsb ground ping for N256EM [ US hex A26E38, msn 156036 ] at Teesside, Draken ramp/Hangar area after mid-day
One of the last pair to be commissioned here, should take up marks G-DKNG in the light/medium grey scheme
Not sure how G-DKNH is doing for return to flight following their delivery by road in February this year
I have that one as N277EM [ US hex A2C0ED, msn 156013 ], same colour scheme
Would anyone have the actual delivery date into Teesside for these two please ?
Regards,
Paul

[Evergreen 44]

Update for 01-11-23
G-DKNH flying at mid-day as FRH50, presumably test flight
No sign of G-DKNG as yet

[Evergreen 44]

Update for 15-11-23
N256EM made first flight following re-assembly after arriving by road in January
c/s Rushton 50
Credit DTV movements website
Will become G- DKNG

[Evergreen 44]

Update for 08-01-24
G-DKNG first flight with G- reg. as Cougar 61
UK hex displays as 407EFE

First flight details courtesy of DTV movements
Hex code and call-sign as displayed on adsb

Looks like fleet is complete now at eight a/c

[Evergreen 44]

Update for 18-01-24
G-DKNH ground ping 15:00z on Draken ramp as Cougar 61 but did not fly

Update for 19-01-24 G-DKNH performance/acceptance test flight late morning as 'Rushton 50' (displays as FRH50)
Hex displays as 407EFF

All as per adsb trace