Airshow Turkiye 2011, International Spotterdays

[pikey01]

Received another email from the Turkish AF this evening:

"IMPORTANT NOTE FOR SPOTTERS

Spotters accepted for Spotters Program should take IZMIR Cumaovası-Aliağa Rail System and get off the train at ULUKENT Rail Station on Friday 3rd and Monday 6th,

On 03rd and 06th June, free shuttle busses will be available;

- From ULUKENT Rail Station to South Spectator Car Parking between 07.00-08.15 L.

- From South Spectator Car Parking to ULUKENT Rail Station between 14.30-15.30 L."

Really hope this ash cloud does one, and pretty quick!

Incidently, according to the Airshow website, some spotters are already there! They have even posted a photo of the spotters http://www.hvkk.tsk.tr/turkiyehavagoste ... cerikID=16" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[urkles]

This a dirty log I have done for the other chaps who came on the trip with me so ignore any comments to them as I have just copied and pasted it, but it gives a good idea what was seen here and around Turkey

TURKEY, JUNE 1ST – JUNE 4TH 2011

Notes – In brackets is the real serial, everything else is what was marked on the aircraft.

JUNE 1ST 2011
Stansted
BOEING 747 A6- DUBAI AIR WING
BOEING 737 A6- DUBAI AIR WING
GULFSTREAM C-37? ????? US ARMY ?
Isatnbul Goztepe – University
F104G 8346

JUNE 2ND 2011

Ataturk International Airport
IL76 PAKISTAN AIR FORCE

Buyukcekmece
T33A 51-4350, 2-350 Memorial Park
F5A (69-1725) Turkish Stars Scheme Memorial Park
C47A 6069 Beach
DO-28B-1 (10012) Near Pier
DO-27H-2 (10294) Near Pier

Yeskiloy Air Base
UH-1
UH-1
One was probably 82-24053 which was seen to take off when we were in the museum

Yeskiloy Museum
FRONT ROW
F16C 89-0032, ‘2011’,’1911’
F104G (12344), 344, 4-344
NF5A 3022, 22
CAFE AREA
DO-28D-1 10020
C47B (6008) H-008, 08
AREA BEHIND MUSEUM
???????? TC-EAF
T34A (24216) OK-16
T34A (24420) 2-220,OK
LINE ONE
NF5A 3070, 3-070
T37C 39835, 2-835, TE-835
RT33A (41543) 1543, 8-453
T33A 35744, 5744
RF84F 11917, 1917
RF84F (11901) 1901, 51-1901
F84F 28941, 941
SABRE CL-13A/F86E 19207, 207
SABRE CL-13A/F86E (19268) 268
F84G 110572
F84G 19953
LINE TWO
F102A (53-3386) 0-53386, 386
F100C 54-2089, 3-089
F100C 56-3788, 8-788
F100F (54-2245) 42245, FW-2245
F104G 12619, F6-619
F104S 6868
TF104G 63-5725, 9-725 ‘5725’
RF5A 97147, 5-147
F5A (14466) marked 14460
ALONGSIDE HANGAR
F4E PHANTOM II 67-0360
UH-1H 69-15724, 724
LINE THREE
S2E TRACKER 149877, TCB-877
C47A (6052) 52, YSL-52
P47D (7021) DE_21
BEECH KANSAN AT-11 (6930) 9-930
PZL-104 WIGA TC-ECL
C54D SKYMASTER (10683) ETI_683
LINE FOUR
U17A SKYWAGON 11357,KK
BELLANCE T-7C 10104,KK
DO-27H-2 10293,KK
DO-28D-2 10022,KK
DO-28B-1 10013,KK
KIBM MAVI ISIK G ?????
CARAVELLE ?????
LINE FIVE
ROBINSON R-22 10370
VISCOUNT 794D 430
T-6G TEXAN (7504) 04
C160D 69-022, 022
UH-19D 52-7577
HANGAR
Some, if not most are replicas
MAGISTER 1 77
HEHR 44 KUS 44
PZL XXIV (P-24G) PEZETEL (2015) marked as 2145
CURTISS FALLON CW-22 15
DOMINE T-1/DRAGON RAPIDE ?????
L-18C SUPER CUB 10306,KK
SCHELBE BERGFALKE-IV 5824
GRIGOWIGHT M-5 ?????

Yesilkoy Air Academy
F84E 28116, 816 GATE
F100C 42059, FW-059 GATE
TF104G 5711 BEACH

Army Museum (only seen by Andrew, Allan, and Stephen)
OH-13S 10397
U-17A 13254
CF-104 62-733

Rahmi-Koc Museum
F104S 75-6895 GATE
VAMPIRE FB-6 (J-1167) marked WL505 LENGERHANE BASEMENT
PITTS SPECIAL G-AXNZ DOCKYARD GROUNDFLOOR
BELLENCA T-7C 10133 DOCKYARD FIRST FLOOR
NF5A 3041 DOCKYARD FIRST FLOOR
C47A (42-92970) CAR PARK
DO-28D-2 10041 MILITARY AREA
AH-1S COBRA 10655 ROOFTOP – MILITARY AREA
JET PROVOST T-3A G-BWDR(XM376) OUTDOOR EXHIBITION AREA
B24D LIBERATOR 41-24311 OUTDOOR EXHIBITION AREA
THRUSH TC-ZMC
T-34A MENTOR (24212) OK-12

Istanbul Technical University
DO-28D-2 10071, D-IDSB
F104G (63-12733) 2733, 4-733
Next door in the Army camp was a pole mounted F104

Samandria Air Base
Numerous T41s, Hueys and UH-60s. 3 Ag-cats and a SAR Huey. Allan noted;
T41 10114
T41 10111
UH-1 13021
UH-1 12(8 OR 5)79
On the gate was;
U-17 11050
Adnam Menderes Airport –Izmir, Gaziemir Air Base
CN235 -113, 113
CN235 -126, 126
A109 ????
AB412 TCSG-514
AB412 ????
AB412 ????
F104G (8347) Pole Mounted
AN26 Cargo Ramp

June 3rd 2011

Cigli Air Base, Spotters Day
Units currently unknown if anyone wants to fill in
TURKEY
F4E 67-0285 Fire Trainer
RF4E 69-7512
F4E 73-1022
UH-1 69-15571
UH-1 69-15799 Flying
TB-9 TRINIDAD 606-TCB
SF-260 95-0830, 2-830
SF-260 91-0779, 2-779
SF-260 93-0825, 2-825
T41 72-1420, HV.H.O. – 420
T37 39840, TE-840, 2-840
T37 12808, TE-804, 2-987
KT-1 10-07, 07
KT-1 10-05, 05
KT-1 10-09, 09
KT-1 11-10, 10
T38 23611, 2-611
T38 38115, 2-115
T38 38231, 2-231
T38 38173
AB412 TCSG-502
F5B 0449, (72-0449)
NF5A 3058, 58 TURKISH STARS (Static display)
NF5A 3036, 36 3004, 04 3049, 49 3072, 72 3052, 52 3027, 27 3025, 25
3066, 66 3039, 39 all Turkish Stars ( Some are new!)
NF5B 4009, 09 TURKISH STARS
F16C 94-0088
F16C 07-1015
F16C 91-0011 Special marks
F16C 89-0022
KC135R 60-0326
BOEING 737AEW WEDGETAIL N360BJ
UAV? 09-137
UAV? 11-003
SH60 SEAHAWK TCB-60
COUGAR 01-2517
AH1 COBRA 13065
T33 2-086 derelict in compound
F5 8-145 derelict in compound- could 9-145
T38 2-221 derelict in compound
UH-1 procedure trainer
C160D 69-034, 034
T34A 54-24218
T34A (24201) 2-201,OK GATE
T33A 17519, 2-519 GATE
F100 921, 2-921 GATE
UH-1H 69-15645 GATE
PAKISTAN
JF-17 THUNDER 09-112
JF-17 THUNDER 10-114
JF-17 THUNDER 10-116
F16C 85728
F16C 85726
ROMANIA
IAR-99 SIOM 717
IAR-99 SIOM 712
AN-26 810
ALGERIA
C130 4928, 7T-WHJ
POLAND
CASA C-295 011
ISKRA 3H-2011,1
ISKRA 3H-2008,2
ISKRA 3H-2009,3
ISKRA 3H-2007,7
ISKRA 3H-2004,8
GERMANY
EF2000 31+17
EF2000 31+19
SPAIN
CASA 101 AVIOJET , TEAM AQUILA ;
E25-69,7, 79-97 E25-87,-, 79-29 E25-21,3, 79-21 E25-22,1, 79-22 E25-62,8, 79-17
E25-23,4, 79-23 E25-86,2, 79-32 E25-52,5, 79-34
CROATIA
PILATUS PC-9 ;
064 057 068 062 056 069 067
FRANCE
C160R R218, 64-GR
ALPHA JETS OF PATROUILLE DE FRANCE;
E158, 8 E162, 7 E44, 6 E117, 5 E114, 4 E46, 3 E163, 2 E85, 1 E95, 9 E134,0
USAF
C21A 84-0110 (?)
8 x F16C ‘THUNDERBIRDS’
SERBIA
AN26 71386 (c/n 13904)
ITALY
C27J CSX-62219, RS-50
C130J MM62189, 46-55
AMX MM7170, 32-05
EF2000 MM7306
MB339 OF FRECCE TRICOLORI;
MM54517, 1 MM54479, 10 MM54485, 8 MM54473, 9 MM54538, 7 MM54510, 6
MM54475, 5 MM54500, 4 MM54482, 3 MM54480, 2 MM54477, 0
BULGARIA
C27J 073
PC-9 664
MiG 29UB WHITE 14
SLOVAKIA
AN-26 2506
HUNGARY
AN-26 405
JAS-39D 42
AUSTRIA
SAAB 105 RF-26
SAAB 105 BLUE C
BELGIUM
C130H CH-09
JORDAN
C130H 344
F16A 148 (ex FA-76)
F16A 141
I worked out the above by ‘googling’ Arabic numbers, so may need checking

Cigili West
T38 x5
C160R R-???, 61-M?
UH-1 x2
COUGAR x 4
CN235 x 6

Gaziemir Hillside
F5A 14897, 3-897
RF5A 97156
CF104 62-786, 8-786
From here could be seen at Gaziemir 7x Hueys on the ramp.

Adnan Menderes Airport, Gaziemir Air Base
C160D 69-040
FALCON 50 MM????? ITAF
CN235 94-073
CN235 95-106
CN235 95-099
C130B 61-0960
UC35A 50124 US ARMY

Izmir Town
F104G 65-8347 LANGAUGE SCHOOL
F104G 12316, 4-316 IZELMAN PARK

June 4th 2011

AIRSHOW EXTRAS
F16AM FA-95 BAF
F16AM FA-??? BAF
F16AM J-512 RNethAF
F16AM J-015 RNethAF
C130J B-538 RDAF
C130E 63-3188, 188 TAF
CN235 97-134, 134 TAF
A400M EC-404 AIRBUS MILITARY
CESSNA 172 (?) TC-CBU
CESSNA CARAVAN TC-CAU
TORNADO GR.4 ZD847, 108
Also at CN235 did a paradrop, 2x F4s flew overhead and the Red Arrows turned up.
FLYPAST
COUGAR 01-2528
COUGAR 02-2561
COUGAR 01-2533
T41D 72-1414, HV.H.O.-414
T41D 72-1422, HV.H.O.-422
T41D 72-1473, HV.H.O.-473
SF-260 93-0824, 2-824
SF-260 92-0804, 2-804
SF-260 93-0826, 2-826
T37C 90385, TE-385, 2-385
T37C 90384, TE-384, 2-384
T37C 39831, TE-831, 2-831
KT-1 10-02, 02
KT-1 10-01, 01
KT-1 10-03, 03
T-38 38209, 2-209
T-38 23656, 2-656
T-38 13178, 2-178
CN235 97-133
C160D 69-033
C130E -991
KC135R 62-3563
F16 93-0678
F16 93-0680
F16 94-1562
F4E 77-0285
F4E 68-0498
F4E 77-0290
F5 9128
F5 21255
F5 21249

Adnan Menderes Airport, Gazemir Air Base
CN235 95-099, 099
CN235 ??-122, 122
CN235 95-106, 106
CN235 94-073, 073
C130B 58-0736
C130B 61-0960
C160D 68-020
C160D 69-040
FALCON 50 TC-MMG (Bought Turkish President)
Boeing 737-300 EW-282PA BELAVIA (just a nice number )
On take off the following were noted ;
In the Coastguard dispersal were 3x AB412, 1x A109 and 2 or 3 CN235
At the other half of the base were GI airframes – a C160 and 2 F4s

[pikey01]

Right im not going to popular but tough this needs to be said. Are all number crunchers so darn selfish? The Turkish Air Force were kind enough to put on an event for international guests, and all they asked was not to hang round other bases. Our tour of idiots insited on doing just that at the expense of a full day at the show on saturday (not what I paid for)

We had our registration plate written down numerous times, due to the arrogance of our group who thought 4 x people carriers parked on dirt tracks next to bases was discreet. We got pounced on by airport security and told to be on our way, so they moved a little further back and still got the scopes out.

This post on Scramble sums it up perfectly:

"The previous day I read the C-160 off as 028 but confirmation would be appreciated as our activities were cut short when a van load of police arrived."

these so called "enthusiasts" are exactly the same people that give the majority of us a bad name abroad. My thanks to the Turkish Air Force for their excellent organisation and event, just a shame so many seemed to take the out of their hospitatlity....

[POL]

As I "number cruncher" as you call it ( ) - I fully agree with your comments, it's not difficult to go where you should be and get what you can get from there, thus not spoiling it for everyone else!

(PS. How was the camera? )

[starfighter]

Dont worry just like the Greek Touchdown trip ,
there day will come.

[pikey01]

Dont worry just like the Greek Touchdown trip ,
there day will come.

Ironically, I planned to go to the Greek open house days with them later this year, but after this farce I won't bother. How a tour group can change the itinery 6 hours before the airshow and not expect people to be off is beyond me.

Chris, my camera coped a lot better in the heat than I did!