Post by Faan on Oct 2, 2004 13:28:47 GMT 2
Actual
News:
* Mid-August the 31 squadron said goodbye to one of their pilots. Dirty left the squadron and will go fly the Embraer.
* From the 30th of August until the 24th of September two pilots of the 31 squadron participated the Tactical Leadership Porgramme (TLP) 2004-4 at Florennes.
* On the 30th of August 4 F-16's of the 31 squadron left for Schleswig, Germany to participate in the Nato TigerMeet 2004.
* During the spottersday the Belgian 31 squadron pleased the audience by giving nice low-level flyby's and giving all spotters a chance to take pictures while they taxied past the crowd. Each squadron always tries its best to bring at least one two-seater to NTM. The squadrons then trade backseat rides, so there is usually plenty of opportunity to “check out the competition”. This is one of the best customs. When the FB-22 of the 31 sqn passed by, the backseat pilot even took pictures of the spotters...
Unfortunately the FA-87 with special painted Tigertail had a problem and had to be placed in maintenance, therefor not seen at the spottersday.
The 31 squadron also brought along two special painted cars, a Jaguar (just like last year) and a van.
* The 4 F-16’s of the 31 sqn who participated in the annual Nato Tigermeet returned home. They were at Schleswig-Jagel airbase, Germany from the 1st until the 6th of September. The squadron made an astonishing achievement by winning the ‘Silver Tiger Trophy’ for the second time in a row. The already won the STT in 1978, 1984, 1994, 1996, 1997 and 2003. This year there was an ex aequo with the German 321 squadron and because the 31 sqn already took their award home last year, the German pilots are taking it home with them.
The fact that the Belgian squadron managed to win the award 7 times already, with 5 times in the last decade, no further proof is needed for the dedication and professionalism of the pilots and ground crews of this famous Belgian airbase.
* On the 17th of September the CRC opened its doors. 4 F-16's of the 31 squadron gave a flyby that day.
Also pictures were added to the following articles that were already published on the website:
* John Vandebosch wins Paul Bowen Solo Jet Trophy
* Fraternization with the French 1/12 squadron (1)
I have made some more adjustements to the webcodes. Now on the news-page, the new and updated articles are already shown in a list. Below the list you can still search through the database by year or by searchword(s). And to end those new and updated articles are also shown in a marquee on the index (entrance) page of 31tigersqn.be
In the media:
The 9th of September the newspaper Het Belang van Limburg published an article on the marvelous achievement by the 31 Tiger sqn at the Nato Tigermeet.
Downloads
Wallpapers:
In the download-section I've added a bunch of wallpapers. Some are of the FA-87 (tigertail), some of Johns demo this year and also a wallpaper of 31sqn pilot Mario in his thingypit.
Skins:
A new skin for Microsoft FlightSimulator 2004 is added. no wyou can fly the Belgian 31 Tiger sqn F-16 on your computer.
Memorabilia
I've added the patch of the Nato Tigermeet of 2004.
2 new stickers are also online.
A new image of a 31sqn cap is now online.
31 Tiger Sqn
Interviews:
3 new interviews are online: Bert Thurman, Dirk Vranken and Hennie Bours.
vs 23 Devil sqn:
Tigers are an endangered species, but it has not always been like this. In the old days it happened a lot one (or more) tigers became an eager target of the 23 Devils squadron. Do notice this friendly rivalry between the two squadrons resulted in an ever improving operational spirit in the 10th Wing. Some anecdotes you can now read on the website.
Pictures
Nato Tigermeets:
Some pictures of the Belgian tigercar can be found in this section.
Links
Spotters:
Bert Van Haerens website is listed, some very nice pictures of airpower...
Sitemap
On the index (entrance) page you can now find a link to the sitemap. This page gives you a full view of the website-structure.
Armament
I've translated the last articles Wim Dielen wrote: Exercises and the future...
There you can find articles on Waddington (Nomad) & Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP), Frisian Flag, Red Flag, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), Longe Range Stand Off Weapons and the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) + AIM-9X Sidewinder.
That's about all that happened this month. I've also changed the lay-out of my personal pages (http://faan.31tigersqn.be).
News:
* Mid-August the 31 squadron said goodbye to one of their pilots. Dirty left the squadron and will go fly the Embraer.
* From the 30th of August until the 24th of September two pilots of the 31 squadron participated the Tactical Leadership Porgramme (TLP) 2004-4 at Florennes.
* On the 30th of August 4 F-16's of the 31 squadron left for Schleswig, Germany to participate in the Nato TigerMeet 2004.
* During the spottersday the Belgian 31 squadron pleased the audience by giving nice low-level flyby's and giving all spotters a chance to take pictures while they taxied past the crowd. Each squadron always tries its best to bring at least one two-seater to NTM. The squadrons then trade backseat rides, so there is usually plenty of opportunity to “check out the competition”. This is one of the best customs. When the FB-22 of the 31 sqn passed by, the backseat pilot even took pictures of the spotters...
Unfortunately the FA-87 with special painted Tigertail had a problem and had to be placed in maintenance, therefor not seen at the spottersday.
The 31 squadron also brought along two special painted cars, a Jaguar (just like last year) and a van.
* The 4 F-16’s of the 31 sqn who participated in the annual Nato Tigermeet returned home. They were at Schleswig-Jagel airbase, Germany from the 1st until the 6th of September. The squadron made an astonishing achievement by winning the ‘Silver Tiger Trophy’ for the second time in a row. The already won the STT in 1978, 1984, 1994, 1996, 1997 and 2003. This year there was an ex aequo with the German 321 squadron and because the 31 sqn already took their award home last year, the German pilots are taking it home with them.
The fact that the Belgian squadron managed to win the award 7 times already, with 5 times in the last decade, no further proof is needed for the dedication and professionalism of the pilots and ground crews of this famous Belgian airbase.
* On the 17th of September the CRC opened its doors. 4 F-16's of the 31 squadron gave a flyby that day.
Also pictures were added to the following articles that were already published on the website:
* John Vandebosch wins Paul Bowen Solo Jet Trophy
* Fraternization with the French 1/12 squadron (1)
I have made some more adjustements to the webcodes. Now on the news-page, the new and updated articles are already shown in a list. Below the list you can still search through the database by year or by searchword(s). And to end those new and updated articles are also shown in a marquee on the index (entrance) page of 31tigersqn.be
In the media:
The 9th of September the newspaper Het Belang van Limburg published an article on the marvelous achievement by the 31 Tiger sqn at the Nato Tigermeet.
Downloads
Wallpapers:
In the download-section I've added a bunch of wallpapers. Some are of the FA-87 (tigertail), some of Johns demo this year and also a wallpaper of 31sqn pilot Mario in his thingypit.
Skins:
A new skin for Microsoft FlightSimulator 2004 is added. no wyou can fly the Belgian 31 Tiger sqn F-16 on your computer.
Memorabilia
I've added the patch of the Nato Tigermeet of 2004.
2 new stickers are also online.
A new image of a 31sqn cap is now online.
31 Tiger Sqn
Interviews:
3 new interviews are online: Bert Thurman, Dirk Vranken and Hennie Bours.
vs 23 Devil sqn:
Tigers are an endangered species, but it has not always been like this. In the old days it happened a lot one (or more) tigers became an eager target of the 23 Devils squadron. Do notice this friendly rivalry between the two squadrons resulted in an ever improving operational spirit in the 10th Wing. Some anecdotes you can now read on the website.
Pictures
Nato Tigermeets:
Some pictures of the Belgian tigercar can be found in this section.
Links
Spotters:
Bert Van Haerens website is listed, some very nice pictures of airpower...
Sitemap
On the index (entrance) page you can now find a link to the sitemap. This page gives you a full view of the website-structure.
Armament
I've translated the last articles Wim Dielen wrote: Exercises and the future...
There you can find articles on Waddington (Nomad) & Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP), Frisian Flag, Red Flag, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), Longe Range Stand Off Weapons and the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) + AIM-9X Sidewinder.
That's about all that happened this month. I've also changed the lay-out of my personal pages (http://faan.31tigersqn.be).
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, I'm sure it takes you a lot of work to gain all this info 
