Post by Faan on Nov 30, 2004 21:10:10 GMT 2
Hello Tiger-fans,
Some news-updates on what happened at the 31 sqn in Novembre:
* As a former F104 Starfighter Air Base and to emphasize the good relationship with the local communities, the Kleine Brogel 10th Tactical Wing build a Belgian Air Force F-104 (FX-94) as a monument on an important roundabout in the nearby town Peer. Prior to the official ceremony which will take place in mid-November, KeeBee organized an informal BE Starfighter-pilots gathering at Kleine Brogel AB on the 27th of October, including a fly by & landing of a F-104 coming from the 10th Sqn at Grazzanise, Italy. The Italian F-104 was accompanied by 2 Belgian F-16's; one singelseater and one dubbleseater. 31 Tiger sqn pilot Captain "Skate" Pattyn, ex-31 Tiger sqn pilot Major "Patja" Stams and Major "Eeckie" Heeckhout piloted the F-16's. Tiger John Vandebosch also gave a breath taking demo for the spotters.
* A military ceremony took place on the 15th of November at 2.25 pm for the Feast of His Majesty the King. Each Component of Defense participated with a detachment. 31 Tiger pilot Captain Bert “Tuur” Thurman carried the 10th Tactical Wing standard, also 2 other crewmembers of the Tiger squadron volunteered to march along in the 10WTAC detachment.
* From the 19th till the 26th of November the 31 “Tiger” squadron deployed to Waddington (U.K) for their annual ACMI (Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentations). The goal of the deployment was to get a maximum realistic training in air-to-air engagements. Thanks to Kevin Bates for the fast sending of pictures, you can find a link to his website (airliner images) at the spotters-link page.
Also a new picture is added at the article on the Sanicole Airshow. The FA-05, which is used for statics at airshows, carried a 31 Tiger sqn ribbon on the tail. Thanks to Didier Steenbeke for the picture.
Another interesting addition to the website is the interviews with Marc Peeters who works at the secretariat of 31 and demo pilot John Vandebosch. Thank you Marc & John!
Further I have received lots of new material from ex-tiger Johan "Meuke" De Meurichy, Peter Poulen, Didier Steenbeke and Jos Schoofs. Here is a list of what is new:
* Picture of an old F-84F Thunderstreak in 31 sqn scheme
* Pictures of the F-104 Starfighter (FX-52) in Nato Tigermeet 1978 color scheme
* Pictures of F-104 Starfighters in air, piloted by 31 sqn pilots
* Wallpaper of the F-104 Starfighter (FX-52) in Nato Tigermeet 1978 color scheme
* Wallpaper of an old F-84F Thunderstreak in 31 sqn scheme
* Wallpapers of F-104 Starfighters in air, piloted by 31 sqn pilots
* Wallpaper of an F-16 with the old 31 sqn tail
* A new picture of the HGU-26/P helmet with MBU-5/P oxygen mask with Tiger-vizor.
* A new poster of the 31 sqn with their F-16 (FA-71) in Nato Tigermeet 1998 color scheme
* 2 new 31 sqn scarfs
* The new cap & sunglasses of the Belgian Demo Team with Tiger John Vandebosch
* 2 new t-shirts of the 31 sqn
* 5 new stickers and one pin
Also a new skin for the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 is online, now you can fly the FX-52 in Nato Tigermeet 1978 color scheme at home.
To finish I would like to apologize because the server has been down a lot the last month, the host encountered some problems thereby leaving the website and my email-addresses unavailable for quite some time. I hope this problem is now fixed, otherwise I will change hosts next year.
Tigergreetz,
Faan
To see this list online (with the necesary quick-links so you don't have to search the whole site for the updates) go to updates.31tigersqn.be
Some news-updates on what happened at the 31 sqn in Novembre:
* As a former F104 Starfighter Air Base and to emphasize the good relationship with the local communities, the Kleine Brogel 10th Tactical Wing build a Belgian Air Force F-104 (FX-94) as a monument on an important roundabout in the nearby town Peer. Prior to the official ceremony which will take place in mid-November, KeeBee organized an informal BE Starfighter-pilots gathering at Kleine Brogel AB on the 27th of October, including a fly by & landing of a F-104 coming from the 10th Sqn at Grazzanise, Italy. The Italian F-104 was accompanied by 2 Belgian F-16's; one singelseater and one dubbleseater. 31 Tiger sqn pilot Captain "Skate" Pattyn, ex-31 Tiger sqn pilot Major "Patja" Stams and Major "Eeckie" Heeckhout piloted the F-16's. Tiger John Vandebosch also gave a breath taking demo for the spotters.
* A military ceremony took place on the 15th of November at 2.25 pm for the Feast of His Majesty the King. Each Component of Defense participated with a detachment. 31 Tiger pilot Captain Bert “Tuur” Thurman carried the 10th Tactical Wing standard, also 2 other crewmembers of the Tiger squadron volunteered to march along in the 10WTAC detachment.
* From the 19th till the 26th of November the 31 “Tiger” squadron deployed to Waddington (U.K) for their annual ACMI (Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentations). The goal of the deployment was to get a maximum realistic training in air-to-air engagements. Thanks to Kevin Bates for the fast sending of pictures, you can find a link to his website (airliner images) at the spotters-link page.
Also a new picture is added at the article on the Sanicole Airshow. The FA-05, which is used for statics at airshows, carried a 31 Tiger sqn ribbon on the tail. Thanks to Didier Steenbeke for the picture.
Another interesting addition to the website is the interviews with Marc Peeters who works at the secretariat of 31 and demo pilot John Vandebosch. Thank you Marc & John!
Further I have received lots of new material from ex-tiger Johan "Meuke" De Meurichy, Peter Poulen, Didier Steenbeke and Jos Schoofs. Here is a list of what is new:
* Picture of an old F-84F Thunderstreak in 31 sqn scheme
* Pictures of the F-104 Starfighter (FX-52) in Nato Tigermeet 1978 color scheme
* Pictures of F-104 Starfighters in air, piloted by 31 sqn pilots
* Wallpaper of the F-104 Starfighter (FX-52) in Nato Tigermeet 1978 color scheme
* Wallpaper of an old F-84F Thunderstreak in 31 sqn scheme
* Wallpapers of F-104 Starfighters in air, piloted by 31 sqn pilots
* Wallpaper of an F-16 with the old 31 sqn tail
* A new picture of the HGU-26/P helmet with MBU-5/P oxygen mask with Tiger-vizor.
* A new poster of the 31 sqn with their F-16 (FA-71) in Nato Tigermeet 1998 color scheme
* 2 new 31 sqn scarfs
* The new cap & sunglasses of the Belgian Demo Team with Tiger John Vandebosch
* 2 new t-shirts of the 31 sqn
* 5 new stickers and one pin
Also a new skin for the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 is online, now you can fly the FX-52 in Nato Tigermeet 1978 color scheme at home.
To finish I would like to apologize because the server has been down a lot the last month, the host encountered some problems thereby leaving the website and my email-addresses unavailable for quite some time. I hope this problem is now fixed, otherwise I will change hosts next year.
Tigergreetz,
Faan
To see this list online (with the necesary quick-links so you don't have to search the whole site for the updates) go to updates.31tigersqn.be
, specialy the F104 Tiger "1978", my all-time Tiger deco favorite ;D 
