T-33A, DT-923 is the new gateguard at the Technical Museum in Helsingør. It was placed there march 30, and mounted on one of the three poles from the now closed museum ‘Center Mobilium’ in Billund.
Photo: Steen Rudberg
KZ-VII, OY-ATM which is ex Danish Airforce O-619 crashed 14/3 when landing at Aalborg Airbase. The piloten was blinded by the low sun, and became disorientated when he saw the landinglights. The pilot, which was the only one abord, was uninjured. The piloten landed too early and hit the grass, rolls for 200 meter, flip over, and end upside down around 400 meters short of the runway.
Photo: Hans Jørgen Fruensgaard
Photo: Kim Zimmermann
Here is a status of what’s going on now and what can be expected in the near future.
The ‘old’ Lynx S-175 is now to be found at the firedump at Aalborg Airbase.
The sold S-61′ is now shipped out from Karup Airbase to their new owner in the States. Now only U-240 is present in Denmark – on display at the Museum at Stauning. Here is the date and time when the helicopters were shipped out from Karup:
U-279, 13/10-11, 16:51.
U-275, 14/10-11, 14:46.
U-278, 19/10-11, 16:36.
U-280, 24/10-11, 13:12.
U-277, 28/10-11, 11:14.
U-481, 28/10-11, 14:31.
U-276, 03/11-11, 14:02.
These F-16′ is for now withdrawn from active duty an stored at Aalborg Airbase: E-181, E-183 ET626, and at Skrydstrup Airbase: E-180, E-182, E-184, E-187, E-192, E-193, E-195, E-196, E-197, E-198, E-199, ET204, ET206. It is not known if they will go into service again or they will be used as spares – only time will show. To make the list complete is E-177 now gateguard at Skrydstrup and E-176 is used as a ‘travelling exhibit’ by the Airforce.
One T-17, T-408, is also withdrawn from use and is stored at Karup.
The EH101, Merlin helicopters is loosing the yellow markings and the light green color will be replaced by the darker MoD. Green that the newest helicopters were delivered in.
The purchase of new Fighter aircraft is on standby untill later this year. The candidates are still Gripen NG, F-18 Super Hornet and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter; but Eurofighter would very much like to join the competition again, so there is a possibility that purchase procedure will start all over again.
The process for purchase of new Navy helicopters is still running. The candidates is now narrowed down to AgustaWestland Super Lynx and Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk. The French AS565 Panther is now out. There has been talked about 8, 12 and up to 14 helicopters – Only time will show what is right.
With a smile on my lips I read in the Danish media of the replacement of ‘The 30 years old’ Lynx helicopters, which Milfly.net readers know for fact is not true, as the Lynx Mk.90b was delivered from 2000 to 2004, so they can at the most be 8 to 12 years old.
Here a picture of the new S-175 from a SAR demo in Aalborg 2/7-2009.
The status of these pages, Milfly.dk and Milfly.net is that not much happens, so there is sometimes a long time between the news. I am currently working on the ‘facts’ pages and they will be updated later (more to follow on this). If you would like to contribute with facts, rumours, news or pictures of current or ex. Danish Airforce aircraft, please don’t hesitate to contact me here or via mail webmaster[at]milfly.net.
Hjallerup Mechanical Museum’s new gateguard, Draken F-35 A-017, was delivered to the new destination November 30. Since 2003 it has been at Skive Barracks where it should have been used for ABC training. A-017 was deliverd to 725 Squadron at Karup Airbase April 29, 1971. Total flying time was 8 hours. The Pilot was Captain V. W. Hansen. The aircraft was with 725 until the squadron were disbanded December 31, 1991. It was then transferred to 729 Squadron, where last flight were May 25, 1993 with a total of 3180 flying hours. After service it came to the museum ‘Center Mobilium’ in Billund june 6, 1994 where it was on display outside until the museum closed. The to storage at Vandel Airbase until 2003, until March 3 where it went to Skive.
Even more pictures here.
According to the website ‘Nordic Rotors‘ Cayuse H-203, N650AG, has been exported from Norway to a new owner in Borås/Viared, Sweden.
Once in a while I am mailed pictures from readers who have ‘spotted’ an ex Danish Airforce aircraft. Here is a couple from Mr. Palle Nørby Christensen which on his holliday in Florida visited Valiant Air Command in Titusville, where they on a regular basis fly vith ex. Danish Airforce C-47A, K-684. On a poster in the cabin is it listed where the aircraft have served and which movies it has appered in: ‘A bridge too far’, ‘Rhoades Raiders’, ‘Daytona Beach’, ‘Drop Zone’ and ‘Seaviper’.
Photo: Palle Nørby Christensen – More here.
Another Milfly reader, Mr. Jens Kring, was on the Island of Bornholm and visited Bornholms Technical Collection at Allinge, where Draken F-35, A-006 have been on display since 2006 among many other technical devices and machines.
Photo: Jens Kring – More here.
The S-61 helicopters are now on their way to the new owner in USA. U-275 and U-279 left Karup Airbase October 13 and U-278 followed on the 19. The helicopters is transported by road to Hamburg, and shipped out to Helicopter Support Inc.
Photo: Kim Zimmermann. Link to video on Youtube.
As a part of the exercise Night Hawk, running this and next week (40 and 41) 2 Hercules landed on the beach at Blokhus october 4. The landing strip had been marked and checked by the Danish Air Force’s Z team, which in brief are specialists in creating temporary runways and in general support aircraft operations. Before the plane coming in for landing, the team controlled, if the beach can support the weight of the aircraft, and marks where the pilots must put the plane down. During landing, the Z-team on the ground also is in contact with the pilots and the controller deliver information on, wind and run on the track. The aircraft was a Swedish Hercules (845) and Danish Airforce B-537.
Photo: Michael Christiansen
AT-158 was out in the air the other day. A taxi run from shelter to the Helicopter Wing at Karup Airbase.
Photo: Kim Zimmermann
When approaching the Danish Navy Inspection ship HVIDBJØRNEN, which was docked at Grønnedal, Greenland, S-249 from 723 Squadron made an emergency landing in the water beside the ship 22/9. Before the emergency landing there have sounded a loud crack from the helicopter. After the landing it was floating and all three crew members and two passengers were rescued on the pier in good condition.
The helicopter is now salvaged and is waiting an invesigation crew from Denmark. It will after the primary investigations be transported to Denmark. The reason for the emergency landing is not yet known.
From archives – S-249 in Viborg. Photo: David Pullen.
