On 1 and 2 July 2017 the NATO Air Base has celebrated 35 years of NATO AWACS presence in Geilenkirchen, Germany. The 35th Anniversary aircraft was the highlight of the celebrations with over 60 aircraft on display and over 37.000 visitors.
The Open Days event provided the public with a unique opportunity to see first-hand what happens on the base and at the same time receive insight into the E-3A Component’s history, aircraft and daily operations.
The NATO AEW&C Force E-3A Component are 16 aircraft and employees of 29 country’s. (Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America).
Static Aircraft
Dassault Dornier Alpha Jet 1B+ AT14 11Sm/AJtS Belgian Air Component
Dassault Dornier Alpha Jet 1B+ AT30 11Sm/AJtS Belgian Air Component
F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA94 31sm Belgian Air Component
F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA132 1sm Belgian Air Component
Siai Marchetti SF.260D ST40 CC Air Belgian Air Component
Bombardier CL604 C-168 Esk 721 Danish Air Force
F-16AM E-602 Esk 730 Danish Air Force
F-16BM ET-210 JSF Test Flight Danish Air Force
Saab JAS-39D Gripen 9820 211tl Czech Air Force
Mil Mi-35 3366 221 vrl Czech Air Force 2016 tiger c/s
Airbus A400M Atlas 54+04 LTG62 German Air Force
Bell UH-1D Iroquois 71+34 THR30 SAR German Army
Transal C-160D 51+01 LTG61 German Air Force spec c/s
Eurocopter EC135T1 82+60 HFWS German Army
Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon 30+26 TLG74 German Air Force
Panavia Tornado GS 46+11 TLG33 German Air Force
Panavia Tornado ECR 46+54 TLG51 German Air Force
Lockheed P-3C Orion 60+06 MGF 3 German Navy
Sud Aviation SE.3130 Alouette 2 76+03 German Army museum storage
McDonnell F-4E(AUP) Phantom II 72-1501 339 MPK Greece Air Force
McDonnell F-4E(AUP) Phantom II 77-1750 339 MPK Greece Air Force
Saab JAS-39C Gripen 34 MH 59 Hungarian Air Force
Eurofighter F-2000A Typhoon MM7316/37-07 37St/18Gr Italian Air Force
Eurofighter F-2000A Typhoon MM7319/37-05 37St/18Gr Italian Air Force
Gulfstream/IAI G550-CAEW M62293/14-11 71 Gr Italian Air Force
Piaggio P180RM Avanti MM62163 4 St/71 Gr Italian Air Force
Boeing E-3A Sentry LX-N90442 NAEW&CF NATO
Boeing E-3A Sentry LX-N90444 NAEW&CF NATO
Boeing E-3A Sentry LX-N90445 NAEW&CF NATO
Boeing E-3A Sentry LX-N90450 NAEW&CF NATO
Boeing E-3A Sentry LX-N90453 NAEW&CF NATO
Boeing E-3A Sentry LX-N90454 NAEW&CF NATO
Boeing E-3A Sentry LX-N90455 NAEW&CF NATO
Boeing E-3A Sentry LX-N90458 NAEW&CF NATO
Boeing E-3A Sentry LX-N90459 NAEW&CF NATO
McDonnell Douglas KDC-10 T-264 334sq Royal Netherlands Air Force
F-16AM Fighting Falcon J-011 312sq Royal Netherlands Air Force
F-16AM Fighting Falcon J-063 315sq Royal Netherlands Air Force
PZL M28B Bryza 0205 42 BLSz Polish Air Force
PZL M28B Bryza 1006 44 BLotM Polish Navy
Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-29UB 15 23 BLT (1elt) Polish Air Force
Sukhoi Su-22UM3K 707 21 BLT Polish Air Force
Alenia C-27J Spartan 2704 Esc902 AvTr Romanian Air Force
Boeing E-3D Sentry ZH106/06 /54(R) Sq RAF
Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules 187AS/153 AW Wyoming ANG USAF
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 62-3572 117 ARS Kansas ANG USAF
Boeing P-8A Poseidon 168440/440 VP30 US Navy
Boeing AH-64D Apache 04-05453 1-3 ARB /12CAB US Army
Boeing CH-47F Chinook 13-08432 1-214 GSAB/12CAB US Army
Civil
Aquila A210 D-EFXZ/27 RWL German Flt Academy
Bell 206B3 Jet Ranger D-HMFA
Cessna 525 Citation CJ1 D-ILHA Lufthansa Flight Training Center
Piaggio FWP.149D D-ECBW/92+19
Hispano HA.200D Saeta D-IWMS Messerschmidt Stiftung
Impulse i100TD D-MDMM
Ikarus C42 Cyclone D-MTAW
Piper L-18C Cub D-EGFG
Remos GX Cruiser D-MMGF
SOCATA TB-10 Tobago D-EAKJ
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Pictures Zijde Aviation Photo Publishing Rob Vogelaar