Air-Britain News – August 2019

the fleet of F‑35A Lightning II which are due to arrive at first to

Florennes early 2025.

Serial notes – Belgian Air Component

Alpha Jet 1B+

Serial msn Remarks

AT‑19 B19/1071 Noted at Bordeaux‑Merignac 20/5/19

It appears that some of the Belgian Alpha Jets appear to be still in

use with the French Air Force?

Falcon 900B

Serial msn Remarks

CD01 109 21 Squadron – withdrawn from use 2/7/19

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

Air Force and Anti-Air Defence Brigade

Bosnia and Herzegovina, as it is these days, comprises two autonomous

entities – the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika

Srpska, with a third unit, the Brčko District, governed under local

government. It is beyond this article to go into any depth about the

country’s formation, but suffice to say it went through a traumatic

gestation as a result of the Bosnian War which took place between

1992 and 1995, where an estimated 100,000 people lost their lives.

The Air Force and Anti‑Air Defence Brigade is a part of the Armed

Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with headquarters in Sarajevo.

The Air Force and Anti‑Aircraft Defence Brigade of Bosnia and

Herzegovina was formed from the Army of the Federation of Bosnia

and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska Air Force when they were

both merged on 1st January 2006.

The air force is currently a pure helicopter force equipping three

squadrons. The fixed wing elements of the Republika Srpska Air Force

have long since been withdrawn from use and remain stored at Banja

Luka/Mahovljani.

Order of Battle

1 Helicopter Squadron Base – Sarajevo/Rajlovac

Operates UH‑1 and Mil Mi‑17

2 Helicopter Squadron Base – Banja Luka

Operates Mil Mi‑8 and SA.342 Gazelle

3 Helicopter Squadron Base – Tuzla

Operates Mil Mi‑17

Aircraft Types

I have attempted to give all serial information that is known and

published including stored types– and due thanks are given to

AirHistory.net, Rotorspot, Eurodemobbed, Scramble and Planebase.

With regards to serials:

• The Republika of Srpska used the Jugoslav National Army Air
  Force as essentially the aircraft were just taken over from the JNA.


• The Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina primarily
  had serials prefixed VF‑, prior to this the types were registered
  with T9‑ registration


• Current operational are now serialed with the prefix A‑
  Most observations of operational and stored aircraft seem to have
  occurred in early 2012, with very few after this time.
  Bell UH-1H
  Serial msn Remarks
  A‑2614 4978 ex VF‑1805, 65‑9934; last reported as stored
  at Mahovjani 5/12 and marked as ‘1805’
  A‑2615 5604 ex VF‑1806, 66‑1121; 1 Helicopter Squadron
  
  
  • last noted 2/12
    A‑2616 5667 ex VF‑1807, 66‑1184; last reported as stored
    at Mahovjani 5/12 and still marked
    as VF‑1807
    A‑2617 5691 ex VF‑1808; serial not worn
    A‑2618 9396 ex VF‑1809, 67‑17198; 1 Helicopter Squadron
  
  
  • written off 28/6/12
    A‑2621 4767 ex VF‑1816; serial not worn
  
  
  
  

ZK330/330 FGR4 2Sqn; ex 1Sqn
ZK332/332 FGR4 6Sqn; ex 1Sqn
ZK333/333 FGR4 1Sqn; ex 2Sqn
ZK340/340 FGR4 WLT Coningsby; ex 3Sqn
ZK353/353 FGR4 6Sqn; ex 1Sqn
ZK358/358 FGR4 3Sqn; ex 11Sqn
ZK359/359 FGR4 3Sqn; ex TMU Coningsby
ZK364/364 FGR4 1Sqn; ex 2Sqn
ZK374/374 FGR4 3Sqn; ex WLT Coningsby
ZK425/425 FGR4 2Sqn; ex 6Sqn
ZK436/436 FGR4 allocated 12Sqn; ex TMU Coningsby
ZK436/436 FGR4 29Sqn; 12Sqn

Viking
ZE495/VA T.1 GMS Syerston; ex Syerston Depth
ZE521/VK T.1 GMS Syerston; ex Syerston Depth
ZE528/VQ T.1 644VGS/CGS; ex GMS Syerston
ZE529/VR T.1 644VGS/CGS; ex GMS Syerston
ZE532/VU T.1 GMS Syerston; ex 644VGS/CGS
ZE532/VU T.1 644VGS/CGS; ex GMS Syerston
ZE560/WH T.1 644VGS/CGS; ex GMS Syerston
ZE601/XA T.1 644VGS/CGS; ex GMS Syerston
ZE601/XA T.1 Topcliffe; ex 644VGS/CGS
ZE602/XB T.1 Syerston Depth; ex 644VGS/CGS
ZE605/XE T.1 632VGS; ex 644VGS/CGS
ZE631/XV T.1 644VGS/CGS; ex GMS Syerston
ZE637/YA T.1 644VGS/CGS; ex 632VGS
ZE680/YQ T.1 GMS Syerston; ex Syerston Depth

Voyager
ZZ330 KC.2 Depth servicing Air Tanker; ex 10/101Sqn
ZZ332 KC.3 Depth servicing Brize Norton; ex 10/101Sqn
ZZ333 KC.3 10/101Sqn; ex 1312 Flight
ZZ334 KC.3 1312 Flight; ex 10/101Sqn

Wildcat
ZZ389 AH.1 WZM Yeovilton; ex 847NAS
ZZ403 AH.1 1Regt/659Sqn; ex 1Regt/661Sqn
ZZ408 AH.1 WST Yeovilton; ex Leonardo Yeovil
ZZ521 AH.1 847NAS; ex WST Yeovilton
ZZ379 HMA.2 Leonardo Yeovil; ex 815NAS
ZZ528 HMA.2 WZM Yeovilton; ex 825NAS

FOREIGN SCENE

EUROPE

ALBANIA

Serial notes – Albanian Air Force
AB205A
Serial msn Remarks
612 4062 ex MM80442; Noted active at Farke 7/19

Bo105E-4
Serial msn Remarks
626 noted active at Farke 7/19

Chengdu F7
‘Scramble’ reports F7 serial 0207 is been sunk off the coast in the Vlore
area as an attraction for scuba divers. It had previously been preserved
at East Gate shopping centre at Lundër, south of Tirana.

Albanian Police
Mil Mi-8T
Serial msn Remarks
ZA‑MFE 99257188 noted active at Farke 7/19

BELGIUM

The Belgian bases of Florennes and Kleine Brogel are to receive major
upgrades in their infrastructure. This work will prepare the bases for