April 1980 movements

Major exercise Elder Forest ’80 took place this month, and 23 Sqn hosted a squadron exchange with Belgian Air Force Mirages

15th	XE606	11	Hunter F6A	79 Sqn	Based for the exercise
	XF382	15	Hunter F6A	79 Sqn	Based for the exercise
	XG226	28	Hunter F6A	79 Sqn	Based for the exercise
	XK149	34	Hunter F6A	1 TWU	Based for the exercise
	XG194	E	Hunter FGA9	79 Sqn	Based for the exercise
	XJ687	I	Hunter FGA9	79 Sqn	Based for the exercise
	XF418	16	Hunter F6A	1 TWU	Visitor, crimson panels
	68-0565	AR bk	RF-4C	USAF/10th TRW	Airfield attack
	68-0570	AR bl	RF-4C	USAF/10th TRW	Airfield attack
	BR10		Mirage VBR	Belgian Air Force/42 Sm	Airfield attack
			Mirage VBR	Belgian Air Force/42 Sm	Airfield attack
	68-0056	UH r	F-111E	USAF/20th TFW	Airfield attack
		UH	F-111E	USAF/20th TFW	Airfield attack
	70-2396	LN	F-111F	USAF/48th TFW	Airfield attack
	70-2415	LN	F-111F	USAF/48th TFW	Airfield attack
	XX976	DK	Jaguar GR1	31 Sqn	Airfield attack
	XX977	DL	Jaguar GR1	31 Sqn	Airfield attack
	D-6655		F-104G	KLu	Airfield attack
	D-8090		F-104G	KLu	Airfield attack
	D-8109		F-104G	KLu	Airfield attack
			F-104G	KLu	Airfield attack
	D-6653		F-104G	KLu	Airfield attack
	D-8060		F-104G	KLu	Airfield attack
	D-8093		F-104G	KLu	Airfield attack
			F-104G	KLu	Airfield attack
			Jaguar GR1	17 Sqn	Airfield attack
			Jaguar GR1	17 Sqn	Airfield attack
	72-1483	SP y	F-4E	USAF/52nd TFW	Airfield attack
		SP	F-4E	USAF/52nd TFW	Airfield attack
		SP	F-4E	USAF/52nd TFW	Airfield attack
		SP	F-4E	USAF/52nd TFW	Airfield attack
	J-261		F-16B	KLu/CAV	Airfield attack
		RS	F-4E	USAF/86th TFW	Airfield attack
		RS	F-4E	USAF/86th TFW	Airfield attack
16th	XX261	261	Hawk T1	1 TWU
	XW205	CB	Puma HC1	33 Sqn
	XW791		HS.125 CC1	32 Sqn
	XX821	BF	Jaguar GR1	17 Sqn
	XZ373	BG	Jaguar GR1	17 Sqn
	XX967	DA	Jaguar GR1	31 Sqn
	XX968	DB	Jaguar GR1	31 Sqn
	XX973	DG	Jaguar GR1	31 Sqn
	XX976	DK	Jaguar GR1	31 Sqn
	XX977	DL	Jaguar GR1	31 Sqn
	K-3008		NF-5A	KLu/314 Sqn	Airfield attack
	K-3023		NF-5A	KLu/314 Sqn	Airfield attack
	K-3034		NF-5A	KLu/314 Sqn	Airfield attack
	K-3045		NF-5A	KLu/314 Sqn	Airfield attack
	XE601		Hunter FGA9	A&AEE	Airfield attack
	J-261		F-16B	KLu/CAV	Airfield attack
	37+57	White rudder	F-4F	WGAF/JbG-36	Airfield attack
	37+65	Yellow rudder	F-4F	WGAF/JbG-36	Airfield attack
	38+01	Red rudder	F-4F	WGAF/JbG-36	Airfield attack
	38+25	Red rudder	F-4F	WGAF/JbG-36	Airfield attack
	38+29	Yellow rudder	F-4F	WGAF/JbG-36	Airfield attack
	38+33	Red rudder	F-4F	WGAF/JbG-36	Airfield attack
	21+50		F-104G	WGAF/JbG-31	Airfield attack
	23+74		F-104G	WGAF/JbG-31	Airfield attack
	23+98		F-104G	WGAF/JbG-31	Airfield attack
	25+67		F-104G	WGAF/JbG-31	Airfield attack
	D-8272		F-104G	KLu	Airfield attack
	plus 7 more
			Canberra PR7	13 Sqn	Airfield attack
24th	XV467	Q	Phantom FGR2	19 Sqn
30th	BA01		Mirage VBA	Belgian Air Force/2 Wing
	BA04		Mirage VBA	Belgian Air Force/2 Wing
	BA43		Mirage VBA	Belgian Air Force/2 Wing
	BA56		Mirage VBA	Belgian Air Force/2 Wing
	BA60		Mirage VBA	Belgian Air Force/2 Wing
	BD12		Mirage VBD	Belgian Air Force/2 Wing
	CH-06		C-130H	Belgian Air Force/46 Sm
	CH-09		C-130H	Belgian Air Force/46 Sm
	CS-01		Avro 748	Belgian Air Force/21 Sm