1978_Nato Tiger Meet (Kleine-Brogel)

A Belgian Air Force F-104G Starfighter (FX02; cn683-9017), from 10Wing during the landing at Kleine Brogel. Scan from old slide.

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A Belgian Air Force F-104G Starfighter (FX83; cn683-9141) - on jacks - in the maintenance hangar at Kleine Brogel AFB. The nose cone was detached to give a good view on the radar.

A Belgian Air Force F-104G Starfighter (FX86; cn683-9147) in the static at Kleine Brogel AFB, during a wet gathering of "tigers"...

A pair of Belgian Air Force F-104G Starfighters (lead is FX99 with cn 683-9172 , wingman is FX33 with cn 9070) are about to drop their drag-chutes at the end of their roll-out after a nice formation landing at Kleine Brogel AFB. The Vietnam c/s proved to be very effective...at ground-level.

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Belgian Air Force F-104G Starfighter (FX86; cn683-9147) in the static at Kleine Brogel AFB, during a wet gathering of "tigers"...(1978 Tiger Meet at KB). Scan from old slide.

The Swallows...

A RF-4E Phantom II (35+36; cn4094) from AKG52 from the German Air Force, on the very wet apron at Kleine Brogel AFB. Scan from slide.

A F-15A Eagle (76-0015; BT; cn194/A167) from 36TFW/53TFS at Bitburg, performing a fly-by at Kleine Brogel AFB during the Tiger Meet photo day. The aircraft has been reported (in 2005) to have been scrapped at Otis ANGB. (Scan from slide).

This Bitburg-based F-15A Eagle (76-0053; BT; cn 237/A205) from the US Air Force was present in the static at Kleine Brogel AFB. This aircraft was w/o 06JUL78.

A FB-111A (68-0247; cnB1-19) from the US Air Force (at that time belonging to 509BW/393BS), on a very wet apron at Kleine Brogel AFB.