TWM 1 - St Dizier AB 29 June till 6 July 1962 Nothing known about any participating Starfighters during this exercise. |
TWM 2 - Hopsten AB 15 till 28 June 1963 Nothing known about any participating Starfighters during this exercise |
TWM 3 - Chaumont AB 16 till 31 July 1964 It was the first time that CF-104s were participating in a TWM exercise. In total two CF-104s were seen both from the participating 4 Wing / 422 Squadron. The 4 ATAF team won the Broadhurst Trophy. |
TWM 4 - Chaumont AB 11 till 25 June 1965 During this AFCENT Tactical Weapons Meet Starfighters have been seen from the Canadian 427 Squadron (3 Wing Zweibrucken) and 422 Squadron (4 Wing Sollingen), Belgium 10 Wing, and German Air Force JBG31 and JBG33. It was the first time the Germans participated in this exercise.The Canadian team was led by Wing Commander Bill Bliss (422 Squadron commander), and was very successfull. As part of the 4ATAF (which won) the RCAF won the Best Nation award, and flight lieutenant Frioult (422 Squadron) was the top individual scrorer winning the Top Gun Trophy. Other pilots inside this succesfull team were Fl Lt. Hyndman, Dow and Hull. German JBG31 pilot Lt Kmonitzek (2nd Starffel) won 2nd place in the Nuclear Attack role. Other pilots from JBG31 were Hptm Angermann, Hptm S Heltzel, Oblt Weiss and OFW Kaiser. The 4th ATAF won the exercise (including JBG33 and the Canadians). Photos beneath show aircraft DC+110 (later 21+83) and DC+255 (later 22+04) on the platform taken during the exercise at Chaumont in June 1965 (Rob Breur). interesting to see that factory code "KE+352" can still be seen beneath the new serial. The other photos show DA+247 (later 20+36) by Hans Koning, DC+254 (later 22+05) by Peter Mühlböck and Canadian CF-104 12815 also by Peter Mühlböck. Also DA+120 is seen (which participated also in 1966), 12815 on the way to the runway and the photo of FX92 (which only served only a few months within the Belgium Air Force before it was lost in an accident later in 1965) are all taken by J. Wilhelem via Philippe Carre. The last photo of DC+255 was provided by Klaus Kropf. Also a picture of the patch worn by the Canadian team (thanks to Wayne Logus). During this exercise Starfighter DA+259 was lost. It crashed in a field, about 1 km from Mahrecourt, France, near the SUIPPES range. During its third approach for an air-to-ground attack, the aircraft suddenly encountered an engine failure and subsequent rapid loss of height. Pilot Hptm Gunther Angermann (29) ejected in time and was unhurt. |
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TWM 5 - Chaumont AB 10 till 24 June 1966 During this Tactical Weapons Meet Starfighters have been seen from the German Air Force JBG31, JBG33, Dutch Air Force 311sq, Belgium Air Force 10Wing and RCAF 1st Air Division. The exercise was also known as "Air-TWM". The 2ATAF was the overall winner. As captain of the 2ATAF team the Broadhurst trophy was handed to 10 Wing pilot Roger Vansieleghem by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). The Canadians had the 2nd best team and Fl.Lt L.B. Marion of 422 squadron won the top individual honours of having the highest single score in the competition. |
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TWM 6 - Wildenrath AB 16 till 30 June 1967 During this Tactical Weapons Meet Starfighters have been seen from the German Air Force JBG31 and JBG33 and also from the Belgium Air Force 10Wing and Canadian Armed Forces 1AD. The 2 ATAF was the winner. F/L McCallum (422 Squadron) won the Visual Ladd Tophy. Beneath photos showing the F-104G D-8282, TF-104G D-5813, borrowed from TDM, German DA+237, DC+103 and Canadian 12800 at Wildenrath, all taken by Henk Schakelaar. |
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TWM 7 - Jever AB 7 till 21 June 1968 During this Tactical Weapons Meet Starfighters have been seen from the German Air Force JBG31 and JBG33, Dutch Air Force 312sq, Canadian Armed Forces 1st Air Division (3rd Wing) and Belgium Air Force 10Wing. JBG31 pilot Hptm Buckner won the individual LADD Trophy and JBG31 pilot Major Kukuck won the individual LAY-DOWN Trophy. See also: http://www.thunderstreaks.com/exercises/jever-germany-nato-tactical-weapons-meet-june-1968/ |
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TWM 8 - Norvenich AB in June 1969 During this Tactical Weapons Meet Starfighters have been seen from the Canadians, the Belgians, the German Air Force JBG33 and Dutch Air Force 311/312sq. Aircraft seen during the meet include: See also: http://www.thunderstreaks.com/exercises/norvenich-germany-nato-tactical-weapons-meet-june-1969/ |
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TWM 9 - Bitburg AFB - Spangdahlem AFB 1 till 13 June 1970 During this Tactical Weapons Meet (also mentioned "AIRTAC") Starfighters have been seen from the German Air Force JBG34, Dutch Air Force 311 and 312 squadron, Belgium 10Wing and Canadian Armed Forces 1CAG (421sq?). Aircraft see during this meet were: |
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TWM 10 - Florennes AB 18 till 29 September 1972 During this Tactical Weapons Meet Starfighters have been seen from the German Air Force JBG31 and JBG33 and from the Dutch Air Force 312sq while the Canadian Armed Forces 1CAG acted as the jury. The German team, led by Oberstleutnant Schmidt included Oberstleutnant Schmitz-Irmer, Oberleutnant Leve, Oberleutnant Stein and Ober-stabsfeldwebel Gerking. Oblt. Jackie Stein became "NATO-Ace" while Oberstleutnant Schmitz-Irmer ended as Nr.3. Starfighter 26+48 (JBG34) was seen as well at Florennes during this exercise but likely as visitor. One of the Dutch Starfighters (D-6700) received a lot of zapps on its front fuselage during the exercise. See also: http://www.thunderstreaks.com/exercises/florennes-belgium-nato-tactical-weapons-meet-september-1972/ |
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TWM 11 - Sollingen AB 24 May till 7 June 1974 During this Tactical Weapons Meet Starfighters have been seen from the German Air Force JBG31 and JBG34 and also from the Canadian 1CAG based at this Sollingen location. Aircraft seen during this meet were: |
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TWM 12 - Twenthe AB 29 April till 15 May 1976 During this "final" Tactical Weapons Meet Starfighters have been seen from the German Air Force JBG31 and JBG32 and from the Canadian Armed Forces 1CAG. Some believe 306sq also participated during this meet (like RF-104G D-8143) See also: http://www.thunderstreaks.com/exercises/twente-nl-tactical-weapons-meet-aprilmay-1976/ |
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TAM - Wildenrath AB 5 till 14 June 1978 During this Tactical Air Meet Starfighters have been seen from the German Air Force JBG33, Dutch Air Force 306 squadron, and Belgium Air Force 10Wing.. |
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TAM - Ramstein AFB 20 June till 3 July 1980 During this Tactical Air Meet Starfighters have been seen from the German Air Force JBG31, JBG32, the Dutch Air Force 306 squadron and Canadian Armed Forces 1CAG. Some aircraft operated from Zweibrucken including the Dutch RF-104Gs. The Canadian squadron won the Walker Trophy for the best rocket shooting performance while the Dutch Starfighter squadron won the Wildenrath Trophy for their achievement to bring all teams close together and accomplish a real TAM team spirit. This was especially because they gave away lots of coffee, saté and candy's. Photos thanks to Henk Schakelaar. Patch photos thanks to Eddie Duggan. |
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TAM - Wittmundhafen & Jever AB 11 till 23 June 1982 During this Tactical Air Meet Starfighters have been seen from the German Air Force JBG33, the Dutch Air Force 306 squadron and Canadian Armed Forces 1CAG. |
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TAM - Gilze Rijen AB late June till early July 1984 During this Tactical Air Meet Starfighters have been seen from the Canadian Armed Forces 1CAG. |
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TAM - Kleine Brogel AB in June 1986 There were no Starfighters involved. |
TAM - Sollingen AB 16 till 30 June 1988 During this Tactical Air Meet Starfighters have been seen from the Italian Air Force 10 Gruppo, 18 Gruppo and 22 Gruppo. Patch photo thanks to Eddie Duggan. Nice video about this exercise can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdmI-a32do0 |
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