The White Falcon - 16.07.1993, Blaðsíða 4

Tornados kick up
winds at 57th FS
By J03 (SW) Andreas Walter
F-3 Tornado afterburners were on full
thrust during a week-long stay at Naval Air
Station, Keflavfk from July 5 - 12.
Eight Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornados
from two squadrons out of RAF Leuchars,
Scotland, engaged in air combat training with
the F- 15s of the 57th Fighter Squadron, 35th
Wing.
“We don’t get too many F-15s in our neck
of the woods, so the chance to train side by
side is quite valuable. It givesa us a chance to
compare the flying characteristics of the
individual planes in a realistic environment,”
said Fit. Lt. Colin Wills, Weapons Officer for
the 111th Squadron out of Scotland.
He added that this plays a positive role in
enhancing the professional as well as the
social relations between the two sides.
The group, which departed Tuesday, usu-
ally performs this kind of training in Eng-
land. Yet in the past, these and other squad-
rons have flown to Keflavfk for similar exer-
cises, and will continue to do so for the
forseeable future. It gives both sides the
An F-3 Tornado belonging to the 111th Squadron flies above the Icelandic coastline during
one of many flights recently with the 57th Fighter Squadron. The squadrons from Scotland
regularly engage in training of this nature with the F-15s. (Photo by Sq Ldr. Richard Milnes)
chance to fight against dissimilar aircraft so
they’re not flying against the same plane
during training sessions.
Wills added that the ever-changing weather,
conditions in Iceland prove to be more than
challenge for the pilots at times.
Quarterly Top Flight awards given to 57FS pilots
Left to right, Barys, Marshall, Callan and Malloy display their fighter
techniques. (Photo by J02 Carlos Bongioanni)
Last Friday, the 57th Fighter Squadron (FS) held its
quarterly Top Flight awards banquet and honored several
pilots who showed superior performance during last months
Top Flight competition.
Each quarter, the 57FS plans a simulated wartime scenario
to test the air combat proficiency of its pilots. The squadron
is broken up into two flights (A and B) consisting of four F-
15s per flight. Each flight must separately perform the sce-
nario against a specified adversary.
During last quarter’s competition in early June, Flights A
and B flew against eight F-16s from Norway. Although both
flights flew exceptionally well, not losing one aircraft in the
simulated air fight, Flight B proved to be tops by downing all
eight of the Norwegian F-16s, while Right A downed only
five.
The winning flight (left) consisted of Capt. Patrick (Dil-
lon) Marshall, Capt. Alan (Dingle) Barys, Capt. Joe (Slider)
Callan and Capt. Matt (Zap) Malloy.
Other awards presented during the banquet recognized
pilots who had the highest hit rate for the entire quarter from
April to June. Barys scored the highest with the radar guided
AIM-7 missile. Capt. Randy (Zulu) Brockwell took first in
his use of the heat-seeking AJM-9 missile. Marshall was tH
most successful in using the M-61 “Gatling” Gun, and tH^
overall award went to Capt. Garth (Odie) Dody.
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