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  Live Firing Exercise at Chaibadan 2015
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Text:

Chakrit Samithinan

Pictures:

Chakrit Samithinan

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On 22nd December 2015, the Commander -in-Chief  of the RTAF, Air Chief Marshal Treetod Sonjance presided over the opening of the yearly air power demonstration and competition among the various air wings of the RTAF. This year, the event was held at the Chandy firing range near Chaibadan which is situated in Lopburi Province. The objective of such competitions is to hone the skills of the participants, be it in live firing of weapons by fighter planes (which included firing board cannons, rockets and dropping live bombs), air reconnaissance and air photography, search and rescue operations, cargo air drops, transport missions and parachute exercises. The results of these competitions will be used to draw up plans to further develop and improve the efficiency of the personnel involved.
This year's demonstration was also a platform to show off the new Eurocopter EC-725 helicopters which only recently joined the RTAF at 203 Squadron in Lopburi Province and is used among other tasks for search and rescue missions on land and on water. These new helicopters will eventually replace the ageing Bell UH-1H Huey helicopters.
Am 22. Dezember 2015 fand unter dem Vorsitz des Commander-in-Chef der RTAF Luftmarschall Treetod Sonjance die Eröffnung der jährlichen Luftmacht-demonstration und der Wettbewerb der verschie-denen Geschwader der RTAF statt. In diesem Jahr wurde die Veranstaltung auf dem Chandy Schießplatz in der Nähe Chaibadan in der Provinz Lopburi abgehalten. Das Ziel eines solchen Wettbewerbes ist es, die Fähigkeiten der Teilnehmer beim scharfen Schuss (Bordgeschütze, Raketen und der Abwurf von Bomben) aus Kampfflugzeugen zu demonstrieren, wie auch Luftaufklärung und Luftfotografie, Such- und Rettungsoperationen, Absetzen von Fracht, Transport-Einsätze und Fallschirm-Übungen.
Die diesjährige Demonstration war auch eine Plattform die neuen Eurocopter EC-725 Hubschrauber zu zeigen, die erst vor kurzem von der 203 Squadron in der Provinz Lopburi betrieben werden und neben anderen Aufgaben für Such- und Rettungseinsätze an Land und auf dem Wasser verwendet werden. Diese neue Hubschrauber werden die veralteten Bell UH-1H Huey Hubschrauber ersetzen.
 
Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) 
 
Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  RTAF Eurocopter EC-725 (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  RTAF Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  RTAF General Dynamics F-16A Falcon of the 102 & 103 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) 
 
RTAF Lockheed C-130H Hercules 601 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  RTAF Dornier Alpha Jet of the 231 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  RTAF Dornier Alpha Jet of the 231 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) 
   
  RTAF General Dynamics F-16A Falcon of the 403 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  RTAF General Dynamics F-16A Falcon of the 403 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  RTAF General Dynamics F-16A Falcon of the 403 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)   
   
  RTAF General Dynamics F-16A Falcon of the 403 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  RTAF General Dynamics F-16A Falcon of the 403 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  RTAF General Dynamics F-16A Falcon of the 403 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)  Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan)   
 

RTAF Aero L-39ZA Albatross of the 401 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) 

RTAF Aero L-39ZA Albatross of the 401 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) 

RTAF Aero L-39ZA Albatross of the 401 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) 

Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) 

 

RTAF Aero L-39ZA Albatross of the 401 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) 

RTAF Aero L-39ZA Albatross of the 401 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) 

RTAF Aero L-39ZA Albatross of the 401 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) 

Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) 

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Written 25. December 2015

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