Later converted to F1CT, sold to Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC).

Photo via G.Bouma

From 17 July until 8 August 1979 the runway of Twenthe Air Base was being repaired, so 313 sqn operated from neighbouring Hopsten AB in Germany.

From 17 July until 8 August 1979 the runway of Twenthe Air Base was being repaired, so 313 sqn operated from neighbouring Hopsten AB in Germany.

The 110th Tactical Fighter Squadron deployed under Coronet Shield to Hopsten air base in Germany with twelve F-4Es. The deployment was held from 28 May and 11 June 1988. The 338 served the 110th until 1991 and the aircraft (which is marked 131 TFW on the til and "30 years of Phabulous Phantom" on the other side) is preserved at St. Louis (MO) since October 1992.

The 110th Tactical Fighter Squadron deployed under Coronet Shield to Hopsten with twelve F-4Es. The deployment was held from 28 May and 11 Jun'88. This 407 was delivered to the USAF in Jun'70 and flew temporary with the Royal Australian Air Force as 07 in the early 70s. After return it was assigned to the 57th FWW, 110th TFS and rebuild to F-4G in the late 80s, early 90s. It served as a Wild Weasel the 3rd TFW and the 190th TFS before retirement to AMARC (as FP1010). In 1996 the G was rebuilt to QF-4G and eventually shot down on 6 November 1997 as an aerial target while assigned to 82nd ATRS

The 110th Tactical Fighter Squadron deployed under Coronet Shield to Hopsten air base in Germany with twelve F-4Es. The deployment was held from 28 May and 11 June 1988. This 410 is stored since June 1991 at AMARG with inventory code FP0696.

The 110th Tactical Fighter Squadron deployed under Coronet Shield to Hopsten air base in Germany with twelve F-4Es. The deployment was held from 28 May and 11 June 1988. This 382 was sold to Turkey in 1991 and continued the same serial with code 1-382. The aircraft was written off according to databases, but the exact date is unknown.

The 110th Tactical Fighter Squadron deployed under Coronet Shield to Hopsten air base in Germany with twelve F-4Es. The deployment was held from 28 May and 11 June 1988. This 403 was sold to Turkey as 68-0403 in July 1991 and started to serve 172 Filo as 7-403. This Phantom was the first one modernized under the Turkish "Simsek" programme and after upgrade it was redesignated as F-4E/TM. The aircraft was eventually withdrawn from use by November 2001.

A Tornado IDS pictured during its overshoot at Hopsten. The Tornado started its military career within the Marineflieger, the German Navy, see here. It made its first flight on 29 September 1982, was delivered to Marinefliegergeschwader 1 on 24 November 1982 and was transferred to the Luftwaffe (AG51) in the fall of 1994. After al long service life, the IDS was scrapped at Jever air base by September 2015.

The Luftwaffe Jagdgeschwader 72 (JG72) "Westfalen" was stationed at Hopsten Air Base. Originally, the unit was put into service as Jagdbombergeschwader 36 (JBG36) but they transitioned into a fighter squadron from 1991. After the decommissioning on 31 January 2002, the 2nd Staffel of JG72 continued until mid-2006 as the Fluglehrzentrum F-4F (FLZ, F-4F) or F-4F flight training center, the JG72 patch on the intake continued. This 3743 was in its last phase of scrapping at its homebase.