During May 2015 it was time for 192 Filo of the Turkish Air Force, Konya Air Base to host the 55th gathering of the NATO Tiger Meet. The NATO Tiger Association has some 23 full members of which  only seven squadrons attended and participated in flying missions. All aircraft deployed to and flew from Anatolian Eagle Training Center, Konya Air Base central Turkey (4th to 16th May).

Attending squadrons:

132 Filo      F-16C/D x8       Konya, Turkey

192 Filo      F-16C/D x8       Balikesir, Turkey

6.ELT          F-16C/D x6       Poznan, Poland

EC 1/7         Rafale B/C x4  Saint-Dizier, France

ECE 5/330   Rafale B/C x4  Mont-de-Marson, France

21 Gruppo   AB-212 x2        Grazzanise, Italy

1 AEW&CS  E-3A x2           Geilenkirchen, Germany

Whilst travelling down to Konya through mainland Turkey our group was able to make a few stops along the way to photograph preserved F-5s, F-84, F100 and a F-104, these were well worth taking a brake for.

Author/photography  Mark Forest