C-17A 445AMW
C-17A 62AW
When we arrived, 2 C-17s were parked. Anybody for their numbers?
7 April Travis
05-5139 C-17A 445AW
06-6158 C-17A 60AMW
06-6159 C-17A 60AMW
06-6162 C-17A 60AMW
06-6164 C-17A 60AMW
07-7172 C-17A 60AMW
05-5149/HH C-17A 15W
70-0456 C-5A AFRC
87-0032 C-5B 60AMW
87-0042 C-5B 60AMW
87-0043 C-5B Westover
87-0044 C-5B 60AMW
68-0213 C-5M 60AMW
86-0024? C-5M 436AW
E-6A
E-6A
83-0081 KC-10A 305AMW + 15
Anybody for the E-6As? They were parked near the KC-10s on the other side.
8 April Reno
92-0547 C-130H 192AS
92-0549 C-130H 192AS
93-7314 C-130H 187AS
Units noted as on the planes. I know the NV ANG got a few "new" ones, so not sure if 7314 was visiting or is a new one....
8 April Fallon
164352/601 E-2C NAWDC
168900/502 EA-18G NAWDC
168932/500 EA-18G NAWDC
168942/501 EA-18G NAWDC
41 F/A-18 NSAWC
104 F/A-18
107 F/A-18
/AD-134 F/A-18 VFA-106
/AD-231 F/A-18 VFA-106
/AD-256 F/A-18 VFA-106
/AD-257 F/A-18 VFA-106
/AD-265 F/A-18 VFA-106
/AD-266 F/A-18 VFA-106
/AD-312 F/A-18
/AD-412 F/A-18 VFA-106
/NA-403 F/A-18 VFA-94
/NA-421 F/A-18 Hangar
/NF-106 F/A-18 VFA-102
16.908/AD-137 F/A-18 VFA-106
161937/47 F/A-18A NSAWC MARINES
162840/30 F/A-18A NSAWC Hangar
164066/22 F/A18C NSAWC
166867/114 F/A18C NSAWC
163470/24 F/A-18C NSAWC Hangar
163750/45 F/A-18C NSAWC
163988/42 F/A-18C NAWDC
164013/20 F/A-18C NSAWC Hangar
164030/21 F/A-18C NSAWC Hangar
164033/44 F/A-18C NSAWC Hangar
164048/33 F/A-18C NSAWC
164244/AJ-303 F/A-18C VFA-15
164897/41 F/A-18C NSAWC
164902/400 F/A-18C VMFA-251
168919/AJ-311 F/A-18C VFA-15
168921/AD-142 F/A-18C VFA-106
164014/AD-434 F/A-18D VFA-106
164061/AD-435 F/A-18D VFA-106
164667/DT-00 F/A-18D VMFA-242 Hangar
165540-AJ-131 F/A-18E VFA-31
165909/NE-912 F/A-18E VFA-87
166605/AG-105 F/A-18E VFA-143 Hangar
166904/115 F/A-18E NSAWC Hangar
/AD-246 F/A-18F VFA-106
/NF-113 F/A-18F VFA-102
165674/AD-212 F/A-18F VFA-106
165795/101 F/A-18F NAWDC
165805/114 F/A-18F NSAWC
166627/AB-112 F/A-18F VF-11
166802/108 F/A-18F NSAWC
166805/106 F/A-18F NAWDC
166806/104 F/A-18F NSAWC
166885/106 F/A-18F NSAWC
166890/NF-112 F/A-18F VFA-102
166892/NF-114 F/A-18F VFA-102
166915/NF-100 F/A-18F VFA-102
166918/NF-103 F/A-18F VFA-102
50 F-16A NAWDC
920408 F-16A NSAWC Hangar
9.0460/06 F-16A NAWDC
900943/51 F-16A NSAWC
900945/54 F-16A NAWDC
900946/55 F-16A NSAWC Hangar
900947/56 F-16A NAWDC
910410/61 F-16A NAWDC
920404/57 F-16A NSAWC Hangar
920409/60 F-16A NSAWC Hangar
920458/04 F-16A NAWDC
920461/07 F-16A NSAWC
920459/05 F-16B NSAWC Hangar
761528/06 F-5E VFC-13
761534/10 F-5E VFC-13
761535/14 F-5E VFC-13
761536/02 F-5E VFC-13
761564/01 F-5E VFC-13
167817/75 MH-60S NSAWC Hangar
167838/71 MH-60S NSAWC
167865/74 MH-60S NSAWC
160478/NJ-478 T-34C
What a great base to visit! Pitty the locals didn't fly, but VFA-106 and the Atsugi boys were flying a lot. Still missing quite some numbers though......
9 April El Centro
2x CH-47
7x F/A-18 VMFA-115
165532/CE-06 F/A-18D VMFA-225 Viking41
162480/YF-24 CH-53E
161387/YF-22 CH-53E
YF-25 CH-53E
YF-30 CH-53E
YF-32 CH-53E
163599/232 T-45C TW-2 CD32
163608/208 T-45C TW-2 CD51
163633/233 T-45C TW-2 CD14
163646/246 T-45C TW-2 CD11
165073/273 T-45C TW-2 CD71
165076/278 T-45C TW-2 CD13
165636/282 T-45C TW-2 CD72
165637/283 T-45C TW-2 CD62
165646/292 T-45C TW-2 CD12
167095/256 T-45C TW-2 CD31
167096/258 T-45C TW-2 CD61
7x T-45C TW-2
/EC UH-60
BIG question here: Will they be flying on Saturdays? When we arrived at the field around 07.45 we just missed the first T-45s returning from their first morning mission
Pitty the F/A-18s didn't fly....Then around 11 we moved to Yuma. Here the WTI was halfway it's flying phase, but again, no clue if they would fly on Saturday. First thing we saw was the CAG bird EA-6B taking the cable......... not a bad start so to say!
9 April Yuma
162934/CY-05 EA-6B VMAQ-2
163755/VE-201 F/A-18C VMFA-115
164227/VE-200 F/A-18C VMFA-115 Viking42
164970/DR-204 F/A-18C VMFA-312 Flash63
165227/WT-10 F/A-18C VMFA-232
/CE-08 F/A-18D VMFA-225
164670/04 F/A-18D VMFA-224
165412/CE-03 F/A-18D VMFA-225 Viking41
165532/CE-06 F/A-18D VMFA-225 Viking42
761537/11 F-5E VFC-13
761546/04 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper72
761556/05 F-5E VMAT-401 Sniper42
761559/06 F-5E VMAT-401 Sniper61
761576/08 F-5E VMAT-401 Sniper41
761583/01 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper71
/NY4442 KC-130J
/NY4999 KC-130J
167765/QB-765 KC-130J VMGR-352 Trust81
09-0644 MC-12W
162173 CH-53E Dagger122
162478/YN-16 CH-53E HMH-361
167919/PF-03 MV-22 VMM-364 Easy32
This was only what was flyinig. In total, there were some 90 visitors on the ground. But more about Yuma later.
After that we drove to Tucson for the AMARC, DM, Tucson part of our trip. On Sunday we did all from outside and went to PIMA museum. DM was open, as a C-17 came in and 2 MH-60s were practising with troops.
10 April Davis Monthan
96-0001 C-17A 62AW
/WC-47 MH-60S HSC-23 Bullit46
166320/WC-45 MH-60S HSC-23 Bullit46
Early start of the morning as we had an 07.00 flight over AMARC. Very nice! After landing at Tucson, we taxied in along the F-16s. They started to fly around 08.00.
11 April Tucson
65-0962/DM EC-130H 55W Zapper13
15-0338 DHC-8
15-0348 DHC-8
J-018/AZ F-16AM
J-019/AZ F-16AM
J-366/AZ F-16AM
J-067/AZ F-16BM
J-210/AZ F-16BM
1611 F-16C IAF
1615 F-16C IAF
1616 F-16C IAF
1619 F-16C IAF
86-0210/AZ F-16C 162WG
86-0211/AT F-16C AATC
86-0215/AZ F-16C 162WG
86-0239/AZ F-16C 162WG
86-0240/AT F-16C AATC
86-0252/AZ F-16C 162WG
86-0256/AZ F-16C 162WG
86-0292/AZ F-16C 162WG
87-0301/AZ F-16C 162WG
87-0312 F-16C Vermont ANG
87-0333/AZ F-16C 162WG
88-0417/AZ F-16C 162WG
88-0502/AT F-16C AATC
89-2002/AZ F-16C 162WG
89-2091/AZ F-16C 162WG
89-2100/AZ F-16C 162WG
89-2117/AZ F-16C 162WG
89-2123/AZ F-16C 162WG
89-2135/AZ F-16C 162WG
90-0708/AZ F-16C 162WG
90-0715/AZ F-16C 162WG
90-0716/AZ F-16C 162WG
90-0720/AZ F-16C 162WG
1602 F-16D IAF
1603 F-16D IAF
83-1177/AZ F-16D 162WG
83-1180/AZ F-16D 162WG
84-1326/AZ F-16D 162WG
84-1397/AZ f-16D 162WG
84-1397/AZ F-16D 162WG
88-0156/AZ F-16D 162WG
89-2155/AZ F-16D 162WG
89-2156/AZ F-16D 162WG
90-0785/AZ F-16D 162WG
90-0785/AZ F-16D 162WG
08-0336 MC-12W
64-13297/BB T-38A 9RW
64-13304/BB T-38A 9RW
166013/G-6013 T-6 TAW-4
166085/G-6085 T-6 TAW-4
07-72035 UH-72A R72035
Nice visitors (over the weekend already) were the 2 BB T-38s. Also nice visitor was the MC-12W.
11 April Davis Monthan
78-0652/DM A-10C 355FW
78-0712/DM A-10C 355FW
79-0094/DP A-10C 47FS
79-0105/DP A-10C 47FS
79-0142/DP A-10C 47FS
79-0167/DM A-10C 355FW
80-0151/DM A-10C 355FW
80-0159/DM A-10C 355FW
80-0171/DP A-10C 47FS
80-0195/DM A-10C 355FW
80-0215/DM A-10C 355FW
80-0232/DP A-10C 47FS
80-0270/DM A-10C 355FW
80-0280/DP A-10C 47FS
81-0939/DP A-10C 47FS
81-0941/DM A-10C 355FW
81-0943/DM A-10C 355FW
81-0949/DM A-10C 355FW
81-0969/DM A-10C 355FW
82-0659/DM A-10C 355FW
81-0628 C-130H AR ANG
81-0631 C-130H AR ANG
10-27029 C-27J
65-0989/DM EC-130H 55ECG
73-1580/DM EC-130H 55ECG Bat12
73-1585/DM EC-130H 55ECG Zapper12
/NO F-16 Boneyard01
89-2091/AZ F-16C
09-0108/OT HC-130J
09-5707/FT HC-130J
09-5709/FT HC-130J King91
09-5709/FT HC-130J
10-5717/FT HC-130J
65-0986/FT HC-130P 71RQS
89-26199/FT HH-60G 55RQS
90-26222/FT HH-60G 55RQS
86-0038 KC-10A
/WC-47 MH-60S HSC-23 Bullit46
166320/WC-45 MH-60S HSC-23 Bullit46
/WM T-38A "509BW"
66-4386/EN? T-38A
68-8179/WM T-38A 509BW
65-0962/DM TC-130H 55ECG Zapper12
13-72298 UH-72A
Anybody a clue for that 509BW commander a/c? It departed and we were unable to read it. Also that Boneyard01 F-16 was nice. No clue if it did a test flight, or was an arrival (we were at the wrong side at that moment).
As I was not sure what belonged to AMARC, or what to the arrival area, I did write down some serials of a/c that were in the area betwen DM and AMARC.
53 F-16A ITAF
81-0763/PR F-16A
81-0795/ND F-16A
(84-1297/LF) F-16C "56 OG"
83-1346/LF F-16C
84-1276/AC F-16C
85-1400/DC F-16C
85-1421/LF F-16C
85-1425/LF F-16C
85-1444/TX F-16C
85-1477/DC F-16C
158571 P-3
Then back to Yuma for 2 days of WTI. Tuesday was more a chopper day, where on Wednesday more fighters flew (big package with E-3 support).
12 April Yuma
161017/HF-69 AH-1Z
166755/MV-42 AH-1Z
166759/VM-42 AH-1Z
166773/MS-48 AH-1Z Gunfighter07
166773/MS-48 AH-1Z
168799/NS-46 AH-1Z
/21 AV-8B nm
163879/CF-22 AV-8B VMA-211
164117/CF-25 AV-8B VMA-211
164545/WL-56 AV-8B VMA-311
164553/CF-01 AV-8B VMA-211 Lack01
165421/CF-05 AV-8B VMA-211
165567/WL-00 AV-8B VMA-311
/WL-75 AV-8B Cabb11
12-3047 C-146A 524SOS Alm92
/CJ-13 CH-53E
/HH-15 CH-53E HMH-366
/YF-27 CH-53E HMH-462
/YN-15 CH-53E
161541/09 CH-53E HMH-451
162478/YN-16 CH-53E HMH-361
163073/YF-25 CH-53E HMH-462
161387/YF-22 CH-53E
/CY-16 EA-6B
162230/CY-75 EA-6B VMAQ-2 Shack71
163046/CY-00 EA-6B VMAQ-2
163526/CY-01 EA-6B VMAQ-2
164025/SH-151 F/A-18C VMFAT-101
164964/406 F/A-18C VMFA-251
165227/WT-10 F/A-18C VMFA-232
/CE-08 F/A-18D VMFA-225
164650/13 F/A-18D VMFA-251
168729/VK-11 F-35B VMFA-121
168730/VK-12 F-35B VMFA-121
168732/VK-14 F-35B VMFA-121
168840/VK-17 F-35B VMFA-121
169165/VK-01 F-35B VMFA-121
169167/VK-03 F-35B VMFA-121
761537/11 F-5E VFC-13 Sniper46
761537/11 F-5E VFC-13 Sniper53
761537/11 F-5E VFC-13 Sniper71
761546/04 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper42
761546/04 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper72
761556/05 F-5E VMAT-401 Sniper52
761556/05 F-5E VMAT-401 Sniper62
761559/06 F-5E VMAT-401 Sniper44
761576/08 F-5E VMAT-401 Sniper54
761579/09 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper45
761583/01 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper41
761583/01 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper51
761583/01 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper61
761586/00 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper21
761586/00 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper43
168067/QB067 KC-130J
166406/MS-04 MH-60R Gunfighter06
165845/MV-02 MV-22 VMX-22
168215/MV-01 MV-22 VMX-22
168222/ES-04 MV-22 VMM-266
168330/YM-08 MV-22 VMM-365 Dagger120
168614/YZ-04 MV-22 VMM-363
161053/053 T-34C
163553 UC-12F Yuma201
163559 UC-12F Tori559
163559 UC-12F Yuma201
165939 UC-12F Tori939
/10 UH-1Y
168406/MS-04 UH-1Y
/HF Venom12
/NS Venom11
As (by far) not everything flew, we decided to stay another day and skip Luke (not flying that much as we heard).
13 April Yuma
166759/VM-42 AH-1Z
/YZ AH-1Z Storm04
/WL-24 AV-8B VMA-311 Cat31
163868/WL-21 AV-8B VMA-311 Cat41
163879/CF-22 AV-8B VMA-211
163883/CF-20 AV-8B VMA-211
164117/CF-25 AV-8B VMA-211
164553/CF-01 AV-8B VMA-211
165004/WL-50 AV-8B VMA-311 Cat22
165397/WL-54 AV-8B VMA-311 Cat21
161387/YF-22 CH-53E HMH-462
162480/YF-24 CH-53E HMH-462
162495/CJ-01 CH-53E HMH-461
162524/HH-14 CH-53E HMH-366
162526/CJ-16 CH-53E HMH-461
CH-53E Thunder11
73-1675/OK E-3C Sentry06
162934/CY-05 EA-6B VMAQ-2
162934/CY-05 EA-6B VMAQ-2
163526/CY-01 EA-6B VMAQ-2
164025/SH-151 F/A-18C VMFAT-101
164709/WS-401 F/A-18C VMFA-323
164877/NA-301 F/A-18C VMFA-312
164970/DR-204 F/A-18C VMFA 312
165227/WT-10 F/A-18C VMFA-232
164650/13 F/A-18D VMFA 251
164656/07 F/A-18D VMFA-224
164670/04 F/A-18D VMFA-224
164705/WK-02 F/A-18D VMFA-224
164965/WK-05 F/A-18D VMFA-224
1654../CE-00 F/A-18D VMFA 225
168727/VK-09 F-35B VMFA-121 Combat51
168729/VK-11 F-35B VMFA-121
168839/VK-16 F-35B VMFA-121 Combat52
169165/VK-01 F-35B VMFA-121 Combat53
169167/VK-03 F-35B VMFA-121 Combat54
761527/02 F-5E VMAT-401 Sniper31
761537/11 F-5E VFC-13 Sniper24/32
761546/04 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper21
761556/05 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper22
761559/06 F-5E VMAT-401 Sniper23
761576/08 F-5E VMAT-401 Sniper12
761579/09 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper42
761583/01 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper11
761586/00 F-5E VMFT-401 Sniper41
158257/5Y-04 HH-1
158554/5Y-03 HH-1
158557/5Y-05 HH-1
164442/4442 KC-130H Yankee70
164999/NY-999 KC-130H
MI-24 Ivan06
168608/YP-01 MV-22
166715 UC-35D VMR-1 Lobo715
N84FN
Again quite some open ends, so if anybody could fill in the gaps..... None of the visiting AV-8s flew, nor the MV-22s. But big package of (local) harriers, F-5s, F-18s and F-35s went out in the afternoon.
Then we had 1 more day and went to Nellis. Quite some interesting visiting a/c (ok, week later there was much more), but not that often that you see B-1B depart at 06.40 local
14 april Nellis
78-0651/DM A-10C 354FS Gun52
78-0671/WA A-10C 57WG Hog01
78-0709/WA A-10C 57WG
79-0169/OT A-10C 57WG Hog02
79-0186/WA A-10C 57WG Hog03
79-0204/WA A-10C 57WG
80-0176/WA A-10C 57WG
80-0242/OT A-10C 57WG Hog04
81-0991/DM A-10C 354FS Gun51
82-0646/DM A-10C 354FS Gun41
82-0648/DM A-10C 354FS
N140EM A-4 Draken
N145EM A-4 Draken
85-0060/EL B-1B 34BS
85-0072/EL B-1B 34BS Beater21
86-0093/EL B-1B 34BS Argy11
86-0139/EL B-1B 34BS
84-0489 C-12F Pat484
11-5736 C-130J 15AW Tbird14
86-0020 C-5M 436AW RCH211
78-0484/WA F-15C 57WG
83-0014/WA F-15C 57WG Hoss02
83-0019/WA F-15C 57WG
83-0026/OT F-15C 57WG Hoss03
83-0037/WA F-15C 57WG
84-0027/WA F-15C 57WG
84-0045/WA F-15D 57WG
90-0251/WA F-15E 57WG
90-0256/WA F-15E 57WG Hoss01/Hawk01
91-0305/WA F-15E 57WG Hawk02
91-0315/OT F-15E 57WG
91-0325/OT F-15E 57WG Strike01/Hawk03
92-0366/WA F-15E 57WG
96-0200/OT F-15E 57WG Strike02/Hawk04
97-0217/OT F-15E 57WG
2x F-16 Tbirds
83-0026/OT F-16C 57WG
83-1159/WA F-16C 57WG
84-1244/WA F-16C 57WG
86-0252 F-16C 115FW
87-0260 F-16C 115FW
87-0262 F-16C 115FW
87-0267/WA F-16C 57WG
87-0275 F-16C 115FW
87-0278 F-16C 115FW
87-0280/WI F-16C 115FW
87-0300/WI F-16C 115FW
87-0307/WA F-16C 57WG
87-0349 F-16C 115FW
87-0362/OT F-16C 57WG Viper04
87-1307/WA F-16C 57WG
88-0423/OT F-16C 57WG Viper03
90-0707/WA F-16C 57WG
90-0739/WA F-16C 57WG
90-0740/OT F-16C 57WG Viper01
90-0746/WA F-16C 57WG
90-0750/WA F-16C 57WG
91-0374/OT F-16C 57WG Viper02
91-0404/WA F-16C 57WG
92-3882 F-16C 57WG
1-7 F-16C/D Tbirds Tbird01
91-0470/WA F-16D 57WG
91-0473/WA F-16D 57WG
06-0111/OT F-22A 57WG Raptor01
06-0120/OT F-22A 57WG Raptor02
08-4152/FF F-22A 1FW
08-4155/FF F-22A 1FW
12-5051/WA F-35A 57WG Bolt54
12-5053/WA F-35A 57WG Bolt01
13-5072/OT F-35A 57WG Bolt02
13-5074/OT F-35A 57WG Bolt53
26777/FT HH-60
87-26006/FT HH-60G 66RQS
87-26009/FT HH-60G 66RQS
87-26012/FT HH-60G 66RQS
A lot of OTs flew this day. Big package in the morning and then around 16.30/17.00 (bit too late) they launched another 24+ a/c.
Then we went back towards direction of LA. As we had a flight on Friday 17.50 from LAX we decided to spend a few hours at March for the airshow arrivals.
15 april March
79-0168/DM A-10C 354FS Ihawk01
05-1465 C-130J 146AW Coach16
05-5139 C-17A 445AW Slam94
05-5144 C-17A 445AW
62-3533 KC-135R 445AW Baha51
This was the flying part. There were already some a/c present (C-5, RC-135, B-1B, B-52H) and also 4 SD ANG F-16s. Anybody for their serials?
Then our week ended. 7,5 days of spotting, a lot of aircraft and 4000km. All in all in good weather (except 15 min of flooding in the desert between Fallon and El Centro).
Any additions, remarks, or questions are more then welcome!
Oz
