Unusual visitor today was RDAF C130J B-536. Stopped in for about an hour then departed, dropped some parachutists in the area and departed. Call sign was (I think) Crusher 31
Catching up on some recent highlights:
16/1: 168179/AJ-711 MH60R HSM-70
19/1: 165183/AD-357 F/A18C VFA-106 flying with VMFA-115
25/1: 94-0263 RC26B just marked 263 on tail
8/2: 164905/215 F/A18C VMFA-312 marks. ??/AD-316 flying with VMFA-115 161832 T34C SFSWL
13/2: 168182/AJ-707 MH60R HSM-70
15/2: 168302/06 MV-22B HMX-1
Not much else of interest...
Noted yesterday arriving as "Bengal 41" flight were:
164679/WK-04 VMFAAW-224
165199/unmarked
They were joined later by "Bengal 44"
165206/WK-04 in full marks. So we had a C and a D in with the same code.
There is an Army Guard exercise going on at the moment with the following UH72As noted
DC NG: 72054/055/212/214
NC NG: 72048/049/246
No mks: 72047
UH60s last threes 897 and 097. Believe the second at least is KY NG as it is calling Wildcat 097
C17s seem to be involved and noted over the past few days:
137AS/NY ANG 89-1191 bl/w "Polo 40"
167AS/WV ANG 94-0069 rd/w "Decoy 84", 00-0181 rd/w "Decoy 58"
183AS/MS ANG 03-3117 bl/gd "Ruler 39"
Plus 92-3293 yl/bl 437AW but using "Epic 31" so may be operating with 156AS/NC ANG
165AS/KY ANG C130H 91-1231 also visited
C26B (91-00505) also visited as "PAT662" (Serial from SBS not read)
F/A18s noted today:
VMFA-251 164212/DW-01, 164971/DW-971
VMFA-312 164905/215
VMFA-115 ??/VE-11
Plus AJ-406 VFA-37 marks flying with VMFA-251 and 164960 no marks flying with VMFA-115
KC135R 63-7992 bk/yl 153ARS/MS ANG arrived as "Keys 81"
More transports in today for the exercise
C17A
93-0599 bl/yl AK 3Wg "Frozen 10"
00-0177 bl/wt 137AS/NY ANG "Polo 86"
(00-0183) bl 156AS/NC ANG "Epic 31" serial from SBS
01-0196 rd/wt 167AS/WV ANG "Decoy 01"
03-3119 bl/gd 183AS/MS ANG
C130H
74-1671 bl/yl 186AS/MT ANG
90-1794 - 180AS/MO ANG "Jesse 94"
91-1235 wt/bl 165AS/KY ANG
95-6711 bl/yl 130AS/WV ANG "Anvil 68"
KC135R
59-1448 bk/gd 153ARS/MS ANG "Keys 82"
63-7992 bk/gd 153ARS/MS ANG "Keys 81"
Another UH60 was flying as "Guard 959"
94-0261 C26B is flying local missions as "Taco 99" it is just marked 261 on tail
Shooting approaches was C146A
10-3077 "Hound 41"
F/A18s arriving for the weekend:
165175/341, 165203/AD-316 "T-Bolt 53/54" flying with VMFA-251
?/ED-07, 164711/ED-10, 164683/ED-11, 164738/ED-14 VMFAAW-533
