Spend again a nice summer holiday in the USA. Of course some spotting must be done, between the other sightseeing.
This is what we saw:
LasVegas McCarran 24-07-2012:
61-0290/HH KC-135R USAF 203rd ARS
Nellis AFB 24 + 25-07-2012:
Based:
75-0301/WA A-10A USAF BDRT
78-0721/OT A-10A USAF BDRT
76-0057/OT F-15A USAF BDRT
79-0199/OT A-10C USAF 422nd TES
80-0185/WA A-10C USAF 66th WPS
80-0200/WA A-10C USAF 66th WPS
80-0229/WA A-10C USAF 66th WPS
80-0242/OT A-10C USAF marked as ''53th WG"
81-0946/WA A-10C USAF 66th WPS
81-0952/WA A-10C USAF 66th WPS
81-0958/WA A-10C USAF marked as "66th WPS"
81-0977/WA A-10C USAF 66th WPS
90-0251/WA F-15E USAF 17th WPS
90-0260/WA F-15E USAF 17th WPS
90-0262/WA F-15E USAF 17th WPS
91-0305/WA F-15E USAF 17th WPS
91-0327/WA F-15E USAF 17th WPS
90-0258/OT F-15E USAF 422nd TES
91-0325/OT F-15E USAF 422nd TES
91-0601/OT F-15E USAF 422nd TES
92-0366/OT F-15E USAF 422nd TES
96-0200/OT F-15E USAF 422nd TES
78-0483/WA F-15C USAF 433th WPS
81-0033/WA F-15C USAF 433th WPS
82-0014/WA F-15C USAF 433th WPS
82-0018/WA F-15C USAF 433th WPS
83-0014/WA F-15C USAF 433th WPS
83-0019/WA F-15C USAF 433th WPS
83-0027/WA F-15C USAF 433th WPS
78-0470/WA F-15C USAF 65th AGRS
78-0480/WA F-15C USAF 65th AGRS
78-0489/WA F-15C USAF 65th AGRS
78-0494/WA F-15C USAF marked as "57th WG"
78-0502/WA F-15C USAF 65th AGRS
78-0503/WA F-15C USAF 65th AGRS
78-0511/WA F-15C USAF 65th AGRS
78-0515/WA F-15C USAF marked as "65th AGRS"
78-0520/WA F-15C USAF 65th AGRS
78-0538/WA F-15C USAF 65th AGRS
78-0543/WA F-15C USAF 65th AGRS
78-0567/WA F-15D USAF 65th AGRS
79-0012/WA F-15D USAF 65th AGRS
80-0054/WA F-15D USAF 65th AGRS
78-0517/OT F-15C USAF 422nd TES
81-0030/OT F-15C USAF marked as "53th TEG"
81-0063/OT F-15C USAF 422nd TES
82-0022/OT F-15C USAF 422nd TES
83-0040/OT F-15C USAF 422nd TES
88-0499/WA F-16C USAF 16th WPS
90-0707/WA F-16C USAF 16th WPS
90-0721/WA F-16C USAF 16th WPS
90-0726/WA F-16C USAF 16th WPS
90-0728/WA F-16C USAF 16th WPS
90-0746/WA F-16C USAF 16th WPS
90-0747/WA F-16C USAF 16th WPS
90-0750/WA F-16C USAF 16th WPS
90-0839/WA F-16D USAF 16th WPS
91-0362/WA F-16C USAF 16th WPS
91-0404/WA F-16C USAF 16th WPS
91-0467/WA F-16D USAF 16th WPS
91-0470/WA F-16D USAF 16th WPS
91-0478/WA F-16D USAF 16th WPS
93-0553/WA F-16C USAF marked as "16th WPS"
88-0420/OT F-16C USAF 422nd TES
88-0423/OT F-16C USAF 422nd TES
90-0740/OT F-16C USAF 422nd TES
90-0799/OT F-16D USAF 422nd TES
90-0809/OT F-16C USAF 422nd TES
90-0841/OT F-16D USAF 422nd TES
91-0374/OT F-16C USAF 422nd TES
98-0004/OT F-16C USAF 422nd TES
98-0005/OT F-16C USAF marked as "85th TES"
97-0107/OT F-16C USAF 422nd TES
83-1159/WA F-16C USAF 64th AGRS
84-1220/WA F-16C USAF 64th AGRS
84-1244/WA F-16C USAF marked as "57th ATG"
84-1301/WA F-16C USAF 64th AGRS
85-0418/WA F-16C USAF 64th AGRS
86-0220/WA F-16C USAF 64th AGRS
86-0251/WA F-16C USAF 64th AGRS
86-0269/WA F-16C USAF marked as "USAF FWG"
86-0271/WA F-16C USAF 64th AGRS
86-0272/WA F-16C USAF 64th AGRS
86-0273/WA F-16C USAF 64th AGRS
86-0280/WA F-16C USAF marked as "64th AGRS"
86-0283/WA F-16C USAF 64th AGRS
87-0267/WA F-16C USAF 64th AGRS
87-0307/WA F-16C USAF 64th AGRS
87-0321/WA F-16C USAF 64th AGRS
99-4011/WA F-22A USAF 433th WPS
04-4071/WA F-22A USAF 433th WPS
05-4096/WA F-22A USAF 433th WPS
06-4116/WA F-22A USAF marked as "433th WPS"
06-4066/OT F-22A USAF 422nd TES
06-4069/OT F-22A USAF 422nd TES
06-4111/OT F-22A USAF 422nd TES
06-4120/OT F-22A USAF 422nd TES
06-4124/OT F-22A USAF 422nd TES
09-4188/OT F-22A USAF 422nd TES
09-0108/OT HC-130J USAF 88nd TES
87-26006 HH-60G USAF 66th RQS
87-26010 HH-60G USAF 66th RQS
87-26013/FT HH-60G USAF 66th RQS
90-26309/FT HH-60G USAF 66th RQS
90-26310 HH-60G USAF 66th RQS
90-26311/FT HH-60G USAF 66th RQS
90-26312 HH-60G USAF 66th RQS
91-26352 HH-60G USAF 66th RQS
91-26353 HH-60G USAF 66th RQS
92-26464 HH-60G USAF 66th RQS
TDY RED FLAG:
58-0093 KC-135R USAF 22nd ARW
58-0095 KC-135R USAF 92nd ARW
59-1462 KC-135R USAF 92nd ARW
59-1513 KC-135R USAF 92nd ARW
75-0556/OK E-3B USAF 552nd ACW
80-0138/OK E-3C USAF 552nd ACW
85-0084/EL B-1B USAF 34th BS
85-0060/EL B-1B USAF 34th BS
85-0081/EL B-1B USAF 34th BS
86-0125/EL B-1B USAF 34th BS
(86-0134/EL) B-1B USAF marked as "34th BS"
60-0032/LA B-52H USAF 96th BS
61-0006/LA B-52H USAF 96th BS
61-0015/LA B-52H USAF 96th BS
61-0036/LA B-52H USAF 96th BS
3011 F-16F UAE nn
3018 F-16F UAE nn
3028 F-16E UAE nn
3040 F-16E UAE nn
3067 F-16E UAE nn
3068 F-16E UAE nn
3007 KFIR TC.10 FAC (Esc 213)
3040 KFIR C.10 FAC (Esc 213)
3044 KFIR C.10 FAC (Esc 213)
3055 KFIR C.10 FAC (Esc 213)
3057 KFIR C.10 FAC (Esc 213)
3059 KFIR C.10 FAC (Esc 213)
3060 KFIR C.10 FAC (Esc 213)
1201 B.707-320C FAC CATAM
1202 KC-767MMTT FAC CATAM
84-0010/LN F-15C USAFE 493th FS
84-0015/LN F-15C USAFE 493th FS
86-0154/LN F-15C USAFE 493th FS
86-0159/LN F-15C USAFE 493th FS
86-0163/LN F-15C USAFE 493th FS
86-0164/LN F-15C USAFE 493th FS
86-0165/LN F-15C USAFE 493th FS
86-0171/LN F-15C USAFE 493th FS
86-0176/LN F-15C USAFE 493th FS
86-0178/LN F-15C USAFE 493th FS
86-0182/LN F-15D USAFE 493th FS
158542 EA-6B USMC VMAQ-3
161885/MD EA-6B USMC VMAQ-3
163400/MD EA-6B USMC VMAQ-3
163888 EA-6B USMC VMAQ-3
161883/AF-500 EA-6B USN VAQ-209 Spec. Mks
161118/AF-502 EA-6B USN VAQ-209
163395/AF-503 EA-6B USN VAQ-209
88-0415/HL F-16C USAF marked as "388th OG"
88-0416/HL F-16C USAF 421th FS
88-0447/HL F-16C USAF 421th FS
88-0439/HL F-16C USAF 421th FS
88-0497/HL F-16C USAF 421th FS
88-0500/HL F-16C USAF marked as "388th FW"
88-0503/HL F-16C USAF 421th FS
88-0518/HL F-16C USAF 421th FS
89-2081/HL F-16C USAF 421th FS
89-2119/HL F-16C USAF 421th FS
89-2143/HL F-16C USAF 421th FS
89-2147/HL F-16C USAF 421th FS
89-2149/HL F-16C USAF 421th FS
89-2176/HL F-16D USAF 421th FS
90-0744/HL F-16C USAF marked as "419th OG"
90-0763/HL F-16C USAF 421th FS
78-0697/FT A-10C USAF 74th FS
79-0172/FT A-10C USAF 74th FS
79-0179/FT A-10C USAF 74th FS
80-0144/FT A-10C USAF 74th FS
80-0228/FT A-10C USAF 74th FS
81-0947/FT A-10C USAF 74th FS
81-0964/FT A-10C USAF 74th FS
81-0967/FT A-10C USAF marked as "23th WG"
81-0990/FT A-10C USAF 74th FS
82-0657/FT A-10C USAF 74th FS
visit:
?? C-12 USAR nn
This C-12 departed the 25th around 08:30
With some bad luck I missed my flight at Las Vegas resulting in missing a nice base visit at NAS Meridian too!!!
Birmingham RAP , AL 26-07-2012:
preserved:
63-7745/BH RF-4C ex USAF gate ANG
69-18479 CH-54B ex USAR gate ANG
51-1279 F-86F ex USAF gate ANG
66-16086 UH-1H ex USAR gate ANG
67-16243 OH-6A ex USAR gate ANG
based:
58-0004 KC-135R USAF 117th ARW
58-0073 KC-135R USAF 117th ARW
58-0106 KC-135R USAF 117th ARW
61-0318 KC-135R USAF nn
63-7984 KC-135R USAF 117th ARW
visit:
N945NA Gulstream II NASA Johnson
Birmingham Museum of Aviation , AL 26-07-2012
151338/AD-000 T-39D ex USN pres.
159165/F-811 T-2C ex USN pres.
68-18464 CH-54B ex USAR pres.
62-3723 T-38A ex USAF pres.
63-0555/RA T-37B ex USAF pres.
56-2352 TF-102A ex USAF pres.
63-0301 F-105F ex USAF pres.
67-0069/MO F-111A ex USAF pres.
56-0929 F-104C ex USAF pres.
(60-6937) A-12 ex USAF pres.
136560/NS-60 S-2F ex USN pres.
162608/112 F-14A ex USN pres.
??? F-84F ex USAF pres.
??? T-28B ex USN pres.
??? L-39 ex?? pres.
??? Mig-21F ex?? pres.
Any help with the missing serials is very welcome, the planes didn't wear any ID on them...
Columbus AFB , MS 27-07-2012:
preserved:
58-1914/CB T-37B ex USAF gate
59-0274/CB T-37B ex USAF intersection Highway 45 North
Based:
90-0407/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
90-0409/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
91-0100/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
94-0138/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
94-0140/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
94-0141/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
94-0142/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
95-0040/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
95-0041/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
95-0042/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
95-0045/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
95-0046/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
95-0047/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
95-0056/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
95-0057/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
95-0058/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
95-0062/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
95-0068/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
??? T-38C USAF marked as "50th FTS"
??? T-38C USAF marked as "14th FTW"
64-13193/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
64-3202/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
65-10348/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
65-10358/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
65-10386/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
65-10387/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
65-10394/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
65-10417/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
65-10452/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
65-10453/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
(66-4)327/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
66-4358/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
66-8356/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
66-8397/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
67-14827/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
67-14854/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
67-14855/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
(67-14)930/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
67-14941/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
67-14957/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8098/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8099/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8101/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8119/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8122/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8127/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
(68-8)130/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
(68-8)151/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8162/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8166/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8169/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8181/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8188/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8198/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8200/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8207/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
68-8215/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
69-7076/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
69-7081/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
69-8170/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
70-1556/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
70-1583/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
70-1952/CB T-38C USAF 50th FTS
61-0876/CB T-38C USAF 49th FTS
61-0880/CB T-38C USAF 49th FTS
64-13298/CB T-38C USAF 49th FTS
65-10466/CB T-38C USAF 49th FTS
(66-4)356/CB T-38C USAF 49th FTS
66-8398/CB T-38C USAF 49th FTS
68-8120/CB T-38C USAF 49th FTS
68-8146/CB T-38C USAF 49th FTS
(68-8)163/CB T-38C USAF 49th FTS
70-1551/CB T-38C USAF 49th FTS
70-1566/CB T-38C USAF 49th FTS
Many more 50FTS birds were seen here, also a yellow/black checkboard tail was noted on the 49th FTS planes, is this going to replace the black/green?
??? T-6A USAF marked as "37th FTS"
95-3002/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
95-3003/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
97-3014/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
97-3020/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
98-0539/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
98-0541/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
98-0542/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
98-0543/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
98-3038/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
98-3545/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
99-3555/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
99-3556/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
00-3570/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
00-3578/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
00-3582/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
00-3583/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
00-3587/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
00-3588/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
00-3591/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
00-3856/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
01-3616/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
02-3645/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
02-3649/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
02-3650/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
02-3651/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
02-3652/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
02-3653/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
02-3654/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
02-3655/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
02-3657/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
03-3677/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
03-3697/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
03-3701/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
04-3732/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
04-3755/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
04-3758/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
05-3784/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
05-3787/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
05-3788/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3814/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3815/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3816/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3819/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3825/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3833/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3838/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3839/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3840/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3844/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3845/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3850/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3851/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3852/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3855/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3857/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
06-3859/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
07-3867/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
07-3878/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
07-3893/CB T-6A USAF 14th FTW
Visit:
60-0331 KC-135R USAF 6th AMW
(614943)/14 T-38C USN USNTPS
Unfortenately my base visit here was cancelled at the last moment so evereything was readed from outside!
From the T-6 only the last 3 digits were noted!
Spotting at Columbus is not that hard, but you are running out of time because of the upcoming heatwaves, that's why no tails from the T-6 are noted. Furthermore only 50% of the T-1's was readed because of the heatwaves.
Key Field RAP, MS 27-07-2012:
91-0100/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
95-0068/CB T-1A USAF 48th FTS
165488/A-145 T-45C USN TAW-1
Maxwell AFB, AL 27-07-2012:
Based:
85-0035 C-130H USAF 357th AS
85-0036 C-130H USAF 357th AS
visit:
84-0205 C-130H USAF 700th AS
88-4404 C-130H USAF 95th AS
Till so far part two, the rest will follow soon or later.
Of course all help, corrections, additions and questions are more than welcome.
Happy Spotting in the USA!
Gijs ten Velde