After months with very little going on, finally there was some action today.
Five 104FS/MD ANG A10Cs night-stopped from yesterday, departing during the morning and were replaced by five more in the afternoon which look to be staying over tonight.
78-0637, 0683, 0693, 0702, 0705, 0720
79-0082, 0087, 0088
Plus one more that I haven't read yet. The morning aircraft were "Wardog 11" and "Raven 11" Flight. The afternoon were "Wardog 21" and "Axeman 21" flight 78-0693 is in green camo with a blue, yellow, red and white tail.
Also visiting were:
84-0072 bl/rd C21A 458AS "Spar 19"
59-1474 bk KC135R 171ARS/MI ANG
166557/NW-603 MH60R HSM-60
N236AA UH60A ex 81-23617
I believe the five that left Wednesday went to Cherry Point. The same five came in yesterday afternoon. They are just picking up their clearance to home base KMTN now.
For info the unmarked MH60 yesterday departed as Navy "LL-604" I've not heard a helo use LL call sign before?
169566/LL P8A VP-30 did a few circuits as "LL-809"
Visiting yesterday (Wed 16th) were:
169235/TV-11 UH1Y HMLA-167
169828/TV-32 AH1Z HMLA-167
165248/UT-14 CH53E HMHT-302
165254/UT-19 CH53E HMHT-302
(89-00515) C26E "PAT972" serial from SBS
Making approaches were
(98-0008) UC35A "PAT008" serial from SBS
(MM7452)/4-02 F35B Italian Navy/VMFAT-501 "Swede 31"
(169592)/VM-67 F35B VMFAT-501 "Swede 32"
1704 HC130H USCG
Here on Monday 14th were:
165206/WK-04 F/A18D VMFA(AW)-224
164865/WK-06 F/A18D VMFA(AW)-224
TH73A 170153 just departed Savannah. Call sign 4E625 Hex AE6D4B. I read the BuNo and E-62 from the code but could not see the last digit of the code. Looks like it arrived from Philadelphia yesterday
Noted today were VMM-266 MV-22Bs
168226/ES-06 "Legacy 11"
168636/ES-13 "Legacy 12"
Also C130J (99-1433) 143AS RI ANG as "Rhody 41" serial from SBS and not read
On Wednesday 9th were HSM-46 MH60Rs
168079/AG-701 special marks
168140/AG-706
Plus AG-704 which I think was 168078
KC135 59-1520 noted above arrived from Fairchild on March 2nd as "Expo 1"
Noted on a quick drive past on 26th March was 62-3507 KC-135R and TH-57C 162678 coded 116.
Also noted over at the other side of the field amoungst all the Gulfstreams was one with a large bulge on it roof - any offers ?
MTIA
Sentry Savannah should start on Monday, noted arriving over the past couple of days have been:
157FS SC ANG F16Cs
92-3889
92-3916
92-3902
92-3917
92-3922
93-0535
93-0539
93-0541
93-0543
93-0545
93-0551 "157FS"
Plus one more I think is 92-3885
1FW "FF" F22As
04-4067
08-4155
08-4167
08-4171
09-4191
(10-4192) "192Wg"
Plus two more
325FW "TY" T38C yl
68-8177
68-8186
Plus the following with serials taken from ADSB and not read by me
(62-3660)
(62-3706)
(62-3715)
(68-8150)
(70-1559)
(70-1574)
And last but not least a single F117A coded TR with a red fin stripe, no serial visible
Going into Hunter and probably exercise related were the following KC135Rs. Again serials from ADSB and not read
(58-0106) and (63-8007) from Birmingham so probably 106ARS/AL ANG
(59-1507) from Topeka as Wylie 83 so probably 117ARS/KS ANG
Hopefully be able to fill in the unknowns in the coming days