KNJK/NAF El Centro 2022 MIL

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per Flightaware and Youtube, the Thunderbirds arrived at NAF El Centro yesterday. Last year they were there for a week, YMMV. Thunderbird 14 (the C-17) came and left. I'll be out there maybe tomorrow (Sat) or early next week for photos. If anybody is out here for Red Flag, well....

We had rain and snow last week, I-8 between San Diego and El Centro was closed for a short time, but is open again. There may be mud out by the hay bales.

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28 Feb 2022
Morning temp 56F/13C
Afternoon temp 91F/31C
no clouds
no other aircraft on base besides the 2 teams
this was a Monday, so bulk of flying was over the ranges, not the airfield

Morning Blue Angels 8a departure

1 165534
2 165782
3 165666
4 165679 //F model, T-Bird in the back seat

5 165536 ~9am departure
3 165563

Morning T-Birds, all flew together, all C models ~945a departure

1
3
4
no slot aircraft in Diamond
5
6

Afternoon hops

Blues noon departure

1 165534
2 165782
3 165666
4 165679 //F model, backseater wearing yellow Blue Angel flight helmet

solos again flew by themselves ~1p departure

4 missed numbers
5 165536

T-Birds, all took off and landed together ~2p departure
1
4 //D model, no passenger
3

solos
5 //D model, narrator's name on canopy rail (normally #7?),no passenger
6