Port visit USS George Washington

[Le Addeur noir]

With the USN C-2A activity in Thai airspace today,the prospect of a port visit to Thailand of the USS George Washington is considered highly likely.

Watch this space...............

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It has been confirmed thet the USS George Washington has arrived at Laem Chabang for a port visit of an unspecified length.

The 2 C-2A of VRC-30 Det 5 are at U-Tapao.

[Le Addeur noir]

Official release,

Arrived here 06th August,due to dep 11th August.

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August 10th,

A visit to this port yeilded the following from the shore,* other than the E-2Cs,the Bu numbers were not checked,but are current to when CVW5 deployed from Japan on 12th June.Any changes since then are highly unlikely.

F/A-18F VFA-102 Diamondbacks

166915 NF-100 CAG markings
166916 NF-101
166917 NF-102 Special 100th anniversary markings
166918 NF-103
166919 NF-104
166920 NF-105
166921 NF-106
166888 NF-111
166890 NF-112 below deck
166891 NF-113

F/A-18E VFA-27 Royal Maces

165860 NF-200 Special CAG markings.Parked on aircraft elevator
165865 NF-205
165866 NF-206
165788 NF-207
165790 NF-210
165873 NF-212
165868 NF-214

F/A-18E VFA-115 Eagles

166859 NF-300 CAG markings.Parked on aircraft elevator
166861 NF-302
166862 NF-303
166863 NF-304
166864 NF-305
166865 NF-306
166866 NF-307
166868 NF-310
166870 NF-312

F/A-18E VFA-195 Dambusters

166901 NF-400 CAG markings
166902 NF-401
166903 NF-402
166906 NF-403
166907 NF-404
166908 NF-405
166909 NF-406
166910 NF-407
166911 NF-410
166912 NF-411
166913 NF-412

EA-6B VFA-136 Gauntlets

164402 NF-500 CAG markings
163034 NF-501
163401 NF-503
163404 NF-504

E-2C VAW-115 Liberty Bells

165817 NF-600 CAG markings
165827 NF-601
165828 NF-602
165826 NF-603

SH-60F HS-14 Chargers

164617 NF-611 below deck
164101 NF-622 below deck

HH-60H HS-14 Chargers

163786 (NF-61)5

At least 2 other Seahawks on deck remained unidentified.

Also seen below deck was a SH-60F coded TA-704 from HSL-51 ' Warlords',the last known helicopter with that modex was 162341,but this was inducted into AMARG in March 2011.

The 2 VRC-30 Det 5 E-2C are parked at U-Tapao.These are 162159 (NF)-22 and 162166 (NF)-31.

All in all,not a bad morning.Excellent to see all 11 new F/A-18E from VFA-195 were available for viewing.

[raameagle]

Is 166861 definately NF301 as it used to be NF302 and is 166862 definately NF302 as it used to be NF303?

If so, does anyone know what modex 166860 now carries please as this used to be NF301?

Regards and thanks

Mark

[Le Addeur noir]

Is 166861 definately NF301 as it used to be NF302 and is 166862 definately NF302 as it used to be NF303?

If so, does anyone know what modex 166860 now carries please as this used to be NF301?

Regards and thanks

Mark

Hello Mark,

An error crept in,there.The VFA-115 list will be edited very shortly.

As expected,the US GW departed today and the 2 C-2A at U-Tapao re-joined her at around 17.00LT.

[The DJ]

TA704 is 16323(7) last digit not 100%

TA705 was also onboard, buno not known. Both id's from DoD photo's.

[The DJ]

Some more, probably all were below deck during this port visit.

NF107, NF110, NF202, NF211, NF215, NF301, NF311, 163049/NF502, NF614, NF(61)7, TA707

[Le Addeur noir]

Some more, probably all were below deck during this port visit.

NF107, NF110, NF202, NF211, NF215, NF301, NF311, 163049/NF502, NF614, NF(61)7, TA707

There were probably around 4 F/A-18s on the top deck that cound not be read from the dockside.The other side is inaccessable and you were too close! and low too read those ones from the dock side.There were at least 2 SH-60s on top that were also not read.

All the deck doors were open and no unidentified airplanes were seen below deck during my visit.Last year 7 F/A-18s could be seen below deck.