Log: Kirtland AFB open house 09-10-2011

[rogierottens]

flying only:
86-0101/DY B-1B 28thBS / 7thBW
82-1069/WM B-2A 393rd BS / 509thBW - “Spirit of Indiana”

Flightlines:
96-1003 C-130H 109thAS / 133rdAW -Minnesota ANG
86-1699 MC-130H 550thSOS / 58thSOW
05-0028 CV-22B 71stSOS / 58thSOW
82-23689 HH-60G 512thRQS / 58thSOW
89-26202 HH-60G 512thRQS / 58thSOW
89-26203 HH-60G 512thRQS / 58thSOW
09-6209 MC-130J 415thSOS / 58thSOW - delivery
92-3896/1 F-16CM Thunderbirds
92-3890/2 F-16CM Thunderbirds
9_-____/3 F-16CM Thunderbirds
92-3880/4 F-16CM Thunderbirds
91-0415/5 F-16CM Thunderbirds
91-0392/6 F-16CM Thunderbirds
9_-____/7 F-16CM Thunderbirds
9_-____/8 F-16DM Thunderbirds
77-465/AF (N70465) UV-18B 98thFTS / 306thFTG

Static:
07-7179 C-17A 21stAS / 60thAMW
64-14858 MC-130P 550thSOS / 58thSOW
89-0282 MC-130H 550thSOS / 58thSOW
09-0109 HC-130J 415thSOS / 58thSOW
02-0024 “71stSOS” CV-22B 71stSOS / 58thSOW
69-6665 UH-1N 512thRQS / 58thSOW
81-23646 HH-60G 512thRQS / 58thSOW
88-0434/LF F-16CM 308thFS / 56thFW
66-4368/EN T-38C 469thFTS / 80thFTW
60-0060/MT B-52H 69thBS / 5thBW
161197/G-327 TC-12B VT-35 / TAW-4
161065/G-465 T-44C VT-31 / TAW-4

Elsewhere:
06-6158 C-17A 21stAS / 60thAMW
69-5822 MC-130P 550thSOS / 58thSOW - Hangered
167891 MH-60S HSC-23

Gate guards / preserved on base:
66-14433 MH-53J - sand camo
64-14232 HH-3E Preserved
53-1532 F-100A Preserved
1x P-51
72-0177 A-7D Preserved as 72-245
45-8501 F-80

[falcx]

Thunderbird 5 (91-0415) cann't be correct as this one was written off as a Spang bird in 2002

Regards,
Charles

[RobertMB]

Interesting report !

According my info the actual Thunderbirds tie up is:
92-3898 / 1
92-3908 / 2
92-3881 / 3
92-3880 / 4
92-3888 / 5
91-0392 / 6
92-3896 / 7
92-3890 / 8
91-0466 / - (Dual seat) ex "8"
91-0479 / - (Dual seat) ex "4"

BR,

Robert

[CUJO]

Hallo,

thank you for your report. Again a few additions:

Flightlines:
92-3896/1 F-16CM Thunderbirds
9_-____/3 F-16CM Thunderbirds
91-0415/5 F-16CM Thunderbirds
9_-____/7 F-16CM Thunderbirds
9_-____/8 F-16DM Thunderbirds

see your Holloman AFB report for the additions of the Thunderbirds.
I didn't check the Thunderbirds again, however if you go for the the maintenance crew names on the right side of the canopy, the planes didn't change their code at Kirtland AFB.
Additions on the flightline around the corner were:
04-0027 CV-22B 71stSOS / 58thSOW
65-0971 MC-130P 550thSOS / 58thSOW
The Osprey was identified by the "0027" above the cockpit.

Static:
60-0060/MT B-52H 69thBS / 5thBW

I also thought the finstripe (red/black chequered) was from the 69.BS.
However, the squadronbadge on the nose was from 23.BS....
Have they changed the fintip colours?
And which colours have the 69.BS?
Or was the aircraft with the badge of 23.BS and the colours of 69.BS?

Greetings Cujo