Fresno-Yosemite IAP (KFAT/FAT) - 2022 MIL

[Piet Luijken]

22 December 2022

Log:
F-15C 194FS 144FW CA ANG
Flying:
80-0010 RAZOR01
80-0018 RAZOR02
84-0007 DODGE01 with 194FS titles
82-0028 DODGE02

Flightline:
80-0018
80-0049
81-0020/ZZ
84-0017
85-0113 special c/s in blue and white
85-0129
86-0144 with 144FW titles

Stored:
83-0040 with black tails, plus two more

Three F-15s were unidentified parked in the QRA sheds, plus one unidentified on flightline.

1106th AvCrad
85-24414 UH-60A as 0-24414
84-23976 UH-60A as 0-23976
17-20962 UH-60M, flew missions as MAKO86

Parked near tower:
N683DN UH-60A ex USAr 82-23683, plus another one was being prepped in the painting booth.

Gate guards:
65-0588 F-4D
53-1804 F-102A
59-0146 F-106A
49-1272 F-86A
53-0642 F-86L
47-3972 P-51
52-9640 T-33A

With runway 29R/L in use, I spend most of my time on E Aircorp Road waiting for the action. When the four F-15s were ready for departure for their morning wave, I drove up to N Winery Avenue for some shots. Afterwards I parked at the Animal Center and walked up to the Army for some pics from the building in the turn. The very nice hills on the north side on N Cargo Lane are off limits as this is military terrain. I was advised by the Airport Authorities to only spot at the top floor of the parking garage. When positioning there, the distance to the runway was way too far. In hindsight it was better to stand in the runway and park at E Aircorp Road or in E Lamona Avenue and walk to the landing. The F-15s landed on the 29R and taxied via the north via taxi way C. A good spot could be the crash gate south of the Air Attack base as they taxi and park there to cross the runway. A good position for take off shots is the parking of Technic Air at E Shields Avenue in the turn. However no second flight was performed by the CAANG.

[The DJ]

Parked near tower:
N683DN UH-60A ex USAr 82-23683, plus another one was being prepped in the painting booth.

If both were in the same glossy scheme, the other was most likely N685DN which we noted here in October.

[Piet Luijken]

Tx!