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Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
Luke should see some movements on Sunday Feb 12 as (at least) 4 aircraft will operate from here in order to overfly the Super Bowl stadium at Glendale. Aircraft mentioned:
2 x VFA122 F/A-18F
1 x VFA147 F-35C
1 x VAQ129 EA-18G
Source: https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-mil ... -the-navy/
2 x VFA122 F/A-18F
1 x VFA147 F-35C
1 x VAQ129 EA-18G
Source: https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-mil ... -the-navy/
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Re: Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
Further to the above, the following just turned up:
EXPERT 41:
F/A-18F 166849/NJ131 VFA-122
F-35C 169802/NE403 VFA-97
F-35C 169302/NE405 VFA-147
EXPERT 51:
F/A-18F 166666/NJ166 VFA-122
F/A-18F 166621/NJ136 VFA-122
(SHornet BuNos read off the back of the camera, so subject to confirmation)
Edit: F-35C squadrons amended.
EXPERT 41:
F/A-18F 166849/NJ131 VFA-122
F-35C 169802/NE403 VFA-97
F-35C 169302/NE405 VFA-147
EXPERT 51:
F/A-18F 166666/NJ166 VFA-122
F/A-18F 166621/NJ136 VFA-122
(SHornet BuNos read off the back of the camera, so subject to confirmation)
Edit: F-35C squadrons amended.
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Re: Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
NJ166 is 166666 Chris. The rest are correct.
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Mark
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Re: Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
Amended, thanks Mark
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Re: Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
Further to the above,
VIKING 11 just turned up as well.
EA-18G 166894/NJ556 VAQ-129 CAG (ish!)
EA-18G 166895/NJ525 VAQ-129 CAG
VIKING 11 just turned up as well.
EA-18G 166894/NJ556 VAQ-129 CAG (ish!)
EA-18G 166895/NJ525 VAQ-129 CAG
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Re: Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
CONGO 65 UV-18B 77-0465/AF98 in an all over green scheme is the next one in.
Departed around 1440.
Departed around 1440.
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Re: Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
Luke AFB social media has pix of a VFA-97 Warhawks F-35C (NE 403) as one of the flyover birds. All the press releases list VFA-147 as the supplier of the F-35C. I just hope we get a close up on Sunday so we can see who actually flies.
https://twitter.com/LukeAFB/status/1623112080718204928
https://twitter.com/LukeAFB/status/1623112080718204928
https://www.flickr.com/photos/18842924@N03/
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Re: Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
Another visitor this afternoon was C-40A 165832.
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Re: Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
Just checked my photos again, and amended my original post.SBGrad wrote: ↑08 Feb 2023, 04:01 Luke AFB social media has pix of a VFA-97 Warhawks F-35C (NE 403) as one of the flyover birds. All the press releases list VFA-147 as the supplier of the F-35C. I just hope we get a close up on Sunday so we can see who actually flies.
https://twitter.com/LukeAFB/status/1623112080718204928
NE403 carries VFA-97 markings, NE405 carries VFA-147 markings!
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Re: Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
Hi,
Can we expect any training sortie from the navy tomorrow?
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Marco
Can we expect any training sortie from the navy tomorrow?
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Re: Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
Re the VFA-97/147 discussion, promo shots of the crews show one of the pilots with a VFA-97 patch so it's not just a case of VFA-147 borrowing a jet from them. Maybe both will fly to make it fair!
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Re: Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
...and just looking at the full aircrew line-up, the two VFA-147 pilots present are both men, therefore won't be flying in the flypast if the Navy are sticking with their 'all women' planCVW19752015 wrote: ↑12 Feb 2023, 10:51 Re the VFA-97/147 discussion, promo shots of the crews show one of the pilots with a VFA-97 patch so it's not just a case of VFA-147 borrowing a jet from them. Maybe both will fly to make it fair!
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Re: Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
When they arrived EXPERT41,42 and VIKING12 were flown by female pilots (or at least the voices on the radio were female).
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Re: Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
I am SURE they will stick to the 'all women' plan. Now, whether the spare aircraft will also be crewed with women is another thing. The -147 crew has to be bummed. They got all the early press, now they are the back-ups.
Bonus points to VAQ-129 for bringing a color bird. Hhmmm, have to see if some/any/all of the birds come back through NASNI on the way home... -129 stopped on the way to AZ, guess -122 and the F-35s flew direct from Lemoore.
Bonus points to VAQ-129 for bringing a color bird. Hhmmm, have to see if some/any/all of the birds come back through NASNI on the way home... -129 stopped on the way to AZ, guess -122 and the F-35s flew direct from Lemoore.
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Re: Luke AFB (KLUF) 2023 MIL
Backseaters of F/A-18Fs and EA-18Gs tend to work the radios in frontline squadrons, not sure about FRS procedure but might be the same
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