Pack Saddle Trail, nr Kernville CA
1000a-1230p
no numbers observed, still hiking to vantage point
1xF-16
2xT-38 (blue paint)
2xF-18
DD-302 F-18F VX-31 Dust Devils
XE-333 F-18E VX-9 Vampires
R-2508 Sidewinder 2024 MIL
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R-2508 Sidewinder 2024 MIL
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Re: R-2508 Sidewinder 2024 MIL
March 11th, up the hill before the bend, near Pack Saddle Trail 0800-1800.
(166673)/XE1 F/A-18F VX-9
(168937)/NL520 EA-18G VAQ-135
(166820 tbc)/AB402 F/A-18E VFA-136
166818/AB401 F/A-18E VFA-136
AF-03 F-35A
85-1547/ED F-16C
(168481)/NG201 F/A-18E VFA-14
(168353)/NG210 F/A-18E VFA-14
() from reports around that time (ie NL520 was at Nellis as part of Red Flag)
(tbc) from the database
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(166673)/XE1 F/A-18F VX-9
(168937)/NL520 EA-18G VAQ-135
(166820 tbc)/AB402 F/A-18E VFA-136
166818/AB401 F/A-18E VFA-136
AF-03 F-35A
85-1547/ED F-16C
(168481)/NG201 F/A-18E VFA-14
(168353)/NG210 F/A-18E VFA-14
() from reports around that time (ie NL520 was at Nellis as part of Red Flag)
(tbc) from the database
https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id= ... sidewinder
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Re: R-2508 Sidewinder 2024 MIL
March 13th, up a hill near Lone Pine CA 0800-1230.
F-15C 80-0002/JZ 122nd FS
F-15C 82-0028 194th FS
F-15C 86-0147 194th FS
F-15C 86-0165 194th FS
F/A-18E 169738/NE-302 VFA-192
F/A-18E 169961/NE-202 VFA-113
F/A-18E 16????/NE-211 VFA-113
F/A-18F 166976/NE-112 VFA-2
F-35C (168733)/XE-100 VX-9
F-35C (168842)/XE-101 VX-9
F-15C 80-0002/JZ 122nd FS
F-15C 82-0028 194th FS
F-15C 86-0147 194th FS
F-15C 86-0165 194th FS
F/A-18E 169738/NE-302 VFA-192
F/A-18E 169961/NE-202 VFA-113
F/A-18E 16????/NE-211 VFA-113
F/A-18F 166976/NE-112 VFA-2
F-35C (168733)/XE-100 VX-9
F-35C (168842)/XE-101 VX-9
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Re: R-2508 Sidewinder 2024 MIL
23 April
Point Delta
0900-1300
US Navy
VX-31 Dust Devils DD
F-18F Super Hornet
DD-201
DD-115
//both with color tails
USAF 418 FLTS
76-0166 C-12 Huron
USAF T-38
//too high for numbers
2x F-18
//one ran the gap when I was about to leave, without optics no chance to read numbers
//2nd one buzzed car as I was returning to Lone Pine on CA-136
Point Delta
0900-1300
US Navy
VX-31 Dust Devils DD
F-18F Super Hornet
DD-201
DD-115
//both with color tails
USAF 418 FLTS
76-0166 C-12 Huron
USAF T-38
//too high for numbers
2x F-18
//one ran the gap when I was about to leave, without optics no chance to read numbers
//2nd one buzzed car as I was returning to Lone Pine on CA-136
https://www.flickr.com/photos/18842924@N03/
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Re: R-2508 Sidewinder 2024 MIL
Mike, not sure what you mean by '166976 was lost in Oct18'?
166976 had a mishap 05AUG17 and has been stored at FRCSW since.
NE112 = 166796. I'm guessing Adrian made a typo.
166975 = NA101
166976 had a mishap 05AUG17 and has been stored at FRCSW since.
NE112 = 166796. I'm guessing Adrian made a typo.
166975 = NA101