NAS North Island (NZY/KNZY) - 2009 MIL

[Melchior Timmers]

Nice log Cris.

Were these noted from Coronado Beach and/or the harbour tour, or did you have a visit?

Cheers,

[Sjoerd]

Hi Cristian,

NICE LOG!! A few updates and questions from my side.

164649/- 114 NF/A-18D stored west side airfield

164649/114 was noted too stored at NASA Dryden RFC in the beginning of March, so it somehow found it's way in between to NASNI.

164724/WS 203 F/A-18C VFMA-323 stored? west side airfield

Scramble database has WS-203 as 164734 (l/n 10-07 though!). I'm sure your LOG is correct, but could you pls double check to make sure there's no typo involved? I'm asking this, because we also saw this a/c at NASNI in medio March but were not able to read the BuNo.

....../- 303 F/A-18C stored west side airfield

If this was the one stored at NAD, next to the Midway-collection under storage, it should be 164700/NE-303. The code NE is applied very unreadable!

162850/NJ 400 F/A-18C VFA-125 inside hangar

According to my last sighting, 162850/NJ-400 should be a F/A-18B. We noted this one at NASNI in its final stage of maintainance/overhaul on March-18th. It wore a two-tone brown c/s.

166335/SA 12 HM-60S HSC-3

Was noted as 166342 in January 2009, so this is an update. We saw this one also on March-18th, but no BuNo read. Anyone know when the switch took place?

....../RA 10 SH-60F HS-10

We noted this one in March as 164087. It's the CAG-bird, with a red tail!

Did you also note a F/A-18A/C at the storage on the west side with a large triangular badge on both tails? I'm told is the FRCSW-badge and the Hornet should be on display here soon. Also no BuNo read here by me, and I'm looking for someone to help.


I hope this helps and I'm looking forward to any feedback on my queries above! MTIA!

Cheers,

[Sjoerd]

Glad to be of help!

Hi Sjoerd,

If this was the one stored at NAD, next to the Midway-collection under storage, it should be 164700/NE-303. The code NE is applied very unreadable!

The engine bays were gone, so no BUNO could be noted when I walked underneath it, and it was parked on 3 jacks.
It's parked with the other stored Hornet's.

Ok, in that case they must have moved it then to the NADEP-area. Indeed, engine bay covers were gone and it had some damage on the belly. BuNo was extracted from Scrambe database where it's mentioned as w/o and stored NAD at NASNI.

Did you also note a F/A-18A/C at the storage on the west side with a large triangular badge on both tails? I'm told is the FRCSW-badge and the Hornet should be on display here soon. Also no BuNo read here by me, and I'm looking for someone to help.

Yes, I think it was the /-300 but don't pin point me on this one.

When we noted it, it had no code at all. We did note another a/c that wore the -300 modex, so my guess it's a different one. I'd be gratefull if you could trace it back for for me.

[Sjoerd]

The only 2 I have in the stored area without codes is BUNO 162410, and 163507

In that case 162410 could be the one, as 163507 is a D-model. Thanks for narrowing it down!

Cheers,
Sjoerd

[Tim Raats]

Hi Cristian,

SA-17 could have been 167824 noted as such jun09.

Greetings,

Tim Raats

[jurgen]

Christian,

SA-17 was 167823 on 8 September 2009.

You had several visits to the hangars.
Did you manage to read any H-60 construction numbers?

Jurgen