MIL LOG: USA NOV 2010 day 5

[K2G]

After 30+ years spotting it was my first time to visit the trainings fields in Texas. Serials/Regies between brackets werenot read by myself. Units between brackets are markings of preserved aircraft. Fake serials are between " ". c/a = commander aircraft. Additions/Corrections are welcome.


Day 5 November 7:

Questions for today:
- B-52H at JRB Forth Worth (landed around 14.00)
- Id of the JSF mounted on pole at Lockheed Martin. (see also December issue of the AFM)
- Correct type and ID of the BT-13 marked 64996 at Fort Worth-Meacham Museum
- Correct type and ID for N2S-4 N57933 at the CAF Wing at Lancaster MAP


Waco/TCTC Airfield, Tx
C-130E 1272 PolAF
EC-130H 65-0989 DM 43ECS USAF ACC
EC-130H 73-1592 DM 43ECS USAF ACC
MC-130W 88-1304 USAF AFSOC



Fort Worth-Alliance, Tx
A-26C (44-35562) N7079G USAF
T-38C 66-4361 RA 435FTS USAF AETC
T-38C 67-14947 RA 560FTS USAF AETC
T-38C 68-8109 RA 435FTS USAF AETC
T-38C (68-8147) RA 435FTS USAF AETC c/a
T-38C 68-8210 RA 435FTS USAF AETC
T-6A Texan II 03-3684 XL 85FTS USAF AETC
T-6A Texan II 05-3806 XL 84FTS USAF AETC
T-6A Texan II 05-3810 XL 84FTS USAF AETC
T-6A Texan II 08-3907 XL 85FTS USAF AETC



Fort Worth-Macham RAP, Tx
T-34C 161032 E-1032 TAW5 USN
The Vintage Flight Museum was still closed. So only 3 C-47's outside and
some aircraft in the closed hangar. Also a Beech 18 in this hangar.
C-47 N86553 std dism.
DC-3 N19721 std dism.
DC-3 N87745 "41-6315/T9" "Southern Cross"
A-26A 64-17679 N4988N IF USAF
B-25J (44-30823) N1042B USAF "Pacific Prowler"
C-47A 42-100903 (N141JR) X
F-86F FAB-658 (N8630) BolivAF

A Little bit further is the Veterans Memorial Air Park. All aircraft easy to see from outside.
A-4L 147715 USN
A-7B 154479 AF-411 USN 6A182
BT-13 64996 USAF type ?
F-105D 60-5385 (149TFS) USAF "Fireball Express"
F-111E 68-0009 UH USAF
F-14D 159600 AJ-111 (VF31) USN
F-4C 64-0825 AF-202 (VF202) USAF USN c/s
F-5E 741558 AF-13 (VFC13) USN
O-2A (67-21)418 USAF id ? "Kudy Jay"
O-2A 67-21430 USAF
OH-58A (71-20606) USArmy
OV-10A 155426 USMC
OV-10A 68-3825 USAF
QF-4S 153821 AJ-107 VMFA333 USMC
QF-4S 153821 AJ-107 (VMFA333) USN USMC mks
RF-8G (146898) PP-602 USN dism.
T-37B 57-2261 USAF
TA-4J 158073 AF-02 USN dism
TF-102A 56-2337 USAF
YOV-10A 152879 USMC



JRB Forth Worth, Tx
F/A-18A 162440 is now preserved just outside the gate. I did not logged
the other preserved aircraft here, because I visit this place last year.
Also noted here a B-52, which landed around 14.00. Id any one ??
Also noted was a JSF pole mounted on the Lockheed side.
A-10C 79-0121 KC 303FS USAF AFRC
C-130H 85-1361 181AS USAF ANG
C-130H 85-1365 181AS USAF ANG
C-130H 85-1366 181AS USAF ANG
C-130H 85-1367 181AS USAF ANG
C-130H 85-1368 181AS USAF ANG
C-32B 02-5001 USAF
C-40A 165833 VR59 USN
C-9B 161266 VR46 USN
C-9B 161530 VR46 USN
F-16C 85-1472 TX 457FS USAF AFRC
F-16C 85-1475 TX 457FS USAF AFRC
F-16C 85-1553 TX 457FS USAF AFRC
F-16C 85-1554 TX 457FS USAF AFRC
F-16C 85-1556 TX 457FS USAF AFRC
F-16C 86-0216 TX 457FS USAF AFRC
F-16C 86-0242 TX 457FS USAF AFRC
F-16C 86-0246 TX 457FS USAF AFRC
F/A-18A 162440 401 USN pres
F/A-18A+ (162452) MA-04 VMFA112 USMC
F/A-18C (165224) AG-403 VFA131 USN
KC-130T 162310 QH-2310 VMGR234 USMC
KC-130T 162786 QH-786 VMGR234 USMC
KC-130T 163310 QH-310 VMGR234 USMC
KC-130T 164999 QH-999 VMGR234 USMC
KC-130T 165000 QH-000 VMGR234 USMC
KC-130T-30 165162 QH-162 VMGR234 USMC
KC-130T-30 165163 QH-5163 VMGR234 USMC



Lancaster Ap, Tx
CAF / Dallas FW Wing:
BT-15 41-10137 N69605 137 USAF "Little Noodle"
Mi-24D 122 BulgAF pres outside
N2S-4 N57933 33 USN c/n 630 id ???
T-6G 49-3350 N49RR TA-350 USAF "Spence"
R4D-6S 50783 N151ZE USN "Ready 4 Duty"
SNJ-5 (44009) N30JF RM USN
Also here USMC OY-1 "57789" N57789 c/n 76-272 "Miss Ziggy" and a T-6 in restoration. Unfortunately their FG-1D
was flying.

Cold War Museum: Moted in their 3 hangars were:
AH-1S 70-16088 USArmy
CM170 (FM-80) N904DM FinnAF civil c/s
L29 N129TX BulgAF /56-7209\
L29 41 BulgAF /31-7209\
L29R (2814) N12DN CzAF civil c/s
L39C 25 yellow UkrAF c/n 633647
L39ZA 109 NX109ZA BulgAF
Mi-2 211 NX211PZ BulgAF
Mi-2 212 NX212PZ BulgAF
Mi-2 213 NX213PZ BulgAF
Mi-2 214 NX214PZ BulgAF
Mi-24D 118 NX118NX BulgAF
Mi-24D 120 BulgAF
MiG-21UM 38 BulgAF
MiG-23UB 022 BulgAF
Nanchang CJ-6A N139LN ChinaAF red/wh c/s
Ercoupe 415C N3245H as "PQ-13 41-3245" c/n 3870
UH-1B 62-1890 USArmy



Dyess AFB, Tx
Nice collection of preserved aircraft here !! Replica P-40 was also present,
but the B-66 was not noted.
A-26C 44-35913 BC-913 USAF
AT-6F 44-81819 318 USAF
B-17G (44-85599) "238133/C" USAF
B-1B 83-0065 DY (7BW) USAF c/a
B-47E (52-0412) "24120" USAF
B-52D 56-0685 USAF
C-123K 54-0604 WH USAF
C-130A 55-0023 USAF
C-130E 69-6579 USAF
C-47A (42-108808) "315460/X9A" USAF "Jungle Skippers"
CT-39A 61-0634 USAF
EB-57B 52-1504 USAF
F-100C (54-1752) "41753/FW-753" USAF
F-101F 57-0287 (111FIS) USAF
F-104A 56-0784 USAF
F-105D (59-1738) "60-517/RU" USAF
F-111A 67-0057 USAF
F-84F 51-9364 USAF
F-86L 53-4035 FU-035 USAF
F-89H (54-0298) USAF
HU-16E 51-7251 USAF
KC-135A 56-3639 USAF
KC-97L 53-0282 USAF
O-2A 67-21326 USAF
RF-84F 51-11293 FS-293 USAF
T-29C 52-1175 TS-175 USAF
T-33A 51-4300 USAF
T-34B 140810 USN USAF mk
T-37A 54-2734 USAF
T-38A 60-0592 USAF AT-38B c/s
YC-7A (57-3082) "58-082/TD" USAF

Also some active aircraft on the ramp. Units not noted.
B-1B 85-0061 DY 7BW USAF ACC
B-1B 85-0074 DY 7BW USAF ACC
B-1B 85-0077 EL 28BW USAF ACC
B-1B 86-0100 DY 7BW USAF ACC
B-1B 86-0101 DY 7BW USAF ACC
B-1B 86-0103 DY 7BW USAF ACC
B-1B 86-0107 DY 7BW USAF ACC
B-1B 86-0108 DY 7BW USAF ACC
B-1B 86-0112 DY 7BW USAF ACC
B-1B 86-0120 DY 7BW USAF ACC
B-1B 86-0132 DY 7BW USAF ACC
B-1B 86-0136 OT USAF ACC
C-130H 73-1597 317AG USAF AMC
C-130H 74-1661 317AG USAF AMC
C-130H 74-1663 317AG USAF AMC
C-130H 74-1673 317AG USAF AMC
C-130H 74-1675 317AG USAF AMC
C-130H 74-1676 317AG USAF AMC
C-130H 74-1680 317AG USAF AMC
C-130H 74-1691 317AG USAF AMC
C-130H 78-0811 758AS USAF AFRC
C-130H 87-9284 95AS USAF AFRC
C-130J-30 06-3171 317AG USAF AMC
C-130J-30 07-3170 317AG USAF AMC

And two instructional airframes.
T-33A (56-1733) USAF i/a
C-130E 68-10941 USAF i/a



Dyess town, Tx
F-4D 65-0796 HS (307TFS) USAF pres c/a

[Piet Luijken]

---F/A-18A+ (162452) MA-04 VMFA112 USMC---

buno confirmed at 27nov2010 at Alliance, TX.

Thanks for all these postings as I like to tour Texas as well in the next months.

[tally]

Hoi Piet,

Let me know when you're in the area as I live 20 miles from Alliance (Fort Worth)?

FYI- MA-04 is indeed the 162452. I noted it first in November of 2006.

Cheers,

Seb.

[Oscar01]

Hi Hans,

Are the active a/c visable from outside at Dyess?

Oscar

[K2G]

Hi Hans,

Are the active a/c visable from outside at Dyess?

Oscar

Yes, they are visible from outside at GPS 32.42824, -99.86419

Hans