Nellis AFB (KLSV/LSV) - MIL 2014

[EOR1]

MacDill 60-0324 has been here as a Green Flag tanker and will probably be gone today. was on my list
I knew 166635 was 213. damn keyboard and old eyes!
might want to recheck your pics, 207 and 216 should have been green flagging VFA-14 Tophatters
NG-207/166429, NG-216/166439. also NG-200/16634 CAG, NG-201/166435, and NG-203/166433. parked in the revetments so all that would have been visible from the east side would have been the tail tops.
last week were also VFA-151 NG-300/168471 CAG, NG-301/168480, NG-304/168474, and NG-305/168475 were flying Green Flag with them, but left halfway through for some reason.

A21-21, A21-23, A21-45 and A21-49 departed williamstown..The 49 was the special 77sqn bird

Gijs

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The special marks bird (A21-49) has not made it to KLSV. One jet had to do an emergency landing at Anderson AFB with a hydraulic leak and it appears this is the jet. There are seven RAAF Hornets on the Nellis flight line as of 07.30 on the 30th.

serials quoted for these,

A21-16
A21-21
A21-23
A31-35
A32-45
A21-46
A21-47

These jets are not from the same squadron. some are 3 Sqn and others are 77 Sqn,there may even be some from 75 Sqn.

Another KC-135R identified today off SBS is 60-0324(should be 91st ARS,92nd ARW).

The road to the speedway from the main gate was off limits at least during part of the afternoon, preventing spotting from the usual afternoon position. Normal service has now been resumed, and if the predicted rain holds off Friday afternoon at the speedway is billed as "the place to be".

F/A-18F 166635 is code DD-213.

2 additional F/A-18Es seen departing during the afternoon of the 29th were (DD)-207 and 216.These were read from photos on departure from runway 03 from the speedway.

These did not depart with the main Red Flag early afternoon launch and these jets were not present on the flight line at 07.30 on the 30th.they appear to have been visitors.

[Le Addeur noir]

EOR,

The exact unit for the 2 extra F/A-18Es was unconfirmed, so it would appear the 2 departures were those.

Showing on SBS just before 17.00 on the 31st,after most people had gone was RAAF C-17A A41-210 calling ASY407.It may well be at Nellis and confirmation(or otherwise) will be made when it is daylight.

[Le Addeur noir]

A look at Nellis earlier today did not find the RAAF C-17A here.

This was 'lost' on SBS at 2'000ft at 16.47 LT on the 31st,so where ever it went cannot be far away.

[VH3D]

Here is my log and few pictures from the first day of Red Flag 14-1.
The order is pretty much of the time when they were shot. I've got to Gate 4 around 10:30am and left after B-2 arrived around 4:45pm.
I didn't list any of the Thunderbirds from the two practice flights which they did that day.
There was one RAF Typhoon which I didn't get numbers for during departure and arrival.

Nellis January 27, 2014

USAF F-22A 04-4068 422nd TES OT Edwards AFB
USAF F-22A 04-4071 433rd WPS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-22A 06-4109 433rd WPS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-22A 06-4124 422nd TES OT Edwards AFB
USAF F-15C 82-0022 422nd TES OT Edwards AFB
USAF F-15C 81-0030 422nd TES OT Edwards AFB
USAF F-15C 78-0517 422nd TES OT Edwards AFB
USAF A-10C 80-0185 66th WPS WA Nellis AFB
USAF A-10C 79-0186 66th WPS WA Nellis AFB
USAF A-10C 82-0665 66th WPS WA Nellis AFB
USAF A-10C 78-0657 66th WPS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-35A 10-5010 422nd TES OT Edwards AFB
USAF F-16 90-0747 16th WPS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-16 90-0746 16th WPS WA Nellis AFB
USN C-9B 160051 VR-61 NAS Whidbey
USAF F-16CM 91-0404 16th WPS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-16CM 92-3882 16th WPS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-15C 83-0019 433rd WPS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-15C 83-0027 433rd WPS WA Nellis AFB
RAAF E-7A A30-005 2sq RAAF
USAF B-2 82-1070 393rd BS WM Whiteman AFB
USAF F-15E 90-0260 17th WPS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-15E 92-0366 17th WPS WA Nellis AFB
USAF KC-135T 59-1464 92nd ARW Fairchild AFB
USAF EC-130H 64-14862 43rd ECS DM Davis Monthan AFB
USAF KC-135R 61-0311 22nd ARW McConnell AFB
USAF KC-135R 58-0093 22nd ARW McConnell AFB
USAF F-16C 86-0280 64th AGRS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-16C 86-0220 64th AGRS WA Nellis AFB
USMC F/A-18A 162466 VMFA-314 VW MCAS Miramar
USMC F/A-18A 162467 VMFA-314 VW MCAS Miramar
USMC F/A-18A 162877 VMFA-314 VW MCAS Miramar
USAF F-15C 78-0520 65th AGRS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-15C 78-0504 65th AGRS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-15C 78-0489 65th AGRS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-15C 78-0532 65th AGRS WA Nellis AFB
USMC F/A-18C 164731 VMFA-314 VW MCAS Miramar
USMC F/A-18C 164036 VMFA-314 VW MCAS Miramar
USN EA-18G 166940 VAQ-135 NL NAS Whidbey
USN EA-18G 166942 VAQ-135 NL NAS Whidbey
USAF F-16C 86-0251 64th AGRS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-16C 86-0299 64th AGRS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-16C 84-1236 64th AGRS WA Nellis AFB
RAF Typhoon ZK310 1(F)sq 6sq mks
RAF Typhoon ZK311 1(F)sq 6sq mks
RAF Typhoon ZK313 1(F)sq 6sq mks
RAF Typhoon ZK304 1(F)sq 6sq mks
USN F/A-18F 165793 VX-31 DD NAWS China Lake
USN F/A-18E 166871 VX-31 DD NAWS China Lake
USN F/A-18F 166451 VX-31 DD NAWS China Lake
USN F/A-18F 166968 VX-31 DD NAWS China Lake
RAF Typhoon unknwn 1(F)sq 6sq mks
RAF Tornado ZA370 Marham Wing 617sq mks
USAF F-16CM 91-0389 55th FS SW Shaw AFB
USAF F-16CM 91-0364 79th FS SW Shaw AFB
USAF F-16CM 94-0040 77th FS SW Shaw AFB
USAF F-16DM 91-0463 77th FS SW Shaw AFB
USAF F-16C 85-1418 64th AGRS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-16C 86-0269 64th AGRS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-16C 86-0272 64th AGRS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-16C 87-0313 64th AGRS WA Nellis AFB
RAF Tornado ZG729 Marham Wing 617sq mks
RAF Tornado ZA453 Marham Wing 617sq mks
RAAF F/A-18A A21-21 3sq RAAF
USAF F-15E 90-0236 391st FS MO Mountain Home AFB
USAF F-15E 90-0237 391st FS MO Mountain Home AFB
USAF F-15E 90-0241 391st FS MO Mountain Home AFB
USAF F-15E 90-0243 391st FS MO Mountain Home AFB
USN F/A-18E 166435 VFA-14 NG NAS Lemoore
USN F/A-18E 166433 VFA-14 NG NAS Lemoore
USAF F-16C 84-1301 64th AGRS WA Nellis AFB
USAF F-15E 90-0255 391st FS MO Mountain Home AFB
USAF F-15E 91-0300 391st FS MO Mountain Home AFB
USAF F-15E 91-0333 391st FS MO Mountain Home AFB
USAF F-16CM 91-0377 77th FS SW Shaw AFB
USAF F-16CM 94-0042 77th FS SW Shaw AFB
USAF F-16CM 91-0368 77th FS SW Shaw AFB
USAF F-16CM 94-0041 77th FS SW Shaw AFB
USANG F-16C 87-0249 120th FS CO Buckley AFB
USANG F-16C 86-0345 120th FS CO Buckley AFB
USANG F-16C 86-0358 120th FS CO Buckley AFB
USANG F-16C 87-0237 120th FS CO Buckley AFB
USMC EA-6B 163047 VAQ-142 NAS Whidbey
USAF A-10C 80-0176 66th WPS WA Nellis AFB
USN F/A-18E 166429 VFA-14 NG NAS Lemoore
USN F/A-18E 166439 VFA-14 NG NAS Lemoore
USAF F-22A 04-4082 27th FS FF Langley AFB
USAF F-22A 08-4161 27th FS FF Langley AFB
USMC F/A-18A 162396 VMFA-314 VW MCAS Miramar
USAF F-22A 08-4170 27th FS FF Langley AFB
USAF F-22A 09-4172 27th FS FF Langley AFB
USAF F-22A 08-4166 94th FS FF Langley AFB


Photos: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjRDFgDY

[EOR1]

so what makes you think the 422TES is an Edwards squadron?

[Oscar01]

Morning,

Belgiums will be deploying to US tomorrow (not sure if they go straight to Nellis after stop at Bangor or do some pre-work).
BAF211-216 and BAF511-516 departing Kleine Brogel

Oz

[Einstein]

Interesting, are there more Belgiums on the planet than the one in Europe?

[VH3D]

so what makes you think the 422TES is an Edwards squadron?

OT makes me think that.

[Oscar01]

??? Don't get your point....

anyway, 216, and 515 were spares and 516 never showed up

Interesting, are there more Belgiums on the planet than the one in Europe?

[Bennie]

Morning,

Belgiums will be deploying to US tomorrow (not sure if they go straight to Nellis after stop at Bangor or do some pre-work).
BAF211-216 and BAF511-516 departing Kleine Brogel

Oz

I believe they'll stop at McGuire first. BAF216 returned to Belgium (the only one! ).

[Oscar01]

Bennie, Tanker was very clear that they would refuel only 511-514. 515 was spare and returned, 516 never went airborn.

[EOR1]

so what makes you think the 422TES is an Edwards squadron?

OT makes me think that.

it's always been a Nellis based squadron.

[Richard from Rotterdam]

??? Don't get your point....

anyway, 216, and 515 were spares and 516 never showed up

Interesting, are there more Belgiums on the planet than the one in Europe?

Correct spelling is always challenging...

[VH3D]

so what makes you think the 422TES is an Edwards squadron?

OT makes me think that.

it's always been a Nellis based squadron.

I didn't know that. I went with the tail code.

[chopsy]

The report above that the RAF Tornados are in 617 Sqn marks is incorrect. Of the seven all are unmarked save for code 038 which is in 12 Sqn marks.

The Typhoons are operated by a mix of 1(F) and 6 Sqn crews for the purposes of the exercise.