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MCAS Beaufort Air Show April 30, 2017

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Static

92-3924 gy F16D 157FS SC ANG
02-3652 bk/rd T6A CB 14FTW c/n PT-194
68-8192 gy T38A XL 47FTW '47FTW'
163836 UC12M - Beaufort
162884 F/A18A++ DC-24 VMFA-122
164001 F/A18D EX-31 MALS-31
168724 F35B VM-16 VMFAT-501
169239 UH1Y HF-23 HMLA-269
165362 AH1W HF-71 HMLA-269
162481 CH53E EN-50 HMM-464
168648 MV22B GX-05 VMMT-204 c/n D0303
6544 MH65D Savannah

Pleasure flights from static area
N426HF UH1H Heritage Flight 16426
N624HF UH1H Heritage Flight 16624
N998HF AH1F Heritage Flight

Flying Only
168070 KC130J BH VMGR-252
164670 F/A18D ..-04 VMFAAW-224
164683 F/A18D ED-11 VMFAAW-533

Flight Line
..-…. F16C (SW) 20FW
..-…. F16C (SW) 20FW
164180 KC130T NY VMGR-452
16…. F35B VM-05 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-07 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-11 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-12 VMFAT-501
168722 F35B VM-14 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-22 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-23 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-25 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-27 VMFAT-501
162001 CH53E EN-59 HMH-464
165595 AV8B+ WP-03 VMA-223
165592 AV8B+ WP-06 VMA-223
165312 AV8B+ WP-07 VMA-223

Flight Line
16…. F/A18A MA-09 VMFA-112 No wings
164221 F/A18C DW-02 VMFA-251
164738 F/A18D ED-14 VMFAAW-533

Hangar
16…. F/A18C ??-01 VMFA-???
16…. F/A18C DR-222 VMFA-312
16…. F/A18A VE-02 VMFA-115
16…. F/A18A VE-203 VMFA-115
16…. F/A18C DC-06 VMFA-122
164276 F/A18C DC-08 VMFA-122
16…. F/A18C DC-10 VMFA-122

Hangar
16…. F/A18D WK-00 VMFAAW-224
16…. F/A18D WK-01 VMFAAW-224
16…. F/A18D WK-03 VMFAAW-224
16…. F/A18D WK-05 VMFAAW-224
16…. F/A18D WK-06 VMFAAW-224
16…. F/A18D WK-08 VMFAAW-224
16…. F/A18D WK-11 VMFAAW-224
16…. F/A18D WK-13 VMFAAW-224
16…. F/A18D WK-14 VMFAAW-224
16…. F/A18D ED-01 VMFAAW-533
16…. F/A18D ED-14 VMFAAW-533
16…. F/A18D ED-15 VMFAAW-533

On the far side on a stand is F/A18A++ (VE)-205 VMFA-115 with no tail, wings or engines. This may be the same aircraft that spent several months in a hangar at the Savannah CRTC last year. Not sure of BuNo as that panel is now missing.
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Re: MCAS Beaufort Air Show April 30, 2017

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WK01 - 164957
WK05 - 164951
WK08 - 164961
WK13 - 164723

All seen at LEMO on 9th May.

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Re: MCAS Beaufort Air Show April 30, 2017

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foc1 wrote:Static

Flight Line
16…. F/A18A MA-09 VMFA-112 No wings

The MA-09 is 162409. Last noted at NAS Fort Worth March 17, 2017.
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Re: MCAS Beaufort Air Show April 30, 2017

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foc1 wrote:Static
16…. F35B VM-05 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-07 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-11 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-12 VMFAT-501

Hangar
16…. F/A18D WK-00 VMFAAW-224
16…. F/A18D WK-06 VMFAAW-224
16…. F/A18D WK-13 VMFAAW-224

I have the following for the F-35B's. However please keep in mind that is how they came of the production line at NAS Fort Worth in 2012. They could have moved around the modex of course so please be aware.
168061/VM-05
168308/VM-07
168312/VM-11
168313/VM-12

The following F/A-18's are all dated from 2012 so please be aware.
164886/WK-00 (Tiger C/S?)
164884/WK-06
164878/WK-13
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Re: MCAS Beaufort Air Show April 30, 2017

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foc1 wrote:Static

92-3924 gy F16D 157FS SC ANG
02-3652 bk/rd T6A CB 14FTW c/n PT-194
68-8192 gy T38A XL 47FTW '47FTW'
163836 UC12M - Beaufort
162884 F/A18A++ DC-24 VMFA-122
164001 F/A18D EX-31 MALS-31
168724 F35B VM-16 VMFAT-501
169239 UH1Y HF-23 HMLA-269
165362 AH1W HF-71 HMLA-269
162481 CH53E EN-50 HMM-464
168648 MV22B GX-05 VMMT-204 c/n D0303
6544 MH65D Savannah

Pleasure flights from static area
N426HF UH1H Heritage Flight 16426
N624HF UH1H Heritage Flight 16624
N998HF AH1F Heritage Flight

Flying Only
168070 KC130J BH VMGR-252
164670 F/A18D ..-04 VMFAAW-224
164683 F/A18D ED-11 VMFAAW-533

Flight Line
..-…. F16C (SW) 20FW
..-…. F16C (SW) 20FW

92-3920/SW spec. mrs
91-0398/SW

164180 KC130T NY VMGR-452
16…. F35B VM-05 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-07 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-11 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-12 VMFAT-501
168722 F35B VM-14 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-22 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-23 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-25 VMFAT-501
16…. F35B VM-27 VMFAT-501

VM-22 not noted on Saturday
Additional F-35's: VM-17, VM-20 and RAF ZM137, ZM141, 143 + at least one more

162001 CH53E EN-59 HMH-464
165595 AV8B+ WP-03 VMA-223
165592 AV8B+ WP-06 VMA-223
165312 AV8B+ WP-07 VMA-223

Flight Line
16…. F/A18A MA-09 VMFA-112 No wings
164221 F/A18C DW-02 VMFA-251
164738 F/A18D ED-14 VMFAAW-533

Hangar
16…. F/A18C ??-01 VMFA-???
16…. F/A18C DR-222 VMFA-312
16…. F/A18A VE-02 VMFA-115
16…. F/A18A VE-203 VMFA-115
16…. F/A18C DC-06 VMFA-122
164276 F/A18C DC-08 VMFA-122
16…. F/A18C DC-10 VMFA-122

One of the above is 163162. Also noted 164271 unmarked ?
Also noted DC-14

Hangar
16…. F/A18D WK-00 VMFAAW-224
164878
16…. F/A18D WK-01 VMFAAW-224
164957
16…. F/A18D WK-03 VMFAAW-224
164726
16…. F/A18D WK-05 VMFAAW-224
164951
16…. F/A18D WK-06 VMFAAW-224
164901
16…. F/A18D WK-08 VMFAAW-224
164961
16…. F/A18D WK-11 VMFAAW-224
164876
16…. F/A18D WK-13 VMFAAW-224
164723
16…. F/A18D WK-14 VMFAAW-224
164959

+ 164699/WK-15, 164717/WK-07,

16…. F/A18D ED-01 VMFAAW-533
16…. F/A18D ED-14 VMFAAW-533
16…. F/A18D ED-15 VMFAAW-533
164652

+ 164872/ED-06


Blue Angels

1
2 163451
3 163439
4 Dual
5 163444
6 163741
7 Dual

On the far side on a stand is F/A18A++ (VE)-205 VMFA-115 with no tail, wings or engines. This may be the same aircraft that spent several months in a hangar at the Savannah CRTC last year. Not sure of BuNo as that panel is now missing.
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Re: MCAS Beaufort Air Show April 30, 2017

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tally wrote: I have the following for the F-35B's. However please keep in mind that is how they came of the production line at NAS Fort Worth in 2012. They could have moved around the modex of course so please be aware.
168061/VM-05
168308/VM-07
168312/VM-11
168313/VM-12
168061/VM-05 last noted 14 April 2017
168308/VM-07 last noted 1 May 2016
168312 last noted as MV-52 of VMX-1 18 March 2017
168313 last noted as -17 of 461st FLTS April 2017 (database)

VM-11 is unknown to me. My best guess would be 168720.
VM-12 could be 168721. 168721/VM-12 last noted 7 March 2016
K2G wrote: Additional F-35's: VM-17, VM-20 and RAF ZM137, ZM141, 143 + at least one more
168725/VM-17 last noted 27 January 2017
168728/VM-20 last noted 29 April 2017
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Re: MCAS Beaufort Air Show April 30, 2017

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An update on the F35s on Sunday...

168061 VM-05
168308 VM-07
168720 VM-11
168721 VM-12
168722 VM-14
169023 VM-23
169025 VM-25
169027 VM-27

I think VM-22 may have been a mis-pole?
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