Savannah/KSAV 2019

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Noted today were the following Hornets

164717/ED-07 VMFAAW-533
164738 ED-14

164889/NA-200 VMFA-312 (special marks)
164980/NA-211

164876/WK-07 VMFAAW-224
16????/WK-08 (F/A18C)

Plus TH57 E-69/E-114/E-137

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Unusual visitor today was RDAF C130J B-536. Stopped in for about an hour then departed, dropped some parachutists in the area and departed. Call sign was (I think) Crusher 31

[JohnB]

appreciated keep de logs comming !

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Noted today were:
94-0118 flg T1A VN 71FTW
02-3650 bk/rd T6A CB 14FTW
06-3840 bk/rd T6A CB 14FTW
07-3894 bk/yl T6A CB 14FTW
(164956)/NA-206 F/A18C VMFA-312 BuNo not read
TH57Cs E-74/75/77/96/103/115/126/127/136

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Catching up on some recent highlights:
16/1: 168179/AJ-711 MH60R HSM-70
19/1: 165183/AD-357 F/A18C VFA-106 flying with VMFA-115
25/1: 94-0263 RC26B just marked 263 on tail
8/2: 164905/215 F/A18C VMFA-312 marks. ??/AD-316 flying with VMFA-115 161832 T34C SFSWL
13/2: 168182/AJ-707 MH60R HSM-70
15/2: 168302/06 MV-22B HMX-1
Not much else of interest...

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Noted yesterday arriving as "Bengal 41" flight were:
164679/WK-04 VMFAAW-224
165199/unmarked
They were joined later by "Bengal 44"
165206/WK-04 in full marks. So we had a C and a D in with the same code.

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There is an Army Guard exercise going on at the moment with the following UH72As noted

DC NG: 72054/055/212/214
NC NG: 72048/049/246
No mks: 72047

UH60s last threes 897 and 097. Believe the second at least is KY NG as it is calling Wildcat 097

C17s seem to be involved and noted over the past few days:
137AS/NY ANG 89-1191 bl/w "Polo 40"
167AS/WV ANG 94-0069 rd/w "Decoy 84", 00-0181 rd/w "Decoy 58"
183AS/MS ANG 03-3117 bl/gd "Ruler 39"
Plus 92-3293 yl/bl 437AW but using "Epic 31" so may be operating with 156AS/NC ANG

165AS/KY ANG C130H 91-1231 also visited

C26B (91-00505) also visited as "PAT662" (Serial from SBS not read)

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F/A18s noted today:
VMFA-251 164212/DW-01, 164971/DW-971
VMFA-312 164905/215
VMFA-115 ??/VE-11
Plus AJ-406 VFA-37 marks flying with VMFA-251 and 164960 no marks flying with VMFA-115

KC135R 63-7992 bk/yl 153ARS/MS ANG arrived as "Keys 81"

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The helos are here for Exercise Patriot South. Both UH60s are with C. Co, 2nd Battalion 238th Aviation Regiment KY NG.

097 is UH60L 06-27097

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More transports in today for the exercise
C17A
93-0599 bl/yl AK 3Wg "Frozen 10"
00-0177 bl/wt 137AS/NY ANG "Polo 86"
(00-0183) bl 156AS/NC ANG "Epic 31" serial from SBS
01-0196 rd/wt 167AS/WV ANG "Decoy 01"
03-3119 bl/gd 183AS/MS ANG

C130H
74-1671 bl/yl 186AS/MT ANG
90-1794 - 180AS/MO ANG "Jesse 94"
91-1235 wt/bl 165AS/KY ANG
95-6711 bl/yl 130AS/WV ANG "Anvil 68"

KC135R
59-1448 bk/gd 153ARS/MS ANG "Keys 82"
63-7992 bk/gd 153ARS/MS ANG "Keys 81"

Another UH60 was flying as "Guard 959"

94-0261 C26B is flying local missions as "Taco 99" it is just marked 261 on tail

Shooting approaches was C146A
10-3077 "Hound 41"

F/A18s arriving for the weekend:
165175/341, 165203/AD-316 "T-Bolt 53/54" flying with VMFA-251
?/ED-07, 164711/ED-10, 164683/ED-11, 164738/ED-14 VMFAAW-533

[CR-74050]

Looking good!

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Noted yesterday (Sat 9th)
164878/WK-01 ?/WK-05 F/A18D VMFAAW-224. WK-01 with tiger stripes

T1As:
14FTW CB bk/yl: 92-0363, 94-0139/0147 95-0062
14FTW CB bk/rd: 94-0138 95-0058
47FTW XL bk/wt 90-0406 (using 14FTW call sign)

Just one new F/A18 today
164912/DW-912 VMFA-251 "TBolt 51"

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Currently on the CRTC ramp is an unmarked P3. It flew on Tuesday as "Navy CR397". It does not show up on SBS

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Noted today were:
F/A18s VMFA-115
165175/VE-04, 163162/VE-07 "Blade 21"

T6Bs TAW-5
166149/E ,166188/E

TH57s TAW-5
E-51/67/109/110/121/126/129/130

Visiting yesterday was MH60R 166590/602 no other marks c/s "Jaguar 602"

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Unmarked EA18G 169404 arrived today as Hornet 72 from KSTL via KGPT

Yesterday HSC-26 MH60S 167842/HW-74 stopped for gas