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Subject: (Report) 04/04/2009 to 07/04/2009 West Coast Trip Part 3 2009-05-25, 06:15 |
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Guys
This was both a military and civil bash, so I have distilled what we saw military wise (Stuff in brackets was not physically poled off by us) Scuse any typo`s or anything,if anybody can add anything to fill the gaps it would be appreciated
Part 3
Phoenix Sky Harbour IAP AZ 04/04/2009
Military:
KC135R: 14831 / 23550 / 38038 / 71486 / FA-18D (164208) SH-60 VMAT-101 FA-18 ???? SH-10 VMAT-101 B400 Jayhawk: 91-0096/ RA & 92-0334 / RA
Papago AAB, Phoenix AZ 04/04/2009
Preserved on the gate: A7D 74-1741 / AZ AH1S: (68-15064) (no sticks here)
Plus 6 x UH60
Deer Valley MAP Phoenix AZ04/04/2009
War Birds
N7025J (Hu16) / N12417 (T33) (Ex Canadian) / Mig 15 (511) (All silver) 6 X L39 on far side / SF260W 222 (Ex Irish Air Force) / (N123K) (C123)
The sight of the IAF SF260W made us humour about IAF Navex`s are a bit long winded ("Death 222"requesting departure ehhhh)
Messa Falcon field Phoenix AZ: 04/04/2009
This place had changed since I was last here , they have cleaned the place up but a lot of the warbird wrecks have moved , gone are the UH1`s , Mig`s and F8`s.
Sheriff Office:
N108FP (H369) / N505MP (H369) (Not checked if they are ex-OH6`s)
Marsh Aviation:
OV-10: FAC-2216 (Columbian) / N91LM / 68-0799 / 155446 /AXPR0003 (155843) / HU-16: N115FB / N211MC / U/m (51-5292?) / U/m (7227-N70263) ? / S2: (136665) – 13 / 133366 – 14 / 136668 / (136723) – 32 /136724 /136740 – 43 / (136743) – 44 / (136747) -40 / N147MA – 26 / N736MA -54 / N746MA -55 /
WarBirds: ??? (C45) / N3967A -53835 (TMB3E) / ??? – 531 (C45) / (138522) (H19) N7273C (Pv-1) / N86492 (Pv1) / N7272C (Pv1) 66-0966 (UH-1) / 0.16321 (UH1) 531323- N53ST (DC-3) Canberra: WK142- N6764 & N76765 SA Bulldog T1: N686XX / PV1: N745 B17G: 483514 B25: 34380 + 1 C47: N884TH 470687 (??)
Heavies: N438NA (C54) / N99AS – 99 / N67019 -159 / + 1
Williams Gateway MAP Phoenix AZ: 04/04/2009
Another field that has grown up lots since last time I was there.All the ex IDF A4`s are now in one of the new hangers, and the whole place has a growing Biz dealership. Was nice seeing the locals out waiting for the Mil stuff to arrive?
Preserved on a stick is T38 82FTW (59-1600) which was in bits last time I was here
Visiting Mil:
T38: 65-428 –XL / 64-239 - EN F16: 86-0287 / 86-0370 / 87-0231 all CO
Warbirds:
N104 (TF104) / N266WL (A4)/ N447TV (T33) / N6222N (Cm170R)
Coolidge MAP, AZ: 04/04/2008
Hercules: N112TG / N117TG / N118TG / N131HP / N131FF / N138FF
Avra Valley RAP AZ: 04/04/2009
By the barns and far side A4: (142220) / (142702) / 147444 / 147675 / 149540 / (149559) / 162704 / F8: 147078 / (147675) / 148649
Tucson IAP (KTUS) AZ 05/04/2009
And the flight with Double Eagle over AMARG in N8768E There has been no extra gate guards added as you drive past the ANG Gate
Military: USAF F16: AT: 84-1278 /86-0211 /87-0381 AZ: 83-1123 /83-1144 / 83-1183 / 84-1216 / 84-1322 (?) / 84-1326 / 84-1237 / 84-1318 /84-1375 /84-1383 / 84-1385 / 85-1409 / 86-0240 / 86-0241 / 89-2155 / 90-0741 / 00-3008 / 00-3028 / 00-3029 / “175” & “162FW” (89-2100) U/M: 84-1387 / 87-0361 / 89-2091 / 89-2135 / 90-0715 /“520” UAE F16: 3005 / 3006 / 3012 / 3031 / 3032 / 3034 SA226: 94-0263 (There you go Wayne)
Warbirds:
HU-16: N291TC T28: N192G C123: 56-4357 (In bits nr Double Eagle) F5/ CF-115 on pallets between barns in GA area (No marks) (Any Ideas Mr Marden ?)
Davis Monthan AFB Tucson AZ: 05/04/2009
EC130`s noted over the fence nr the scrap yards were: (All coded DM): 64-0853 / 64-0862 / 65-0962 / 73-0580 / 73-0588 / 73-0590
Gila Bend MAP AZ: 06/04/2009
Finally getting these having missed them ….. Was nowt else there though
F101: 56-0130 & 56-0112
MCAS Yuma AZ: 06/04/2009
Gate Guards: A4: (150586) F4: (148367) AV8A: (158695) F5: (74150 ??)
Helicopters: N7247R (ex-68-16140) (UH-1)
Military F5: (73-0885) – 06 / (74-1554) – 03 / (76-1564) -10 (Plus lots more) C130: 3591 – NY / 5957 -00 / 6514- 00 / 6764 – QB / 7110- QB / 7984 –QB / Mi24P: (74-22270) EA6B:???? –NJ-907 / + CH46 / CH53 + AV8`s on the ramp …… oh well …
UH60 X 2 sat on civil ramp (?????) too bloody dark to read off
Pioneer Museum, El Centro Ca: 06/04/2009
Displayed there is F14A 159620 /101
NAS El Centro CA: 06/04/2009
Gate: All with Blue Angels scheme
FA18A: (162488) F11A: ??? - 1 RF4: (158890) TA4: 159798
Preserved on Field:
A6E: (159901) & (160996)
Transient:
T45: 163073 – B-293 / 163602 – B-202 / 163619 – B-219 / (163647) –B247 / 163658 – B-258 / 165642 – B-288 / (167082) – B304 / (167092) – B-314 / 167096 – B-318 / 167097 – B-319 / 1670?? – B0303 /????? – B295 /????? – B-204 /???? – B292 + 5 others EA6B: 161880 / NJ-900 (SpecMarks) / 158034 – NJ-902 /???? - NJ-907 / 160609 –NJ911 FA18F: 165544 – AD-202 C12F: 50091
NAS North Island, San Diego CA: 06/04/2009
CVN-68 CVN-76 Both had FA18`s sat on the deck but no positive ID was gained C2: ???? / NK-610 was hammering the circuit 2 X AH1`s seen (No doubt from MCAS Camp Pendleton) 2 X FA18 seen going into NAS North Island
CV-41 USS Midway Museum San Diego CA: 06/04/2009
Hanger Deck:
42-54654 (SBD-5) / 85957 (TMB-3E) / (91091) (SNJ-6)
On Top Deck:
(141136) (TA9J) / (141702) (RF9J) / 142251 (TA3B) / 143938 (UH34) / 147030 (F8K) / 149711 (SH3) / (150157) (SH2F) / 150594 (HH46) / 151782 (A6E) / 153030 (F4S) / 154370 (A7E) / 154977 (A4E) / 156641 (RA5c) / 156697 (T2c) / 158978 (F14) / 159766 (S3A) / (160701) (E2C Nose) / 161227 (E2C) / 162901 (FA18A) / (146036) (S2) / (127922) (AD-4W) / (60-3614) (UH-1B)
San Diego Air & Space Museum Balboa Park San Diego CA: 06/04/2009
Outside is still the A11 & Sea Dart. While Tony & Jase went in Wayne & Myself read the liners going into the Airport had been in before.
San Diego IAP CA: 06/04/2009
USCG: 6023 (HH-60) (Across the road)
San Diego Brown Field MAP CA: 07/04/2009
Warbirds:
N902BB (TS11 Iskara)
Tijuana IAP Mexico 07/04/2009
Mi-17 / 35 1235 or 1239???
OH6A N6638U patrolling the border
There we go 3,500 miles 63 locations, 6,500 RAWs taken in 9 days..... Pictures to follow at some point
Hope it was of interest
Regards
Long Haired Kev Strickson
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