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Wednesday March 27 4xEA-18G Growlers fly in Thursday 2x Growlers perform flyover of Petco Park downtown for the Opening Day of baseball season, return to NASNI. Today (Friday) I find out the planes came from VAQ-129 Vikings. After the planess landed they drove the crews over the bridge to watch the ...

Took off for the 1st time yesterday...

https://boomsupersonic.com/xb-1

Omni Air International
Boeing 767-300F
N477AX

USAF Boeing KC-135R
HH 59-1499 // on ramp due east of Pinball Hall of Fame

Wednesday--OFF BASE-Coyote Summit

Half a dozen F-35s up high enough for contrails.

ONE Mudhen decided to go Lima Lima but he was about a mile to the west of the highway, and back-lit, no good photos.

Seems a long way to go (2 hours one way) to maybe get pix.

Tuesday report: Runway 21 in use for arrivals. Some personnel from 30 Recon Sqdn drive a pickup truck loaded with swag down from Creech AFB and start selling it on LV Blvd immediately prior to RF launch. Lots (a technical term meaning dozens) of 30th Recon and Wraith patches, challenge coins and t-s...

The still not retired F-117 will be certified to refuel from the KC-46 some time in March.

Bulk of story behind pay wall, but you can get the gist here: https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/ ... -46s-month

VX-9 Vampire XE-503 carrying 2 Next Gen Jammer pods during today's mission, with one ALQ-99 centerline. Black Ravens Growlers had 3xALQ-99. Runway 3 for RF launch + recovery.

Looks like Air Force 1 will be here Tuesday...https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_8003.html

Piet Luijken wrote: ↑22 Dec 2023, 18:13 Overview Red Flag 24-2

Date: 11-22 March

313sq F-35A
( F-031, F-033 )

F-031 sporting special 70Anniv/Tiger Meet paint on tail

Piet Luijken wrote: ↑05 Mar 2024, 14:21 Expect A330MRTT T-059 with NL F-35s.
FR24 says arrival 12.31lt at Nellis LSV.

Looks like T-057 following a few minutes behind 059.

Wednesday 28 Feb 81F/27C US Navy VFA-106 Gladiators 'Empire' AD 1xx F-18E 2xx F-18F 262, 250, 233, 235, 232, 231, 115, 103, 236, 220, 225 US Marine Corps VMFA-214 Black Sheep F-35B WE-02/170054 WE-00/170051 US Marine Corps VMA-231Ace of Spades AV-8B Harrier II CG-07/165389 CG-00/165355 CG(19) //back...

Stars and Stripes reporting Thunderbirds at El Centro until 1 March.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/202 ... 15268.html

All flying log, RWY 33 in use

DHC-6 Twin Otter
N64150
N708PV //Blue shark
N125SA //Grey shark

Shorts Skyvan
N101WA

also seen: Forces Canadiens jump team Sky Hawks, first time in a dozen trips I've seen a military team at the field.

https://twitter.com/BoeingDefense/statu ... DFMQQ&s=19

I'm sure it's going to Pax River, but we're one day closer to seeing them at Pt Mugu.