Mojave - June 2012
Forum rules
This is the forum to share your recent aviation photos with the rest of the community, being photos not older than six months at the moment of topic opening. Theme-based topics, not about recent events, should go into the sub-forum. Although we will not screen beforehand, we reserve the right to delete any images, especially if clearly unsharp or otherwise low in quality. For more information on how to upload you images, check this post. In topic titles, please use airfield names in stead of just codes, and be clear about what kind of photos your viewers can expect (e.g. CIV/MIL, location etc.). Finally, bring any photo criticism understandable and to the point, not cynical or offensive! Simultaneously, do not feel offended by criticism per se, but simply explain your motives, taste et cetera, or ignore if you wish so. |
- SilverWingPix
- Scramble Senior
- Posts: 308
- Joined: 20 Oct 2008, 23:29
- Location: Copenhagen - Denmark
Mojave - June 2012
Just recently back from a great week in California and Arizona. Day 1 was visits to Fox Field, Mojave and Victorville. We started by flying over the fields in a Cessna from Fox Field:
The gate guard´s:
Approaching the field from a southern direction.
The main storage and chop up area:
Storage area pre-chop up:
The main apron which is mostly empty:
Nice line up of DC-8´s - Nine of eleven ATI´s on the field:
Spunky stuff can be seen there:
Heavy crop:
2 x Southern, 2 x TNT, 2 x Atlas, 2 x ATI, 2 x TF100 SuperSabre (ex RDAF):
Close up:
Lots of Southern 747, Air Canada 767 as well as 2 x Convair Coronado´s:
A closer view:
Gulfstreams at their final resting place:
Amazingly the two C-133´s still survive:
Soon to be no more:
TNT:
Southern 747:
Two of three B-707´s seen:
Virgin Galactic took off while we were approaching the field and I unfortunately only got this heavily cropped shot. Note the Impala on short finals:
Cheers,
Egon.
The gate guard´s:
Approaching the field from a southern direction.
The main storage and chop up area:
Storage area pre-chop up:
The main apron which is mostly empty:
Nice line up of DC-8´s - Nine of eleven ATI´s on the field:
Spunky stuff can be seen there:
Heavy crop:
2 x Southern, 2 x TNT, 2 x Atlas, 2 x ATI, 2 x TF100 SuperSabre (ex RDAF):
Close up:
Lots of Southern 747, Air Canada 767 as well as 2 x Convair Coronado´s:
A closer view:
Gulfstreams at their final resting place:
Amazingly the two C-133´s still survive:
Soon to be no more:
TNT:
Southern 747:
Two of three B-707´s seen:
Virgin Galactic took off while we were approaching the field and I unfortunately only got this heavily cropped shot. Note the Impala on short finals:
Cheers,
Egon.
Best Regards,
Egon aka SilverWingPix
Egon aka SilverWingPix
- Aircolours
- Scramble Master
- Posts: 2946
- Joined: 04 Mar 2004, 13:39
- Subscriber Scramble: Aircolours
- Location: Hoofddorp
- Contact:
Re: Mojave - June 2012
Egon,
Great shots. Probably the airport with the most DC8's nowadays......
Brgds, Peter
Great shots. Probably the airport with the most DC8's nowadays......
Brgds, Peter
- EHAM
- Scramble Master
- Posts: 3415
- Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 21:32
- Type of spotter: F2
- Subscriber Scramble: Joost de Wit
- Location: Hoofddorp
- Contact:
Re: Mojave - June 2012
Great stuff Egon (except those windmills, they really ruin the landscape IMO)! Looking forward to the other photos of your trip.
Re: Mojave - June 2012
Awsome shots!!
I think this is the best way to visit those fields!
Best regards,
Thimo
I think this is the best way to visit those fields!
Best regards,
Thimo
- SilverWingPix
- Scramble Senior
- Posts: 308
- Joined: 20 Oct 2008, 23:29
- Location: Copenhagen - Denmark
Re: Mojave - June 2012
Rather windmills than chimney potts and smogEHAM wrote:Great stuff Egon (except those windmills, they really ruin the landscape IMO)! Looking forward to the other photos of your trip.
Thanks for the comment
Best Regards,
Egon aka SilverWingPix
Egon aka SilverWingPix
- SilverWingPix
- Scramble Senior
- Posts: 308
- Joined: 20 Oct 2008, 23:29
- Location: Copenhagen - Denmark
Re: Mojave - June 2012
Thanks Peter, Yes most likely, But Kingman wasn´t too far behind with a lot of yellow DHL 8´sAircolours wrote:Egon,
Great shots. Probably the airport with the most DC8's nowadays......
Brgds, Peter
Best Regards,
Egon aka SilverWingPix
Egon aka SilverWingPix
- HV7572KC
- Scramble Die-Hard
- Posts: 586
- Joined: 01 Jan 2005, 16:26
- Subscriber Scramble: HV7572KC
- Location: Sneek
Re: Mojave - June 2012
impressive shots!!
-
- Scramble Master
- Posts: 2670
- Joined: 05 Dec 2009, 14:16
- Type of spotter: Civil and military
- Subscriber Scramble: YES
- Location: Toulouse, France
- Contact:
Re: Mojave - June 2012
Thanks a lot for sharing
My forum @ http://tlsspotting.forumgratuit.org/forum
Re: Mojave - June 2012
Back in 2008 it was possible to just ask for a tarmac tour in the terminal and for only $ 15 they will drive you slowly along most of the parked planes.Chicago wrote:Awsome shots!!
I think this is the best way to visit those fields!
Best regards,
Thimo
Eric
- jp 74
- Scramble Die-Hard
- Posts: 963
- Joined: 23 Jun 2008, 15:02
- Type of spotter: Fotografie
- Subscriber Scramble: jp 74
- Location: Den Bosch
Re: Mojave - June 2012
Wheren't those tf100's based at Soesterberg with bae flight systems in the early ninety's?
Compromise is failure.
- SilverWingPix
- Scramble Senior
- Posts: 308
- Joined: 20 Oct 2008, 23:29
- Location: Copenhagen - Denmark
Re: Mojave - June 2012
Thanks for your comments.
It is still possible to go on the tour airside, but no photography is allowed
The F-100F´s are ex RDAF machines and were flying from Bournemouth and Deci prior to their retirement. It is said that they are in near flyable condition.
E.
It is still possible to go on the tour airside, but no photography is allowed
The F-100F´s are ex RDAF machines and were flying from Bournemouth and Deci prior to their retirement. It is said that they are in near flyable condition.
E.
Best Regards,
Egon aka SilverWingPix
Egon aka SilverWingPix
- patrick@tediek.com
- Scramble Die-Hard
- Posts: 749
- Joined: 01 Aug 2006, 17:33
- Location: Amsterdam
Re: Mojave - June 2012
great pictures. thanks for sharing. I miss the ex KLM 747's. they turned them into cans already?
- USAIR
- Scramble Junior
- Posts: 235
- Joined: 15 Mar 2010, 19:47
- Type of spotter: Everything but focus mainly on Boeing Jetliners.
- Subscriber Scramble: No
Re: Mojave - June 2012
I wonder how owns the C-133's ? Not many around anymore and somebody is holding on to them for a reason , would be awesome to see them back in a museum , rather than being stored at MHV.
Re: Mojave - June 2012
MHV is great, and a very nice reportthis is. One small correction: the two Coronados you mention are actually a CV880 and a CV990...
== All is well, as long as we keep spinning ==