USS Gerald R Ford Stokes Bay 14th November 2022

[747woody]

On the flightdeck:

CVW-8 all coded AJ

VFA-37 F/A-18E
101/165872
102/
103/165866
104/
105/166834
106/166836 (typo corrected)
110/166431
111/

VFA-213 F/A-18F
200/
202/166802
203/166793
204/168891
205/
206/
211/166631
212/166633

VFA-31 F/A-18E
300/ Visible on hangar deck
301/166872
302/166778
305/
306/165871
310/166784
311/165870
312/166786

VFA-87 F/A-18E
400/
401/168911
402/168912
406/
407/168470
410/169395
411/

VAQ-142 EA-18G
501/168775
502/168385
503/
504/1683(8/9)2

VAW-124 E-2D
600/ Visible on hangar deck
601/169231
+ 1

HSC-9 MH-60S
610/
614/
617/166314

HSM-70 MH-60R
700/168158
701/
702/

VRC-40 C-2A
45/162168
+ 1

Deck trainer? F/A-18A++
163129

[747woody]

The second C-2A should be 57/162164 which visited Gatwick on 12/11/22.

[crookie]

anybody have a up-dated list

[spyro1981]

Noted a few this afternoon from Ferry Ride.

VAW-124 E-2D AJ-603 - 169082
VRC-40 C-2A 162164 - 57 (confirmed)

[Fishbed_9307]

anybody have a up-dated list

Noted from our tiny boat yesterday Thursday 17th are the following:

(edited with some a additions from some of my mates)

17 november 2012 Stokes Bay – Portsmouth

Voor de kust lag de CVN-78 USS Gerald D. Ford met aan boord CAW-8.

VFA-37: F/A-18E:
1658872/AJ-101 165862/AJ-102 165866/AJ-103 16____/AJ-104
166834/AJ-105 165836/AJ-106 16____/AJ-110 16____/AJ-111

VFA-213: F/A-18F:
16____/AJ-200 166802/AJ-202 166793/AJ-203 16____/AJ-204
16____/AJ-205 16____/AJ-206 166631/AJ-211 166633/AJ-212

VFA-31: F/A-18E:
16____/AJ-300 166872/AJ-301 166778/AJ-302 16____/AJ-305
165871/AJ-306 166784/AJ-310 165870/AJ-311 166786/AJ-312

VFA-87: F/A-18E:
16____/AJ-400 168911/AJ-401 1688912/AJ-402 168916/AJ-406
168470/AJ-407 16____/AJ-410 16____/AJ-411

Note that 168916 is an addition to the list posted earlier this week.

VAQ-142: EA-18G:
168775/AJ-501 168385/AJ-502 16____/AJ-503 168392/AJ-504

VAW-124: E-2D:
16____/AJ-600 169231/AJ-601 169082/AJ-603

Also AJ-603 is an addition to the list posted earlier

VRC-40: C-2A :
162168/45 16____/57

HSC-9: MH-60S :
16____/AJ-610 16____/AJ-614 166314/AJ-617

HSM-70: MH-60R :
16____/AJ-700 168125/AJ-701 16____/AJ-702

AJ-701 is an addition.

#300 and #600 was visible on the hangar deck as well as deck handler 163129 which was outside earlier in the week.

[Vulture One]

Afternoon,

Thanks for this further information, Fishbed. Please note that AJ-302 of VFA-31 has been sighted as 166778 recently and possibly earlier in the week, see previous list. No Hornet is 168778.
Tuesday was hopeless for clean telephoto shots from the shore. So I have been seeking confirmations from the small boats circling and assume that the serials on your list are from photographs?

Thanks.

Regards
Rick W
East central Scotland

[Fishbed_9307]

Afternoon,

Thanks for this further information, Fishbed. Please note that AJ-302 of VFA-31 has been sighted as 166778 recently and possibly earlier in the week, see previous list. No Hornet is 168778.
Tuesday was hopeless for clean telephoto shots from the shore. So I have been seeking confirmations from the small boats circling and assume that the serials on your list are from photographs?

Thanks.

Regards
Rick W
East central Scotland

Thanks Rick, a typo! And yes, all confirmed from photographs from either myself or two of my companions. No serials from other logs or databases.

Just added a few more serials.

[Vulture One]

Hi Fishbed,

Many thanks for prompt confirm. And also that your serial list is not a rehash of other's myths. All good.

Cheers
Rick