NAS North Island KNZY 2024

[SBGrad]

17 April

Binocular report:
100% sure: 4xA-10C landing rwy 29
1 had DM tail + SE Asia legacy camo

<100% sure: maybe 1 or 2 DP tails, maybe 1-2 dark grey/black overall

Somebody else will have to figure out the numbers, leaving on a trip tomorrow.

[Adraf]

KNZY 05.03.2024

C-17A 05-5139 452nd AMW

C-40A 169793/793 VR-57

KC-130J 167924/QB-924 VMGR-352

MH-60R (166532)
MH-60R (166548)
MH-60R 167021/TX-44 HSM-49
MH-60R (167052/TG-32 HSM-35)
MH-60R 168111/712 HSM-78
MH-60R 168116/NE-711 HSM-78
MH-60R 16814?/TS-415 HSM-41
MH-60R (168172)
MH-60R (168178)
MH-60S (166298)/SA-32 HSC-3
MH-60S (166319)/SA-38 HSC-3
MH-60S 166332/61 HSC-21
MH-60S 166335/SA-12 HSC-3
MH-60S 167824/NF-14 HSC-3
MH-60S (167869)/SA-27 HSC-3
MH-60S 168397/WC-40 HSC-23
MH-60S (168537)/NE-617 HSC-4
MH-60S 168539/SA-15 HSC-3
MH-60S (168582)/NE-610 HSC-4

[Adraf]

KNZY 06.03.2024

C-130J-30 05-3147 19th AW
C-130J-30 07-4636 19th AW
C-130J-30 10-5701 317th AW

C-40A 165836/836 VR-57

E-2D (168598)
E-2D 169063
E-2D 169077/603 VAW-121

F/A-18E (165870)/AJ-311 VFA-31
F/A-18E (165898/413)

CH-53E 161179

MH-60R 166559
MH-60R 166570/NG-04 HSM-71
MH-60R 167010/TS-414 HSM-41
MH-60R 167071/TG-34 HSM-35
MH-60R (167891)/NG-613 HSC-14
MH-60R 168099/TS-417 HSM-41
MH-60R 168101/TX-46/spl HSM-49
MH-60R 16(813)0/TX-40 HSM-49
MH-60R (168530)/NA-611 HSC-6
MH-60R (168553)/NG-614 HSC-14
MH-60R (168567)/NG-611 HSC-14
MH-60R (168574)/NG-610 HSC-14
MH-60R (168655)/NG-612 HSC-14
MH-60R 169887/TS-406 HSM-41
MH-60R 16????/NA-612 HSC-6
MH-60R 16????/NA-614 HSC-6
MH-60R 16????/N?-615
MH-60S (165756)/SA-01 HSC-3
MH-60S (166292)/SA-04 HSC-3
MH-60S 166302/SA-32 HSC-3
MH-60S (166319)/SA-38 HSC-3
MH-60S 166335/SA-12 HSC-3
MH-60S 166341/SA-28 HSC-3
MH-60S (166353)/SA-19 HSC-3
MH-60S (166356)/VR-66 HSC-21
MH-60S (166364)/WC-54 HSC-23
MH-60S (166366)/WC-42/spl HSC-23
MH-60S (166369)/SA-17 HSC-3
MH-60S (167819)/WC-51 HSC-23
MH-60S (167849)/WC-52 HSC-23
MH-60S (167869)/SA-27 HSC-3
MH-60S 168397/WC-40 HSC-23
MH-60S 168535
MH-60S (168565)/VR-65 HSC-21
MH-60S (168586)/VR-69 HSC-21
MH-60S (168590)/VR-60 HSC-21
MH-60S 16????/SA-05 HSC-3
MH-60S 16????/SA-23 HSC-3
MH-60S 16????/SA-28 HSC-3
MH-60S 16????/SA-29 HSC-3
MH-60S 16????/SA-31 HSC-3
MH-60S 16????/SA-42 HSC-3
MH-60S 16????/VR-62 HSC-21
MH-60S 16????/VR-71 HSC-21

MV-22B JG-1710/91710
CMV-22B 169435/25 VRM-30
CMV-22B 169439/32 VRM-30
CMV-22B 169443/36 VRM-30
CMV-22B 169444/37 VRM-30
CMV-22B 169448/51 VRM-50
CMV-22B 169449/52 VRM-50
CMV-22B 169451/53 VRM-50
CMV-22B 169453/23 VRM-50
CMV-22B 169455/54 VRM-50

[SBGrad]

Friday 21 June

USN VFA-37 Ragin Bulls
AJ 112 F-18E

N238PT DHC4

Monday 24 June

binoculars + mk 1 eyeball, tail code but no numbers

USN VFA 37 Ragin Bulls
AJ-XXX F-18E

USMC VMFA-311 Tomcats WL
2xF-35C

approached from south bay, over the bridge and around the ship channel, past the sub base, out to Shark IP and back for overhead and recovery on 29 (adsb* for the flight path)


*adsb is also showing a P8, RC135 and a E3 out in the ranges west of Ensenada right now.

[SBGrad]

9 July

Civvies
DHC-4 Caribou N238PT

USN

VRM 30 Titans CMV-22B CODsprey
31/169438
25/169435

VMFA 125 Rough Raiders F-35C
NJ 424

VRC-40 Det 5 Rawhides C-2A Greyhound
35/162170
21/162176

USMC
CH-53E 16200?

[SBGrad]

10 July

Civvies
DHC-4 Caribou N238PT
CASA 212 (N434CA) // observed walking to beach, didn't actually get numbers

USN

VAQ-139 Cougars EA-18G Growler
NA 500 //CAG colors, drop tank, no jamming pods

Boeing C-40 Clipper
166694
165836

VRM 30 Titans CMV-22B CODsprey
20/169445. //'DC' marking on tail is initials of VRM wing commodore when squadron was stood up

CVN73 arrived 10 July with 1 VFA147 jet on the roof
CVN68 arrived 11 July with 1 F18 hulk on the roof

[SBGrad]

11 July

CVN 72 departs
CVN 68 arrives

CVW-17 USS Nimitz NA tail code
VFA-146 Blue Diamonds F-18E 4xx
CAG color bird + 1 other, no numbers
VAQ-139 Cougars EA-18G 5xx
501, 505 // drop tanks, no jamming pods

other USN

VRC-40 DET 5 Rawhides C-2A
35/162170

Boeing C-40 Clipper
166696

USAF
REACH 343 C-17 //landed on 36, no other numbers

USMC
CH-53E //auto rotation over 29, no numbers

Civvies
N368SS DHC-6 Twin Otter //Kahuna 68
N434CA Casa 212 //Kahuna 34

N98EB Fairchild SA226-T

[SBGrad]

12 July

CVN 68 departs

CVW-17 USS Nimitz NA tail code
VFA-22 Fighting Redcocks F-18F 1xx
CAG color bird + 1 other, no numbers

VFA-94 Shrikes F-18E
201, 205

VFA-137 Kestrels F-18E
310, 311, 306

other USN

VRC-40 DET 5 Rawhides C-2A
35/162170

Boeing C-40 Clipper
165835

USMC
Lockheed KC-130J
QD 9532 //169532

Civvies
N434CA Casa 212 //Kahuna 34

[The DJ]

USS Boxer just arrived for a brief stop with a full deck. Moored at NFF for refuel.
9x MV22
4x AH-1Z
3x UH-1Y
2x MH-60
5x F-35 "CE"

[SBGrad]

After the fuel dock Boxer went to NASNI for a few hours, possibly having an Osprey craned off. She left the same day.

Nimitz + Tripoli came in today, as did VFA-27 Royal Maces, late of MCAS Iwakuni. Guess Reagan will be here soon.

[SBGrad]

18-19 July

All flying log
Everything landing on 29 with exeptions noted

Rampart Aviation "Kahuna"
N238PT DHC-4

USAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
099211 //landed on 36, EVAC 99211
021099 //Pittsburgh tail flash

USN

VRM-30 Titans "Rudy" CMV-22B CODsprey
71/169456 //Mt Fuji tail paint, Det 5 USS George Washington on fuselage

Boeing C-40 Clipper
165316
165834

Lockheed C-130 Hercules
BD 5316//165316
RU 4106//164106

VFA-106 Gladiators "Empire" F-18F AD
261, 243, 247 ( color paint)

VFA-122 Flying Eagles F-18F NJ
117

CVW-5 USS RONALD REAGAN NF
VFA-27 Royal Maces F-18E
201, 205

VFA-195 Dambusters F-18E
411, 405

[The DJ]

Nice catch on those NF's! Hope you got some good shots.
I'm told VFA-102 dropped in too and VFA-115 arrived at Lemoore last week to trade in their jets for 35s.

[SBGrad]

Oh, I don't for one instant think I've caught everything coming in. There's only so many hours I can spend at the beach, and I miss a much as I catch. Last week there were Growlers, E-2s and F-35s that I only viewed from the living room window. On the scanner I heard Vikings, so I'm guessing that was VAQ-129. The F-35s came in during dinner, and I found out later they were VMFA-311 doing a flyover of a local sporting event (transponder on during the flight apparently).
I may have caught VFA-102 thru binoculars. There was a tail that looked like VFA-86, but it mightve been 102.

[CVW19752015]

VFA-86 are transitioning to the F-35C, so you saw VFA-102 jets off Reagan before she docked

Mike

[SBGrad]

...via ADSB + Flightaware...

Luftwaffe A400 54+16 arrives from Memphis

...are the RIMPAC Typhoons making a ' round the world trip?

EDIT: 54+16 flies out to Hawaii on Sunday