NAS North Island KNZY 2024

[raameagle]

There were at least 28 NF coded Super Hornets parked up at NI a few days ago. Mainly NF1xx, NF2xx and NF4xx
I'll try to post a list of the codes I read if I get time.
Regards
Mark

[SBGrad]

5-7 August
all flying log

Luftwaffe A400
54-19 //German 007 Heavy, departed via 18

US Navy VX-9 Vampires
Boeing F-18F
XE 210 //Centerline IRST fuel tank


binoculars only
3xGrowler NL VAQ-131 Lancers // including CAG, these may be the 3 F-18s that flew over the city 2 days ago at 2340, they lost the runway under the marine layer and had to fly over Coronado to avoid Class B airspace over KSAN.


Bamboo Eagle action offshore, seen on ADSB-- up to 14 KC-135/767, plus E-3, E-2, C-130, and 4 Yuma Sniper F-5s (F-5s flying out of Brown Field); not including the F-35s and Villain F-5s flying out of Santa Maria

[SBGrad]

CMV-22B CODsprey
37/169444
31/169438
55/169458

Lear 35/36
N16FN
N18FN
N51FN
N52FN

KAHUNA AIR
N238PT, N368SS

RoK Navy
Sikorsky MH-60R "Frankenstein "
801/24-0801 BUNO 170487
//only -60 with a BUNO I've ever seen with UES (Upswept Exhaust System), pix from last May of this bird showed different engine exhaust

[SBGrad]

Kalitta Boeing 747-400
N716CK //reg from ADSB

Normally the heavies land on 36, but this one came right up the beach past the Del and over the golf course for 29.