US South East coast evacuations

[tally]

Due to approaching Hurricane Matthew US Defence forces are evacuating their home bases along the Florida and South Carolina coast.

So far noted at NAS Fort Worth are the Mako F-16's from Homestead, P-8's from Jacksonville, F-18's from Beaufort. Some Jack P-8s have descended into NAS Pensacola.

More scheduled to arrive tomorrow.

Per ADSB:
P-8's: 168438, 169003, 168428, 168759. More are on the tarmac.
C-130: 85-0038 from Maxwell. Probably Homestead support.

14 F-16's on the deck at NAS Fort Worth. 9 More scheduled for today.
8 P-8's on the deck at NAS Fort Worth.
4-6 F-18's on the deck at NAS Fort Worth.

[pilotman6012]

P-8A 168851 AS TALON 11 Nas Pensacola
P-8A 168757 AS TRIDENT 57 Nas Pensacola

[pilotman6012]

The F-22A and T-38 from Langley were moved to Rickenbacker Angb.

[tally]

Tinker will get the following P-8's and P-3'sf rom Jacksonville.

Per ADSB in order of arrival:
P-8's: 169001, 168856, 168432, 168999, 168440, 169002.
P-3's: 159864, 163001.

[tally]

Seymour Johnson AFB relocated 40 strike eagles and 6 KC-135 tankers to Barksdale AFB Thursday.

https://m.facebook.com/seymourjohnsonairforcebase

[foc1]

The 158AS GA ANG from Savannah relocated their C130Hs to Dobbins ARB Oct 5th, with the following noted being prepared for departure that morning.
89-1181, 89-9102, 92-0548, 94-6705, 94-6706, 94-6707, 94-6708, 94-7321 all have the new red/blue tail stripe.
All but 94-6705, and 94-7321 were noted at Dobbins today
Over on the Army side at Dobbins were four GA ArNG CH47Fs
08-08760, 08-08768, 10-08076, 10-08080

Outside Lockheed were the following C130Js
14-5793 MC130J
14-807 rd C130J YJ "374AW"
(169)228 KC130J USMC
Plus one in the shelter that appeared to be just marked 010 on the nose in camo scheme

[Joris Heeren]

On October 6th, I read the following aircraft on the ramp at Fort Worth, TX:

(85-1)43(8)/FM F-16C 93FS/AFRC
(85-1)55(2)/FM F-16C 93FS/AFRC
(86-0)264/FM F-16C 93FS/AFRC
(86-0)265/FM F-16C 93FS/AFRC
(86-0)267/FM F-16C 93FS/AFRC
(86-0)323/FM F-16C 93FS/AFRC
(87-0259)/FM F-16C 93FS/AFRC '482OG'
(164952/AB)-410 F/A-18C VMFA-251 dep
(168428)/428 P-8A nb
(168436)/LA-436 P-8A VP-5
(168437)/LA-437 P-8A VP-5
(168438)/LA-438 P-8A VP-5
(168758)/LA-758 P-8A VP-5
(168759)/LC-759 P-8A VP-8
(168762)/LA-762 P-8A VP-5
(169003)/LF-003 P-8A VP-16

A few more 'FM' F-16's were visible. Reportedly, three more VMFA-251 Hornets had taken off a few moments before I arrived.

Regards,
Joris

[sdamico]

Hi all,

Some additional evacuees at NAS Fort Worth:

86-0334/FM F-16C 93FS/AFRC
87-0239/FM F-16C 93FS/AFRC
87-0247/FM F-16C 93FS/AFRC
(164964)/406 F/A-18C(N) VMFA-251
(164973)/12 F/A-18C(N) VMFA-251
(164980)/05 F/A-18C(N) VMFA-251

The F/A-18s used callsigns TBOLT51-54; 54 departed to Tucson (TUS). As VMFA-251 is no longer assigned to CVW-1 (replaced by VFA-81), the 'AB' codes appear to be removed (or faintly visible?) and the modex has reverted to two digits. Although these are late-production 'C's and as such have been referred to by one publication as 'C+'s, it is thought the 'C+' only refers to aircraft so modified at Boeing-Cecil.

All P-8As departed back to NAS Jax on 9 October. BuNo 168428 used callsign TALON84 (VP-16).
P-8A 169003 departed as TALON55, 168759 departed as TIGER56, and 168436/37/38/758/62 used MADFX34/22/29/99/84.

Also, E-8s PEACH67 and 69 were noted also on Sunday departing Tinker eastbound possibly to Robins.

Rgds,
SD