Would anyone know the current status of all the storage and scrapping activity at San Bernadino, or even where I can look to find this info ? I was there recently but was unable to identify quite a few aircraft due to fading light
John
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- 26 Oct 2016, 21:12
- Forum: Spotting Canada & USA
- Topic: San Bernadino storage/scrapping
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- 22 Oct 2016, 23:40
- Forum: Military Aviation News
- Topic: F-18/Carriers in San Diego 25 September 2016
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Re: F-18/Carriers in San Diego 25 September 2016
The second carrier appears now to have been USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71, and a closer look at my photo shows the deck trainer to also be marked 71 and is not in a brown scheme as first though but the traditional grey colour, shadowing made it first look a sandy brown colour !
- 11 Oct 2016, 21:33
- Forum: Military Aviation News
- Topic: F-18/Carriers in San Diego 25 September 2016
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Re: F-18/Carriers in San Diego 25 September 2016
I could not see anything on either of them ! There is a very good picture of the one above on the USS Carl Vinson Facebook page but cannot see and marks !
Lex wrote:Is this the one coded 76 on the nose?
- 11 Oct 2016, 19:50
- Forum: Military Aviation News
- Topic: F-18/Carriers in San Diego 25 September 2016
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Re: F-18/Carriers in San Diego 25 September 2016
Hi Leonard..... Thanks for the reply, yes this is definitely one of them, the one on the other carrier is a sand colour with the canopy missing and several other bits ! John Hello John, in march 2016 the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) was in port for some TLC; http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff239/leon...
- 11 Oct 2016, 18:38
- Forum: Military Aviation News
- Topic: F-18/Carriers in San Diego 25 September 2016
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F-18/Carriers in San Diego 25 September 2016
Probably a lost cause but I will ask anyway ! I was visiting the USS Midway museum on the above date and whilst on deck taking photos I noticed on the opposite side of the harbour were what looked like possibly 2 carriers receiving some attention? my question is both have what looked like an inactiv...
- 08 Oct 2016, 17:56
- Forum: Airshow news!
- Topic: Miramar Airshow 2016
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Re: Miramar Airshow 2016
Were all these serials and codes read off or tied up from other sources ?? I only ask as several of these do not tie up with those that I have read, not saying I am 100% correct !
Blue Angels No5 was 163451
Blue Angels No5 was 163451