NAS North Island NZY Nov-Dec 2022 MIL

[SBGrad]

Upcoming...
VAQ-139 on the memory card-- weather not nearly as nice as their September visit. Yet Another CODsprey.

[janneman36]

Nice

[wolfhound32fs]

Nice colors on the CODsprey!

[SBGrad]

Nice colors on the CODsprey!

Yah, I'm glad they finally got around to putting SOME paint on them!

Speaking of finally, I myself have been spending some free time processing pix. Working backwards, but here are some more from the beach.








Rudy 24 on scanner and ADSB



FRCSW bird











Sadly, not all Scorch birds have tail paint




First decent photo I've gotten of an E-2D with the refueling mod. Still haven't figured out if FRC or factory is doing the mods.

[SBGrad]

Ospreys 1 Dec-7 Dec



Osprey 10 on the scanner, making me think this was a delivery flight



Rudy 33 with a unpainted rudder



First time I've seen 2 come in together



Rudy 24 (on scanner) with the interesting clouds in the b/g



DC-20 low approach!

[SBGrad]

Growler Parade 1 Dec-7 Dec

VAQ-139 all 7 birds arriving from Whidbey for airwing deployment aboard CVN-68
VAQ-133 from Lincoln airwing participating in SUSTEX
VAQ-129 -- visitors 3x/4x a year for CQs



If you look closely, all 3 birds have different loadouts



3x ALQ-99 pods, 2x drop tanks, 1xHARM, 1xAIM-120



I guess they never misplace their drop tanks



Wizards with their semi-new tail art (...and WHAT is the backseater wearing? It's not a flight suit)



Wild Boar tail art, 390 ECS USAF

[SBGrad]

Non jet propelled 1 Dec-7 Dec



Clearly they have some military connection, or they wouldn't be allowed to land



Somebody was speculating on the Indian birds last month, at least 1 of them is still here




Uncommon view of a -60R with the sonobuoy tubes exposed



Calif Air National Guard down from Google Intl Airport (aka Moffett)



USNR VR-53 Capital Express




Password 22 with the late afternoon sun

[wolfhound32fs]

That’s a very nice set of pictures again!

[Bennie]

That’s a very nice set of pictures again!

I totally agree!

[SBGrad]

That’s a very nice set of pictures again!

I totally agree!

Thanks, guys. The Nimitz deploying and the Lincoln's exercise gave a nice boost to the daily ops tempo. The weather mostly helped, too.

[mwpeters]

Somebody was speculating on the Indian birds last month, at least 1 of them is still here

I was on the beach at December 8th and India Navy 751 also conducted flight.