Futenma(ROTM) 2009 MIL

[Le Addeur noir]

Visitor for 11 February,

165834 C-40A VR-58 CNV7430

Based airplanes

Through recent sightings,the following are known,

SOMS Futenma

UC-12F ( 1 operated)

163560 still current?

UC-35D (3 operated)

165939
166712
166713

All 3 seen in Feb 09.

VMGR-152 Now this unit should be operating the KC-130J only,known airplanes with this unit,

165957 QD-957 Feb 09 ex VMGR-252
166763 QD-763 May 08 ex VMGR-352
167109 QD-109 Feb 09 ex VMGR-352
167923 QD-923 Feb 09
167925 QD-925 Feb 09
167926 QD-926 Jan 09
167982 QD-982 Feb 09
167983 QD-983 Feb 09

Eventual total of airplanes operated by this unit should be 12.

HMM-265 CH-46E coded EP

Helicopters noted this year

155318 EP-01 Feb 09-with Nippi Industries
153391 EP-02 Feb 09
156430 EP-03 Feb 09
154034 EP-04 Feb 09
156437 EP-08 Jan 09
157699 EP-10 Feb 09
156440 EP-12 Feb 09
157708 EP-16 Feb 09
156458 EP-17 Jan 09-with Nippi Industries
153957 EP-19 Feb 09

HMM-262(R) currently part of 31st MEU(SOC) and deployed on LHD-2/USS Essex

Recently sighted

153365 ET-00 Feb 09
157722 ET-02 Feb 09
154015 ET-03 Feb 09
156468 ET-04 Feb 09
154825 ET-05 Feb 09
153977 ET-06 Feb 09
154807 ET-07 Feb 09
157669 ET-08 Feb 09
153..9 ET-12 Feb 09
154844 ET-15 Feb 09

CH-53E HMM-???

163079 ET-21 Late 2008
161388 ET-22 Late 2008

UH-1N HMLA-???

160176 ET-32 Feb 09
159686 ET-33 Feb 09

AH-1W HMLA-???

162560
162564
162565
165325

Side numbers are ET-41 to ET-44,but tie-ups are not known.

Any additions to the above most welcome.........

[Le Addeur noir]

UC-35D 166374 was recently seen at Atsugi,meaning it is likely to be a new one based here.This still carries a VM tailcode,from VMR-1 based at MACS Cherry Point,NC.

[Le Addeur noir]

(Former) based UC-35D 165939 was on overhaul in Germany during October 2009 and in light of 166374 being operated from here,may well by now have been transferred to another unit.166713 from this unit has been seen in Thailand recently.

[Le Addeur noir]

New KC-130J reported here recently is 166514(ex VMGR-152 'QB',MCAS Miramar,CA).