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Thunder over Dover Airshow 2022

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Raw log from the Saturday. About 96 degrees Fahrenheit. It will no be much cooler on Sunday. Bring enough water, sunblock and look for shade. Very nice show though with some interesting aircraft;

Tech area near parking
C5 50018 and 40061

Static
H-60 0-24444 De ArNG
H-64 0-05459, 35390 cobra markings
UH-1N 49188
C-17 0186
T-6 03-704/CB
T-1 95-0048 special c/s
MV22 8648/GX05
C21A 60377 Scott
kC10 90433
C5M 90024
F18 cockpit only, Maverick /Top Gun c/s
H53 161543/UT06
KC135R 63-8044/NF 914 ArW
KC46 66020 NH Ang
A-10 78-659/IN, 79-095/IN
AV8B 165574/CG06, 165587/CG08, 164559/CG11
F15E 88-1702/SJ
C-123 54-664/AH private
l-17 N8730H private
C-13OH 91-1237 de ang
F18E 165871/AJ104
f22A 08-157/FF
t38a 63-215/FF, 62-691/FF
p3c 161121 vp62

Other side
C5 70040, 50005
C17 6168, 6167

Far away
c130J 170000 blue angels
MV22 8693/GX21 +1
One osprey left in the morning, might have returned after the show ended.

flying only
Mh65 6563 A’City
B2 spirit of Nebraska 110 BS

Show center
F16 -/1, -/2, 0362/3, 3882/4, 0392/5, 3886/6 Thunderbirds, couldn’t read the serial from the leader, need a bigger screen. Number 2 did’t seem to carry a serial on the ejection seat.
F18E 165594/1, 165664/2, 165666/3, 165540/4, 165663/5, 165665/6 Blue Angels

Plus a P51, TBM, C47 and some CAP civvies.

On the deck of the hospital near Milton could have been an Army Lakota or probably just a civvy one
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Re: Thunder over Dover Airshow 2022

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The third Osprey might have been the 8648/GX06, some confirmation needed.
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Re: Thunder over Dover Airshow 2022

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The second Osprey was 168649/GX-06.

Adding to the Thunderbirds:
92-3880/1 and 92-3888/2

Blue Angels Hornet "1" was BuNo 165534 (and not as listed above as 165594).

In the northeast corner of the field two more aircraft could be found:
F-16DM 91-0467 Thunderbirds
F/A-18F 165673/7 Blue Angels
Serials obtained from the groundcrew.
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Re: Thunder over Dover Airshow 2022

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Blue Angels is the 165534 indeed. Thanks for the update
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