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Mojave - June 2012

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Just recently back from a great week in California and Arizona. Day 1 was visits to Fox Field, Mojave and Victorville. We started by flying over the fields in a Cessna from Fox Field:

The gate guard´s:
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Approaching the field from a southern direction.
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The main storage and chop up area:
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Storage area pre-chop up:
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The main apron which is mostly empty:
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Nice line up of DC-8´s - Nine of eleven ATI´s on the field:
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Spunky stuff can be seen there:
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Heavy crop:
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2 x Southern, 2 x TNT, 2 x Atlas, 2 x ATI, 2 x TF100 SuperSabre (ex RDAF):
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Close up:
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Lots of Southern 747, Air Canada 767 as well as 2 x Convair Coronado´s:
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A closer view:
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Gulfstreams at their final resting place:
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Amazingly the two C-133´s still survive:
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Soon to be no more:
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TNT:
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Southern 747:
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Two of three B-707´s seen:
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Virgin Galactic took off while we were approaching the field and I unfortunately only got this heavily cropped shot. Note the Impala on short finals:
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Cheers,
Egon.
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Thanks for sharing this nice report! :worship:
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Egon,

Great shots. Probably the airport with the most DC8's nowadays......

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Great stuff Egon (except those windmills, they really ruin the landscape IMO)! Looking forward to the other photos of your trip.
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Awsome shots!! :respect:
I think this is the best way to visit those fields!

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EHAM wrote:Great stuff Egon (except those windmills, they really ruin the landscape IMO)! Looking forward to the other photos of your trip.
Rather windmills than chimney potts and smog :D

Thanks for the comment :wink:
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Aircolours wrote:Egon,

Great shots. Probably the airport with the most DC8's nowadays......

Brgds, Peter
Thanks Peter, Yes most likely, But Kingman wasn´t too far behind with a lot of yellow DHL 8´s :roll:
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impressive shots!! :)
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Thanks a lot for sharing ;)
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Chicago wrote:Awsome shots!! :respect:
I think this is the best way to visit those fields!
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Back in 2008 it was possible to just ask for a tarmac tour in the terminal and for only $ 15 they will drive you slowly along most of the parked planes.
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Wheren't those tf100's based at Soesterberg with bae flight systems in the early ninety's?
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Thanks for your comments.

It is still possible to go on the tour airside, but no photography is allowed :evil:

The F-100F´s are ex RDAF machines and were flying from Bournemouth and Deci prior to their retirement. It is said that they are in near flyable condition.

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great pictures. thanks for sharing. I miss the ex KLM 747's. they turned them into cans already?
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Re: Mojave - June 2012

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I wonder how owns the C-133's ? Not many around anymore and somebody is holding on to them for a reason , would be awesome to see them back in a museum , rather than being stored at MHV.
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MHV is great, and a very nice reportthis is. One small correction: the two Coronados you mention are actually a CV880 and a CV990...
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