Arriving here after sundown and after the locals had gone home were the following,
06-6166 C-17A 3 AS,436 AW RCH295 arr 17.14
07-7176 C-17A 3 AS,436 AW RCH297 arr 19.03
Both arrived from U-Tapao and are thought to contain VH-60Ns 163263 and 163266 for the upcoming visit of President Obama to Japan.It has been confirmed that both VH-60Ns listed above arrived on board these airplanes.After dropping their cargo,both C-17A are believed to have re-positioned to Yokota.
Visitors noted during daylight hours,
159115 C-9B VR-61
166712 UC-35D H+HS Futenma
165830 C-40A VR-59(probable replacement for 165835)arr as CNV4405
156957 QD-957 KC-130J VMGR-152
154034 EP-04 CH-46E HMM-265 arr from RJOI
VR-57 C-40A arrived back from U-Tapao,via Kadena on the 7th(as CNV7644),and very early the next day departed home as CNV4463 and was recorded as such in US airspace on the 07th November(after crossing the international dateline).
00-0181 gn C-17A 62 AW RCH284 arr 09.04,dep 12.04 from and to VTBU
00-0184 gn C-17A 62 AW RCH285 arr 10.50,dep 14.48 from VTBU,and probably returned there.
04-4137 bl C-17A 6 AS,305 AMW RCH286 arr 12.54
07-7175 bl C-17A 3 AS,436 AW RCH508 dep VTBU at 1317(Japanese time),so arrival not likely before 20.30 LT.This flight was scheduled to be 03-3125(305 AMW),but this airplane suffered brake problems at U-Tapao and was replaced.
165939 UC-35D H+HS Futenma Magic 39
pacaya wrote:Hi all,
Does anyone know when the CVW-5 is back at Atsugi.
I am planning to go there once next year.
Thanks in advance Eduard Weijmer
CVW-5 returned to Japan at the beginning of this month.
Their future deployment schedule is not released to the public,but www.gonavy.jp covers carrier deployments on a weekly basis.As CVW-5 has just returned from a deployment,it is unlikely to be embarking on another one before late winter at least.
Judging by the message above for November 16th: one visitor, a C-12, Atsugi may seem to be a boring place. The contrary is true. This is a report from the ground of this glorious sunshiny day (0900-1700).
Only aircraft that moved are noted in this report, straight from the book:
JMSDF
P-3: 3-5011, 51-5088, 51-5035, 51-5025, 51-5083, 3-5099, 3-5041
LC-90: 61-9304, 61-9301
SH-60: 51-9304, 51-9301, 51-8245
XP-1: 5501
US-1: 9089
YS-11: ?? (forgot to note serial)
EP-3: 81-9174
JASDF
C-130: 45-1074
US Navy
FA-18F: NF-106/166921, NF-105/166920, NF-103/166918, NF-100/166915, NF-104/166919, NF-101/166916, NF-102/166917
FA-18E: NF-205/165865, NF-207/165788, NF-NF-211/165791, NF-202/165862, NF-206/165866, NF-312/166870, NF-307/166866, NF-303/166862, NF-311/166869, NF-305/166864
FA-18C: -401/164966, -403/164976, -405/164907, -407/164865, -410/164905, -406/164960, -400/number erased
EA-6: NF-501/163034, NF-503/163401
E-2: NF-601/165827
SH-60: NF-611/164817, NF-5/163786, NF-7/164842, TA-715/164851, TA-714/not read, TA/164081 COMSEVENTHFLT, E-700/164815
C-9: 159115
NP-3: 300/158227
US Army
UC-35: 60109
USMC
C-12 163559
USAF
C-130 YJ/685
Combined with perfect and relaxed spotting and photo opportunities makes that Atsugi deserves to carry the title "superbase".
From reports en passim,the F/A-18Cs of VFA-195 have lost their unit markings.This should imply these jets will be replaced by other F/A-18Cs,presumably arriving from NAS Lemoore,CA.
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