KNKX/MCAS Miramar 2022 MIL

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KNKX/MCAS Miramar 2022 MIL

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US Air Force
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk

White TR on tail with red/black checkerboard fin flash, used callsign 'Knight 01.' Only 1 F-117 has been seen, first noticed yesterday.

US Marine Corps

VMFAT-101 Sharpshooters 'Shooter'
1xx McDD F-18C
2xx McDD F-18D


SH155 BUNO 164050 //brown camo
SH162 BUNO 164247
SH272 BUNO 16423x x=2 or 7 //different from Scramble DB
SH157 //can't read BUNO
SH100 BUNO 164257 //CAG colors
SH272//can't read BUNO

VMM-163 Evil Eyes 'Evil'
Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey


YP 12 /BUNO 168004

VMFT-401 Snipers 'Knightmare'
Northrop F-5 Tiger II

LS 06 /761559 //Red 06
one other F-5, didn't get numbers

VMFA-225 Vikings
Lockheed Martin F-35B


07 /BUNO 169609 //just 07 side number, no 2 letter tail code

There was also another F-35B, BUNO 169590, those were the only marks

Royal Canadian Air Force

437 Sq CC-150 Polaris (Airbus A310-304MRTT)
15004

401 Squadron McDD CF-188
754 /188754
780/188780
there were a couple others, couldn't read numbers
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Re: KNKX/MCAS Miramar 2022 MIL

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Nice!

Should be 12 caf around (were at Luke and other places as well).

Can you tell me which spot you were and if that caused any troubles?

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10 Feb Thursday

Just like Wednesday, the F-117 was flying with 2 F-35Bs. They were flying in a 3 ship formation and landed together (approx 900am). I had only just arrived and had not checked the weather prior to leaving the house. I was set up for a recovery on Runway 24, and the jets landed on Runway 6. I got a couple photos, but nothing spectacular. Much chagrined, I switched locations and caught the following aircraft:

VMFAT-101 Sharpshooters: legacy Hornet SH 162/164247, 101/164903 (CO color bird), 161/164246, 165, 277
VMFA-323 Death Rattlers, legacy Hornet WS 403, 412
VMFT-401 Snipers F-5 Tiger II Red 01/761536, Red 09
VMFAT-502 Flying Nightmares F-35B WF 559/169414, 537/168840, 560/169415, 502/168722,

F-35B unmarked except for Buno 169917

RCAF 437 Sq CC-150 Polaris (Airbus A310-304MRTT) 15004/Husky 04
USMC KC-130J 925/167925 Ranger 42 //came from Cherry Point NC, might have been dragging VMFAT-502 aircraft

11 Feb Friday

VMFAT-101 Sharpshooters: legacy Hornet SH 240, 270, 244/164024, 272/164237
VMFA-323 Death Rattlers, legacy Hornet WS 405
VMFT-401 Snipers F-5 Tiger II Red 01/761536, Red 09
VMFAT-502 Flying Nightmares F-35B WF 530/168728, 560/169415, 563/169588

RCAF 437 Sq CC-150 Polaris (Airbus A310-304MRTT) 15004/Husky 04
USMC VMGR-352 KC-130J QB 6925/166924 6512/166512
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Re: KNKX/MCAS Miramar 2022 MIL

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Nice "Winter Fury" action!
I'm told the F117 was in for four days and was 811?
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Yah, overall, there was a lot of action going on, I was having fun.

Somebody got a photo of the 117 on Tuesday (which is how I found out), I saw it Wed and Thursday. I didn't see it Friday, but due to a lunch date I was only there a couple hours in the morning, and it might have been flying.

811? Probably.
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Hi,

This thursday, 28th, a number of 74th FS A-10s will deploy to MCAS Miramar for tdy. Not sure how long or how many.

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26 Sept

departing off runway 24

California Air National Guard 144 FW
McDonnell Douglas F-15C
86-0144 //marked 144 FW
84-0017

US Air Force Reserve 336th ARS
Boeing KC-135R
58-0085

Boeing B-29 Superfortress
N69972/44-69972 aka 'Doc'
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