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R van Bommel wrote: ↑02 Feb 2023, 17:55 Around 1300 hours 4 American Apaches were outside, when I left around 1400 hours 3 were outside.

Only 3 US Apaches at 1300hrs, the 4th was a Dutch one Q-29 and departed around 1330hrs.

-F/A-18s 163993 and 164058 were seen near the NASA area. Have these been transferred (and got a NASA registration) or are these just stored as I saw mentioned somewhere, maybe for future use by NASA? Possibly for spares use? I remember seeing a photo of the D-model without ejection seats. As of tod...

Adraf wrote: ↑18 Jan 2023, 13:22 C-2A 16????/40 VRC-40

162140

Adraf wrote: ↑06 Jan 2023, 14:50 Was anyone able to confirm serials of Thunderbirds /2 and /6?

The DJ wrote: ↑03 Nov 2022, 19:30 I can confirm from photo TB6 is 3896.

Answer for nr6 was already mentioned a couple posts above.
Nothing for nr2. I posted a photo of the seat.

Piet Luijken wrote: ↑23 Dec 2022, 03:29 Parked near tower:
N683DN UH-60A ex USAr 82-23683, plus another one was being prepped in the painting booth.

If both were in the same glossy scheme, the other was most likely N685DN which we noted here in October.

Piet Luijken wrote: ↑29 Dec 2022, 10:55 Yeah it looked flyable to me! It was parked next to the hangar outside the operational area but otherwise fine.
Looking at Google however it is still in the same spot for some time so maybe not active?

Well, if it had at least rotorblades then i would say its back active. We saw it without.

04-08707 didn't look very operational last Oct. Is this still active?

Hi Andy, there were no markings on it, but you could track it on FR24 which showed ae044e as the mode S Here's one of my shots of it. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001722148.html Thanks. Unmarked aircraft - wonderful! Also illegal... Where have you heard it's illegal to take pictures ...

USS Tripoli...at sea! (left Monday, 3 Ospreys on deck) Thanks to DVIDS these were ET03/168224, ET08/168223 & ET10/168221. Normally based in Japan, so perhaps all ex-depot? Not sure. The Tripoli did 2 unusual things: 1 ) came back from deployment with birds on the roof -- normally they all fly away ...

SBGrad wrote: ↑06 Dec 2022, 17:03 USS Tripoli...at sea! (left Monday, 3 Ospreys on deck)

Thanks to DVIDS these were ET03/168224, ET08/168223 & ET10/168221. Normally based in Japan, so perhaps all ex-depot?

Thanks for posting Tally, reminded me to post our log for October 21st. Outside Factory: l/n1288 ( to become 16087? ) West Storage: 16001, N463FT, N842BA Outside MOD Center: l/n1092, 06081, 06082, +1 u/m (primer + grey tail). MOD Center Hangar: 06079, +2 u/m (one grey, one primer). Delivery Ramp: N2...

mikebursell wrote: ↑26 Nov 2022, 11:56 So far as I am aware, I've seen no sightings of 169441 and 169450 at North Island during October.
Mike

169450 was hiding inside... --> https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7477069/ ... fety-award

DC20/169445 --> https://flic.kr/p/2nACfAo SB50/169447 --> https://flic.kr/p/2o3Db5G 33/169440 might have the DC modex too, I noted last month it wears the same scheme as '20'. Rudy 33 does NOT have a 2 letter code on her tail, I just caught her this afternoon. In fact, it doesn't even show 'VRM-30'...

DC20/169445 --> https://flic.kr/p/2nACfAo
SB50/169447 --> https://flic.kr/p/2o3Db5G

33/169440 might have the DC modex too, I noted last month it wears the same scheme as '20'.

5139 was WA when it flew with the LF locals on 11 October. Also two HL's that day, 5097 & 5106.