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Tuesday report: Runway 21 in use for arrivals. Some personnel from 30 Recon Sqdn drive a pickup truck loaded with swag down from Creech AFB and start selling it on LV Blvd immediately prior to RF launch. Lots (a technical term meaning dozens) of 30th Recon and Wraith patches, challenge coins and t-s...

The still not retired F-117 will be certified to refuel from the KC-46 some time in March.

Bulk of story behind pay wall, but you can get the gist here: https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/ ... -46s-month

VX-9 Vampire XE-503 carrying 2 Next Gen Jammer pods during today's mission, with one ALQ-99 centerline. Black Ravens Growlers had 3xALQ-99. Runway 3 for RF launch + recovery.

Looks like Air Force 1 will be here Tuesday...https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_8003.html

Piet Luijken wrote: ↑22 Dec 2023, 18:13 Overview Red Flag 24-2

Date: 11-22 March

313sq F-35A
( F-031, F-033 )

F-031 sporting special 70Anniv/Tiger Meet paint on tail

Piet Luijken wrote: ↑05 Mar 2024, 14:21 Expect A330MRTT T-059 with NL F-35s.
FR24 says arrival 12.31lt at Nellis LSV.

Looks like T-057 following a few minutes behind 059.

Wednesday 28 Feb 81F/27C US Navy VFA-106 Gladiators 'Empire' AD 1xx F-18E 2xx F-18F 262, 250, 233, 235, 232, 231, 115, 103, 236, 220, 225 US Marine Corps VMFA-214 Black Sheep F-35B WE-02/170054 WE-00/170051 US Marine Corps VMA-231Ace of Spades AV-8B Harrier II CG-07/165389 CG-00/165355 CG(19) //back...

Stars and Stripes reporting Thunderbirds at El Centro until 1 March.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/202 ... 15268.html

All flying log, RWY 33 in use

DHC-6 Twin Otter
N64150
N708PV //Blue shark
N125SA //Grey shark

Shorts Skyvan
N101WA

also seen: Forces Canadiens jump team Sky Hawks, first time in a dozen trips I've seen a military team at the field.

https://twitter.com/BoeingDefense/statu ... DFMQQ&s=19

I'm sure it's going to Pax River, but we're one day closer to seeing them at Pt Mugu.

...more fun with binoculars--NASA T-38 overhead break to recovery on 29. ADSB says it's N915NA.

We had N917NA at North Island for a few hours on the 15th.

If you missed it at Edwards, now's your chance to see it at the Palm Springs Air Museum. It'll be on display through at least March 27. The museum has a large number of aircraft on display, including a F-117. The weather this time of year is spectacular. https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/2024/02/...

Royal Air Force Airbus A400M ZM409 //DRDNT01 on scanner I' m visiting family in SF, someone looks out the window and exclaims WHAT IS THAT?! At first I was thinking C-17, well, because you don't expect the RAF to be laying down a buzz job on Alcatraz at 200 AGL. They had the rear ramp door open, it ...

Navy already working to raise the bird. It's in less than 20' of water, and going over the bridge this morning there was a crane barge anchored at the site. Have to try and get some photos later today. EDIT: definitely modex 400, painted in CAG colors. When they first pulled it out of the water they...