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Le Addeur noir wrote:169169 VK-01

169169 = VK05

Le Addeur noir wrote:From a USMC press release, it appears VMFA-121 at MCAS Iwakuni is acquiring brand new F-35Bs. Officially 8 new Lightnings have arrived at Iwakuni for the Green Pawns-from here?. Reports from Japan are awaited...

They are the six I mentioned above plus 169622/06 & 169627 u/m.

Good evening, The final VMFA-211 F-35s departed 15 minutes ago from Elmendorf AFB to Iwakuni as FEUD 23 and 24. Supporting KC-10 is PETRO 65 (83-0076). RH. Both have arrived, Buno's 169622/06 & 169627 u/m. BTW, F-35 169623 is now unmarked while it arrived two weeks ago with modex 07. So maybe not U...

Just sad… https://www.stripes.com/news/us/captain-of-uss-roosevelt-relieved-of-command-after-letter-about-coronavirus-outbreak-was-leaked-1.624691 She also hosted Tom Cruise and Paramount for scenes from Top Gun: Maverick, in winter 2019. Speaking of Top Gun Maverick, release date has been moved fro...

The JEST Flights were VAQ-209 Growlers heading for Misawa.

VFA-204 final destination is Guam.

This might help confirming some BuNo's.
Six VMFA-211 F-35's arrived at MCAS Iwakuni today.
169617/CF10
169623/07
169624/CF11
169625/14
169626/CF12
169628/CF14

Twelve a/c of VMFA-115 already arrived for UDP two weeks ago.

VFA-204 departed with 10 jets last week, so might have been them. Don't think they are UDP related, time will tell.

A friend went last week and a few Hornets / Growlers flew over the top, but none went in.

Dutchmil wrote:Four F18s arrived this afernoon from Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay.

Most likely -224 jets that returned from UDP.

Red Flag 20-2 F/A-18C VMFA-232 WT 00/164739, 01/165195, 02/165208, 05/164954, 06/164696, 08/164710, 10/164733, 11/165196, 12/? WT12 should be 164698, f/n Jan20 Is that from a sighting at Nellis or the database? Noted at Miramar end of January actually. I'd better should have typed, 'might be' inste...

747woody wrote:Red Flag 20-2

F/A-18C VMFA-232 WT 00/164739, 01/165195, 02/165208, 05/164954, 06/164696, 08/164710, 10/164733, 11/165196, 12/?

WT12 should be 164698, f/n Jan20

To get the ball rolling...
NJ102/166875
NJ113/165919
NJ116/165915
NJ117/165918
NJ123/165929
NJ126/165914
NJ131/166850
NJ132/166842
NJ161/
NJ166/166666
NJ204/
NJ206/166948
NJ210/165907
NJ215/166438
NJ216/165896
NJ223/
NJ233/165783
All BuNo's from photos.

You can cross off two at once! LOL
Thanks for checking.

FA/18 VFA-106/AD 225 166__6 VFA-106 AD F/A-18F flying today 19/2/20 have been: 225/166456 Gents, can any of you confirm the above? It seems on return to Oceana 28Feb20 AD225 was photographed as Buno 165931. A mix up here or did it wore different Buno's on either side? Or a panel swap maybe? Wouldn'...

pjotrtje wrote:164638 is kinda weird as it would have been with VMFA-323 only for three months and then sent to Cecil?

Three months? Where do you get that from?