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Noted September 4th, 2023. C-130J 5 TATW, 251 TASS 45-750 F-4E 10 FW, 153 FS 78-739, 80-735, 80-740, 80-743, 80-730 KF-5E/F*/F-5F# 10 FW, 201 FS 80-786#, 10-569, 10-578, 10-579, 10-590, 10-596* KF-5E/F*/F-5F# 10 FW, 101 FS 81-561, 10-559, 10-573, 10-582, 10-587, 10-588, 10-613* T-50 1 FW 07-019, 07-...

That was it. Next trip to Korea is in October unfortunately.

Tally out.

And last day for some airplane chasing it was Osan in the morning and Suwon in the afternoon. Weather was going to be the best out of three days. However Osan was flying rwy 09 which is not the greatest. At 11am the base was going quiet per NOTAM. So plan was to make the journey to Suwon. Suwon was ...

The afternoon plan was for Chungju to hunt for some KF-16's. No IC between Wonju and Chungju so 80km roads took slightly over an hour to get there. Found a great spot on some tiny farm roads. Actually they had build a gazebo and a porta potty close by that had electricity as well. In case you ever n...

Went back to Osan around 3:30pm but still nothing so ended up for an early dinner in Pyeongtaek. Next morning a nice and early breakfast. As I was walking to the car a loud noise overhead 7:30'ish am. U-2 with "roofrack." Osan was not the target today so lick the wounds and started driving towards W...

F-4’s. Yuup, the main attraction hopefully going a few more months before they get retired. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53178245416_4926c8a627_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53178445064_b08292717e_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53178445069_ba8dc0290a_b.jpg https://live....

Just a few pics of a few days in wonderful South Korea. Most of the time it was overcast but at least no rain. Started at Osan but by 11 am nothing had taken off. So off to Suwon. Log is here: https://www.scramble.nl/community/messageboard/46/169938?p=1067680#p1067680 https://live.staticflickr.com/6...

All P-8's at NAS Fort Worth returned home August 31, 2023.

Per ADSB saw the Moody C-130's and P's at Barksdale return home as well.

Tally.

The following F/A-18C/(D)'s came through NAS Fort Worth on their way home to Beaufort missing one legacy August 31, 2023. VMFA(AW)-224: 164717/WK-09(D), 164968/WK-06, 165221/WK-02, 165230/WK-04, 165684/WK-11(D). VMFA-312: 165203/DR-209. VMFA-115: 165686/VE-23(D). They left in two flights as Bengal 4...

Many P-8's evacuated NAS Jacksonville. As far as I could tell they went to Barksdale AFB, LA, Wichita, KS, San Antonio (Kelly?), TX, somewhere up north, and NAS Fort Worth. The P-8's into NAS Fort Worth were: Navy LL 87, 168432 (AE4EB6). Navy LL 24, 168435 (AE4EB9). Navy LL 38, 168428 (AE4EB2). Navy...

With Hurricane Idalia approaching the South West side of Florida and scheduled to make landfall Wed morning at 2am. MacDill has decided to bolt their KC-135's out of there.

Several have gone into March, CA and a few into Tinker, OK.

Will update if anything else happens to Evac.

Tally.

MCAS Miramar is reporting a F-18 crash late Thursday night Aug 24, 2023. Callsign has been rumored to have been Vulture 51 which makes it a VMFA-224 D model. The USMC confirmed the only pilot onboard, Maj Andrew "Simple Jack" Mettler, did not survive the crash. Blue skies and thank you for your serv...

Noted yesterday, August 23, 2023 were the following F-35's at NAS Fort Worth.

F-35B: 170068 and 170070. both no markings. Not a first flight.
F-35C: 170103. no markings. Not a first flight.

The above was the first sighting for me hence the report.

Tally.

Mig 23 crash over Thunder Over Michigan airshow. Crew ejected and is being treated in a local hospital. Not positive but most likely Mig 23UB: N23UB painted as Czech AF 8107. https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/08/13/jet-crashes-during-thunder-over-michigan-show-at-willow-run-airport-in-y...

F-35C, CF-85, 170105 delivered to an unknown destination July 27, 2023. MOst probably NAS Lemoore.
An unknown F-35C delivered to NAS Lemoore on Monday July 24, 2023.

Tally.