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BF-100 (169685) flew (first flight?) 5 Jun 20

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https://www.ngaus.org/about-ngaus/newsr ... j-aircraft

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Per their Facebook page, VMR-1 at NASJRB Fort Worth is due to receive their first C-40A in the "summer 2021 timeframe" and the second one a "little while after that." They are presumably sharing with VR-59 for now (while still not fully staffed).

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Dutchmil wrote:Good evening,

FIST 13 (61-0284) departed with three F-18s as DORY 61 flight yesterday.
They were probably inbound to Whidbey Island, the KC-135 arrived at Phoenix.

RH.

VAQ-138 returning from Japan.

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https://z-m-www.facebook.com/MCASBeaufo ... 7725453509

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c/n E322 = BuNo 169747? (Lot 42/FY18)

https://www.janes.com/article/95751/us- ... per-hornet

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03-17-2020 A few around today some showers early in the day and clouds hung around a few shooting approaches,but not a lot going on anyway: Medusa 20 KC-46A 15-46009 22Nd Arw Turbo 21 KC-135R 63-8002 22Nd Arw Kaww 43 KC-46A 18-46039 22Nd Arw Snake 1,2 T-38C 66-4362,65-10387 50Th Fts/14Th Ftw 150.3 ...

An EIS has been released on the AFRC basing plan or Beddown (preferred location Fort Worth, alternates Davis-Monthan, Homestead, and Whiteman). It states that there will be 24 PAA and 2 BAI, with aircraft arriving between 2024 and 2026. Construction of new facilities on-base will begin in 2021 and c...

Will replace one Bell 206; other 206 to spares aircraft.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/poli ... 33268.html

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Now only aircraft from production (baseline) are receiving the new mission system suite. Current status of 'J' fleet as follows: five plus one prototype (all missionized) at Elizabeth City, five (all missionized) at Kodiak, two undergoing missionization at Waco, and three on order/in production at L...

From a reliable source, next delivery to RNoAF (presumably AM-20/21/22) will take place in mid-October.

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https://www.facebook.com/HMLA269Gunrunn ... =3&theater

The second squadron within 2nd MAW (and final active-duty squadron) has begun transition to AH-1Z from AH-1W.
Seen in recent photo appear to be

169498/HF-..
169501/HF-..

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AW-03 (18-003/15-5223) & AW-04 (18-004/15-5224) arrived Cheongju 21Aug19. This was followed by
AW-01 (18-001/15-5221) & AW-02 (18-002/15-5222) sometime during 22-25Aug19, bringing the total
to eight ROKAF F-35s delivered.

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https://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/M ... and-equipm

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Update to my earlier query: Program reduced from 30 to 19 conversions, only three delivered to-date, with last one to VMFA-112 in May (BuNo/modex anyone?).

https://seapowermagazine.org/navy-reduc ... nversions/

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