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Suffice to say the event was AWESOME. In addition to a superb static of all the special marked a/c ( marred for photos by the lack of barriers ) and the based a/c logged ( 50+ SH-60's, 90+ F-18's ) the flypast lasted 2 hours 20 mins. Still working out the serials /units etc but as a taster, in addit...

Latest on US websites quote a static of 75 a/c, incl. examples of all the centenary marked a/c, plus a flypast of 190 a/c comprising 30 vintage types and the rest currently serving a/c ( USN , USMC and USCG ) including a ' complete carrier Air Wing ' In the bay should be USS Stennis and Pelileu ( ?)...

Latest from PA at El Centro is that flypast aircraft will use Brown Field Municipal airport in San Diego and Miramar only. I would assume vintage/warbird stuff at the former and fast jets at the latter ????????????????

Relatively new to this type of jaunt, but I too am there on business in early Feb. Didn't try El Centro ( but see later ) but Luke does regular ramp tours ( 2 a month ) but wasn't doing any 6 weeks prior to their Open House in March ! Yuma seems to do a very limited ramp tour once a month. When aske...

Latest on the USS Midway site quotes ' flypast of 150-200 vintage naval aircraft' plus helicopter displays and the Blue Angels' They do seem to be playing close to their chest for a major event that's 7 weeks away .

Gentlemen, Whilst you are on this topic, any thoughts on my previous request for 1989 Cairo W&R posted in August ???????

A bit of a long shot but as a W & R candidate myself, I wonder if anybody can resolve one of my long-standing spotting mysteries. In the late eighties I used to travel fairly regularly to Saudi on business, the best trips being our own exec. jet from UK. For fuel reasons we used to land at Cairo Int...

Visited Chateaudun on 18th June , primarily to go round the CANOPEE museum which was excellent. Of the scrapped/ stored a/c, I can only really add to your unknowns ! I read off the same 262's and the odd Mirage but there were still stacks of others. The Transall line now stood at 9 plus a 10th just ...

Thanks for the various lists. How about some of the W&R candidates i.e 2 x Super Mysteres ( one main gate, one southern hangars ), 1 x H-34, 2 x Mirage III ( one eastern shelter complex ,one upside down in compound near H-34 - I had not been drinking )??