KNZY/Naval Air Station North Island Dec 2020 MIL/CIV

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KNZY/Naval Air Station North Island Dec 2020 MIL/CIV

Post by SBGrad »

18 Dec 2020

Civilian aggressors/contract aircraft participating in CVN-71 battlegroup training:

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Flight of 2 Red Devils landed at the same time, they may have been part of the exercise as well

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Convoy 4262 making a (rare) downwind take off

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Still no squadron markings on the tail, but the side number (32) is new
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Re: KNZY/Naval Air Station North Island Dec 2020 MIL/CIV

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Nice pictures and nice weather !
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Hey thanks! Yah, the weather has been VERY cooperative. Absolutely clear skies the past week. The jets helped me out, too. Two hops per day but the light was so much better when they landed after the 2nd flight I ended up using all those. I only wish that some of the ATAC jets that were also involved had paid a visit. I could see on ads-b Exchange that ATAC sent 4 Hunters and a Kfir to the same simulated battle. They flew in and out of Pt Mugu and never came near NZY.
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Nice shots indeed!
Is it just me (or better: my pc), or are others also seeing just a part of the photos? I need to scroll the screen to the right to see the rest, rather annoying. I noticed this before with a few posts.
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patrick dirksen wrote: 22 Dec 2020, 10:50 Nice shots indeed!
Is it just me (or better: my pc), or are others also seeing just a part of the photos? I need to scroll the screen to the right to see the rest, rather annoying. I noticed this before with a few posts.
I can see them without any hassle. Might be your browser instead of your pc.
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Interesting. With Internet Explorer they don't fit, but when I view the topic via Chrome indeed no problem.... Thanks for the advice!
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Re: KNZY/Naval Air Station North Island Dec 2020 MIL/CIV

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SBGrad wrote: 20 Dec 2020, 17:40 18 Dec 2020

Civilian aggressors/contract aircraft participating in CVN-71 battlegroup training:

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Did this aircraft have its tail replaced? Or has the painter made a slight error?
Not bad AT ALL for a civvie, by the way! 8)
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Re: KNZY/Naval Air Station North Island Dec 2020 MIL/CIV

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Yah, I noticed the nose/tail mismatch right away. There must be a story behind that, but not much chance to find out. We'll see if Tac Air comes down for the next battlegroup COMPTUEX (Vinson, I think) and if they've changed the paint on the tail.
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