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17 March 2018
| Static: | |||
| 60-0023/MT | B-52H | 23rd BS | marked '23 BS' |
| 64-13297/BB | T-38A | 1st RS |
| 10-27024 | C-27J | UFC |
| 163559 | UC-12M | Yuma |
| 165939 | UC-35D | Miramar |
| 167108/QB-108 | KC-130J | VMGR-352 |
| 761583/LS-01 | F-5N | VMFT-401 |
| 164715/NH-412 | F/A-18C | VMFA-323 |
| 168732/DC-01 | F-35B | VMFA-122 |
| 169414/CF-14 | F-35B | VMFA-211 |
| 158557/5Y-05 | UH-1N | Yuma |
| 169246/MV-32 | UH-1Y | HMX-1 |
| 166761/MV-43 | AH-1Z | HMX-1 |
| 162518/YF-518 | CH-53E | HMH-462 |
| 164148/WL-23 | AV-8B | VMA-311 |
| 165585/WE-03 | AV-8B+ | VMA-214 |
| 168214/MV-00 | MV-22B | HMX-1 | special mks |
| Flightlines south west side: | |||
| 168311/MV-51 | F-35B | VMX-1 | |
| 168312/MV-52 | F-35B | VMX-1 |
| 166759/MV-42 | AH-1Z | VMX-1 |
| 158554/5Y-03 +1 | UH-1N | Yuma BF |
| 168500/MV-31 | UH-1Y | VMX-1 |
| 163883/WE-20 | AV-8B | VMA-214 |
| 164117/WE-25 | AV-8B | VMA-214 |
| 168845/MV-02 | MV-22B | VMX-1 |
| 166726/MV-03 | MV-22B | VMX-1 |
| Flightlines south west side: | |||
| 168311/MV-51 | F-35B | VMX-1 | |
| 168312/MV-52 | F-35B | VMX-1 |
| 166759/MV-42 | AH-1Z | VMX-1 |
| 158554/5Y-03 +1 | UH-1N | Yuma BF |
| 168500/MV-31 | UH-1Y | VMX-1 |
| 163883/WE-20 | AV-8B | VMA-214 |
| 164117/WE-25 | AV-8B | VMA-214 |
| 168845/MV-02 | MV-22B | VMX-1 |
| 166726/MV-03 | MV-22B | VMX-1 |
| F-5N of VMFT-401: | |||
| 761545/LS-04, 761572/LS-07, 761579/LS-09, 761589/LS-10 and 761526/LS-11 | |||
VMFT-401 was deployed to Texas with their Tigers. Fortunately six aircraft returned the day before the show.
| Flightline Northern side: | |||
| 06-4108/AK, 07-4131/AK | F-22A | 3rd Wg | |
| NX186AM | F-86F | 12834/FU-834 |
| Sunsheds towards Blue carpark: | |||
| 165357/CG-03 | AV-8B+ | VMA-231 | |
| 165311/..-09 | AV-8B+ | VMA-311 |
| 165568/..-53 | AV-8B | VMA-214 |
| AV-8B of VMA-214, coded WE-xx: | |||
| 165421/02, 165585/03, 165397/04, (165)429/06, 165006/09, 164148/20 and 164148/23 | |||
| AV-8B of VMA-311 coded WL-xx: | |||
| 164553/00, 165566/01, 164566/01, 165573/02, 16556711, 165382/12, 165583/14, 164143/20, 164128/21 and 164142/22 | |||
Strange is the fact that under the sunsheds, two VMA-311 Harriers were noted as coded WL-01. If you have any corrections or additions on this, let us know.
| F-35B of VMA-211, coded CF-xx: | |||
| 168731/00, 169416/01, 168838/02, 168839/03, 168840/04, 169415/04 | |||
| Far side: | |||
| 158689/WE-04 | RH-53D | fuselage-dump | |
| 158705/WE-05 | AV-8C | dump |
| Preserved at Gate: | |||
| 150856/WE-01 | A-4L | VMA-214 c/s | |
| 161502 | UC-12B |
| 148373/SH-13 | F-4B | VMFT-101 c/s |
| 741570/LS-11 | F-5E | VMFT-401 /cs |
| 158248 | HH-1N |
| 158695/WF-0 | AV-8A | VMA-513 c/s |
The 2018 Yuma Airshow was a well organised show. The static was open and people were swarming across the aircraft. This makes photography a challenge, but not impossible.
Getting on base early is key here. The spectators hade some choices of where to view the show. And for USD16 you had a ticket to the grandstand offering you an elevated view of the taxiway.
The flying display offered about everything MCAS Yuma had to offer on locally based aircraft, and was supplemented by the USAF F-22A Raptor demo team, Patriots Jet Team and off course Shockwave the jet powered truck. Light on the display was quite good and it was only until the afternoon where the sunlight changed to the worse, but that didn’t spoil the fun.
Upon leaving the Air Station some photos were made of the aircraft preserved at the gate.
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