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| NAWS China Lake Open House | |||
| Date: 15 October 2011 | |||
| Static: | |||
| 160436/XE-510 | EA-6B | VX-9 | |
| 166946/XE-501 | EA-18G | VX-9 | |
| 165210 | F/A-18C | mkd china lake/100yrs c/s | |
| 166871/DD-206 | F/A-18E | VX-31 | |
| 166673/XE-250 | F/A-18F | VX-9 | |
| 159228/DD-002 | AH-1W | VX-31 | |
| 1-4-4014 | MQ-9A | ||
| 160581/30-X-1/7011 | S-3B | VX-30 | |
| 150992/393 | T-39D | VX-31 | |
| 163871/DD-86 | AV-8B | VX-31 | |
| 188923 | CF-188B | nn | |
| Area by Control Tower: | |||
| 166945/XE-500 | EA-18G | VX-9 | |
| 164716/XE-300 | F/A-18C | VX-9 | |
| 164879/XE-301 | F/A-18C | VX-9 | |
| 163989/DD-112 | F/A-18D | VX-31 | |
| .../XE-111 | F/A-18E | VX-9 | |
| 165780/XE-100 | F/A-18E | VX-9 | |
| 166450/DD-217 | F/A-18F | VX-31 | |
| 166925/XE-230 | F/A-18F | VX-9 | |
| 166927/XE-231 | F/A-18F | VX-9 | |
| 166755/7 | UH-1Y | VX-9 | |
| 165759/DD-463 | MH-60S | VX-31 | |
| Under Sun Shelters in front of Hangars: | |||
| 166642/DD-500 | EA-18G | VX-31 | |
| 163153/DD-100 | F/A-18A | VX-31 | |
| 163459/XE-102 | F/A-18C | VX-31 | |
| 164237/XE-400 | F/A-18D | VX-9 | |
| 165660/DD-204 | F/A-18E | VX-31 | |
| 165668/DD-201 | F/A-18F | VX-31 | |
| 165669/DD-214 | F/A-18F | VX-31 | |
| 165793/DD-215 | F/A-18F | VX-31 | |
| 165928/DD-211 | F/A-18F | VX-31 | |
| 166635/DD-213 | F/A-18F | VX-31 | |
| 166843/DD-223 | F/A-18F | VX-31 | |
| 166889/XE-214 | F/A-18F | VX-9 | |
| 164129/DD-88 +1 | AV-8B | VX-31 | |
| … | CF-188 | behind sheds | |
| VX-31 Dust Devils Hangar | |||
| 166754/DD-410 | UH-1Y | VX-31 | |
| …/DD-464 | MH-60S | VX-31 | |
| 166297/DD-465 | MH-60S | VX-31 | |
| Also in this hangar there was an AH-1W, an F/A-18 and an AV-8B. | |||
| Storage compound: | |||
| 156640/AC-602 | RA-5C | ||
| 159312/604 | A-6E | plus one more | |
| 52-2669 | C-97K | ||
| N31310 | C-117D | ||
| N722NR | C-117D | ||
| 150468/35 | F-4N | ||
| 145528 | DF-8L | ||
| 152715 | F-111B | ||
| 59-2873/ED | T-39B | ex AVTEL | |
| 150989 | T-39D | ||
| Plus parts from a B-29, hulk mainly, and some F-86s | |||
| Elsewhere: | |||
| 57-0461 | DC-130A | stored | |
| Base museum (accessible through main gate): | |||
| 152102 | NTA-4F | ||
| 152936/610 | A-6E | ||
| 156797 | A-7E | ||
| 124587 | XF4D | ||
| 138647 | F-11F | ||
| 160775 | YF-18A | ||
| 627479 | QF-86F | ||
| Preserved elsewhere on base: | |||
| 137814/100 | YA-4A | ||
| 125739/XE | AD-4N | ||
| 157348/RF | RF-4B | ||
| 163092/XE | F/A-18A | ||
| 159224/XE | AH-1J | ||
| 159249 | AV-8A | ||
| Very active security, side arms ready on their belts, no room for walkabouts… But that is a small price to pay considering the chance to visit this base! | |||
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