Mojave Air and Space Port 25 August 2022

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Mojave Air and Space Port 25 August 2022

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Mojave is of course best known for its storage facilities. After we admired the little airpark at the entrance (see yesterday's post) we moved on to the platform. There is a nice little restaurant with an excellent view on the storage platforms. You can even go outside and walk around on the platform in front of it as long as you stay behind the cones. Biggest issue is the heat. We were there around 10 am but already it was a scorching 39° Celsius. Therefor the pics are sub-standard due to the heatwaves but I selected a few anyway.
Trying to find out which aircraft is which is a bit of a puzzle. For instance there are 5 KLM B747's, 9 QANTAS B747,'s, about 7 Japan Airlines B777's and about 9 All Nippon B777's and not all come with a (readable) registration. However with some deduction and educated guesses you come a long way.

First of all one of two China Southern A380's. This is B-6137.
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Behind B747 N258SN of Western Global you can just make out the tail of former Jet Airways VT-JEW (now N377CL) which was a long time Schiphol resident a few years ago.
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Former KLM PH-BFN (I can't tie-up the one behind it) is next followed by PH-BFS.
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The four Lufthansa B747's were easy as they carry the last two characters high on the vertical stabilizer. This is D-ABVS. Behind it, two of the three ex Martinair MD-11's that are still there.
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One of two Star Alliance B777's from All Nippon. This is JA712A. The tail section of the other one (JA711A) can be seen behind it.
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Former HZ-AKO. A B777 of Saudi Arabian.
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From the same company is this MD-11 N618TF (ex HZ-AND).
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The identity of this QANTAS B747 remains unknown to me as I have a choice between VH-OEE, OEF, OEG, OEH and OEI. The small grafitti did not help.
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Also this B777 of All Nippon (the only one of ANA still with engines) remains unknown to me but I liked the Navy US-2B behind it (136398). A long time resident of Mojave.
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The special colors on this Japan Airlines B777 made it easy: N808KW (ex JA773J). Behind it are Sabre 75 N801FT of Flight Test Aerospace (N802FT was there too) and T-33 N6468X) that once belonged to the Netherlands Airforce as M-52.
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Hope you like this selection.
Groeten, Regards,
René

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Nice! One small correction (just from photo, never have been there...): the fighter on the left of the Sabreliner in the last picture is NOT a former Dutch T-33; it's a former Swedish Saab Lansen in my humble opinion... Googling a bit matches A-32A N5468X/32209.
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Re: Mojave Air and Space Port 25 August 2022

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frank kramer wrote: ↑20 Sep 2022, 19:32 Nice! One small correction (just from photo, never have been there...): the fighter on the left of the Sabreliner in the last picture is NOT a former Dutch T-33; it's a former Swedish Saab Lansen in my humble opinion... Googling a bit matches A-32A N5468X/32209.
Thank you very much Frank! You are absolutely right.
Groeten, Regards,
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