North Island NAS May 16th 2013, pics en ID-requests

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North Island NAS May 16th 2013, pics en ID-requests

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Lets start with the few nice pics I've been able to make:

A C-130H coming in overhead Coronado beach:
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And an MH-60R overflying the harbour cruise (166542/NA-711)
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The following ones I could use some help identifying:

An A-4 preserved at the airfield:
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An F-18 coded "76" which was the only one remaining on USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
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Two custom UH-60's and different colours on an SH-60 on the platform:
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Two F-18's (one buzzcoded 323) and what appears to be an F-14 cockpit at the museum storage area:
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A CH-46 at the museum storage area, coded 631
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A T-34 at the museum storage area, and behind it a Hawkeye:
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The front F-18 in the storagearea should be identifyable:
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Still sorting out all my notes, so there'll be more questions later, thanks in advance for any help!!

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Your 631 is in fact a wing and tailless C-2.

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The A-4 is at the gate outside the airfield: 148516/AH-352 Douglas A-4C
631 is 162153/631 Grumman C-2A
The E-2C behind the T-34 is 162798 Grumman E-2C
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Marcel,

The T-34B could be 144071 which became N8767V (ex Corpus Christi flying club).
The CVN-76 deck trainer id is unknown.
All three Blackhawks are used by the Customs & Border Patrol.
The F/A-18C coded 323 should be 163449/(AD)-323.
The 'XE' coded F/A-18 is in fact EA-18G 166856.

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Thanks all, great answers!!
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