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First week of December I shot NG-501 with BUNO 168254, 'JUBBS' & 'SME' on port side canopy rail. Guess we'll find out if they've changed it in the last 2 months.

Just announced yesterday, Blue Angels AND Thunderbirds.

Official page: https://www.pointmuguairshow.com/

Pt Mugu usually has decent statics, an ATAC Kfir and or Hunter flying. Too bad the MQ-25s haven't arrived yet.

The main items on my 2023 Nellis shot list are chrome F-22 #2 and the 65th Aggressors. The Five Guys, err, Five Eyes birds will probably be much like 22-1.

Between all the Southwest issues and a leaking fuel pipe, KSAN doesn't have enough fuel for all the jets here. Many departures are making stops, even on in state routes, just to top off fuel. San Diego to San Francisco? Sure, but we'll be stopping in Ontario (Calif, not Canada) for go juice. JAL 65,...

Bennie wrote: ↑20 Dec 2022, 13:05

wolfhound32fs wrote: ↑20 Dec 2022, 12:28 That’s a very nice set of pictures again!

I totally agree!

Thanks, guys. The Nimitz deploying and the Lincoln's exercise gave a nice boost to the daily ops tempo. The weather mostly helped, too.

747 Cafe - Also located about 15 minutes away from BKK airport on Lat Krabang street. This is ex United Airlines B747-400. This is typical coffee shop. They don't serve food, only drinks. Yes, but do they SERVE the drinks using airline galley carts? One of these days I will post some pix of my mobi...

Non jet propelled 1 Dec-7 Dec https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52573914918_fa1c124fbc_b.jpg Clearly they have some military connection, or they wouldn't be allowed to land https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52573830685_4a899297ae_b.jpg Somebody was speculating on the Indian birds last month, at...

Growler Parade 1 Dec-7 Dec VAQ-139 all 7 birds arriving from Whidbey for airwing deployment aboard CVN-68 VAQ-133 from Lincoln airwing participating in SUSTEX VAQ-129 -- visitors 3x/4x a year for CQs https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52573656724_7cafe68d59_b.jpg If you look closely, all 3 birds h...

Ospreys 1 Dec-7 Dec https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52573385271_bbdf77e221_b.jpg Osprey 10 on the scanner, making me think this was a delivery flight https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52573656409_651257afee_b.jpg Rudy 33 with a unpainted rudder https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52573385431_...

Nice colors on the CODsprey! Yah, I'm glad they finally got around to putting SOME paint on them! Speaking of finally, I myself have been spending some free time processing pix. Working backwards, but here are some more from the beach. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52571719528_e6383fa29e_b.jp...

USS Tripoli...at sea! (left Monday, 3 Ospreys on deck) Thanks to DVIDS these were ET03/168224, ET08/168223 & ET10/168221. Normally based in Japan, so perhaps all ex-depot? Not sure. The Tripoli did 2 unusual things: 1 ) came back from deployment with birds on the roof -- normally they all fly away ...

13-14 Dec As per usual, all aircraft photo'd coming in on Runway 29 except as noted at bottom US Navy Fleet Readiness Center SW Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Buno 168594//Depot 11 air refueling probe installed-- not sure if FRC or factory did that McDD F-18D legacy Hornet Buno 164040 US Navy VRM-30...

9 Dec Omega 707 took off just as I was about to park, nn observed. following a/c landing on Runway 32... Beech Bonanza N5599P NASA Martin WB-57 Canberra N927NA //part of Artemis recovery effort, flew in from KNTD Northrop T-38C Talon II N967NA //bad positioning on my part, no pix with a/c above fen...

7 Dec USS Vinson-- returned to NASNI ~100pm USS Portland LPD 27-- left at sunset for Artemis recovery mission (splashdown Sunday off San Diego) All aircraft photographed on final for 29 USN VAQ-129 Vikings Boeing EA-18G Growler NJ 520 NJ 512 //390 ECS USAF under wild boar on tail NJ 560 NJ 576 USN ...

Not that I'm surprised, but they were REALLY tight with the security restrictions at the rollout: https://www.defensenews.com/air/2022/12/06/fog-machines-short-lenses-no-iphones-managing-the-b-21s-rollout/ for the tl:Dr types-- no smart phones or watches, 50mm max lens length, tripod heights had to ...