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Does anyone know what happened to this aircraft?

SBGrad wrote: ↑28 Feb 2021, 16:42 Ahhhh, that explains what I saw last winter (2020). In January at Nellis they had the 3 digit numbers, but at El Centro in February they were back using the standard 1-6.

Those three digit numbers are the last three of the serial.

SBGrad wrote: ↑26 Feb 2021, 17:23 USAF Thunderbirds
I've never seen any AF serial numbers on these jets.

The only time I've seen anything is for a short period in the winter when they don't carry their Thunderbird number, and the last three of the serial is visible in that space.

Anyone fill in the blanks? F-14 VF-2 NE 100/161163, 101/159630, 105/******, 106/163897, 111/****** F-14 VF-213 NH 104/******, 107/******, 116/****** F/A-18A VFC-13 AF 00/******, 01/******, 02/1624**, 03/162403, 007/****** F/A-18D VMFA(AW)-121 VK 02/******, 06/164267, 11/****** F/A-18C VMFA-212 WD 01...

I pictured a group of 7 (probably without N117FB) on the north east side, next to the 2 Neptunes. I do recall seeing one seperately of this group, but I don't have it on picture. Maybe it was someone else in our group who ID'ed it. I have a group of seven, with the Neptunes, all identified as per y...

Thanks for the post Sjoerd. Similar plot to a week before, although a few had moved around, and no Singaporeans around. We only saw seven HU-16s, N117FB isn't noticeable in any photos. Had another look and found another HU-16 lurking by a hangar close to the main ramp. Could this be the elusive N11...

Thanks for the post Sjoerd.

Similar plot to a week before, although a few had moved around, and no Singaporeans around. We only saw seven HU-16s, N117FB isn't noticeable in any photos.

Most excellent, thanks for posting!

On 1st March 2009, from photos (last three in white, details in brackets from previous reports, or the database): OH-58C: (69-16)204, (69-16)206, (-----)343, (69-16)347, (71-20)465, (68-26)769 +1 without last three in white AH-64A: (8)9-00247, (9)0-00286, (9)0-00315, (90-00)337, one ending 53 plus o...

Going through some old photos from Silverbell a few years ago (1st March 2009!) and stumbled across this. I have a photo that shows an AH-64 '223' which I'm confident is a D. A close study of the photos shows that the A doesn't have the strobe lights on the engine casings and the D doesn't have the ...

AndyMarden wrote:

foc1 wrote:Stopping for gas today were the following VFA-106 Hornets all coded "AD"

169648/253
169649/254

Colin,
I thought 169648 was AD/254 and 169649 was AD/255?
Andy

169649 was AD255 at El Centro on the 26th Feb (see the El Centro thread)

Reliable posters on FB say that Nellis are not flying anything today.

Red Flag 20-2 F/A-18C VMFA-232 WT 00/164739, 01/165195, 02/165208, 05/164954, 06/164696, 08/164710, 10/164733, 11/165196, 12/? WT12 should be 164698, f/n Jan20 Is that from a sighting at Nellis or the database? Noted at Miramar end of January actually. I'd better should have typed, 'might be' inste...

The DJ wrote:

747woody wrote:Red Flag 20-2

F/A-18C VMFA-232 WT 00/164739, 01/165195, 02/165208, 05/164954, 06/164696, 08/164710, 10/164733, 11/165196, 12/?

WT12 should be 164698, f/n Jan20

Is that from a sighting at Nellis or the database?

Noted on 10th March, Coast Guard H-65s 6504 and 6540.