KNZY/Naval Air Station North Island November 2020

[SBGrad]

9 November 2020

VAQ-129, just having visited NASNI last September, brought another half a dozen jets back this afternoon.

VAQ-129 'Vikings'
EA-18G

565/169147
556/166894 color bird

heard on scanner, no pix (yet)
Viking 521
Viking 510
Viking 522

VRC-30 Providers
Grumman C-2A Greyhound

21/162176 Password 21
24/162173 Password 24

[SBGrad]

12 November

VR-61 Islanders Boeing C-40A Clipper
Convoy 4822 BUNO 168981 KLI-NZY
Convoy 4982 BUNO 169036 NLC-NZY

VAQ-129 "Vikings" EA-18G

NJ 510/169134
NJ 500/169145
NJ 522/166944
NJ 556/166894
NJ 521/169146
NJ 565/169147

[AndyMarden]

Thanks for the log SBGrad. Small typo, NJ 521 should be 169146 I think.

[SBGrad]

Thanks for the log SBGrad. Small typo, NJ 521 should be 169146 I think.

Yes, 521 is indeed 169146. Fixed above. I was pulling BUNOs off the RAW shots on my memory card, not even doing any editing, and made the typo putting it down on paper.

[SBGrad]

16 November

VAQ-129 Vikings EA-18G--different jets from the ones that were here last week
NJ 507/169207
NJ 577/169206

VMFAT-101 Sharpshooters
SH 167/164242-- F-18C
SH 251/164056--F-18D, buno very dirty & faded, might be off on last 2 digits
SH 161/164246-- F-18C 'Shooter One Two'

Plus a couple of Twin Otters, making the shuttle runs out to San Clemente and back
N403ML 'Kahuna Zero Three'
N368SS 'Kahuna Six Eight'


...and USS Vinson left the pier today and went out, so fingers crossed for some carrier quals.

[SBGrad]

17 November-- Ospreys on parade

VRM-30 "Titans" callsign RUDY
Bell-Boeing CMV-22B Osprey
BUNO 169439
BUNO 169440
BUNO 169441

Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces
Bell-Boeing V-22B Osprey
JG-1702/91702 'Bell Zero One' given the callsign, and the fact that the tower asked the pilot if he had 'covid pax' paperwork, this may have been a delivery flight

VFA-122 Eagles
Boeing F-18F
NJ 133/166463

VRC-30 Providers
Grumman C-2A Greyhound
37/162141 'Password 37'

[SBGrad]

18 Nov

VAQ-140 Patriots
Boeing EA-18G Growler

AG 500/168375 CAG bird
AG 503/168373
AG 504/168374

19 Nov

from binoculars, approx 1/4-1/2 mile away

VFA-14 Tophatters
Boeing F-18E
CAG bird landing

[raameagle]

Great reports from KNZY! Can you confirm that 169206 on 16 November was NJ577 and not 517 please?
Thanks
Mark

16 November

VAQ-129 Vikings EA-18G--different jets from the ones that were here last week
NJ 507/169207
NJ 517/169206

VMFAT-101 Sharpshooters
SH 167/164242-- F-18C
SH 251/164056--F-18D, buno very dirty & faded, might be off on last 2 digits
SH 161/164246-- F-18C 'Shooter One Two'

Plus a couple of Twin Otters, making the shuttle runs out to San Clemente and back
N403ML 'Kahuna Zero Three'
N368SS 'Kahuna Six Eight'


...and USS Vinson left the pier today and went out, so fingers crossed for some carrier quals.

[SBGrad]

Yes, it was Vikings 577, fixed above.

20 November

Rudy Three Two/169439 CMV-22B Osprey VRM-30
NJ 242/BUNO 166608 F-18E VFA-122 gas-n-go
Bell Zero One 91708/JG-1708/BUNO 169429 V-22B Osprey JGSDF