19-14491 HH-60W 66th Rescue Squadron Nellis AFB 30th January 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrDay 2, El Centro. Tracks muddy from the rain, so stayed on the hard surface. Still cloudy:
166938/NJ530 EA-18G VAQ-129 NAF El Centro 31st January 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrCheck the name under the front cockpit. 'Grat' was the Belgian Air Force F-16 display pilot a few years ago!
155212 CT-155 NFTC NAF El Centro 31st January 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrImperial in the evening:
168657/YW09 MV-22B VMM-165 Imperial CA 31st January 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
168118/NE710 MH-60R HSM-78 Imperial CA 31st January 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
13-72307 UH-72A Detachment 1, A Company, 1-112th Aviation Regiment Imperial CA 31st January 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrDay 3 Yuma. Not that busy, despite some visitors, but no sign of 'Jethro' and his chums this time:
166724/EM10 MV-22B VMM-261 MCAS Yuma 1st February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
169295/WF553 F-35B VMFAT-502 MCAS Yuma 1st February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
169413/WF558 F-35B VMFAT-502 MCAS Yuma 1st February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
169442/35 CMV-22B VRM-30 MCAS Yuma 1st February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrDay 4 Luke:
90-0768/LF F-16C 310th Fighter Squadron Luke AFB 2nd February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrSomeone's happy!
88-0163/LF F-16D 309th Fighter Squadron Luke AFB 2nd February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
90-0769/LF F-16C 69th Fighter Squadron Luke AFB 2nd February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrDay 5 various but ended up at Gateway, for a few of these (nine arrived plus there was a broken one already there, presumably from the previous weekend!):
67-14933/EN T-38C 90th Flying Training Squadron Phoenix Mesa Gateway AZ 3rd February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
65-10336/EN T-38C 469th Flying Training Squadron Phoenix Mesa Gateway AZ 3rd February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
66-8364/EN T-38C 90th Flying Training Squadron Phoenix Mesa Gateway AZ 3rd February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
66-8380/EN/80FTW T-38C 80th Flying Training Wing Phoenix Mesa Gateway AZ 3rd February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrDay 6 Tucson. The Guard were flying:
90-0741AZ F-16C 152nd Fighter Squadron Tucson AZ 4th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrRoCAF (honest!)
93-0730 F-16A 21st Fighter Squadron Tucson AZ 4th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrVisitors
168942/AF504 EA-18G VAQ-209 Tucson 4th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
168158/AJ700 MH-60R HSM-70 Tucson AZ 4th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrDay 7 Tucson, Guard still flying.
88-0417 F-16C 152nd Fighter Squadron Tucson AZ 5th February 2023 no 0a by Chris Wood, on Flickr
89-2155/AZ F-16D 152nd Fighter Squadron Tucson 5th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrThere seems to be a big swap around with F-16s. A bunch of Tucson aircraft have gone to Fallon to replace the F-5s and Legacy F/A-18s, and there has been an influx of aircraft from various other squadrons to replace them:
87-0365/SA 182nd Fighter Squadron F-16D Tucson 5th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
86-0043/AC F-16D 119th Fighter Squadron Tucson 4th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
166379/BH100 NC-37B VX-30 Tucson AZ 5th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrPima Air and Space Museum. Lots of new exhibits since I was last there (just a taste!):
'52' Gloster Meteor T7 119 Squadron Pima Air and Space Museum Tucson AZ 5th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
ZD353/H British Aerospace Harrier GR5 233 Operational Conversion Unit Pima Air and Space Museum Tucson AZ 5th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrDay 8 back to Phoenix:
131456/7T208 SP-2E Minden Corporation scrapyard Tucson 6th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrBroken T-38 still at Gateway!
66-4345/EN T-38C 469th Flying Training Squadron Phoenix Mesa Gateway AZ 6th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrDay 9 Luke. More colourful F-16s:
90-0778/LF F-16D 56th Fighter Wing Luke AFB 7th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
89-2120 F-16C 309th Fighter Squadron Luke AFB 7th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr............. which is more than can be said for F-35s!
15-5193/LF F-35A Luke AFB 7th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrThe stuff for the Super Bowl flypast turned up:
166666/NJ166 F/A-18F VFA-122 Luke AFB 7th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
169802/NE403 F-35C VFA-97 Luke AFB 7th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
169302/NE405 F-35C VFA-147 Luke AFB 7th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
166895/NJ525 EA-18G VAQ-129 Luke AFB 7th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrDay 10 Nellis:
166942/NL520 EA-18G VAQ-135 Nellis AFB 8th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
81-0980/- A-10C (354th Fighter Squadron) Nellis AFB 8th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
ZK333 Typhoon FGR4 2 Squadron Nellis AFB 8th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
60-0008/LA/8AF B-52H 2nd Bomb Wing Nellis AFB 8th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrDay 11. Sat on a hill in the middle of nowhere, watching stuff high above, but nothing down low
Day 12. Nellis again:
82-0648/DM A-10C 354th Fighter Squadron Nellis AFB 10th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
92-3885 F-16C 157th Fighter Squadron Nellis AFB 10th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
84-1220/WA/57OG F-16C 64th Aggressor Squadron Nellis AFB 10th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
169621/(CF)01 F-35B VMFA-211 Nellis AFB 10th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on FlickrReplacement for the one that was singed a few years ago:
A46-313 EA-18G 6 Squadron Nellis AFB 10th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
89-2048/WA F-16C 64th Aggressor Squadron Nellis AFB 10th February 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr......... and home.
Lots more on my Flickr page.
