USN Osprey visitor at Phoenix Mesa Gateway 24.1.23

[cfcke]

Whilst calling in at the excellent Barrio Brewing Tavern (sort local Mickey Tea Bar) on site at the Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport a rather splendid USN Osrey had dropped in on a training/evaluation flight. Soon to replace the excellent C-2 Greyhounds on COD Duties. 169440 Bell Boeing CMV-22B .
169440 Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey United States Navy Phoenix Gateway Williams Airport 24.1.23 by Colin Cooke, on Flickr169440 Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey United States Navy Phoenix Gateway Williams Airport 24.1.23 by Colin Cooke, on Flickr
169440 Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey United States Navy Phoenix Gateway Williams Airport 24.1.23 by Colin Cooke, on Flickr
169440 Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey United States Navy Phoenix Gateway Williams Airport 24.1.23 by Colin Cooke, on Flickr

[slogen51]

Cracking shot

I am heading out that way next month so noted 'Barrio Brewing Tavern (sort local Mickey Tea Bar) ' on my list of places to look out for !

[bvdbogaert]

Excellent catch

[paddyboy]

Cracking shots there, Colin

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Seahawk 11]

Very very nice, thanks for posting these,

Rob