Red Flag 23-2

[slogen51]

In case anyone hasn't noticed, according to the Dreamland Resort Red Flag 23-2 (unconfirmed) has been pushed back a week to start on 13/03/2023

[Pjross]

Has anyone any info on which aircraft will be participating?
Thanks

[KevinJ]

Only known participants I'm aware of are Israeli F-35s and a 707 tanker. Confirmed with images of Red Flag patches.

[raameagle]

It was never pushed back a week. As happens quite a lot, somebody, somewhere along the line who didn't really know posted that it started on the 6th ;-)
Regards
Mark

In case anyone hasn't noticed, according to the Dreamland Resort Red Flag 23-2 (unconfirmed) has been pushed back a week to start on 13/03/2023

[slogen51]

I was only drawing attention to the fact that the Dreamland website has been updated with a new date - that site did tag the original date with "unconfirmed" to be fair

Heard there will be six F-35A from Israel

[raameagle]

Yes, fully appreciate that. I don't think that the Dreamland site was the first to start quoting the 6th...

You are correct about the six F-35As. The F-15Is cancelled.

Regards

Mark

I was only drawing attention to the fact that the Dreamland website has been updated with a new date - that site did tag the original date with "unconfirmed" to be fair

Heard there will be six F-35A from Israel

[Pjross]

Thanks, it will be good to see the full participant list when it’s out.

[raameagle]

It will only be 'out' once the participants have arrived and spotters have reported back. There will be no advance list.

Regards

Mark

Thanks, it will be good to see the full participant list when it’s out.

[Annsamtree]

From FB group (Nellis red flag spotters)
7 x WT F18s arrived 7/3
1 x LI HC130 18-5879



Also at Fallon possibly 20 NF F18s if anyone feels like a side trip
From Coronets section in Mess area

[slogen51]

On my way back to Nellis later this morning

Someone at Luke AFB told me 24 SW F-16 had turned up as well as the Israeli F-35A plus 3 B-1B

[Andy Marden]

Well covered here:
https://www.scramble.nl/community/messa ... /88/168972
https://www.scramble.nl/community/messa ... 5?start=60

[slogen51]

In addition 6 34FS F-35A arrived from Hill AFB

I thought I counted 28 SW on the ramp : two rows of 10 plus a row of 8

Two more NJ vipers arrived ( Devil 11/12) making a total of 12 'AC' coded F-16.

5 B-1B present

Plus the three LI HC-130J and the hornets detailed in scramble
Pity I am not around next week as some of the SW have very striking schemes but I will nip over again early Saturday to take another look

This Friday morning the OT/WA mob were already active by 05:45 local! ( Potted 6 more F-35A and a F-16)

( T-056 A330 was on the deck at KLAS this afternoon - probably a routine flight. My first long overdue Dutch A330)

[slogen51]

Well pleased with that

The light this Saturday morning was perfect and with the help of the very nice information on scramble even I could read all but one of the 28 SW vipers and all of the AC coded F-16 plus all of the Hornet codes.

A nice surprise for me was that as I was reading off the Red Flag participants on Saturday morning a few canopies went up and they did a FOD sweep and sure enough 5 NL EA-18G launched along with 4 WT hornets. Followed by 8 AC vipers and 10 Shaw F-16

The Growlers were using Blinder and Rocket, WT were calling Nitro. The AC were calling Olds , Thud . SW used Rambler and Sword for the 55FS Aircraft and Pulsar for the Tigers 79FS.

I dropped all of the 55FS F-16 but made 9 of the 79FS Tigers.

I noted one F-15D 050/WA parked with the WA F-15E and it was only later that I realized 83-0050/WA was the last WA eagle I needed so couldn't believe my luck as I thought it had gone

At lunchtime while heading back to McCarren I heard Nitro starting up for a Saturday afternoon launch

Thanks to Aussie Dean for his help with the WT BuNo

(Heard AF1 is due into Las Vegas on Thursday?)

28 SW F-16
12 AC F-16
6 HL F-35A
5 NL EA-18G
8 WT F/A-18C/D
5 EL B-1B
3 LI HC-130
3 HH-60J parked by the HC-130J
7 Israeli F-35A
2 Israeli B707
2 USAF E-3
3 USAF KC-135

[a3w1301photography]

Did you get the VH-92A? I was in Summerlin and had it fly over me. Couldn’t get a photo but it was low enough to read United States of America on it. Apparently went to Nellis and into a hangar

[a3w1301photography]

Also, AF1 due into LAS Tuesday from what I have heard after POTUS meeting with UK and Aus PM in San Diego, hence why Marine One heli seemed to be doing a recce today. POTUS must be staying at the Marriott in Summerlin

[slogen51]

Didn't see the S-92 and I don't know how I missed it unless it arrived after I left at around 13:00

The window for decent photography is very short from the speedway as you are well into the sun until about 2pm and then it gets dark by 6!

C-37 10065 turned up at las Vegas during the afternoon

(Those 86 fiscal AC F-16 were good to me as I needed all of them! Must be ex WP or something, dropped all the 87- vipers )

[Pjross]

Any idea which days they fly- is it every day?

[a3w1301photography]

Any idea which days they fly- is it every day?

Monday to Friday during the exercise. The weekend before is usually range familiarisation

[slogen51]

Daylight saving has happened

From Sunday 6pm is now 7pm so light for longer in the afternoon

[Pjross]

Is there any set pattern to the launches ie morning/afternoon ?