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Arrived around 08.20 via the entrance at Roosevelt Blvd. Queues were quite light at this point and following a bag search, we were inside the static area shortly after 09.00. Local news later reported cars being turned away by mid-morning as the car parks had reached capacity.

14 P8's were parked on an apron to the left of the run way. 170016 participated in a fly past early afternoon with P-3 161404.

161404 Lockheed P-3C-BMUP+ Orion
167955 Boeing P-8A Poseidon
168433 LK Boeing P-8A Poseidon
168435 LL Boeing P-8A Poseidon
169010 Boeing P-8A Poseidon
169326 LL Boeing P-8A Poseidon
169328 Boeing P-8A Poseidon
169330 LL Boeing P-8A Poseidon
169335 Boeing P-8A Poseidon
169426 Boeing P-8A Poseidon
169550 LC Boeing P-8A Poseidon
169553 LC Boeing P-8A Poseidon
169554 Boeing P-8A Poseidon
169571 LF Boeing P-8A Poseidon
170016 LL Boeing P-8A Poseidon

Static
161590 Lockheed P-3C-BMUP+ Orion
162027 Bell TH-57C Sea Ranger
162668 Bell TH-57C Sea Ranger
163747 F/A-18C Hornet (Primer - Serial hand written on the fuselage. Carried JY-04 & 01 Red on tail)
163845 Beech UC-12M Huron
164598 C-130T-30 Hercules
166142 Raytheon T-6B Texan II
166119 Raytheon T-6B Texan II
167779 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk
170015 Boeing P-8A Poseidon
6555 MH-65D Dolphin
86-0171 F-15C Eagle
N82GA Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless
N98CF North American P-51
N8540P North American AT-6D Texan

Flypast
6557 MH-65D Dolphin plus an unidentified MH-60 coded NW-601.

Blue Angels F-18's 1-6 were on the flight line with another F-18 and the Blue Angels C-130 near the tower. No serials recorded as they were not due to fly until just prior the end of the show at 15.00 and we had hit the I-95 by then to avoid the traffic.

The following were noted preserved near to the South exit from the base.
141351 DF-8F Crusader
147788 Douglas A-4C Skyhawk
148730 Grumman S-2D Tracker
149695 Sikorsky SH-3G
151374 Lockheed P-3A Orion
157993 Lockheed NS-3A Viking
160609 Grumman EA-6B Prowler
160715 A-7E Corsair II
161863 Grumman F-14A Tomcat
161941 F/A-18A Hornet
164443 Sikorsky SH-60F Seahawk
6582 Catalina PBY-5A
131410 Lockheed P-2E Neptune


Cheers

Mark

169328 is a typo or mis pole, should be 169326 VP-30 umk

me not reading it all right, I see you have 326, could it have been 323?

Back in the UK now and checked my photo's again. 328 is a typo should be 326. The Flypast USCG MH-65 was 6597


Thanks

Mark

What was the code of MH-60R 167779 and di you check its con no?

Coded 711 on the nose and AB on the tail rotor.

Didn't check the con number.

Cheers

Mark