Las Vegas - McCarran and Nellis

[grimm31]

Just spent a few days celebrating a family birthday in Las Vegas but managed a little bit of spotting as well.

The following were noted.

McCarran
Noted on 16/17/18 Feb was C17 - 55150/HH
Noted on 17 Feb only was T38 - “301” / BB , presumably 64-13301
Noted on 18/19 Feb was A310 - 15004 RCAF
Also noted between the 2 hangars behind the Little Church of the West was a sandy camouflage Mi 17 but I couldn’t see an ID. Any help appreciated.

Nellis 17 Feb
A lot of the RF1 players were still on the ramps but little could be read off due to heat haze.
The RAF Typhoons were all present. 2 of the RAAF F18s has already left for delivery to the RCAF at Cold Lake on 16th Feb.

The following departures were seen around 11.00 am to 12.30 pm local time:

91462 - KC135
33116 - C17
91502 - KC135
80-275 - A10 , unmarked
ZZ338 - A330

Nellis 19 Feb
The RAAF F18s had all gone by 19th.

The following were noted all lifted from photos taken from the LV Motor Speedway.

86-271/WA and 86-251/WA - F16s
86-146, 86-152, 86-148, 86-161 all F15Cs marked 125th FW, Florida.
91-322/OT and 92-0365/OT, F15Es
04-068/OT and 09-173/FF, F22s
960007 - C17 arrived
A41-206 - C17, RAAF. Arrived 18th and was here on 19th
70121 - KC10 departed on 19th
N269EM. L159, Draken International

Regards

Andrew

[globemaster124uk]

From the Las Vegas Facebook page it was 17-0186 US Army. The serial was on the boom but very very low viz. Looks like it flew a couple of missions over a few days and flew in via Mesa Falcon Field.

Hth
David

[grimm31]

Cheers