Another trip out west, Nellis, Yuma, etc

[747woody]

Day 1, sat on a hill miles from anywhere. A tad chilly!

91-0601/OT F-15E 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron Tikaboo Valley NV 22nd March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

91-0601/OT F-15E 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron Tikaboo Valley NV 22nd March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Day 2, Nellis, clouded over and a storm appeared. No FLEX departures during the Red Flag launch .

18-5449/OT F-35A 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron Nellis AFB 23rd March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

89-2116/WA/16WPS F-16C 16th Weapons Squadron Nellis AFB 23rd March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

86-0111/EL B-1B 34th Bomb Squadron Nellis AFB 23rd March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

17-5870/LI HC-130J 102nd Rescue Squadron Nellis AFB 23rd March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

18-46042 KC-46A Nellis AFB 23rd March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

89-2065/WA F-16C 16th Weapons Squadron Nellis AFB 23rd March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Day 3 Nellis again, very windy and everything in the Red Flag launch FLEXed!

11-5021/WA/65AGRS F-35A 65th Aggressor Squadron Nellis AFB 24th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

91-0379/SW/79FS F-16C 79th Fighter Squadron Nellis AFB 24th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

926 F-35A 140 Squadron Nellis AFB 24th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

166858/NL540 EA-18G VAQ-132 Nellis AFB 24th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

165212/WT05 F/A-18C VMFA-232 Nellis AFB 24th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

275 KC-707 120 Squadron Nellis AFB 24th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

911 F-35A 140 Squadron Nellis AFB 24th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

87-0039 C-5M 439th Airlift Wing Nellis AFB 24th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Day 4 Palm Springs, museum and a few other spots.

168067/QB KC-130J VMGR-352 Palm Springs CA 25th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Day 5 San Diego, more museums.

129565 Vought F7U-3 Cutlass USS Midway Museum San Diego 26th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Day 6, a day of three parts. Part 1, North Island,

N238PT De Havilland DHC-4A Turbo Caribou NAS North Island 27th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
(Originally with the Kenyan Air Force)

Part 2 El Centro,

169453/23 CMV-22B VRM-30 NAF El Centro 27th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Part 3 Imperial.

167989/QT529 UH-1Y HMLAT-303 Imperial CA 27th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

168700 MV-22B Imperial CA 27th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
Brand new and broken!

169498/SN71 AH-1Z HMLA-169 Imperial CA 27th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Day 7 Yuma.

164129/DD88 and 165002/DD82 AV-8Bs VX-31 MCAS Yuma 28th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

169613/MV51 F-35B VMX-1 MCAS Yuma 28th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

170003/CJ013 CH-53K HMH-461 MCAS Yuma 28th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

164860/YK CH-53E HMH-466 MCAS Yuma 28th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

168651/EM51 MV-22B VMM-261 MCAS Yuma 28th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

N118NX/118 Mil Mi-24D MCAS Yuma 28th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

168657/YW09 MV-22B VMM-165 MCAS Yuma 28th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

165230/WK04 F/A-18C VMFA(AW)-224 MCAS Yuma 28th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
Aren't you supposed to leave those behind?!

761586/LS00 F-5F VMFT-401 MCAS Yuma 28th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Day 8 Yuma again.

170092/VW316 F-35C VMFA-314 MCAS Yuma 29th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

761546/LS04 F-5N VMFT-401 MCAS Yuma 29th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

5147 F-35A MCAS Yuma 29th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

169924/CE06 F-35B VMFA-225 MCAS Yuma 29th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

169229/QH KC-130J VMGR-234 MCAS Yuma 29th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Day 9, back to Vegas via Bullhead City and Nellis, and home.

78-0651/DM 'Memphis Belle III' A-10C 355th Wing Laughlin/Bullhead City AZ 30th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
That's the Colorado River in the background, and the casinos of Laughlin, NV.

81-0962/DM A-10C 355th Wing Laughlin/Bullhead City AZ 30th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

170017 P-8A Laughlin/Bullhead City AZ 30th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

A41-212 C-17A 36 Squadron Nellis AFB 30th March 2023 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
Bad weather in Vegas, again

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[Vulcanone]

Very nice shooting.

[matt e]

Great set from the first to last shot

[Everglades]

I need to lay down!!

[ewddie]

Brilliant!
Many thanks for sharing these.

[Stratocruiser]

Oh wow!
An absolutely wonderful set, but the star for me amongst the gems has to be the Caribou.
Thanks for sharing them 🫶

[65thAgressor]

A really good set of pictures,the mi24 was part of the nellis air show in 2017. I knew it had left its nice to see it still flying.

[747woody]

A really good set of pictures,the mi24 was part of the nellis air show in 2017. I knew it had left its nice to see it still flying.

I think it's a regular at Yuma, at least during WTIs. It flies as part of Red Air.

[Blue fox]

brilliant set there, thanks for sharing.

[paddyboy]

Good Lord

Not often I go back to the start and peruse every single shot, but I did with those

As for those gorgeous little Northrops

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Pippie123]

That's a particularly stunning set of photos.

[747woody]

Good Lord

Not often I go back to the start and peruse every single shot, but I did with those

As for those gorgeous little Northrops

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

Thanks Paddy!

[SW Sky Blue]

Decent haul there Chris

[Seacat192]

Quality photos, and a great selection of types. Hard to pick a favourite.


Thanks for sharing these.


Roger

[MR TERRY GREEN]

Wonderful set.

[Hunter49]

Top man,Terry, Rob

[747woody]

Decent haul there Chris

It was indeed, cheers Kev

[747woody]

Hard to pick a favourite.

The A-10s, especially as I went there on a hunch, and had only been there a few minutes when they turned up!

[Petepilot]

Hard to pick a favourite.

The A-10s, especially as I went there on a hunch, and had only been there a few minutes when they turned up!

Those A-10s do look special in the camo scheme. Thanks for posting!

[slogen51]

Superb selection

I do like the Memphis Belle III

The Nellis shots are super sharp