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Aircraft Photos by Robert
Rossman
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This page contains photos taken by
Robert, from the AR perspective. You can see the rest of
his photos on his site: http://www.contactfoto.com/
All North Spin photographs are Copyright © by the
photographers that took them, and are not to be
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| Subject:
F-22A - 412th TW 411th FLTS - Serial
#91-4008 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 4/11/2005 |
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Notes: Raptor #008
is seen in formation with its
assigned tanker, on a test mission
over SoCal coastal waters.
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| Subject:
F-22A - 412th TW 411th FLTS - Serial
#91-4008 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 4/11/2005 |
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Notes: The pilot
prepares to conduct AR by opening
the fuel receptacle.
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| Subject:
F-22A - 412th TW 411th FLTS - Serial
#91-4008 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 4/11/2005 |
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Notes: Front shot
of #008 getting closer to the
tanker.
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| Subject:
F-22A - 412th TW 411th FLTS - Serial
#91-4008 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 4/11/2005 |
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Notes: The boom is
plugged in.
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| Subject:
F-22A - 412th TW 411th FLTS - Serial
#91-4008 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 4/11/2005 |
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Notes: Top view of
the Raptor trailing below the
tanker.
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| Subject:
F/A-18B - VX-30 "Bloodhounds" - Side
#201 BuNo 161711 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 3/19/2005 |
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Notes: One of
three VX-30 Hornets conducts AR over
SoCal coastal waters, while acting
as adversaries in support of carrier
group training.
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| Subject:
F/A-18B - VX-30 "Bloodhounds" - Side
#201 BuNo 161711 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 3/19/2005 |
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Notes: #201 is an
ex VFC-12 Hornet, and was one of
numerous F/A-18's brought in when
VX-30 retired their Tomcats. Note
the mismatched horizontals.
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| Subject:
F/A-18B - VX-30 "Bloodhounds" - Side
#201 BuNo 161711 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 3/19/2005 |
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Notes: #201 is
carrying a "dial-a-threat" pod,
which can be used in an adversarial
role.
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| Subject:
F/A-18A - VX-30 "Bloodhounds" - Side
#100 BuNo 163122 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 3/19/2005 |
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Notes: #100 is the
show bird for the squadron and was
flying with #201 shown above, and
#102 shown below. This aircraft also
carried the threat pod.
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| Subject:
F/A-18A - VX-30 "Bloodhounds" - Side
#102 BuNo 163130 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 3/19/2005 |
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Notes: #102 was
the third Hornet in the flight of
three, and can be seen here peaking
out from behind the tanker. This
F/A-18 originally came from
VMFAT-101, and still wears the green
camo scheme that it had while with
that unit.
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| Subject:
F/A-18A - VX-30 "Bloodhounds" - Side
#102 BuNo 163130 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 3/19/2005 |
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Notes: #102 plugs
into the basket.
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| Subject:
F/A-18F - VX-31 "Dust Devils" - Side
#214 BuNo 166450 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 9/21/2004 |
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Notes: #214 is one
of numerous VX-31 Hornets and is
seen flying in formation with the
tanker, while conducting AR off the
SoCal coast.
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| Subject:
F/A-18F - VX-31 "Dust Devils" - Side
#214 BuNo 166450 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 9/21/2004 |
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Notes: #214 plugs
into the basket. Note the various
test telemetry pods.
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| Subject:
F/A-18D - VX-31 "Dust Devils" - Side
#113 BuNo 164279 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 9/21/2004 |
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Notes: Also with
#214 shown above, was 18D #113.
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| Subject:
F/A-18D - VX-31 "Dust Devils" - Side
#113 BuNo 164279 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 9/21/2004 |
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Notes: #113 trails
the basket with probe extended.
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| Subject:
F-16B - AFFTC/412th TW - Serial
#81-0817 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 10/28/2004 |
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Notes: One of the
AFFTC support F-16's conducts AR
over SoCal waters. #817 is a Block
15F Falcon.
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| Subject:
F-16I - IAF 253 SQ - Serial #410 (US
#00-1019) |
| Location:
International Waters |
| Date: 10/13/2004 |
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Notes: Not really
test related, but may have been
flown by a Lockheed test pilot... An
F-16I is seen in formation with its
tanker while being ferried over
international waters.
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| Subject:
F-16I - IAF 253 SQ - Serial #410 (US
#00-1019) |
| Location:
International Waters |
| Date: 10/13/2004 |
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Notes: #410 is one
of numerous Block 52+ Falcons. #401
of that group has been used at
Edwards AFB for test work.
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| Subject:
F/A-18B - VX-30 "Bloodhounds" - Side
#201 BuNo 161711 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 9/21/2004 |
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Notes: #201 is
once again conducting AR over SoCal
waters.
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| Subject:
F/A-18B - VX-30 "Bloodhounds" - Side
#201 BuNo 161711 |
| Location: Southern
California Coast |
| Date: 9/21/2004 |
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Notes: This time
the aircraft appears to be loaded
with telemetry pods.
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