After the earthquake and tsunami in March the carrier air wing was relocated to Guam, where they stayed until late April. Of course I couldn't resist making a few trips there to see the action, even though the weather wasn't always cooperating. Hope you'll enjoy these few shots.
C-9B Skytrain II (161529)
E-2C Hawkeye 2000 (165828/NF-602)
The single UP-3C Orion, an equipment & avionics test bed, is based at Atsugi. (9151)
JMSDF SH-60J (8263)
C-40A Clipper, complete with winglets (166693)
No Atsugi photo set would be complete without a JMSDF P-3C Orion (5060). Some Orions are now starting to lose the squadron numbers on the tail, this one still has it.
JASDF C-130H Hercules (85-1086). JASDF flies a daily, mid-afternoon run to Atsugi.
VFA-115 CAG with "100 Years of Naval Aviation" markings (166859/NF-300)
VFA-27 CAG has lost it's shark mouth (165860/NF-200)
Chippy Ho! VFA-195 returned back from Lemoore with their new F/A-18E jets about a month ago. All of CVW-5's Strike Fighter Squadrons are now equipped with Super Bugs. No luck in catching their CAG jet yet. (166908/NF-405)
One of the three YS-11M based in Atsugi (9041)
EA-6B Prowler still going strong, but for how long...? (163404/NF-504)
Kawasaki XP-1 first prototype in Kawasaki factory colors (5501)
Need gas? F/A-18E in tanker load out: refueling pod + four wing tanks (166869/NF-311)
Diamondbacks are celebrating the Centennial of Naval Aviation with a F/A-18F in retro colors. The scheme resembles the one they used in their F-4 Phantoms. (166917/NF-102)
VRC-30 Detachment 5 swapped their C-2A Greyhounds with USS Ronald Reagan (162166/NF-31)
Saab 340B of Japan Coast Guard (JA8951)
US Marine Corps from Iwakuni with their new UC-12W (168206)
Navy C-130T Hercules in the new color scheme (165349/RU-349)
UC-12F à la US Navy (163560)
-Esa
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NAF Atsugi, spring/summer 2011
NAF Atsugi, spring/summer 2011
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Re: NAF Atsugi, spring/summer 2011
Some great pics there.. especially the Bugs!
Re: NAF Atsugi, spring/summer 2011
Cool. Glad you got them posted finally.
-Mike G.
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