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Lancaster-William J Fox (CA) 20 November 2017
N40Y C-12D Dynamic Aviation
N386AC/262 CL-415 Aero-Flite
N389AC/260 CL-415 Aero-Flite
N555GL G-III Ajeton
N612CK/702 SH-3H Croman
N1366Z Beech 95-55 Robert B. Jeffrey
N9143Z MiG-17
My third visit to this airport resulted yet again in some inter-
esting stuff. I got a visit at the air tanker base to photograph
the Super Scoopers. The yellow Sea King was parked at the
main apron and fortunately airside access was allowed here
as well. The Gulfstream seems to be stored with its doors
open. I also saw a K-Max in between some of the hangars on
the west side, but I was unable to read its tail number.
California City (CA) 20 November 2017
N315BC CM170 as “102/315-BC”
N925WD CM170 Red Star Aviation Museum
Around lunchtime I arrived at this small and quiet desert
airport. Compared to my visit two years earlier, I was able to
log two new Fougas. There were airside construction works
going on and the Dakota and classic bizjets near the main
apron have disappeared. I did not take a look at the stored
Gulfstreams at the west side of the field.
Edwards AFB (CA) 20 November 2017
Preserved
52-0008 NB-52B ex USAF/NASA
52-5755/FW-755 YF-100A ex USAF
54-1353/TC-353 TF-102A ex USAF
56-0790/FG-790 NF-104A ex USAF
58-0288/5 F-101B ex USAF
59-0158 QF-106B ex USAF
61-0146/HI F-105D ex USAF
N15YC YC-15A ex Boeing
My day in the desert was concluded with some preserved air-
craft at the west and north gates of Edwards AFB. The views
on my way to the west gate were very impressive because the
9-mile long road crosses a dry lake bed which is part of this
huge base.
My hotel was located in Barstow and the next morning I
drove on the I-15 towards Sin City.
Jean (NV) 21 November 2017
N208DZ Ce208B Skydive Santa Barbara
I made a short stop at the small airport of Jean. The PAC 750
that I saw last year seems to be replaced by this good looking
Caravan.
Las Vegas-McCarran (NV) 21 November 2017
LN-LNE B787-8 Norwegian
N282GS EMB505 Grupo Surman
N334FX CL-604 Flexjet
N43MS Ce525 CAE Oxford Avn Academy
N612FG Global 6000 Flightstar
N78EA CRJ701ER Elite Airways/Cal Jet
22 November 2017
B-1540 B787-9 Hainan Airlines
G-BNLN B747-436 British Airways
G-VBIG B747-4Q8 Virgin Atlantic
HL8216 B777-3B5ER Korean Air
N11EA CRJ701ER Elite Airways
I spent the better part of two days along E Sunset Road and
the night in between at the famous Las Vegas Strip. The
regular North-American airline traffic was pretty much the
same as last year. Elite Airways was a nice addition but the
real highlight was the Hainan Dreamliner, which happened
to be the white version of the Kung Fu Panda special livery.
Hopefully I will catch the red and yellow versions on my next
visit. On Wednesday evening British Airways took me back to
a cold and cloudy Europe.
And so another successful trip to the southwestern United
States came to an end. Compared to my last three trips,
weather conditions were slightly worse with some more
clouds and higher temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius
in Phoenix and Tucson. Nevertheless I came home with some
great memories and a nice set of photos. The amount and
variety of aircraft and airports in southern Arizona is simply
amazing. During the summer this area is just too hot with
temperatures exceeding 50 degrees Celsius, but it is an excel-
lent place to go to escape the dull November weather in
western Europe.
Credit: Joost de Wit
Initially delivered to Air Florida as N51AF in 1981, this classic Boeing 737-200 has been in service with Sierra Pacific Airlines as N703S since May
1991. (Tucson (AZ), 15 November 2017, Joost de Wit)
