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Webmaster Photos - USN Various
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This page contains various photos of US
Navy test aircraft. All content on this site is
Copyright © www.thenorthspin.com and is not to be
re-posted or redistributed in any way.
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| Subject:
NP-3D - VX-30 "Bloodhounds" - Side
#340 BuNo 150522 |
| Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
| Date: 9/18/2004 |
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Notes: #340 is a
"billboard" P-3... The VX-30 P-3s
help with range surveillance and
data collecting, during tests on the
Point Mugu Sea Range.
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| Subject:
NP-3D - VX-30 "Bloodhounds" - Side
#340 BuNo 150522 |
| Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
| Date: 9/18/2004 |
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Notes: The tail
wears the VX-30 'Three Dogs' logo.
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| Subject:
DC-130A - VX-30 "Bloodhounds" - Side
#497 BuNo 57-0497 |
| Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
| Date: 9/18/2004 |
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Notes: This unique
aircraft was originally USAF. At the
time of this photo, it was the last
remaining DC-130A in service with
the Navy.
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| Subject:
DC-130A - VX-30 "Bloodhounds" - Side
#497 BuNo 57-0497 |
| Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
| Date: 9/18/2004 |
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Notes: #497 is
responsible for air launching BQM-4E
and Firebee target drones during
live fire exercises, on the Point
Mugu Sea Range.
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| Subject:
DC-130A - VX-30 "Bloodhounds" - Side
#497 BuNo 57-0497 |
| Location: NAS Point
Mugu, CA |
| Date: 9/18/2004 |
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Notes: #497 and
its VX-30 crew were pulled into
combat duty during Iraqi Freedom...
Their mission was to launch drones
across Iraq in the opening days of
the war, to try and draw out Iraqi
defense positions.
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