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| Aircraft Photos
by Bill Shull |
This page contains photos
taken around the US east coast, including Patuxent River. All
North Spin photographs are Copyright © by the photographers
that took them, and are not to be re-posted or redistributed. |
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| Subject: SH-60F -
USN VX-1 - Side #44 BuNo 164070 |
| Location: West Chester-Brandywine
AP, PA |
| Date: 10/14/2006 |
Notes: Wears the 'sinking
sub' VX-1 logo on side. |
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| Subject: F-15E -
USAF 46th TW 40th FLTS - Serial #86-0188 |
| Location: Oceana NAS, VA |
| Date: 9/9/2006 |
Notes: Based at Eglin AFB.
Full designation is F-15E-42-MC. Notice gun port
and other orange covers. |
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| Subject: F-16B -
USAF 46th TW 40th FLTS - Serial #90-0951 |
| Location: Oceana NAS, VA |
| Date: 9/8/2006 |
Notes: Based at Eglin AFB.
One of numerous F-16s that were built for Pakistan
but embargoed and stored at AMARC for over 10
years. Entered AMARC as FG0025 on 8/23/93. #951
was brought into service with the 40th FLTS 4/03 |
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| Subject: MH-60R -
USN VX-1 - Side #52 BuNo 166407 |
| Location: West Chester-Brandywine
AP, PA |
| Date: 10/16/2005 |
Notes: Wearing external tank. |
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| Subject: U-6A - USN
Test Pilot School - Side #35 BuNo 164525 |
| Location: Patuxent River NAS,
MD |
| Date: 9/3/2005 |
Notes: Otherwise known as
the De Havilland built "Beaver". |
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| Subject: NU-1B -
USN Test Pilot School - Side #30 BuNo 144670 |
| Location: Patuxent River NAS,
MD |
| Date: 9/16/2005 |
Notes: The only NU-1B in use
by the USN. |
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| Subject: MV-22B -
HX-21 - BuNo 165443 |
| Location: Patuxent River NAS,
MD |
| Date: 9/3/2005 |
Notes: Part of the 165433
to 165444 block. |
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| Subject: F/A-18B
- USN Test Pilot School - Side #01 BuNo 161357 |
| Location: Patuxent River NAS,
MD |
| Date: 9/3/2005 |
Notes: One of numerous TPS
Hornets. |
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| Subject: T-45C -
USN VX-23 - Side #205 BuNo 163635 |
| Location: Patuxent River NAS,
MD |
| Date: 9/3/2005 |
Notes: #205 was originally
an 'A' model, but fitted with a 'C' cockpit upgrade. |
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| Subject: S-3B - USN
VX-20 - Side #770 BuNo 159770 |
| Location: Patuxent River NAS,
MD |
| Date: 9/3/2005 |
Notes: Has "VX-20"
on the side and the "Force Test" logo
on the tail. It's unknown if this aircraft actually
served with VX-20 at one time. |
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| Subject: T-2C - USN
Test Pilot School - Side #24 BuNo 158330 |
| Location: Patuxent River NAS,
MD |
| Date: 9/3/2005 |
Notes: The TPS crest can be
seen on the tail. |
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| Subject: T-38A -
USN Test Pilot School - Side #14 BuNo 674943 |
| Location: Patuxent River NAS,
MD |
| Date: 9/3/2005 |
Notes: One of numerous T-38
aircraft used by the TPS. |
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| Subject: T-6A - USN
VX-20 - Side #958 BuNo 165958 |
| Location: Patuxent River NAS,
MD |
| Date: 9/3/2005 |
Notes: #958 is ex USAF 95-3001
and first in the block of 165958 to 166285. The
tail wears a VX-20 "Force Test" logo. |
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| Subject: NP-3D -
USN Test Pilot School - Side #443 BuNo 153443 |
| Location: Patuxent River NAS,
MD |
| Date: 9/3/2005 |
Notes: Nicknamed "El
Coyote", this Orion was originally built
as a P-3B. It later went through various rebuilds,
including YP-3C and RP-3D. |
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| Subject: X-32B -
Patuxent River Aviation Museum |
| Location: Patuxent River NAS,
MD |
| Date: 9/3/2005 |
Notes: The X-32B was Boeing's
STOVL variant entry to the JSF competition. The
aircraft made its first vertical landing on its
49th test flight on 6/27/01. |
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| Subject: QF-4E -
USAF 53rd W 82nd ATRS - Serial #74-1652 |
| Location: Andrews AFB, MD |
| Date: 5/21/2005 |
Notes: One of the show birds
of "Team Target", based at Tyndall AFB,
FL. |
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| Subject: OV-10A -
NASA Langley - Serial #67-14687 (N524NA) |
| Location: Andrews AFB, MD |
| Date: 5/19/2006 |
Notes: Based at NASA's Langley
Research Center in VA, this North American-Rockwell
"Bronco" was originally USAF #67-14687
and based at Shaw AFB. |
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| Subject: F/A-18A
- NASA Dryden - BuNo 161519 (N843NA) |
| Location: Andrews AFB, MD |
| Date: 5/19/2006 |
Notes: One of Dryden's support
F/A-18 aircraft, #843 was originally a Blue Angeles
Hornet. |
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| Subject: G-1159 -
NASA JSC - (N949NA) |
| Location: Washington-Dulles International
AP, VA |
| Date: 5/20/2006 |
Notes: This Gulfstream II-SP
is one of numerous Gulfstream jets utilized by
NASA. Notice the lack of NASA markings. |
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