| USN VX-31 "Dust
Devils" Alltime Aircraft Roster |
The 'Earliest' column refers
to the earliest evidence found for the aircraft, ie: photo, registry,
and so on. The 'Latest' column refers to the latest evidence found.
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| VX-31
- China Lake NAWS (DD) (Includes: NWTSCL) |
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| Side
# |
Type |
BuNo |
Earliest |
Latest |
Notes |
? |
F/A-18A |
160775 |
? |
? |
First Hornet built. Displayed at China Lake ?/?? |
? |
F/A-18A |
162832 |
? |
10/05 |
Sent from VFA-97 ?/?? |
? |
F/A-18A |
162898 |
? |
10/05 |
Sent from VFA-97 ?/?? |
? |
F/A-18A |
162906 |
? |
10/05 |
Sent from VFA-97 ?/?? |
? |
F/A-18A |
163092 |
? |
10/05 |
Sent from VFA-97 ?/?? |
? |
F/A-18A |
163138 |
? |
10/05 |
Sent from VFA-97 ?/?? |
? |
F/A-18A |
163153 |
? |
10/05 |
Sent from VMFA-312 ?/?? |
? |
F/A-18A |
161937 |
? |
10/05 |
|
? |
F/A-18F |
166610 |
? |
10/05 |
Sent to VX-9 ?/?? |
? |
F/A-18F |
165160 |
? |
? |
|
? |
F/A-18F |
166619 |
? |
?/04 |
Photo ?/04 |
? |
HH-1N |
158551 |
? |
10/05 |
|
? |
UH-1N |
158771 |
? |
10/05 |
|
02 |
AH-1W |
159228 |
10/03 |
10/05 |
|
03 |
AV-8B |
161398 |
? |
? |
Displayed at Patuxent River ?/?? |
005 |
AH-1Z |
166759 |
?/07 |
10/07 |
Spotted at El Centro with 'DD' code on tail 10/07. |
007 |
AH-1Z |
166760 |
?/07 |
11/07 |
Photo at China Lake 11/07 |
08 |
AV-8B |
161576 |
? |
? |
|
016 |
HH-1N |
158553 |
? |
? |
|
018 |
UH-1H |
158770 |
? |
?/96 |
Photo ?/96 |
83 |
AV-8B |
? |
? |
2/05 |
|
84 |
TAV-8B |
163191 |
10/04 |
2/05 |
Used in support of X-35B testing at Edwards. Photo with JSF program logo on tail 2/05 |
85 |
AV-8B |
163854 |
? |
10/07 |
|
88 |
AV-8B+ |
164129 |
2/05 |
10/07 |
Photo 2/05 |
100 |
F/A-18A |
162851 |
? |
? |
Original CO aircraft with red devil logo on tail. Upgraded to 18C ?/?? Stored at NAD as of 02 |
101 |
F/A-18A |
161713 |
? |
? |
Off Roster ?/?? |
101 |
F/A-18A |
161362 |
? |
? |
|
102 |
F/A-18A |
161720 |
? |
? |
Off Roster ?/?? |
102 |
F/A-18A |
161365 |
? |
? |
|
103 |
F/A-18A |
162851 |
? |
? |
Changed to #100 at some point? |
105 |
F/A-18A |
162396 |
? |
? |
Sent to VMFA-112 ?/?? |
106 |
F/A-18A |
161359 |
? |
? |
Photo as "NAWC Weapons Division" ?/?? |
107 |
F/A-18C |
163987 |
? |
? |
Sent to VX-23 as #403 ?/?? |
108 |
F/A-18C |
163429 |
? |
4/99 |
(NWTSCL) Sent to VX-9 ?/?? |
109 |
F/A-18C |
165207 |
11/04 |
2/07 |
Originally #111 under NWTSCL. |
110 |
F/A-18C |
163483 |
? |
4/99 |
(NWTSCL) |
110 |
F/A-18C |
163483 |
? |
? |
Photo ?/?? |
111 |
F/A-18C |
165207 |
4/01 |
?/04 |
Point Mugu Show as NWTSCL 4/01. Eventually changed to #109. |
111 |
F/A-18C |
164628 |
? |
?/97 |
Photo ?/97 |
111 |
F/A-18D |
163434 |
? |
? |
Sent to VX-23 ?/?? |
112 |
F/A-18D |
163989 |
4/01 |
4/07 |
Point Mugu Show as NWTSCL 4/01. |
113 |
F/A-18D |
164279 |
3/06 |
8/08 |
Used as backup missile control aircraft for various tomahawk launches on Point Mugu range. |
114 |
F/A-18D |
164649 |
? |
9/03 |
Transferred to NASA Dryden and converted to NF/A-18D 9/03 |
115 |
F/A-18D |
164738 |
? |
?/97 |
Photo ?/97 |
115 |
F/A-18A/C? |
? |
? |
? |
Photo ?/?? |
116 |
F/A-18A/C? |
? |
? |
? |
Photo ?/?? |
121 |
F/A-18E |
? |
? |
5/04 |
Heard on radio and spotted 5/04 |
131 |
F/A-18E? |
? |
? |
6/05 |
Heard on radio 6/05 |
140 |
F/A-18E |
? |
? |
5/04 |
Heard on radio 5/04 |
141 |
F/A-18E? |
? |
? |
9/06 |
Heard on radio 9/06 |
200 |
F/A-18E |
165536 |
? |
10/05 |
Photo as CO with black tail, red devil logo and red markings 10/04. |
200 |
F/A-18E |
? |
? |
8/04 |
Photo at Point Mugu 8/04 |
201 |
F/A-18E |
165660 |
?/03 |
10/05 |
|
201 |
F/A-18F |
165668 |
10/04 |
3/07 |
Wears XO scheme with red devil guy and target logo on stabs. |
202 |
F/A-18E |
165533 |
? |
3/06 |
Heard on radio 3/06 |
203 |
F/A-18E |
166423 |
2/05 |
10/05 |
|
204 |
F/A-18E |
165660 |
5/04 |
2/05 |
Heard on radio 5/04. Spotted 2/05 |
205 |
F/A-18F? |
? |
? |
6/05 |
Heard on radio 6/05 |
213 |
F/A-18F |
165668 |
? |
? |
Eventually changed to #201 |
213 |
F/A-18F |
166635 |
10/05 |
6/08 |
Heard on radio. |
214 |
F/A-18F |
165669 |
4/01 |
7/08 |
Point Mugu Show 4/01. Spotted 7/08 |
214 |
F/A-18F |
166450 |
?/04 |
6/08 |
Spotted in 04. heard on radio 6/08 |
215 |
F/A-18F |
165793 |
10/04 |
3/07 |
Photo 10/04. Heard on radio 3/07 |
216 |
F/A-18F |
165911 |
? |
? |
|
217 |
F/A-18F |
? |
10/04 |
3/07 |
Heard on radio 10/04, 3/05, 3/07 |
218 |
F/A-18F |
166451 |
10/05 |
6/08 |
Spotted 1/07, 6/08 |
219 |
F/A-18F? |
? |
? |
8/07 |
heard on radio 8/07. |
221 |
F/A-18F |
165914 |
? |
? |
Sent from VX-9 ?/?? |
240 |
F/A-18F |
? |
? |
2/05 |
Heard on radio 2/05 |
244 |
F/A-18F |
? |
? |
7/05 |
Photo 7/05 |
300 |
F/A-18B |
161740 |
7/07 |
5/08 |
Originally VFC-12 with desert camo scheme. Sent to VX-30 as #203 ?/?? Sent to VX-31 7/07 |
301 |
F/A-18C |
? |
? |
? |
Basic gray scheme. |
302 |
F/A-18A |
162906 |
2/05 |
?/06 |
Ex NSAWC. Unique desert style camo scheme and red devil. Sent to JSTTC. |
306 |
F/A-18C |
? |
? |
2/05 |
Spotted 2/05 |
393 |
T-39D |
150992 |
?/05 |
12/07 |
All white with black stripe. "VX-31" and "NavAir" on tail. |
401 |
HH-1N |
? |
? |
? |
Used in China Lake range support. |
403 |
HH-1N |
158256 |
2/05 |
10/05 |
Used in China Lake range support. Photo 2/05. |
411 |
UH-1Y |
166756 |
?/07 |
10/07 |
Spotted at El Centro with 'DD' code on tail 10/07. |
461 |
SF-60F |
164089 |
?/08 |
11/08 |
Last with HS-10 and originally with NSAWC as #71 wearing tan and brown 'lizard' scheme. Spotted at Edwards AFB during landing of Shuttle Endeavour. |
522 |
EA-18G |
166642 |
11/07 |
2/08 |
Technically started as F/A-18F (F-135) but moded into what is referred to as an NEA-18G (second "Growler" EMD aircraft produced). ID'd as "EA-2" and made its first flight from the Boeing St. Louis plant on 11/10/06. Delivered to NAS Patuxent River 11/29/06. Sent to China Lake 11?/07. Spotted with VX-9 during eval 6/08 |
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