WTI 2-14

[Matt Ottosen]

Yesterday's HA/DR started out great, the first two CH-53Es came into Kiwanis Park around 1617.  Two hours later, one CH-53E returned and the exercise was canceled.  The official word afterwards at the ice cream truck was, "something happened and it's over."

Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion

[Jay Beckman]

Well that's a shame.  Hope it was only an organizational snafu and that nobody got hurt or something.

[Matt Ottosen]

Well that's a shame.  Hope it was only an organizational snafu and that nobody got hurt or something.

I hope so too, Jay.  Especially since I saw six CH-53Es depart Yuma, and only two showed up at Kiwanis Park.

[Matt Ottosen]

Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion

[scottcolbath]

I got a kick out of the helo haboob. 



S.C.

[Matt Ottosen]

Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion

[Ned Harris]

VMA-542 "Tigers" AV-8B+ 4/15/14.

A92W3294 AV-8B+ (BuNo 63-8036) by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Ned Harris]

Air USA Alpha Jet, 4/15/14.

A92W3348 Air USA Alpha Jet 101 by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Ned Harris]

Air USA L-39. 4/15/14.

A92W3443 Air USA L-39 N397ZA by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Ned Harris]

Air USA BAe T-59 Hawk. Photographed from the dunes on 4/15/14.

A92W3480 Air USA BAe T-59 Hawk. N506XX. by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Matt Ottosen]

Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion

[bilwor]

Nice variety of jets from Air USA Ned. Looks like you had a good week
bill

[Ned Harris]

Hawk's color bird. 4/16/14.

A92W3540 Hawks color bird. F/A-18D BuNo 164880. VMFA(AW)-533 "Hawks". by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Jeff D. Welker]

Hawk's color bird. 4/16/14.

Nice catch Ned. I suspect this could be our buddy Major Glover riding back seat. This is his last WTI.

[Mike Margolis]

CH-46 Knightrider - Maybe Ned can share the other member of this 2-ship departing Yuma - the one with the Grim Reaper tail art... I got him, but my shots were not clear (shooting 400mm at 1/80th sec for rotor blur) or they had a nasty glare from the setting sun.