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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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United States Navy F-35C (or D for disco ball) of VX-9 The Vampires, Naval Weapons Station China Lake on final for Pt. Mugu, August 2022. The triangular coating is an experimental infrared suppression coating (More details on this novel F-35C and more of my pictures can be seen in the article here: thedrive.com/the-war-zone/navy

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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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United States Marine Corp F-35B of VMX-1, Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. in STOVL mode on final for Pt. Mugu August 2022. Yes the downdraft and noise were fierce

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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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United States Air Force F-35A 15-5118 "OT" 31st TES on final for Pt. Mugu August 2021. This aircraft is stenciled "in memory of Major Meier" Major Benjamin “Chex” Meier, test pilot, and combat veteran was killed in a car accident in 2015

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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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United States Air Force F-35A 15-5118 "OT" of the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, Edwards Air Force Base on final for Pt. Mugu, during Grey Flag, October 2022. note the cool vortex off the upper left inlet

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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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Since the MQ-9 Reaper has been in the news recently here is one i caught with 8 M36 Captive Flight Training Missile (Hellfire) on final for Pt. Mugu in 2021. This bird 16-307 was from Holloman AFB Interestingly it was one of 2 out playing with VX;30's NP-3D and using VX-31 comm channels

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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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United States Air Force F-35A "OT" 15-5118 of the 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada on final for Pt. Mugu. August 2022. The airframe is stenciled "In memory of Maj Meier" Major Benjamin “Chex” Meier, test pilot, and combat veteran was killed in a car accident in 2015

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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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Super Stealth Sunday: "Got Vape?" Edition. United Staates Air Force F-35A with wingtip and wing vapor that is about to rainbow, F-117A Nighthawk on final for Pt. Mugu, F-22A Raptor streaks by (not photo calibration dots) and in another pass both wing and wingtip.

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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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For I have my own: How it started / How its going On the left is my first real attempt at plane spotting. In 1999 I took my film Nikon N2020 and spent a few hours catching this F-15 at Nellis AFB, Las Vegas. I had no idea what I was doing. On the right A USN F-35C lands at Point Mugu, AUgust 2022

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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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Anti Submarine Warfare Wednesday: P-3 Orion Edition P-3C VX-30 "The Bloodhounds" note the rear sensors and HF antennas, Homeland Border Patrol P-3, VX-30 NP-3D with its billboard telemetry unit, shadowy P-3 with 2 sensor turrets and no BuNo number

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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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