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Photographer: Bruce Trombecky.

Photographer: Bruce Trombecky.

On top of the right wing, the Carrier Air Wing code "NH" was seen, referring to CVW-11, at thre time of the picture assigned to the USS Nimitz. The E-2D was performing multiple touch and goes at its homebase Point Mugu. The squadron is currently assigned with CVW-7/AG aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

The Airborne Advantage Tactical Company (ATAC a Textron company) provides tactical (aggressor) training with a fleet of over 90 aircraft. The private company provides support to the US Department of Defense in locations world-wide, including the Continental United States, Hawaii and the Western Pacific. They operate with Mirage F1s, L-39s, Hawker Hunters and these beautiful Kfirs. On the exhaust part, clearly Kfir C2 / F-21 is stencilled, the latter referring to the once F-21 fleet of the US Navy. Here N401AX is turning to the runway of Point Mugu, it was closely followed by N402AX that day.

Preserved in the Missile Park at Point Mugu since 9 October 1992. This is a F-4S by origin, but was preserved first as a QF-4S in NAWC-WD colourscheme, later followed by this F-4J VX-4 scheme.

Assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 aboard the USS Harry S. Truman, this "Wallbangers" E-2C-2000 was performing some touch-and-goes at his homebase. The squadron later transitioned to E-2D and is currently assigned to CVW-9/NG aboard the USS John C. Stennis.

Whilst unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are not generally accepted on AirHistory.net this is based, very evidently on the Bell 407. The UAS is capable of more than 8 hrs of operations providing coverage out to 150 nautical miles from a host ship. The Fire Scout is equipped with electro-optical/infrared sensors and a laser designator to find, track and designate tactical targets, provide targeting data to strike platforms and perform battle damage assessment. The USN will add an optical mine countermeasures payload to the MQ-8C in the future. The first ops deployments of the MQ-8C began in '22.

Flying during the morning at the 89' Pt Mugu show, helicopter was struck off charge February of 98'

VANDY 1 F-4S makes the nice low transition during a morning departure at the 89' Pt Mugu show

QF-4N in the static line up at the 89' Pt Mugu show

Built as a CH-46A. Redesignated as a HH-46A in 1973. Later converted a HH-46D. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code AN1J0028 in 2004. Sold for scrap in 2010.

Pair of QF-4B's performing at the 79' Pt Mugu show which included 149461/43. The lead Phantom was written off September 18 1981

LOBO 510 A-7B on short final for runway 21

P-3A from the PMTC does a fly-by at the 79' Pt Mugu show

F-14A with VX-4 sporting about 4 Phoenix missiles underneath and about to land on runway 21

Not sure of the designation of this P-3A back in 1983 but this would become the "Billboard" NP-3D of VX-30 down the road. Shot here working the Pt Mugu pattern on runway 21