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Feb. 18 -- U.S. Navy
Lt. Daniel F. Mondon, U.S. Navy Lt. Bruce
A. Williams, U.S. Navy AET-3 Agustin Benitez-Rodriguez,
U.S. Navy AMS-3 Michael S. Monaghan, age 21, and
U.S. Navy ADAN Dalyn Wyatt lost their lives when
their SAR HH-1N Huey (158770) crashed in California's Sequoia
National Forest.
• Oct 1
-- The NAWS 1 October 1998 report of personnel and aircraft
on board was not received in time to be included in the 1998
edition of OPNAV notice 5400.
• Oct. 19 -- Luftwaffe Capt.
Bernd Kugler (pilot) and Luftwaffe Capt. Andreas
Macha (weapons systems operator), from Holloman AFB,
lost their lives when their F-3 Tornado plunged into a ground
installation. Six base workers were injured. |
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A B-1B Lancer flying out of Edwards
AFB drops a satellite guided joint direct
attack munition, or JDAM, at China Lake
test range, 11 Feb 1998.
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Note /1.
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F/A-18F Super Hornet, BuNo165170
(F2) in flight, NAWS China Lake, April
1998.
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Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F/A-18F Hornet BuNo 165170, F2, HUD
and cockpit close-up, China Lake, 06
April 1998.
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Official U.S. Navy photo.
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A SLAM-ER with a live warhead, fuse
and booster impacts a target with spectacular
results, 08 April 1998.
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Official U.S. Navy photo
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Aerial view of Armitage Field, China
Lake, May 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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Fairchild-Swearingen SA227-AC Metroliners
N784C and N766C, China Lake, May 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 142120 on display
at the Weapons Survivability Lab, China
Lake, May 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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F-86F Sabre s/n 55-3916, museum aircraft
compound, May 1998
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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F-86F Sabre s/n unknown, museum aircraft
compound, May 1998
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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C-117D Skytrain BuNo 17156, Naval
Artic Research Laboratory N772NR, museum
compound, May 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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F-4N Phantom II BuNo 150423, No.
of the Airfield, May 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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TA-4F Skyhawk BuNo 154332, NWC-040,
and TA-4F Skyhawk BuNo 152012, NWC-042,
museum aircraft compound, China Lake,
May 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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F-4N Phantom II's BuNo's 152230,
152222 and 152243, about 3 mi.
so. of the airfield & east of the
F-86 compound, China Lake, May 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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A-6E Intruder BuNo 162203, NWC-612,
about 3 mi. so. of the airfield &
east of the F-86 compound, China Lake,
May 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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Unknown VMFA-531 Phantom, F-4B Phantom
BuNo 149441 in the foreground &
A-6E Intruder BuNo 162203 at right,
China Lake, May 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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F-4J Phantom BuNo 150415 at left &
unknown Phantom at right, a/c compound
south side of Armitage, China Lake,
May 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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A-7C Corsair II BuNo 156734, a/c
compound south side of Armitage, China
Lake, May 1997.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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Camera tracking station, Lark hill
at the end of Water road at the base
of FM hill, China Lake, May 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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A-4A Skyhawk BuNo 137825, SNORT compound,
China Lake, June 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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T-33B Seastar BuNo 138004, 7X-004,
SNORT compound, China Lake, June 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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DF-8F Crusader BuNo 143791, SNORT
compound, China Lake, June 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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A-4A Skyhawk BuNo 137825 & A-4B
Skyhawk BuNo 144976, SNORT compound,
China Lake, June 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 144976, SNORT compound,
China Lake, June 1998.
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Photo by Joe Cupido.
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PMTC F-8B Crusader BuNo 145449,
modex 104, WSL aircraft
compound, China Lake, June 1998.
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Photo © Neville Dawson via J. Lindberg.
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Unidentified VMFA-314 F-4 Phantom
II, WSL aircraft compound, China Lake,
June 1998.
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Photo © Neville Dawson via J. Lindberg.
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Unidentified F-14 Tomcat and F-102
Delta Dagger, WSL aircraft compound,
China Lake, June 1998.
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Photo © Neville Dawson via J. Lindberg.
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F/A-18 Hornet, WSL aircraft compound,
China Lake, June 1998.
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Photo © Neville Dawson via J. Lindberg.
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Unknown F-15 Eagle, A-6E Intruder
BuNo 158537, NAWC-607 & A2F-1 Intruder
BuNo 147866, WSL aircraft compound,
China Lake, June 1998.
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Photo © Neville Dawson via J. Lindberg.
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Unidentified AV-8 Harrier fuselage's,
AV-8B BuNo 158969 (WF-01), VMA-542 AV-8C
Harrier BuNo 159258 (WH-06), WSL aircraft
compound, China Lake, June 1998. Photo
by Neville Dawson via J. Lindberg.
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M1 gun and carriage being loaded
on a flatbed trailer, G-2 Range, China
Lake, 23 July 1998.
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Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F/A-18F Super Hornet, BuNo165170
(F2) loaded with MK 82 bombs, NAWS China
Lake, 06 Aug 1998.
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Official U.S. Navy photo, China Lake
archives.
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Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet, BuNo165169
(E5), arrives at China Lake, 08 August
1998.
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Official U.S. Navy photo, China Lake
archives.
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Plume Measurement test Facility,
circa August 1998.
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Official U.S. Navy photo.
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Plume Measurement Viewing Angle and
Range Capability, circa August 1998.
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Official U.S. Navy photo.
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.jpg "F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 165170, F2, HARM missile, circa 1998.")
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F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 165170,
F2, HARM missile, circa 1998.
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Official U.S. Navy photo.
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.jpg "F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 165170, F2, HARM missile, circa 1998.")
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F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 165170,
F2, HARM missile, circa 1998.
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Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 162851 hook down,
carrying JASSM comes in for an arrested
landing at Pax River's catapult and arrestment
test site circa Aug. 1998.
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Official U.S. Navy photo.
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NAWC YF-4J Phantom II BuNo 151473,
October 1998.
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Photographer unknown.
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QF-4J Phantom II BuNo 153030, PMTC,
2 October 1998.
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Photo by Charles Stewart.
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PMTC QF-4N Phantom II drone, BuNo
152970, 21 October 1998.
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Photographer unknown.
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PMTC QF-4S Phantom II drone, BuNo
153787, 22 October 1998.
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Photographer unknown.
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PMTC QF-4S Phantom II drone, BuNo
155810, 22 October 1998.
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Photographer unknown.
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F-14A Tomcat BuNo 162913, XF-53,
circa 1998.
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Photographer unknown.
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Unknown F/A-18 Hornet & GBU-31
JDAM bomb mounted on an external pylon,
China Lake, circa 1998.
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USAF photo.
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USAF B-2 Spirit drops Mk-82 ordinance
over one of the China Lake ranges, circa
1998.
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Official U.S. Navy photo.
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Edwards based B-1B Lancer s/n 84-0049
releasing BLU-80 series cluster bombs
with air inflatable retarders over a
China Lake range, circa 1998.
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Official U.S. Navy photo.
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/1 The test was the first demonstration of the bomber’s capability
to deploy satellite-guided JDAMs. Flying at 24,000 feet and
at Mach 0.85, the B-1B hit its target within 22 feet of exact
center. It impacted inside the aircraft revetment target, demonstrating
an accuracy better than the test requirement. In a Jan 22. Test,
the B-1B deployed a JDAM using inertial navigation. The 11 Feb
1998 drop was the 122nd guided JDAM launch.
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.jpg "F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 165170, F2, HARM missile, circa 1998.")
.jpg "F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 165170, F2, HARM missile, circa 1998.")
