VCV - Victorville (Southern California Logistics Airport)

Started by rammsteinmatt, August 28, 2010, 02:09:16 PM

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rammsteinmatt

Very nice!  If there was a picture that defines victorville, that may be it.


Today a rare treat was had by all (well, me).  A Looking Glass E-6B Mercury was doing some pattern work (had to scour the internet to figure out what I was looking at).

Wikipedia has a short and sweet article about the E-6's role as a communication relay aircraft in the event of cessation of ground based communication during nuclear war.  Don't be ashamed to look it up ;) Victorville never disappoints to throw a curve ball with a rare aircraft.
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SkyBaby

Quote from: rammsteinmatt on September 05, 2010, 09:02:52 PM
Very nice!  If there was a picture that defines victorville, that may be it.


Today a rare treat was had by all (well, me).  A Looking Glass E-6B Mercury was doing some pattern work (had to scour the internet to figure out what I was looking at).

Wikipedia has a short and sweet article about the E-6's role as a communication relay aircraft in the event of cessation of ground based communication during nuclear war.  Don't be ashamed to look it up ;) Victorville never disappoints to throw a curve ball with a rare aircraft.

Ohh so that's what my dad and I saw.  Very cool shots! 
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Here are two of my best shots of the 787.  I took my little sis up there with me and we were lucky enough to see the 787 land.  This beauty is so quiet!



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Quote from: phantomphan1974 on September 05, 2010, 10:56:22 PM
Nice catch Skybaby, was this from the fence?

Thanks!  Yup, I shot this from the fence right off Cargo Way (I think that's what that little street is called). 
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That is a cool shot you took, Skip. The planes almost look like toys lol, pretty cool! It looks like the little airports I had when I was a kid, so packed with planes of different sizes hahaha.   ;)
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robin990

Yea, it looks like a 1/500th HERPA collection.

Its also shows how huge the 747 is in comparison to even the DC-10......much less the 737.

phantomphan1974

Surprised to see 5 L-1011 out there in Delta colors.... Wonder if they still own them or holding company.  Maybe Sands Inc for parts??
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Quote from: phantomphan1974 on September 06, 2010, 07:47:08 PM
Surprised to see 5 L-1011 out there in Delta colors.... Wonder if they still own them or holding company.  Maybe Sands Inc for parts??

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Diegos Aviacion

I was out there couple of weeks ago and i saw this guy i wonder if is the sameone SkyBaby got!! ???
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SkyBaby

Quote from: Diegos Aviacion on September 06, 2010, 09:41:07 PM
I was out there couple of weeks ago and i saw this guy i wonder if is the sameone SkyBaby got!! ???

Quite possibly.  The only 787 that's been out there in recent months that I know of is N7874, which is ship #4 in the test program.  I wonder if they'll bring anymore 787s out there for testing. 
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KSBDphoto

I'm hearing rumors that Boeing is going to move the 747-8 program out of VCV. Anyone else heard this?

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