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FreddyB Aviation Photography

@freddyb-aviation.bsky.social
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I’m a pediatric critical care transport nurse (ground/rotor/fixed wing) and an avid published aviation photographer. I spot at Moffett, Travis, Pt Mugu, USAF Plant 42, TTR, Edwards AFB, Star Wars Canyon, and the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Nikon Z9/D850

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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 18h
USAF F-15EX 20-0006 as PHOENIX42 85th TES / 53rd Wing. on final during Grey Flag. Note the sensor-less fairing for the AN/AAR-57A(V) Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) #avgeek #nikon #aircraft #usnavy #Z9 #cvvhrn #OT #photography #nikon #aviationphotography #F15EX
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Zach @thrustwr.bsky.social · 20h
Cooking and tracing targets that were last publicly discussed when Reagan was in office and some uglies.
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Samuel Benjamin @samuelxl5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Water's Edge" Order prints at samuelxl5.darkroom.com/products/the... #photography #art #filmphotography #NoAI
Malmö, Sweden
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
USN E-2D Advanced Hawkeye 166502 of VX-20 "Force" on final for Grey Flag #E2 #Hawkeye #VX20 #AWACS #Radar #avgeek #nikon #aircraft #usnavy #Z9 #cvvhrn #Vampires #photography #nikon #aviationphotography
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
USN F-35C 168842 of VX-9 “Vampires.” in the break during Grey Flag, September 2026 #VX9 #greyflag #mugu #F35C #avgeek #nikon #aircraft #usnavy #Z9 #cvvhrn #Vampires #photography #nikon #aviationphotography
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Previously caught the pod on my first major dedicated spotting trip departing Palmdale, July 2018 on N502NA
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NASA G-20A N802NA with the JPL UAVSAR (Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar pod) on final for Edwards AFB, September 2026 #NASA #Edwards #EdwardsAFB #milair #nikon #aviationphotography #photography #AvGeek #cvvhr #JPL #UAVSAR #N802NA
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10k com K 🚂 @sratoz.com.br · 21/09/2026
4666. V08-45040 (Pentax 3379) - IWM Duxford, 12/07/2008, 12:32 h. Câmera da Sra. Atoz aproximadamente em 52°5'39.8"N 0°8'2.8"E, olhando para NNE. B-17G N390TH "Liberty Belle", B-17G F-AZDX "The Pink Lady" e VB-25N N320SQ "Sarinah". Ao fundo, o salão AirSpace.
Fotografia. Pátio de concreto. A doze metros da câmera, uma linha branca pintada no chão corta a imagem da esquerda à direita. Depois da linha branca, a mais de trinta metros, avião prateado, 23 metros de comprimento, 32 metros de envergadura, seis metros de altura, visto de frente e da direita. Asas baixas e retas na metade dianteira. Dois motores radiais com hélices tripás na frente de cada asa, as hélices são pretas com pontas amarelas. Os bordos de ataque das asas são pintados de preto, com  uma faixa amarela logo por fora do motor externo. No bordo de ataque da asa direita (esquerda de quem olha) há um holofote embutido na metade da envergadura e aberturas entre os motores e junto ao motor externo. De cada motor interno sai uma perna do trem de pouso principal com um pneu. A fuselagem fica inclinada com o nariz alguns graus para cima. A ponta do nariz é um domo de Plexiglas, e depois dele uma faixa amarela estreita dá a volta na fuselagem. Logo atrás e abaixo do domo, uma pequena torreta com metralhadoras voltadas para a frente. Na lateral do nariz, ilustração de mulher com minissaia e o nome "Liberty Belle" em azul escuro. Logo depois do nariz, o pára-brisa, que forma um degrau acima dele. Acima do cockpit há outro domo com metralhadora voltada para trás. A deriva tem topo arredondado. A seu lado, à direita na imagem, avião de mesmo modelo, visto da direita e de frente, verde-oliva escuro, deriva com uma faixa inclinada vermelha e um triângulo preenchido de branco com letra J. Na extrema direita da imagem, aparecem parte da fuselagem, da asa direita e da deriva direita de um avião menor, também verde-oliva escuro. Ao fundo, à direita, hangar de teto branco e curvo. Há dezessete pessoas no pátio, aquém do avião, mais alguns cones de trânsito. A metade de cima da imagem é o céu com muitas nuvens em vários tons de cinza.
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
USAF F-15E Strike Eagle 91-0322 as STRIKE61, 422nd TES in the break at Gray Flag 2026 #GreyFlag #F15 #F15E #photography #aircraft #nasptmugu #Nikon #Z9 #avgeek #photography #cvvhrn #OT #StrikeEagle #Bloodhounds
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
USN P-3C VX-30 "Bloodhounds" 163291 just before its midfield break, September 2026 #GreyFlag #P3C #Orion #photography #aircraft #nasptmugu #Nikon #Z9 #avgeek #photography #cvvhrn #OT #VX30 #Bloodhounds
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
USAF F-16C 88-0442 422nd TES as VIPER 43 on final as In the break during Grey Flag with VX-30 "Bloodhounds" P-3C in the pattern 163291 September 2026 #GreyFlag #F16 #photography #aircraft #nasptmugu #Nikon #Z9 #avgeek #photography #cvvhrn #OT #VX30 #Bloodhounds
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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A raw Pegasus. KC-46A 'BOE122' #AF549D on September 27, 2026, over Puget Sound.
A pic of a KC-46 with much of the paint scheme still to be added against a blue sky
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
USN F/A-18F 166980 of VX-9 “Vampires.” on final while a C-130J of the 146ht CAANG "Hollywood Guard" in HiViz firefighting markings works the downwind leg #f18 #VX9 #greyflag #mugu #fa18F #avgeek #nikon #aircraft #usnavy #Z9 #cvvhrn #Vampires
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tribute USN E/A-18F of VX-31 "Dust Devils" 169751 on final during Grey Flag, September 2026 Dedicated to the memory of Nick Kleinschmidt Jr. (1951–2026) "Bearplane and White Tiger" #f18 #growler #greyflag #mugu #fa18F #avgeek #nikon #aircraft #usnavy #Z9 #cvvhrn #VX31 #DustDevils
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
USN E/A-18G Growlers of VX-31 "Dust Devils" and VX-23 "Salty Dogs" in the break during Grey Flag, September 2026 #f18 #growler #greyflag #mugu #ea18g #ea18growler #electronicattack #jamming #avgeek #nikon #aircraft #usnavy #Z9 #cvvhrn #VX23 #SaltyDogs #VX31 #DustDevils
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
USN E/A-18G 169220 of VX-23 "Salty Dogs" on final for Pt. Mugu with Oldilocks and Bambinow during Grey Flag, September 2026 #f18 #growler #greyflag #mugu #ea18g #ea18growler #electronicattack #jamming #avgeek #nikon #aircraft #usnavy #Z9 #cvvhrn #VX23 #SaltyDogs
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thebaldgeek @thebaldgeek.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Now is the best time of day to see the power of ADSC (satcom) tracking. There are a big mix of position plots on this map. ADSC, ACARS, HF, Iridium. Use the squawk code to filter, details here: tbg.airframes.io/das... Still a few plots with math errors that I am working on fixing.
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J.H. Siegal @joshuasiegal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
yes....YESSS.....
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News of the latest increase in physical media sales comes from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It revealed that recorded music revenues for H1 2026...
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
X-Plane!!!! Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst at FL378 and 704 knots doing high altitude supersonic testing, September 15, 2026 #X59 #NASA #supersonic #Edwards #EdwardsAFB #milair #nikon #aviationphotography #photography #AvGeek #cvvhrn
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
USAF NKC-135R 61-0320 GHOST94 prepares to take the option at Edwards AFB, September 2026 #KC135 #A2Arefuling #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #AAR #cvvhrn #refuel
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) Mirage F1CT N610AX on final Pt. Mugu during Grey Flag. September 2026 #ATAC #milair #Mirage #MirageF1 #cvvhrn #photography #aircraft #greyflag #nasptmugu #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #Z9 #Dassault #cvvhrn #aggressor
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
USAF F-16C 91-0374 and 88-0423, OT 422nd TES, 53rd TEG In the break during Grey Flag, September 2026 #GreyFlag #F16 #photography #aircraft #nasptmugu #Nikon #Z9 #avgeek #photography #cvvhrn #OT
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
USAF HC-130J Combat King II 09-0108, 418th TES, Davis-Monthan AFB on final for Pt. Mugu during Grey Flag September 2026 with an Angry Kitten electronic warfare pod #ALQ167 #AngryKitten #cvvhrn #drone #AvGeek #photography #Nikon #greyflag #nasptmugu #mugu #ptmugu #HC130J
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
USMC F/A-18C 165405 of VMFA-112 “Cowboys”, NAS JRB Fort Worth, on final during Grey Flag, September 2026 Stenciled for “CO LtCol R.J. Lundgren ‘Blowout’” #GreyFlag #Cowboys #photography #aircraft #nasptmugu #Nikon #Z9 #avgeek #photography #cvvhrn #USMC #VMFA112 #Texas #Hornet
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque!” USAF F-16C 87-0318 The tail was painted so unit is unclear on final during Grey Flag, September 2026 #GreyFlag #F16 #photography #aircraft #nasptmugu #Nikon #Z9 #avgeek #photography #cvvhrn
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
USN C-130T 162311 BH405 of VX-30 "Bloud Hounds" on final during Grey Flag, September 2026 #GreyFlag #Bloodhounds #photography #aircraft #nasptmugu #Nikon #Z9 #avgeek #photography #cvvhrn #VX30 #C130T #USN
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The Aviationist @theaviationist.com · 19/09/2026
Check out this amazing shot by our contributor @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social of the first B-21 Raider prototype, nicknamed “Cerberus.” You can clearly see the aircraft trailing its familiar calibration wire fitted with an air data probe. #theaviationist
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
USAF F-16CM Block 40C 88-0441 presumably of the 422nd TES ex Elgin Test bird and has the faded ET markings and covered gun port Pt. Mugu during Grey Flag. September 2026 #usaf #aviationphotography #photography #aircraft #F16 #Elgin #OT #greyflag #nasptmugu #Nikon #aircraft #Z9 #cvvhrn
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
USAF B-21 Raider AF0001 "Cerberus" trailing drogue stabilized instrumentation while final for Edwards AFB, September 15th, 2026 #B21 #Raider #dolittlesraiders #test #stealh #USAF #Bomber #Edwards #EdwardsAFB #milair #nikon #aviationphotography #photography #AvGeek #cvvhrn #Cerberus #moon
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F A44-209 Number 1 Squadron on final for Pt. Mugu during Grey Flag, September 2026 "Freddie and Echo" on board #RAAF #Australia #GreyFlag #photography #aircraft #AWACS #nasptmugu #Nikon #radar #nikonphotgraphy #Z9 #avgeek #photography #cvvhrn #Number1Squadron
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
USAF EA-37B Compass Call 20-2344 on final for Pt. Mugu during Grey Flag. September 2026 #usaf #EA37B #compasscall #gulfstream #aviationphotography #photography #aircraft #greyflag #nasptmugu #Nikon #aircraft #Z9 #cvvhrn
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) Hawker Hunter N328AX and N334AX silhouette against marine layer and the sun Pt. Mugu during Grey Flag. September 2026 #ATAC #hawkerhunter #milair #Hawker #aviationphotography #photography #aircraft #greyflag #nasptmugu #Nikon #aircraft #Z9 #cvvhrn
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) Hawker Hunter N330AX sporting a new scheme on final Pt. Mugu during Grey Flag. September 2026 #ATAC #hawkerhunter #milair #Hawker #aviationphotography #photography #aircraft #greyflag #nasptmugu #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #Z9 #cvvhrn
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The Aviationist @theaviationist.com · 16/09/2026
Imagine watching this some time ago… Friend and contributor @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social sent us these photos he took yesterday at Edwards AFB showing the X-59 with a chase. It made a few high fast passes and the boom was almost hard to hear. “Whatever NASA and Lockheed did, it was quiet!” he added
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Eugene the Stoner @revengesevenfold.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NASA’s X-59 Quesst and F-15D N884NA operating over Edwards Air Force base at 50,000ft earlier today
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NASA / Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst and NASA F-15D N884NA return to Edwards AFB after high altitude supersonic testing, September 15, 2026 My first in flight X-Plane Yes! It works #X59 #NASA #F15D #supersonic #Edwards #EdwardsAFB #milair #nikon #aviationphotography #photography #AvGeek #cvvhrn
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
USAF B-21 Raider AF0001 "Cerberus" crosses the waxing crescent while final for Edwards AFB, September 15th, 2026 #B21 #Raider #dolittlesraiders #test #stealh #USAF #Bomber #Edwards #EdwardsAFB #milair #nikon #aviationphotography #photography #AvGeek #cvvhrn #Cerberus #moon #waxingcrescent
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Take off you hoser #eh #BobandDoug
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Catherine 🇨🇦 🌎 @capeacadia.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi" Royal Australian Air Force AAF C-17A A41-208 departs Travis AFB, Fairfield, California, July 2023 #raaf #australia #TravisAFB #c17 #cargo #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
USN MH-60S 165759 of VX-31 "Dust Devils" vs USCG MH-60T Jayhawk 6055 Grey Flag, September 2025 #GreyFlag #photography #aircraft #VX31 #DustDevils #aircraft #nasptmugu #Nikon #Z9 #avgeek #photography #cvvhrn #CSAR #SAR #rotor #chopper #gettodachopaaa #MH60S #VX30 #USCG
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Spotting is like fishing. Sometimes is good sometimes you spend 4 Hours today at Pt. Mugu and have this one USCG MH-60T Jayhawk 6055 working the pattern at Pt. Mugu. 1st aircraft for 2026 #USCG #Jayhawk #MH60T #mugu #nasmugu #cvvhrn #Nikon #aviationphotography #AvGeek #rotor #CoastGuard #aircraft
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
USAF B-2 82-1070 "Spirit of Ohio" on final for USAF Plant 42, Palmdale, California June 3, 2026 #B2 #Spirit #stealh #USAF #Bomber #Palmdale #milair #nikon #AvGeek #cvvhrn #aviationphotography #photography
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Knee pad close up of United States Navy F-16C VFC-13 "Fighting Saints" in the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex, May, 2026 #f16 #F16C #VFC13 #R2508 #fightingSaints #nikon #AvGeek #aviationphotography #photography #Sidewinder #cvvhrn #lowlevel #afterburner
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Uno, Dos, Tres Blue Angels 1-6 make a pass at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California. March 2025 #airshow #capitalairshow #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #USN #BlueAngels #photography #Nikon #CCA2025 #Z9
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The only flying example of of a PBJ-1J (Navy version of the B-25) N5865V makes a pass at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California. March 2025 #airshow #capitalairshow #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #USN #B25 #PBJ #photography #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #CCA2025 #Z9 #Warbird #WWII
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
tlas Air 747-400BCF N460MC as GTI8830 on final for Travis AFB, April 2025 #atlasair #B7478F #freighter #queenoftheskies #travisafb #AvGeek #spotter #cargo #photography #aircraft #aircraft #nikon
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One of many.... @shari-in-the-sky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Never forget!
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
USAF F-16C 64th Aggressor Squadron "Gomers", Nellis AFB running the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex, June 2025 #F16C #USAF #aggressor #Sidewinder #NellisAFB #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotography #R2508 #lowlevel #lowleveljets
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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
USN P-8 departs Travis AFB April 2026. This one is interesting. The BuNo 166431, YB which is VP-8 "Fighting Tigers" NAS Jacksonville and its stenciled for NAV AIR which is also PMA-290 departing Travis Air Force Base today April 29, 2026. #TravisAFB #cvvhrn #AvGeek #photography #P8 # #NAVAIR
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