two F-18 took off from Reno- tahoe

[Shawn Aro]

took off about 5:30 this afternoon

[AirDOGGe]

Re: two F-18 took off from Reno- tahoe

Saw a pair leave Moffett today as well, a few hours earlier (between 1 and 3:30 pm I'd say), heading north...

[RCoulter]

Re: two F-18 took off from Reno- tahoe

I didn't catch the call signs, but here's the two F-18's departing 16R. Excuse the smoke

162903:


165230:

[Shawn Aro]

Re: two F-18 took off from Reno- tahoe

Nevada Smog

[RCoulter]

Re: two F-18 took off from Reno- tahoe

Nevada Smog

Good way of putting it

[AirDOGGe]

Re: two F-18 took off from Reno- tahoe

...Excuse the smoke

Sorry 'bout that, but we had to send the smoke from all those California fires SOMEwhere...



P.S...beautiful photos...

[RRMERLIN7]

Re: two F-18 took off from Reno- tahoe

damn, they look as old as the P-51's .....

[wolfee]

Re: two F-18 took off from Reno- tahoe

i was gonna say the markings look like they have seen better days.

[deepsky]

Re: two F-18 took off from Reno- tahoe

It's weird that the one on top is marked VMFA-112 "Cowboys" but if I'm not mistaken the tridents on the drop tanks are from VMFA-232 "Red Devils".

[DWYER]

Re: two F-18 took off from Reno- tahoe

I was just going to say the same thing. You would think on a 24 million dollar jet they could at least put some decent decals on it. Those look like hell. But who knows, they soon might be sitting in a field collecting dust. It's too bad.

[Propellerhead]

Re: two F-18 took off from Reno- tahoe

i was gonna say the markings look like they have seen better days.

You've heard of hi-viz and low-viz markings.

These are the new no-viz markings.

[RCoulter]

Re: two F-18 took off from Reno- tahoe

According to some people in the know over at FenceCheck, they may be going to new squadrons.

http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/index.php/topic,13361.msg195143.html#msg195143

[GRNDP51]

Re: two F-18 took off from Reno- tahoe

Do u think it was from the airshow?