USMC Vs CHP

[Gunslinger]

The F4s are probably target drones.

[wrongwayric]

Ok, now identify the 2 prop engine planes sitting in front of those two a/c. They are both ww2 fighters but i can't figure out what they are. I'm thinking 1 is a corsair? The other could possibly be a mustang?

[boxboy28]

Not corsairs the wing tips are square, ild think something more like a bearcat.

[Maverick]

The 2 prop planes a look to be the new version of the AT6 Texan, the turbo prop version. On the white one you can see the extended double cockpit canopy and the dark or blue version has a shadow of the exhaust showing on the upper portion of the picture behind the prop.

I doubt they would keep a WW2 aircraft on the active line outside. It would be stored in a hanger.

[Sandman]

The F4s are probably target drones.

I'd bet not. Miramar is for operational units, not test and evaluation.

[Ack-Ack]

The F4s and the other aggressor aircraft maybe part of VMFAT-101.  What seem like WWII warbirds maybe there for the annual airshow depending on when the photo was taken.  Doesn't look like it was taken within the last 4 years, the fire damage you see in the surrounding area was from the fires in 2003.


ack-ack

[cpxxx]

Maverick is right, they are T6 Texan IIs. The dark might one might actually be a Canadian version the Harvard II. They're painted dark blue like the Hawks they use and the markings on the wings look like Roundels. That raises the question that some of the F18s may in fact be visitiing Canadian CF18s.

As for the F4s, I found another dicussion on another website and the conclusion was that the F4s were Luftwaffe F4Fs as seen below. They were deactivated in late 2004 which places the photo in that time frame.

The Kfir and Draken are owned by ATAC USA who provide dissimilar combat training for the services.

Thats it although I can't identify the silver UFO at left hand side of the picture. Not sure if it's a U-F1 or F2