5/18/2025

Airplanes at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma

 











Ray, I did not take airplane photos until I was leaving on Sunday morning, and most of these are Museum pieces at the front gate.  I did see one Osprey through the wire, but most of them were in hangars and the place was locked up tight. Not working on Sunday.

We were at Yuma for a Reserve exercise in the late 1980's. Three of us drove down to the flight line to look for one of our C-130's from Glenview.  I walked out to where I thought I saw the plane, while my two friends drove to the other side.  I watched as they were arrested - hands up - numerous clicks of M-16's as they locked and loaded - by a number of armed Marines.  I of course enjoyed this - my friends not so much.  My friend was sure the were guarding UFO's. I was sure it was nukes.  We learned years later that it was nukes.

I was stationed at Yuma when I was 19.  Our Missile Battalion was next to the flight line.  The Phantoms made incredible noise when they took off.

 




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