Phoenix-Mesa (Williams) Gateway, AZ, USA - 24/01/2009

After a decent morning at Sky Harbor we returned to Gateway for the afternoon.

First up with the sun shining, I had to grab a few shots of the preserved T-38.

As we'd been advised by Jason Hyatt by text on the way, there were four VMA-513 "Nightmares" AV-8s from MCAS Yuma waiting for us - three AV-8B+ examples and one regular AV-8B.

The Allegiant traffic kept us interested while we waited for the Harriers to move.

Eventually three of the four were crewed up and departed for a local mission, returning just over an hour later.

After a quick top up of the tanks, all four then departed for a weekend stop in Las Vegas...

With the light failing we decided we'd best get on and shoot the other interesting frames located around the airfield. Unfortunately both the F-104 and the ATSI A-4s were parked in fairly awkward positions, so this was the best we could manage.

Not quite such a busy day as the day before, but it was great to get those Harriers in that light.