Coaxial connectors on top.
After looking and taking photos for about ten minutes, I noticed that the aircaft's serial number was on it.
There was the model number F8-C and serial number 146977. When I got home looked up the number and found out that the wreckage is from the F8U-2 that crashed out here on 7/30/63.
Me with the section of fuselage.
While I was checking out the fuselage section, I could see a group of four planes flying in formation out in the distance.
Every once and awhile, they would put out smoke. They were to far away to hear or see what type of aircraft they were, but could tell they were jets by the speed they were moving.
As I was driving out, they were flying in a large left hand circle. I could tell that they would be flying over really close, so I got out of the truck to watch them fly by.
It turn out to be some of the Blue Angels F-18s. When I got home I checked and found out that they spend January through March training pilots and new team members at Naval Air Facility El Centro. Sounded great as they flew over.
Back in the wash making my way to the highway. Tomorrow morning plan on meeting a friend near Ocotililo for a hike. It's getting late and I been driving since 5:30am, going to find a place to spend the night and drive to the meeting place tomorrow morning.
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