FLT OF 4 DEVIATES INTO MRY CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

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THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO TAKE AIR-TO-AIR PHOTOS OF A CITATION; AN EXTRA; AND A RAVEN ALONG THE MONTEREY COASTLINE. MYSELF AND THE PLT OF THE RAVEN WERE THE ONLY 2 WITH PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH FORMATION FLYING. WE WERE A FLT OF 4 AT 1500 FT PROCEEDING DOWN THE COASTLINE TOWARD MONTEREY. I WAS THE LEAD ACFT AND COORDINATED WITH MRY APCH FOR OUR TRANSITION; WHILE MONITORING AND DIRECTING THE GROUP ON AN AIR-TO-AIR FREQ. WE PROCEEDED S OF MONTEREY AND WERE TOLD TO 'REMAIN CLR OF CLASS C AND SQUAWK 1200.' I TOLD THE GROUP TO MAINTAIN 2400 FT MSL; JUST BELOW THE CLASS C; JUST IN CASE. THEN ONCE CLRED THROUGH CLASS C; I TOLD THEM SO. VERY SHORTLY AFTER THIS; WE WERE TOLD TO REMAIN CLR OF CLASS C. THE CITATION AND THE EXTRA WERE OFF MY L WING; PUTTING THEM JUST INSIDE THE INNER CIRCLE. I WAS ON THE SALINAS 210 DEG RADIAL; WHICH WAS JUST OUTSIDE THE INNER CIRCLE. I TRIED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CITATION AND EXTRA TO BRING THEM FURTHER E AND CLR OF CLASS C; BUT COULD NOT GET THEM ON FREQ. MEANWHILE; MRY APCH ASKED ME TO IDENT AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A PLTDEV AND TO CALL THIS NUMBER. I CALLED AND THEY JUST TOLD ME TO BE CAREFUL; BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE NO ENFORCEMENT ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN. IN RETROSPECT; WE SHOULD HAVE HAD BETTER COM; A BETTER PLAN OF ACTION; AND MORE EXPERIENCE.