B52 overflying

[majoco]

At the "Wings over Wairarapa" display this coming Saturday at 2pm. a B52 is scheduled to do a low and go over the Hood Airfield at Masterton .

Big, American bomber to make an appearance at Wings Over Wairarapa

I can't be there, but I'd like to track it - it will have to use the normal civilian ATC system - a rego or a flight number would be handy too.

 

[DaveNF2G]

If you mean track via ADS-B, I don't think the bombers offer location data.

 

[wscranston]

I once tracked the following on my home ADS-B station:

 

[Mark]

Buffs prefer UHF freqs for Approach control etc but can use VHF if only choice.
Also they usually fly in pairs or more on missions so likely one Buff will do low flyover while
the other lingers nearby at altitude enroute Australia.

 

[KO4RJX]

If you mean track via ADS-B, I don't think the bombers offer location data.

Several B52s have been showing up on adsbexchange the last two nights over Oklahoma

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[kma371]

Technically, those are MLATS not ADS-B

 

[KO4RJX]

Technically, those are MLATS not ADS-B

Two were marked as ADS-B while the 3rd was MLAT.

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[RaleighGuy]

Two are in the air now on the southern part of the US, one ADS-B the other MLAT.

 

[KO4RJX]

Two are in the air now on the southern part of the US, one ADS-B the other MLAT.

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I've been watching them as well, third night in a row they've been in the air.

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[RaleighGuy]

I've been watching them as well, third night in a row they've been in the air.

Third one joining the party, also ADS-B.

 

[Papa-Bill]

At the "Wings over Wairarapa" display this coming Saturday at 2pm. a B52 is scheduled to do a low and go over the Hood Airfield at Masterton .

Big, American bomber to make an appearance at Wings Over Wairarapa

I can't be there, but I'd like to track it - it will have to use the normal civilian ATC system - a rego or a flight number would be handy too.

Flightradar24 here's a zoomed in shot of the airport, so just watch this on the site and see what planes are showing up

https://www.flightradar24.com/-40.97,-184.36/16
And change the view to satellite.

 

[kma371]

Two were marked as ADS-B while the 3rd was MLAT.

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The "Yes" in the column normally means MLAT. So two MLAT and one Mode-S as B-52's don't do ADS-B out.

 

[kma371]

Two are in the air now on the southern part of the US, one ADS-B the other MLAT.

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ADS-B Exchange marks anything not MLAT as an ADS-B transponder but that is not the case. Likely was Mode-S. If it's ADS-B and has a position, it's probably ADS-B out capable, (if it's not marked as MLAT).

 

[KK4JUG]

I used to live in Wichita and my father worked on B-47s and then B-52s. I would see dozens every day but I'm still fascinated with them. It has to be one of the most amazing planes ever built.

 

[RaleighGuy]

ADS-B Exchange marks anything not MLAT as an ADS-B transponder but that is not the case. Likely was Mode-S. If it's ADS-B and has a position, it's probably ADS-B out capable, (if it's not marked as MLAT).

Thanks for the info, I did not know that., now I do.

 

[K9DAK]

I once tracked the following on my home ADS-B station:


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Very cool... my Dad flew B-24s... and one day back in 2008 I happened to go visit this plane at UGN in the morning, then in the afternoon while I was oiling the teak on my boat I heard the distinctive sound of a 4-engine airplane. Looked up and there was N224J circling the lake on which we live!

 

[N9JCQ]

Very cool... my Dad flew B-24s... and one day back in 2008 I happened to go visit this plane at UGN in the morning, then in the afternoon while I was oiling the teak on my boat I heard the distinctive sound of a 4-engine airplane. Looked up and there was N224J circling the lake on which we live!

Probably their annual visit to PWK. Joe de N9JCQ

 

[RaleighGuy]

Wonder if this was the one that was at the New Zealand Air Show...

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam is parked at the Avalon Airport at Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Feb. 22, 2019. Various U.S. aircraft flew to Avalon to showcase different capabilities and missions during the 2019 Australian International Aerospace & Defence Exposition and Airshow (AVALON 2019) which will be held Feb. 26 to March 3, 2019. AVALON 19 is the premier aerospace exhibition (airshow & tradeshow) in Australia; this year’s exhibition will be the 14th iteration since its inception in 1992. U.S. forces are participating in AVALON 19 to strengthen military-to-military ties with Australian allies while enhancing relationships with partners in the Indo-Pacific region

 

[majoco]

It was supposed to happen today 23rd Feb local at about 2pm - never heard a thing.

 

[autovon]

It had some 'issues' after landing in Australia and was unable to attend.