Mid-Air Refueling over Nova Scotia

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From what I gathered....it sounded like they went up AR-20NE to Cape Breton and turned around and came back down the same way.Very finicky with Moncton center to only use UHF freqs (usually a B-1B thing).
I suspect this was one of those 'Global Reach' exercises they do a couple times a year.
I'll update the recording later with a bit of them speaking with Boston Center confirming they would be returning to Barksdale. (I did have 11175 on at the time but had to turn it down so I didn't wake the wife.)
Thank goodness I still had my discone up as my new (DIY) antenna sucked! Otherwise I would have picked them up over Nantucket.


Thanks again for the info Look. I had the same situation with the wife last night.I've got to get some head phones man! One day Im going to come home and find my shack moved to the shed.lol. I also tried some DIY antennas for 200/300Mhz in the past and they also sucked. I now use a Diamond D777 with much better results on the VHF/UHF air bands.
 

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I always forget about this thread......I'll have to visit more often....but I had those EVOKE flights come up through NJ/NY last night. Had them most of the time on 341.75, then they went through ZNY on 282.3, then to another ATC freq ? 256.90.
Thanks for the ID....was bugging me all night.
 
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0010z ETHYL 82 headed Northeast and looks like a RCH185 C-17 08-8198 coming
northeast from Texas..Guess needs some topoff fuel..
 

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I had a Reach flight calling Bangor about a half hour ago. The last flight I had logged on the PC however was a different, I assume, Reach flight about an hour and a half before. Sure he said Reach something but I didn't get anything more and picked nothing up.
 

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Ethyl 22 passing over Halifax right now headed NE. In contact with Shuck 82 (I think it was 82) for a 1700 meet up. Looking like flight level 220 for refueling.
 

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Shuck/Ethyl flight had separated by the time they arrived but they (especially the bright white E-3) were very visible. Heads up to those to the SW.
 

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They were but they were separated before they even got here. When I had them visual the E-3 was at 25,000 and the KC-135 was up to almost 34,000.
 

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The Saudi tankers A330 MRTT #2401 and #2402 came East earlier tonight I think
one into Dover or McGuire from Nellis Red Flag.
Couple AR-20 Res for Monday 1645z and later at 2345z

A BLUE 82 KC-135 6thAMW also coming North from Florida tonight 0030z

0200z BAF515 F-16 inbound McGuire or A/C from Arizona mode s.
Dragged by RCH 074 KC-10 McGuire.. No coms heard except for brief hit on Coronet K-1 343.100
Couple BAF C-130H's coming East tonight as well BAF640 and BAF646 assume support for BAF F-16's.
 
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