Mid-Air Refueling over Nova Scotia

[looknlisten]

GOLD71(87-0119, KC-10) /72 flight are separate from the first.
They are awaiting another TABOR flight near TUSKY (South of Yarmouth, NS).
AR Primary is 391.000.
A-A on Winchester 303.000
Via comms at 1100Z

 

[looknlisten]

Six more on the way. Confirmed by a couple of the tailcodes..these are additional AV-8B harriers.
165420
165575
163879
164143
AR Primary is 391.000
1030Z

 

[Mark]

Nice catches! See 4 GOLD KC-10's into Spain this afternoon.
Guess enough tankers for dozen AV-8B's.

 

[looknlisten]

Nice catches! See 4 GOLD KC-10's into Spain this afternoon.
Guess enough tankers for dozen AV-8B's.

Rumours abound of more to come in the days ahead.

 

[ra7850]

URL For NE military forum

Is this on RR or another site? - NE Military forum

Thanks again guys for putting the pieces together. We've been posting the Yankee CAP over in the NE Military forum if you want to check it.

Thanks
Robert

 

[BM82557]

Is this on RR or another site? - NE Military forum




Thanks
Robert

It is on RR at
http://forums.radioreference.com/military-monitoring-forum/287447-new-england-area-milcom.html

 

[Tech792]

sorry..its on this forum, .the actual name is Military Monitoring, New England Area

 

[Mark]

A new Boeing delivery Kuwaiti AF C-17 into Dover today 1805z
(706216) # KAF343 callsign on radio Kuwaiti AF 3218
Will depart Dover Sunday morning..

 

[looknlisten]

A new Boeing delivery Kuwaiti AF C-17 into Dover today 1805z
(706216) # KAF343 callsign on radio Kuwaiti AF 3218
Will depart Dover Sunday morning..

Thanks Mark. I'll keep an eye open for that.
May be tricky to see with that light grey/white paint job.

 

[darrylcn]

Gold 82 just went over Halifax but I did not see them.. They were at 27,000 feet..

 

[looknlisten]

Gold 82 just went over Halifax but I did not see them.. They were at 27,000 feet..

He was part of a total of six tankers that took a gaggle of F15E Strike Eagles due East this morning.

 

[darrylcn]

Ah ok. Not sure how I missed them but at least he wasn't with fighters.. Embarrassing to admit this but I had never compared AR-20 and Yarmouth to Bangor before. KBGR is a lot less in line with Yarmouth than I thought. Do the SE bound tankers hook waaaay right after overflying you when they're working, or do they fly more and hit TUSKY Look?

 

[looknlisten]

Funny thing...I never realized Bangor was to my North until recently.
Heading to TUSKY is common....but usually they head due South then turn back when they make contact with the receiver(s).
This morning they went near New York before heading East.
None of the Tankers this morning were within 150 miles of Nova Scotia. They went direct DOVEY Waypoint DOVEY Country US

 

[Mark]

2050z MAZDA 81 flight dropping down ZDC 257.700 from FL260 to FL140
normal Langley apch.

tankers BLUE 31,32 and BLUE 41 mode s logged as well.
Assume some Langley F-22's arriving home from Spain.

 

[looknlisten]

Dang...I missed that one. Checked the logs and had comms from them from 1953Z-2020Z
I see another Westward bound ALTRV posted for same time Sunday.
Better luck then.

 

[scouseian]

BLUE FLT

Heads up and camera readyguys
BLUE11flt with 6 x FA18s just left Lakenheath.
163166/06 Mazda61
162430/03 Mazda62
162451/04 Mazda63
(162849)/15 Mazda64
162466/07 Mazda65
162442/05 Mazda66
Either BANGOR or PEASE.
Second flt BLUE 12 with 3 x FA18s
All left and went North thru UK
Ian

 

[looknlisten]

I have fighters on A-A 241.250 at 1818Z
May be coincidence...there is an exercise going on at the same time further south of me.
BLUE11 is on my PlanePlotter screen now.

 

[looknlisten]

Blue21 / mazda71-74

BLUE21 is with Gander at this time dragging the 4 remaining F-18s. 2010Z
And, as I expected...the skies are clearing now.
They have been allowed direct EBONY (East of Bangor, Maine).
So they will definitely be bypassing my station.
Switched to Moncton Centre 2105Z

 

[Mark]

Nice catches.. "The Black Knights will prevail" LOL

Odd addition at 2100z had MAZDA 31 flight of two southbound FL200
I see KC-10 BLUE 76 83-0079 came from Spain today about same time so assume
was for them.Maybe a couple F-15's to SJ.

 

[looknlisten]

Nice catches.. "The Black Knights will prevail" LOL

Odd addition at 2100z had MAZDA 31 flight of two southbound FL200
I see KC-10 BLUE 76 83-0079 came from Spain today about same time so assume
was for them.Maybe a couple F-15's to SJ.

I had them as well. They arrived about two hours before the Knights.
Confused me because I wasn't expecting them. Nothing heard on the radios here.