Mid-Air Refueling over Nova Scotia

[darrylcn]

Hey do we have another person below the track taking photos?! That's great news! Welcome, crazy.

 

[looknlisten]

Hey do we have another person below the track taking photos?! That's great news! Welcome, crazy.

It would appear so. The more the merrier!

 

[crazy357]

It would appear so. The more the merrier!

Been a lurker for quite a while. Aviation photographer (spotter) but always looking high in the sky. Upload my photos to airliners.net.

 

[Mark]

Nice pics guys..Looks like some nice cold clear blue skies for tanking..
Excellent!

 

[looknlisten]

BOBBY/CUBE Flight headed East

BOBBY61 (KC10A, 85-0032) and BOBBY62 (KC-135R, 64-14836) headed to CYYT. Dragging CUBE11-16 fighters...believed to be Lakenheath F15s. ETA to Halifax is 0930Z. AR Primary is 242.300. Tanker A-A is 396.200.
BOBBY62 headed back to Pease @0950Z
Sounds like the second wave diverted so we may see them tomorrow?

 

[Mark]

Rgr heard 21-26 flight req wx at Bangor on Boom 391.000 as BOBBY 71 KC-10 scratched out of McGuire.
Guess try again tomorrow.

 

[looknlisten]

ETA to Halifax is 0930Z.
BOBBY62 headed back to Pease @0950Z

Pretty sure I messed up on the Zulu time...Should have been 1030Z and 1050Z (stupid daylight savings). Sorry

 

[looknlisten]

Pretty sure I messed up on the Zulu time...Should have been 1030Z and 1050Z (stupid daylight savings). Sorry

Then again...stupid server at work is on EST not AST. Times were correct after all.

 

[darrylcn]

I still think you're doing a great job!

 

[looknlisten]

BOBBY Flight in the air

Sounds like the second wave diverted so we may see them tomorrow?

BOBBY61 (79-1710, KC-10A) and BOBBY72 (57-1430, KC135R) in the air as of 1000Z No comms heard yet.
Tanker A-A is 282.00. Headed to Halifax then Sydney. 1015Z

 

[darrylcn]

Thanks!

 

[looknlisten]

Thanks!

NP...Passed CYQI @ 1033Z. Fighters are still on the ground in Bangor so the Tankers may loiter...hopefully near Halifax.
BOBBY61 telling Moncton they will be doing Left-Hand orbits between Sydney and Halifax awaiting the CUBE flight. ETA for the fighters is 1110Z

 

[darrylcn]

Awesome! Thanks for filling in that blank. The KC-10 went over at about 40,000 ft and a couple mins later the KC-135 went over and hooked to the right. I wasn't sure what was up but if they're circling we may catch the F-15s once they start chatting.


Will you know when F-15s launch?

 

[looknlisten]

Awesome! Thanks for filling in that blank. The KC-10 went over at about 40,000 ft and a couple mins later the KC-135 went over and hooked to the right. I wasn't sure what was up but if they're circling we may catch the F-15s once they start chatting.


Will you know when F-15s launch?

Fighters on the way. A-A is 257.125 1058Z

 

[darrylcn]

Ugh have to reply again and add subscription back to this thread since I keep accidentally removing it.

 

[looknlisten]

COBRA55 on AR20-NE

COBRA55 (62-4138, RC-135) is refueling with LIMA22 (63-8003, KC-135R) on AR20-NE at FL260. Comms on AR20 Primary 341.750 @2325Z
Eye-balled them overhead CYQI at 2344Z

 

[Mark]

0915z Sounds like Norwegian F-16's flight of 5 coming out of Langley catching up
with RCH066 KC-10 McGuire on boom 254.600
First wave already up in Northeast with RCH 056.
fighter callsign here sounds like Norwegian Alpha Foxtrot 53?

 

[looknlisten]

They are with Moncton at 1044Z RCH066 is 1 tanker and 5 fighters blocking FL270-310. Second Boom freq is 343.100. Fighter A-A is 148.350 and 148.750

 

[Mark]

I see out in Southern Cal this morning a Boeing C-17 on test flight with
Canadian mode s C2B3FF assume latest Canforce C-177 getting ready to ship.
Was earlier in test flights showing as BOE273
Usually when they fly with new mode s it is getting close to delivery..
No pics seen yet..

 

[looknlisten]

I had just been discussing this with another member and we were wondering when this would be delivered.
Thanks Mark.