Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[john8436]

KC-46 UPDATE

Currently Boeing has

USAF 11-46008 AE574E with 12 test flights
USAF 22-46103 AE63D3 with 10 test flights
USAF 22-46105 AE63D5 with 01 test flight
USAF 22-46106 AE63D6 has been spotted with no test flights

Japan Air Self-Defense Force 54-3615 87CDF3 with 4 test flights
Japan Air Self-Defense Force 54-3616 87CDF4 with 3 test flights

Israel Air Force 301 (No other info) was spotted at Boeing

 

[john8436]

B737-700 E-7 Wedgetail test aircraft:

N626DS, A82CE3, Spotted at Boeing in primer, no test flights
N471DS, A5C52D, 2 test flights

 

[john8436]

B747-8's for new E-4's:

N747EF, AA0CF5
N747US, AA0E5E
N747SN, AA0E28
N748GM, AA10E4

All ex-Korean Airline aircraft. They are still in need of 1 more.

 

[john8436]

747-8's for new VC-25's:

N894BA, AC5801
N895BA, AC544A

N7478D, AA0FFF (Qatar gifted aircraft)

 

[Mark]

Local NJ airshow next weekend at the Wildwoods. Show flying lineup looks better than the recent A/C airshow.

The Wildwoods Official Lineup: Thunder Over the Waves Airshow

From military parachute teams and high-speed jets to vintage propeller planes, the show promises nonstop excitement.

wildwoodsnj.com

FAA also has given them a 14k foot ceiling as well so maybe the Jersey Jerks can show off.

tfrweb

```bash # install dependencies $ npm install

tfr.faa.gov

 

[Mark]

Pax River getting a reworked E-6B back as VX-20 SCORE-70 #164408 in old mode s AE041A
out of Tinker eastbound. Maybe has new goodies to test out
I was up at Niagara Falls Weds but bummed no P-8's did any overhead tours. LOL

 

[RaleighGuy]

Golf TFR for Saturday

tfrweb

```bash # install dependencies $ npm install

tfr.faa.gov

 

[morfis]

Pax River getting a reworked E-6B back as VX-20 SCORE-70 #164408 in old mode s AE041A
out of Tinker eastbound. Maybe has new goodies to test out
I was up at Niagara Falls Weds but bummed no P-8's did any overhead tours. LOL

Did you hear the callsign on the radio? That frame has flown often from Tinker over the past month and the transponder callsign field has had the same callsign apart from one occasion. It has used it's static ICAO addresses on most flights but not all)

 

[frank3si]

Local NJ airshow next weekend at the Wildwoods. Show flying lineup looks better than the recent A/C airshow.

The Wildwoods Official Lineup: Thunder Over the Waves Airshow

From military parachute teams and high-speed jets to vintage propeller planes, the show promises nonstop excitement.

wildwoodsnj.com

FAA also has given them a 14k foot ceiling as well so maybe the Jersey Jerks can show off.

tfrweb

```bash # install dependencies $ npm install

tfr.faa.gov

I've really been looking forward to this show. Some interesting and seldom-seen jets. Speaking of, Airfest 2025 at the Cape May airport this weekend was supposed to be featuring that beautiful Me-262 replica. Unfortunately it was announced last night that due to a mechanical problem it will not be on hand.

 

[CYUL]

WOLF91 N308BR Out of Bangor. Shows this is a USN a/c

 

[Mark]

WOLF91 N308BR Out of Bangor. Shows this is a USN a/c
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Yes that is beginner training aircraft callsign WOLF for the E-6B program.. I think based at Will Rogers airport.

Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

@1410L; MYSTIC 30; UH-60; Reg: 94-26549; cllng KRDG app 125.150; then Tower 119.900 for several passes then back to the Gap. Lots of helos operating around the Gap on Muir tower 126.200. @1450L; TORCH 23 cllng MARS radio 13.927 MHz USB for p/p : 309-633-xxxx. Call went to voice mail; no message...

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[Mark]

Did you hear the callsign on the radio? That frame has flown often from Tinker over the past month and the transponder callsign field has had the same callsign apart from one occasion. It has used it's static ICAO addresses on most flights but not all)

No callsign heard but seems to have overflown Pax river then some offshore laps
and now seems rtb Tinker.. Maybe VX-20 guys are working out there on it?

 

[RaleighGuy]

POTUS weekend schedule released, Sat - Mon, and no public events on schedule. Look for golf though.

 

[Mark]

Interesting article on Army choppers future. Always will be needed but seems Army paring them down a bit.
Bad news for units like Delaware AANG with old 1980's UH-60's maybe someday.
Why is the Army chopping away at its chopper fleet?

Drones can do the dangerous surveillance work safer but still need choppers to move real folks and gear.
Army says keeping H-60 types thru 2070 so long ways off

 

[RichardKramer]

POTUS weekend schedule released, Sat - Mon, and no public events on schedule. Look for golf though.

Yeah, the Bedminster vac is cancelled so POTUS can work on dealings with the Ukraine/Russia war.
Should make the Civy fliers in NJ happy!

 

[TerryPavlick]

I've really been looking forward to this show. Some interesting and seldom-seen jets. Speaking of, Airfest 2025 at the Cape May airport this weekend was supposed to be featuring that beautiful Me-262 replica. Unfortunately it was announced last night that due to a mechanical problem it will not be on hand.

Yeah we (the museum) was trying to track the legs as it headed east but we got the news on the maintenance issue

 

[Mark]

Several C-17's in and out of Creech AFB Nevada (KINS) the last couple days. Couple Dover tails.
Maybe moving some drone gear around.
RCH-827 #07-7177
RCH-633 #06-6166
RCH-877 #08-8191.

 

[Mark]

Rare bird L-3 Harris ZORRO-11 (AAF024) #22-0009 modified Air Tractor out of Will Rogers Ok.
Def Dept still up in the air about buying more of these for SOCOM but have 62 ordered. Will Rogers is a recent training field.
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L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

U.S. Air Force showcases OA-1K in special ops training

Looks like a cross between a Pilatus PC-12 and a WW2 Stuka dive bomber

 

[Mark]

I imagine these Japanese F-15's will come eastbound via Alaska,Maine then UK?
September could be busy also with Potus State visit to the UK.

Japanese F-15Js to Make Rare European Deployment to the UK

Rumors of a Japanese fighter deployment to Britain were confirmed on Aug. 29, 2025, when UK Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed in his speech at the

theaviationist.com

 

[Mark]

Pax River first test F-35B BF-1 which arrived at Pax River back in Nov 2009 has a new display home.

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 transport F-35B Lightning II to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort for permanent static display

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), transit an F-35B Lightning II to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, Aug. 27, 2025. The F-35, known as BF-1, was the first F-35 to perform a vertical...

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