Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[AirScan]

SPUR 11 flight off MKE, maybe more likely for the B-52s. Interesting that the SPUR callsign is back. Last heard in December 2021, the absense seems to coincide with the Biden Administration, or maybe just a coincidence ?

Actually after checking it again it was BREWER 11 flight so disregard.

In my defence this was their takeoff clearance, sure sounded like they were saying SPUR. LiveATC Audio

On contact with departure they were clearly saying BREWER. Ears are getting old.

 

[morfis]

There is a stray RAF Typhoon base hopping Eastbound across the Country today RRR9536 working his
way to Pease AFB.Could be two of them but just the one showing.

Presumably one (or more) of the ones that went to Red Flag. I think eight set off (mid January) but the whole drag was some kind of air circus. Aircraft diverted to Brize then got delayed as one broke its probe and one of the tanker baskets was damaged. Diverted into Larjes, departed larjes but some diverted back. Three out of the originals got to Red Flag.

 

[mdmonitor]

1200- Storm still off the coast so Langley T-38s staying local for now. Devo is doing patterns at DOV & Raster, Mig & Wombat doing patterns at Richmond.

 

[Mark]

McGuire C-17 RCH-290 #00-0175 enroute KHIF.. Lot of support gear to go with those F-35's.
Prob enough tankers to drag 16-18 across to Spain.

 

[jbella]

Someone just called in icing on a plane and called Command Post, guessing Barnes (in another room) possbile returning to Barnes. (Really need to reconfigure radio setup but...)

And... wife sent me 2 videos of C-17s going directly over the house over the weekend north to south and pretty low (several miles east of the GDM beacon). Wondering if a flight path has changed as this is happeneing more now, and rarely before. (I was away and working coudnt check ADS-B).


[EDIT] Traffic on 260.9

"If the bombers need fuel we'll never make it to Minot."

Possibly GASMAN with Huntress, now direct CTR. Also referenced 133.0


[EDIT-2] SLAM now up confirming rendevous with GASMAN, now showing up on ADS-B as 59-1460

 

[Mark]

Someone just called in icing on a plane and called Command Post, guessing Barnes (in another room) possbile returning to Barnes. (Really need to reconfigure radio setup but...)

And... wife sent me 2 videos of C-17s going directly over the house over the weekend north to south and pretty low (several miles east of the GDM beacon). Wondering if a flight path has changed as this is happeneing more now, and rarely before. (I was away and working coudnt check ADS-B).


[EDIT] Traffic on 260.9

"If the bombers need fuel we'll never make it to Minot."

Possibly GASMAN with Huntress, now direct CTR. Also referenced 133.0

Funny as about 45 min ago I had Huntress 260.900 loud with one party trying to get the correct block altitude.
Finally settled on FL-230-260.

 

[jbella]

Definitely them. They're booming in here. (No pun intended, <ahem>)

It's GASMAN 01.

Tanking SLAM, bombers coming through later?

 

[Mark]

Definitely them. They're booming in here. (No pun intended, <ahem>)

It's GASMAN 01.

Tanking SLAM, bombers coming through later?

Don't know about bombers but SLAM likely Barnes F-15's.
but GASMAN is a Nato callsign tanker and on 260.900 maybe just a Nato scramble drill.
When the A/C F-16's do Nato drill they also stay on 260.900 A/A.

 

[AirScan]

Tanking SLAM, bombers coming through later?

Did you catch the Boom frequency ? 1305 EDT- Hearing A-A on 259.900.

 

[Mark]

Did you catch the Boom frequency ? 1305 EDT- Hearing A-A on 259.900.

Thats the Barnes A/A

Maybe Barnes guys are up for a photo op with Buffs..

 

[jbella]

SLAM definitely left from Barnes. It was GASMAN referencing if bombers needed fuel they (GASMAN) would never make it to Minot.

259.9 is Button 03 for Barnes (or at least was)

 

[AirScan]

Thats the Barnes A/A

1315 EDT- 259.900 they are talking about a Bullseye and lat/long coordinates, mentions N52 26 and I missed the W coordinate, "I'm on echo nine" (female voice), sounds like they are now troubleshooting a technical issue, sounds like an engine problem.

 

[jbella]

Barnes has female pilots and heard her earlier. They've had a lot of technical issues lately, a few RTBs, one where they burned fuel for a bit before landing. One was an IFE maybe early fall. Probably can't wait to get the 35s (unless they get tanked for poltiical reasons).

 

[mdmonitor]

1325- Decoy 77 (C-17 WVA ANG) w/Mountaineer CP (297.9) inbound to Martinsburg.

1340- Couple of acft check in on 227.2. Sounds like 71st FS F-22 in ACM training.

 

[OpenSquelch]

Sounded like they switched to 341.3

Did you catch the Boom frequency ? 1305 EDT- Hearing A-A on 259.900.

 

[AirScan]

Sounded like they switched to 341.3

Thanks. 341.300 is a NORAD SIDECAR (Canada) frequency. Listening to the BAF 16:00Z LiveATC archive and you can hear the SLAM flight talking with GASMAN on their OPS freq. before they departed. Ground station callsign soulds like WHIP, mentions HAWK OPS is not available this is WHIP, plan to rendevouz with Bombers that are an hour late, mentions an NDB in Canada on their flightplan but don't give the ID.

From the 16:30Z archive the SLAM flight was cleared back to KBAF via CTR then direct YPL Skyvector Route

Expains why I could hear them so well, quiet now on 259.900 since 1330 EDT.

 

[AirScan]

1413 EDT- SIDECAR transmitting on 341.300 with unid? 01 (I can hear SIDECAR about 3/3 but can't hear the aircraft). Discussion about emergency status of flight, couldn't make out any more details. Sounds like maybe it was GASMAN 01 talking about SLAM 1 ?

1422 EDT- 259.900 A-A SLAM 2 "35 more minutes to go".

1425 EDT- 341.300 SIDECAR radio check with SLAM 1, loud and clear

1430 EDT- 341.300 SIDECAR tells SLAM 2 to call HUNTRESS on 260.900

1437 EDT- 259.900 A-A SLAM 1 "it's the left engine control light"

1446 EDT- 260.900 SLAM 1 "we are direct Barnes at this time"

 

[OpenSquelch]

1413 EDT- SIDECAR transmitting on 341.300 with unid? 01 (I can hear SIDECAR about 3/3 but can't hear the aircraft). Discussion about emergency status of flight, couldn't make out any more details. Sounds like maybe it was GASMAN 01 talking about SLAM 1 ?

1422 EDT- 259.900 A-A mentions 35 more minutes to go.

1425 EDT- 341.300 SIDECAR radio check with SLAM 1, loud and clear

1430 EDT- 341.300 SIDECAR tells SLAM 2 to call HUNTRESS on 260.900

231.625

 

[AirScan]

231.625

I missed that. I guess that's the Boom freq they are using ? Out of my range now. Should be up with Westfield Tower shortly.

 

[Mark]

1200- Storm still off the coast so Langley T-38s staying local for now. Devo is doing patterns at DOV & Raster, Mig & Wombat doing patterns at Richmond.

Ron seems later on one of the T-38's in afternoon session broke sound barrier.
Folks in Southern Delaware heard boom.. There were 4 T-38's out there around 3:30PM course could have been F-22
not showing on ADSB that actually made the booms.

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