Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2026

[Mark]

Terry, Mark,
Had comms on 303.000 here as well a little earlier (0953-1016 local). Heard two pilots A-A talking about weather and "wall of clouds" ahead of them. Looked at that time slot on ADSBx and the only "flight" in my listening range was the P-8s. Comms were a little weak but readable as most of my comms over Nantucket are on other flights. I'd say it was a good bet it was them. Nice catch!

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Thanks Ed yeah I had nobody else around and given their distance from me seems to add up.
Those guys seem to like the commons for A/A

 

[jetcrafter]

Unknown Coronet?

At around 1312 local, I noticed this KC135 (100th ARW Mildenhall 58-0095) in a holding pattern NW of Bangor on ADSBx so I decided to investigate and listen on LiveATC. Looks like they took off earlier about 0915 AM heading East towards Halifax then up AR-20NW from there. Looking at the track, they definitely went to refuel someone and returned. I checked my recordings and did catch the tanker on a Coronet freq talking to someone. Never heard any IDs. When the tanker came back inbound I listened to LiveATC and got the information I needed.

Local EDT:
0922 373.550 QUID 69 and RETRO 41 on Boom freq. Short comms, only heard QUID talking about someone trying to call him to hook up.
1300 KBGR APP on LiveATC, heard approach tell a couple GA aircraft to do 360s and hold while an inbound F-15 with an emergency was landing.
LiveATC BGR Tower, heard RETRO 41 (F-15) working tower to land.
LiveATC BGR Ground, heard ground control working the F-15 to have him meet a follow me and then to contact the crash truck when stopped.

So, a Coronet mission that seemed to have terminated? That would explain the KC135 in the hold pattern to get to landing weight. Must have been a single F-15 delivery or maintenance bird going back to Lakenheath with a Mildenhall tanker? Just me making WAGs.

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[jetcrafter]

Possible more Bath Iron Works sea trials coming this week? Caught a phoenix Air Lear Jet inbound to Bar Harbor while investigating the Coronet flight.

1116 Local EDT 118.925 GREENBURG or GREENBIRD 47 working Bangor approach on the descent to Bar Harbor. Comes back to Phoenix Air N540PA LJ35.
1117 133.600 GREENBURG 47 switching over to Bangor TRACON for inbound to Bar Harbor KBHB.

This jet was used up here recently for BIW Sea Trials working the USS Gallagher for a few days a few weeks ago. Recorders will be going...

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[Mark]

Omni Air DC-10 N974VV departing Hawaii with 2 F-35B's.

Notice So Cal Logistics airport has another KDC-10 getting back into shape showing today on ground on ADSBX (A21CE0)
N235UL or OME12.. Pic here of it back in 2023 in rough shape former Dutch 334 Sq?so maybe getting it back to work.

https://www.planespotters.net/photo/1438523/n235ul-omega-aerial-refueling-services-mcdonnell-douglas-kdc-10-30cf

 

[RichardKramer]

Around 1730/45L RCH288 making a Uie around NE PA on adsb; maybe dep from Pittsburgh. Ended up landing at McGuire; wasn't close to the radios to hear what the issue was.

 

[TerryPavlick]

Possible more Bath Iron Works sea trials coming this week? Caught a phoenix Air Lear Jet inbound to Bar Harbor while investigating the Coronet flight.

1116 Local EDT 118.925 GREENBURG or GREENBIRD 47 working Bangor approach on the descent to Bar Harbor. Comes back to Phoenix Air N540PA LJ35.
1117 133.600 GREENBURG 47 switching over to Bangor TRACON for inbound to Bar Harbor KBHB.

This jet was used up here recently for BIW Sea Trials working the USS Gallagher for a few days a few weeks ago. Recorders will be going...

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[jetcrafter]

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Wow! Thanks Terry. Boy my ears really messed that up! Sure sounded like green. Appreciate you looking this up. Thank you! 👍

 

[freqhopping]

The B-52 flyover at Arlington on Friday was for this. https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/I...-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-goldwater-j/

 

[Mark]

Big Sundown event coming up at Cherry Point for VMA-223.
Some Spanish Harriers will be paying a visit too base hopping here.
VMA-223 put out a nice tribute video yesterday.

End of an Era: Marine Attack Squadron 223 celebrates the sundown of the Harrier

 

[Mark]

Big Sundown event coming up at Cherry Point for VMA-223.
Some Spanish Harriers will be paying a visit too base hopping here.
VMA-223 put out a nice tribute video yesterday.

One of the Spanish Harriers is showing this morning coming Southwest from Greenland.
AME8301.. If you hear some Spanish A/A later Terry or Ed on your SDR prob them
Maybe headed for Goose Bay stop next.

 

[TerryPavlick]

Big Sundown event coming up at Cherry Point for VMA-223.
Some Spanish Harriers will be paying a visit too base hopping here.
VMA-223 put out a nice tribute video yesterday.

End of an Era: Marine Attack Squadron 223 celebrates the sundown of the Harrier

at least we have one at the local NAS Museum

 

[Mark]

OT UAL-236 B-764 rtb Newark from original Spain flight squawking 7700..
Online utube says Pax with Blue Tooth messing with system or refusing attendants orders?
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2200 local plane on ground and Security etc meeting flight at Newark parked on taxiway shutting down engines.

Only takes one idiot not to comply and back you go
"Four-Letter Word": United Airlines 767 Returns To Newark After Bluetooth Name Sparks Alert

 

[TerryPavlick]

One of the Spanish Harriers is showing this morning coming Southwest from Greenland.
AME8301.. If you hear some Spanish A/A later Terry or Ed on your SDR prob them
Maybe headed for Goose Bay stop next.
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Callsign DOGUS 05

 

[Hanzl01]

One of the Spanish Harriers is showing this morning coming Southwest from Greenland.
AME8301.. If you hear some Spanish A/A later Terry or Ed on your SDR prob them
Maybe headed for Goose Bay stop next.
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Working Goose Terminal 119.500 15.45z
grtz,
Hans

 

[Hanzl01]

Working Goose Terminal 119.500 15.45z
grtz,
Hans

I assumed Goose Terminal.freq. 119.500,didn't check,could well be 121.200.
To Goose Tower 124.500 for visual rwy26 15.46z,ground 132.000 16.01z.
So not the 'usual'freqs..
Hans

 

[Mark]

Sure been getting lots of big meteors this past week up in the Northeast 🤔
Here is one over Maine and Canada this morning.. One yesterday over Massachusetts exploded
and caused sonic boom.

 

[mdmonitor]

1310- Troy 264 (DHS fixed wing) on 136.275 w/unheard station saying he's heading to 5,500 ft. Working Potomac (125.65)

 

[RichardKramer]

@1425L TEAM34, 19-46007/Brickyard 237.150. 30min out, A1. Over Scranton area hdg SSW.

 

[KF6DGN]

Aircraft: SNTRY60 (E-3B Sentry, #76-1604) out of Tinker
Frequency: 323.8000 AM (Airborne CP)
Gear: Uniden BC125AT w/ Diamond RH77CA
Location: Grid SquareEM60kq (Santa Rosa County Florida)

Monitored the AWACS crew passing tactical target updates/braa format/bullseye data for an exercise or intercept tracking over the Gulf.

Brief audio transcript:
"...66, 90, 6,000, hostile two contacts, group Bullseye 148, 123, 30,000, hostile two contacts. Second wave: 8. Five groups wall. Third wave: 23, single group."

Happy monitoring!

 

[WatnNY]

Nice Ed.. got to get me one of those SDR's..
Rewind ADSBX at 10:55am today one showed as #13-5770 which comes back to MC-130J 9th SOS Cannon New Mexico.
"Thorn" is a good callsign for those guys having walked around Northern New Mexico/Southern Colorado myself years ago.. Lots of sharp ground cactus thorns thru my sneaker soles on idiot me ..Now know why they wear hard sole hiking shoes out there
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13-5770, which was using the "Thorn" callsign, turned his transponder off near Toms River, NJ.