Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023
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Scanning since the age of crystal scanners.
Wall Street Journal reports this morning:
The U.S. will send aging A-10 attack planes to swap for more advanced combat aircraft in the Middle East as part of a Pentagon effort to shift more modern fighters to the Pacific and Europe to deter China and Russia, U.S. officials said.
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Under the new plan, a squadron of A-10s will be based in the region along with two squadrons of F-15Es and F-16s. Squadrons deployed to the region usually number about 12 planes.
The U.S. will send aging A-10 attack planes to swap for more advanced combat aircraft in the Middle East as part of a Pentagon effort to shift more modern fighters to the Pacific and Europe to deter China and Russia, U.S. officials said.
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Under the new plan, a squadron of A-10s will be based in the region along with two squadrons of F-15Es and F-16s. Squadrons deployed to the region usually number about 12 planes.
Guessing just a fuel/cargo rest stop enroute overseas..The Texas RANGER Reserve KC-130J's out of Fort Worth usually stop at Dover
on way over too usually on Friday's.
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Gettting Coms on A/A Vermont Maples F-35 freq 314.400 maybe related. Getting stronger here.
Chatting about wx at Dover in case of divert. Couple of PACK KC-46's 81,82 also running South not sure if related.
A/A 314.400 "you are clear to drag behind #2.. seems splitting up behind tankers.. Heard #4 count off too.
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Might be the same 4 I heard and sort of saw yesterday. They were using 226.8 yesterday
Maple-11 Report passing Salisbury on 314.400 and with ZDC Snow Hill 236.825
#2 checking wx at Langley and Cherry Point in case of divert. ACARS has the PACK tankers just doing a round robin trip
later back to Pease. MAPLE's out of my radio range now.
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Are the pack tankers dragging the f35s?
Not Sure.. They were in same area.See if PACK tankers drop down later down the Coast for A/R.
F-35's prob can make Florida if need be without tankers. Did not hear any coms with PACK 81,82.
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MAPLE 11 on KBTV clearance delivery was cleared "as filed" on a round robin back to KBTV.
For a quick review here are the AUX freqs they normally use for A-A.
AUX 13 = 226.300
AUX 14 = 238.250
AUX 15 = 261.800
AUX 16 = 314.400
AUX 17 = 234.800
AUX 18 = 226.800
AUX 19 = 349.700
Also HIFI 21 climbed up from FL250 around Buffalo. Looks like they might have split from someone ?
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Seeing the UPS 747-8 out of PHL was a topic yesterday, here's a view taken in January. Funny story about this particular photo. This flight is scheduled for Cologne every weekday morning at 9:15 or so. I was wrapping up shooting planes out of PHL in the swampy NJ areas that morning. It was nearing 11 and no 747 in sight, but I'd captured a number of big boys so was pretty happy. Then I realized I was missing my lens cap on my big 200-500mm lens. So instead of heading home, I needle-in-a-haystacked my way back to every place I’d been, in case I’d set it on the car and forgotten about it. As I approached the very first place I sussed out that morning, on a 1.5-lane, barely-paved road, sure enough, there was the lens cap. I retrieved it, turned the car around, drove a bit then pulled over to send a text. And right then, along came the plane I had most wanted to shoot in the first place, this huge, beautiful Boeing 747-800, just off the ground with engines screaming, running very late but perfectly positioned for my purposes above me and in semi-profile. Moral of the story: lost lens cap = opportunity.
Rgr Boeing pickup for Depot work..Sometimes have heard Boeing crew of only 2-3 guys to pick them up.
Canada getting new Casa SAR plane delivered today.. (C2BD48) CFC-1016
PACK-81 turning offshore NC and dropping down.. Maybe MAPLE's working down that way too.
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Rgr A/A coms on 226.800 here as well
Female pilot also along..Checking wx at Atlantic City..
Was going to mention the female pilot.Rgr A/A coms on 226.800 here as well
Of course they decide to start flying over here when it is CLOUDY ONCE AGAIN lol
I haven't heard these guys call a center though.
In unrelated news a Luftwaffe A321neo is landing at JFK airport from Dulles.
@1130L, 226.8: "Atlantic City 175 for 50."
11:35 EDT Heard some comms on 258.100 (sounded air/air) It actually was on my SATCOM search scanner - have it plugged into an ICOM listening now......................
found this from 2005
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266.4 Kiwi refueling track
258.1 Kiwi refueling track
272.75 Washington Center, New Bern sector low altitude
323.0 Washington Center Cofield sector low altitude
found this from 2005
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266.4 Kiwi refueling track
258.1 Kiwi refueling track
272.75 Washington Center, New Bern sector low altitude
323.0 Washington Center Cofield sector low altitude
I think they only have one female ... Kelsey Flannery
Turns out the altitude changes were for turbulence and weather. Single ship, destination stated as Rome NY.
Not much chatter on 226.800 but just reported Langley is 50 miles off the nose.
New Canada Casa-295 dropping into Goose Bay from Iceland.
Penn State U in central Pa also is Happy Valley
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