Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[mdmonitor]

VIP Movement Summary (does not include POTUS, VPOTUS, FLOTUS travel)

DATE: 17 Jul

SAM 444 (C-37 # 99-0402) ADW-MacDill-ADW (related to latest move of F-35s to Middle East?)

 

[Mark]

BLUE-41 42? Eastbound off Mass. assume F-35 delivery flight as one tanker came from Texas this morning.Blue-41 pressing on while Texas KC-135 59-1476 peeling off.
BLUE-41 looks on course for Lajes.

 

[Tech792]

1056- NARLY 61 (possible E-2D out of Chambers) heading north over State College, PA. Maybe heading to Ft Drum ranges?
1100- He just made a slight turn to the NE.

 

[N4TX]

Check GLARE-99, a Beech 200 over Hagerstown. His flight path looks like he wants to shoot the bird to radar observers.

 

[Tank67]

"They're already in service for some of the presidential missions," said Paul Lemmo, president of Sikorsky, during a Connecticut Business & Industry Association forum late last month. "Right now there's a mix of the new aircraft and the old aircraft, and over the next year or so we expect the VH-92 to take over completely."

Sikorsky remains White House helicopter of choice

The Sikorsky VH-92A is already in limited use by the White House, according to an...

www.ctinsider.com

 

[RichardKramer]

@1205, Mystic 24, UH-60 Black Hawk 05-27042 passing Farmer's Pride airport (Lebanon Co PA) on 122.9.

 

[RichardKramer]

@1320L, Otis 34, C-130J, 170038 @Kiowa R5802 range; 233.45 range ops.

 

[RichardKramer]

@1340L, 3 C-17s NW of State College PA; Pitt 87, 89 both US; Pitt 58 (India CB-8011).

 

[rr60]

STEAM41 & 42 in the decent together off Jersey shore, RTB.

 

[Mark]

More disappearing tail numbers..

Air Force C-32 Jets Are Going Incognito Under New Security Policy (Updated)

C-32As and Bs are joining other Air Force types now flying without serial numbers and other individually identifying markings.

www.thedrive.com

 

[jetcrafter]

BLUE-41 42? Eastbound off Mass. assume F-35 delivery flight as one tanker came from Texas this morning.Blue-41 pressing on while Texas KC-135 59-1476 peeling off.
BLUE-41 looks on course for Lajes.

Rgr Mark, Caught this flight on recordings today.

1305z 289.700 BLUE 41 & 42 A-A discussing timing for rendezvous, etc.
1313z 293.000 BLUE 41 and RETRO flight joining up on boom freq setting speed, coarse, altitudes for the meet up.
1317z 246.800 RETRO flight (??) A-A Cannot confirm it was the RETROs from the recording.
1350z 311.000 BLUE 42 wkg MAINEiac OPs at Bangor, 15 minutes out, request follow me and crew trans for eight. Landing with 44k fuel.
1352z 132.000 BLUE 42 wkg Bangor civil OPs with same inbound message given to MAINEiac OPs.

No confirmation it was F-35s but the pilots sure sounded like F-35 helmet/mask type sound. Very distinctive from others. Most likely a delivery flight since it originated from Fort Worth.

 

[Dutchmil]

1305z 289.700 BLUE 41 & 42 A-A discussing timing for rendezvous, etc.
1313z 293.000 BLUE 41 and RETRO flight joining up on boom freq setting speed, coarse, altitudes for the meet up.
1317z 246.800 RETRO flight (??) A-A Cannot confirm it was the RETROs from the recording.
1350z 311.000 BLUE 42 wkg MAINEiac OPs at Bangor, 15 minutes out, request follow me and crew trans for eight. Landing with 44k fuel.
1352z 132.000 BLUE 42 wkg Bangor civil OPs with same inbound message given to MAINEiac OPs.

No confirmation it was F-35s but the pilots sure sounded like F-35 helmet/mask type sound. Very distinctive from others. Most likely a delivery flight since it originated from Fort Worth.

Thanks Ed, yes they were three brand-new Israeli F-35s and one Greek F-16 returning from rework.
That 246.800 was most likely used by the MO F-15s departing from Westover.

 

[Mark]

SAM-080 GLF5 #11-0550 inbound Andrews from Hawaii.. Saw pic of this plane the other day in Australia.

 

[RichardKramer]

From the recordings 7/18:
124.100 Harr app/dep SW; unid1322 says tanker cancelled, we talked to ZNY and will push on to St. Thomas.
252.800 Otis 58 we're wrkng the range now, then calls range control (on this freq) and says Otis is a single C130.
295.800 AR631; Eddy 62 on AR Pri.
233.450 Kiowa range; Havoc 96 is 1m out, reqst clrnce to range.
274.450 AR218/220; unid #3? says DeeCee23 is L/C, we're at FL240 exiting IP on 299.200 ARCP ZOB.
251.200 Unid weak chatter.

 

[mdmonitor]

VIP Movement Summary (does not include POTUS, VPOTUS, FLOTUS travel)

DATE: 18 Jul

SAM 386 (C-37 # 20-1941) ADW-Colorado Springs

 

[RaleighGuy]

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, landed at Nellis AFB, Nevada, July 13, 2023, to participate in Red Flag-Nellis 23-3, along with...

* a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 138, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington
* an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 113th Wing, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
* an F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah

 

[CYUL]

RCH556 Southbound through CZUL, departed Thule

 

[N4TX]

DECOY-99, tail 03-3123, is back on the ground at home, KMRB, returning from Augusta, GA.

 

[N1XDS]

RCH556 Southbound through CZUL, departed ThuleView attachment 145574

If you don't mind me asking what ADSB software program is this?

- Jamie

 

[CYUL]

If you don't mind me asking what ADSB software program is this?

- Jamie

Kinetic SBS-1. I've been using it for 16yrs