Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[mdmonitor]

Looks like E-6B Milo 47 is heading west, maybe back to Tinker.

 

[Mark]

1715- Bunch of T-38s--- Rogue 01 & 31, Mafia 51, 61 & 71 all coming into our area. All departed from McGhee-Tyson in Knoxville TN. Mafia 61 working ZDC Grantsville (285.4) & Potomac (254.25). Rogue 01, 31 & Mafia 61 working Potomac (348.725) & ADW tower (349.0) for landing at ADW. Mafia 51 & 71 (348.725/349.0) coming into ADW from the south to avoid severe wx to west of ADW.

1740- Milo 47 (E-6B # 162782) off PAX.

Some football game flyovers this weekend perhaps or routine distant flight training.
A good test for T-38 pilots.. They have to plan course,file their flight plan,program freqs and possible divert airports etc.
Nice to see them out this way for a change. They usually head to Wisconsin on the weekends.
Showed on flightware into Andrews. ADW Joint Base Andrews Airport (ADW/KADW) - FlightAware

 

[Larry51]

The following NAS Oceana frequencies were active today:

123.9 Oceana app/dep control
124.825 Single Frequency Approach
127.075 Oceana Tower
225.3 VFA-106 Gladiators air-air
233.65 VFA-106 & VFA-83 air-air
237.75 VFA-13 Wildcats air-air
237.8 VFA-106 Gladiators air-air
262.5 VFA-213 Lion Ops?
264.15 VFA-143 Taproom Ops?
265.775 VFA-106 Gladiators air-air
266.8 Oceana app/dep control
268.5 VFA-43 Pukin' Dogs air-air
274.1 VFA-105 Gunslingers air-air
275.3 VFA-81 Inferno Ops
284.9 Base Ops
285.75 VFA-81 Sunliners air-air
289.4 Base Ops
311.4 VFA-37 Ragin' Ops
314.3 VFA-43 Pukin' Dogs air-air
323.05 GCA
328.4 Single Frequency Approach
346.4 Single Frequency Approach
349.9 VFA-106 Roman Ops
360.2 Oceana Tower

 

[mdmonitor]

0915- One of the T-38s that came into ADW yesterday, Rogue 01 is off ADW working Potomac (257.2). He's staying low, so might be area familiarization flt. Looks like he landed at Dulles.

0940- Hearing some A2A chat on 314.4, a VT ANG freq. F-35s in our area? Xmitters sure sound like F-35s.

 

[Mark]

0915- One of the T-38s that came into ADW yesterday, Rogue 01 is off ADW working Potomac (257.2). He's staying low, so might be area familiarization flt. Looks like he landed at Dulles.

0940- Hearing some A2A chat on 314.4, a VT ANG freq. F-35s in our area? Xmitters sure sound like F-35s.

Rgr Ron just heard them on 314.400 too but weak. Was for sure A/A .

Altrav Westbound this morning BLUE-31 #20-46072 and second wave BLUE-02 #19-46071 both tankers
going to Bangor but both from McGuire. BLUE-31 already over Nova Scotia at 38k and seems KC-135 #58-0011 22 ARW
has taken the receivers.

Alaska sending F-22 fighters to William Tell Competition exercise which starts Monday in Savannah.
Keep an ear out for them. William Tell Competition: 3rd Wing sends Raptors to compete

 

[frank3si]

I believe that one is staying at Dulles for the Plane Pull event tomorrow, landed runway 1C at Dulles at 11:30 eastern.

I'd never heard of that event. Looks very cool!

2023 Dulles Plane Pull

 

[Mark]

RCH-194 C-5M #87-0040 off Dover westbound for KSZL Whiteman AFB.

BLUE 32 Altrav tanker has now turned West across NY State.

 

[Justmescanneruser]

Activity on 266.6 and 293.3 haven't caught any callsigns, I think some of y'all up there have said those are MD NG, also Langley is active.

 

[mdmonitor]

Heads NY/Canada guys

1135- E3TF Ember 40 is crossing the area heading for Upstate NY.

 

[mattcawby]

Good morning, Looking for the frequencies used by the tankers out of Fairchild AFB. Washington Air National Guard 141st Air Refueling Wing. Going to the air show at Pease this weekend. Thank you.

293.7 is Guard Ops, they might use 311.0 Fairchild CP.

 

[mdmonitor]

Activity on 266.6 and 293.3 haven't caught any callsigns, I think some of y'all up there have said those are MD NG, also Langley is active.

Around that time I heard 3 acft w/ops checks on 266.6. No calls noted and didn't hear them after that.

 

[Mark]

Was out but checking tape 11:08 local MITEY-1 flight on UHF at FL280.
Not sure where he was going.

 

[Mark]

1348 local BLUE-02 KC-46 with Boston Ctr req direct McGuire after flight separation.
RETRO-51 flight will go direct to Warner Robins. KWRB. Retro advised for UHF go to 290.300
Guess some F-15E's for depot work?
1357 Retro-51 req climb to FL 400 on way home via RIFLE then SWL (Snow Hill )
1400 local RETRO-51 cleared to climb to FL400 contact Boston Ctr on 254.375

 

[Hbright]

I'd never heard of that event. Looks very cool!

2023 Dulles Plane Pull

not sure how relevant it is now, but Ramp Boss is 122.77.

 

[Mark]

1348 local BLUE-02 KC-46 with Boston Ctr req direct McGuire after flight separation.
RETRO-51 flight will go direct to Warner Robins. KWRB. Retro advised for UHF go to 290.300
Guess some F-15E's for depot work?
1357 Retro-51 req climb to FL 400 on way home via RIFLE then SWL (Snow Hill )
1400 local RETRO-51 cleared to climb to FL400 contact Boston Ctr on 254.375

1420 local Retro's surprisingly weak on ZDC 281.450 sounded like flight of 3 now push ZDC Norfolk 121.375.
Maybe staying ways offshore to avoid rain in Norfolk area.

 

[aprswatcher]

Good morning, Looking for the frequencies used by the tankers out of Fairchild AFB. Washington Air National Guard 141st Air Refueling Wing. Going to the air show at Pease this weekend. Thank you.

Here in Central Montana I have heard Fairchild tankers using 228.275 and 228.45 for air to air communications.
73, Rex

 

[DannyM86]

Here in Central Montana I have heard Fairchild tankers using 228.275 and 228.45 for air to air communications.
73, Rex

 

[mattl3320]

today around 2:30 3:00pm I had a AH 64 Apache and a ch47 Helicopters fly right over my house I got back inside to here them on the county airport Unicom channel . Does anyone know why they would land there only other time I have seen them here at this small airport is when we have airshows going on or VIP movement near by. And I don't think their part of this man hunt for the guy that escaped the county prison here this airport is to far west of the search area.

 

[Mark]

Couple of DC Nat Guard KC-135's offshore NJ one showing as DRAGO-51 heard entering with GK 135.725.
This soupy wx seems to hurt UHF with VHF working ok.

Rogue-1 T-38 departing Dulles turning SW.Rogue-31 departing KADW.Looks like all the T-38's will be bugging out for home

1115 local A-10C (AE1908) #79-0108 MD ANG coming SE bound from Canada towards Martin State.
Must have been at the London Ontario airshow.. Maybe two of them. MD ANG A-10's were scattered everywhere this weekend.
MD A-10 was advertised as static display up there.Pretty good show lineup
Airshow London – SkyDrive – Canada's Original Drive-In Air Show | Sept 8-10 2023 | London Ontario Canada

 

[nodak1crdet3]

1115 local A-10C (AE1908) #79-0108 MD ANG coming SE bound from Canada towards Martin State.
Must have been at the London Ontario airshow.. Maybe two of them. MD ANG A-10's were scattered everywhere this weekend.
MD A-10 was advertised as static display up there.

I had some A/A chatter on 293.300 10:43am. MD A-10 A/A.

We've got a B-2 holding over Selfridge right now. MISTY 11, 244.575 Cleve.C. 11:22am. To bad it wasn't clear weather today.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1