Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[Mark]

Seems all the Pax CMB flights are landing at KAFW Fort Worth Tx... another inbound also from Ramstein CMB343 N207AX.
Lets start a good rumor.. Lockheed and Pentagon and overseas contractors and Netherlands etc have decided on crash course of fixes
in a refresh block 3 for for temp usage and F-35 deliveries till complete block 4 upgrade maybe not ready now for 12-18 months.
Bringing in some of the F-35 crews and engineers and some pilots for training to make deliveries and usage quicker.
Lets go ahead and get them working as is and get them out of the factory barn down there

F-35 program could reshuffle long-term upgrade plan, deliver TR-3 jets early without full capability - Breaking Defense

Or they are just picking up a bunch of troops for deployment... LOL

 

[AirScan]

Lets start a good rumor..

In addition to CMB 494 and CMB 302 there was also CMB 308, all operated by Omni Air International, all 3 departed Andrews on April 29th, and all 3 returned today May 11th.

CMB 494 B763 N36NE
KAFW Fort Worth Alliance
KADW Andrews AFB
MROC San Jose, Costa Rica
SBBR Brasilia, Brasil
SBAR Asuncion, Paraguay
CYOW Ottawa, Canada
KADW Andrews AFB
KAFW Fort Worth Alliance

CMB 308 B762 N234AX
KIAD Washington Dulles
KADW Andrews AFB
PHNL Honolulu, Hawaii
YSCB Canberra, Australia
VTBD Bangkok, Thailand
VIDP Delhi, India
LBSF Sofia, Bulgaria
KADW Andrews AFB
KIAD Washington Dulles

CMB 302 B763 N468AX
KADW Andrews AFB
ENGM Oslo, Norway
EVRA Riga, Latvia
LUKK Chisinau, Moldova
LROP Bucharest, Romania
LUKK Chisinau, Moldova
EDDS Stuttgart, Germany
KADW Andrews AFB
KAFW Fort Worth Alliance

So what's the link between all these destinations ? The Fort Worth and Dulles legs might have just been for positioning ?

 

[Mark]

US Coast Guard continuing to replace the MH-65 type choppers with Sikorsky MH-60T models.
Forgot not long ago in early 2000's the USCG upgraded the (1985) Dolphin HH-65 types to MH-65 models.
Remember in James Bond "License to Kill" 1989 movie USCG Key West showing off the HH-65

USCG Kodiak retires MH-65 Dolphin

USCG Kodiak retires MH-65 Dolphin On 23 April 2024, the US Coast Guard (USCG) retired the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet at Air Station Kodiak during a ceremony after 36 years of s...

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COAST GUARD HH-65A-MH-65C/D/E DOLPHIN HELICOPTER | Naval Helicopter Association Historical Society

www.nhahistoricalsociety.org

 

[mdmonitor]

US Coast Guard continuing to replace the MH-65 type choppers with Sikorsky MH-60T models.
Forgot not long ago in early 2000's the USCG upgraded the (1985) Dolphin HH-65 types to MH-65 models.
Remember in James Bond "License to Kill" 1989 movie USCG Key West showing off the HH-65

USCG Kodiak retires MH-65 Dolphin

USCG Kodiak retires MH-65 Dolphin On 23 April 2024, the US Coast Guard (USCG) retired the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet at Air Station Kodiak during a ceremony after 36 years of s...

www.scramble.nl

COAST GUARD HH-65A-MH-65C/D/E DOLPHIN HELICOPTER | Naval Helicopter Association Historical Society

www.nhahistoricalsociety.org

Gonna mean a big change CG units in our area CGAS Wash at Reagan & CGAS Atlantic City.

 

[mdmonitor]

1130-Broca 67 (E-6B # 163920) tracking through our area heading northeast. South of Harrisburg now. Working ZNY Big Flat (133.475)>ZNY Flint Hill (134.6).

 

[mdmonitor]

I've been looking but haven't found anything positive. When the 43rd FS came up to Langley from Tyndall did they stay as the 43rd FS as a separate unit or did they become the 71st FS since the "old" 71st morphed into the 7th FTS. Anyone have any info on that?

 

[CORN]

I've been looking but haven't found anything positive. When the 43rd FS came up to Langley from Tyndall did they stay as the 43rd FS as a separate unit or did they become the 71st FS since the "old" 71st morphed into the 7th FTS. Anyone have any info on that?

Yes the 43rd is no more they transitioned to the 71st as soon as they went operational at LFI.

 

[CORN]

Two F-35s heading towards Oceana in formation just after 1100 today. View attachment 161922

Prob VMFA-542 from Beaufort. They’ve been operating out of NTU as Tiger xx last few weeks.

 

[hrspotter]

Prob VMFA-542 from Beaufort. They’ve been operating out of NTU as Tiger xx last few weeks.

Speaking of, they just left rwy 5L/R just as I passed under.

 

[RichardKramer]

@1415L had BROCA67 tx EAM on 311.000 backend callsign sounded like Headbutt. There hdg W from N of Reading, Pa.

 

[ZNY3347]

Heard some rumblings today that next week a couple of NJ ANG F-16s will be visiting BWI. Rumored to be working some tests with Northrop Grumman. Have the NJ Guys heard anything to confirm?

Any idea when? Would love to shoot some pics of them at BWI...

 

[Mark]

Almost had a disaster at Fort Lauderdale airshow today .. short 29 second clip.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Another day in Cherry Point, nothing special, just one awesome airshow, just getting home and going through some photos...

Blue Angles, MV-22, a Mig, F-22 Raptor x3 and my favorite photo of the weekend another Blue Angles shot.

 

[RaleighGuy]

POTUS Morning departure from the beach back to the White House...

11:10 AM THE PRESIDENT departs Rehoboth Beach, Delaware en route to Fort Lesley J. McNair
12:15 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Fort Lesley J. McNair en route to the White House
12:25 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House, West Executive Avenue

VP heads to NYC at 6:25PM arriving LaGuardia 7:20PM.


POTUS Week Ahead...

Saturday, May 18, 2024

The President will depart the White House en route to Atlanta, Georgia. In the afternoon, the President will participate in a campaign reception.

Sunday, May 19, 2024

The President will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College. Then, the President will depart Atlanta, Georgia, en route to Detroit, Michigan. In the evening, the President will participate in a campaign event. After, the President will depart Detroit, Michigan, and return to the White House.

The VP's Week Ahead...

On Monday, May 13, in the evening, the Vice President will travel to New York, NY, where she remains overnight.
On Tuesday, May 14, the Vice President will join Sherri Shepherd in New York, NY for an appearance on Sherri!. Later in the day, the Vice President will attend two campaign events before returning to Washington, DC.
On Thursday, May 16, the Vice President will travel to Milwaukee, WI. Later in the day, she will travel to Chicago, IL for a campaign event before returning to Washington, DC.

 

[mdmonitor]

Any idea when? Would love to shoot some pics of them at BWI...

Nothing yet. Will post if anything pops up

 

[TerryPavlick]

09:55 EDT B29 overhead KILG

DOC72 Norsk Luftambulanse Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track Norsk Luftambulanse #72 flight from Alesund, More og Romsdal to Alesund, More og Romsdal

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DOC is not a valid code for the operator of the B29 but I guess they just threw that callsign in there anyway

 

[mdmonitor]

Couple of MC-12s departed Hagerstown around 0915, Intel 06 & Intel 99. Intel 06 is currently heading west while Intel 99 turned back and returned to Hagerstown. INTEL is callsign used by 111th MI BDE Libby AAF Ft Huachuca AZ. At 1000 Intel 99 off Hagerstown and following Intel 06 heading west.

 

[RichardKramer]

@1055L Vetch01 767-200 19-46007 on 124.625 ZNY sec92, then 132.875 ZNY @FL170; enroute to AR105 over FT. Dodge area.
Just passed over Reading, Pa hdg W.

 

[Mark]

09:55 EDT B29 overhead KILG

DOC72 Norsk Luftambulanse Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track Norsk Luftambulanse #72 flight from Alesund, More og Romsdal to Alesund, More og Romsdal

www.flightaware.com

DOC is not a valid code for the operator of the B29 but I guess they just threw that callsign in there anyway

Guess old Doc inbound for Dover airshow early but seems in between it does some money
making flights. Prob takes a lot of money to keep it flying..
Interesting history and where it got its name.... Doc (aircraft) - Wikipedia

Terry heard some NOBLE CAP guys doing tour of lower Delaware Bay this morning A/A 284.100
The lighthouse Harbor of Refuge way out in the Del Bay off Lewes (Wow! its on a little island out there!) got their attention and checking out
some ship carrying cars aka the Cape May-Lewis Ferry.. Guess being from Colorado area this is new sights for them

 

[RaleighGuy]

If I may, started to edit a few of my photos from the Cherry Point Airshow and have posted them in the Airshow thread for Cherry Point. It was a great weekend and wish I had the money to go to Dover and/or Oceania.

Couple of interesting items Blue Angles 1 had issues at startup and was replaced with #7, #4 was having radio issues on one channel and the changed to a different one, and the F35B Demo used the jets from Cherry Point not there own, though it was the Demo Team pilot. Finally, got to meet Razz Larson, pilot for the F22 Demo Team, he is a really nice guy and invited some of the Maryland spotters out to the tarmac to see the F22s.

Cherry Point Airshow 2024

We are just two days away from the Cherry Point Airshow (May 11th and 12th) and I wanted to reach out and encourage anyone headed that way to please share frequencies you hear. One encouraging sign is that, unlike many other airshows on military bases, it appears scanners are allowed, the...

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