Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[mdmonitor]

1045- Raven flt (MD ANG A-10Cs) doing patterns at DOV (257.875). Score 03 (C-12 VX-20) also doing patterns at DOV (132.425)

1050- 7th FTS T-38s (4 X Dagger, 3 X Junior & 2 X Bug) working w/F-22s in W386 (238.1/255.65/292.3/373.1). Also have Tiger 11 flt (4 acft) working Giantkiller for exit from W386 and clearance back to Cherry Point. Leaving as two 2-acft flts.

1055- Scan 04 (CRJ-7 N804X NGTF) working Giantkiller (249.8) for entry into the Test Track. also working Echo Control (320.45) advising they will RTB BWI.

 

[apex31]

1222 local - Not anywhere near my scanner, but as I was driving by RWY13 at Atlantic City, had an F-16 perform a low level pass right over my head! Got a pretty decent video I wish I could share here.

 

[apex31]

1222 local - Not anywhere near my scanner, but as I was driving by RWY13 at Atlantic City, had an F-16 perform a low level pass right over my head! Got a pretty decent video I wish I could share here.

Hearing Cosmic01 on 327.125 KACY approach now. Guess that’s who I saw.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Exec1F 98-0001 headed back to ILG so mom can show support in the court room for her son, returning to Paris end of the week.

 

[BM82557]

Fyi --

Russia’s An-22, The Biggest Turboprop Plane Ever Flown, Heads For Retirement

Russia has long operated a handful of the Soviet-era turboprop transports, but has finally signaled that it now plans to withdraw them.

www.twz.com

 

[Mark]

John Burn-49.. Interesting story behind this McGuire 305th AMW KC-46..
Recently a flight over Normandy May 26 this year..KC-46 #15-46010 I missed this one heading over.. RTB McGuire May 28.

John Burn 49: Cleared for takeoff

On May 22, 2024, U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 305th Air Mobility Wing embarked on a heritage journey aboard a KC-46 Pegasus – a unique mission with the callsign “John Burn 49.”

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[mdmonitor]

Towed Decoy Pods Will Protect P-8 Poseidons From Radar-Guided Threats

Electronic warfare pods with 'little buddy' decoys will be key for defending the highly-valuable, but vulnerable P-8As.

www.twz.com

 

[Mark]

Navy GLF-5 #166377 VV101 inbound from France.. Lots of US aluminum in France

 

[Mark]

OT but just had anti-virus Mcafee pop up hoax alerts.. windows popping up all over
saying I was infected and my McAfee anti virus expired yesterday..LOL
Don't click the renew subscription window..
Go onto settings on your browser and block manually the site causing problems.

 

[dmi]

Wonder what these guys from TAW-1 are up to?

Both TAW-1 T-45C
Base hopping from NAS Meridian, MS (KNMM) to McGhee Tyson ANGB, TN (KTYS) to Andrews AFB.

SHAD-109 #165463 (Wonder what SHAD stood for)
BOBCAT-26 #165605

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[mdmonitor]

0815- Score 90 (MQ-4 VX-20) working Giantkiller (238.1) & Bay Watch (305.2). Advises he will climb to FL500 and that he will run down the Chesapeake turn east then make a run down to Florida.

 

[paradiver]

Closing that circle with the Key Bridge, below is the video by the demolition group CDI

 

[apex31]

1024 local - KC-46s HOBEY72 (19-46071) and HOBEY71 (19-46061) in W-107, A/A 378.850

1046 - Heard a mention of “1x WILD just rejoined with you guys.” I don’t have any DC ANG freqs loaded, but maybe some Vipers out there aswell?

 

[Saint]

1024 local - KC-46s HOBEY72 (19-46071) and HOBEY71 (19-46061) in W-107, A/A 378.850

Hobey 68 and 69 were down on AR-206L 235.100 MHz AM, doing refueling yesterday
Saint

 

[john8436]

1024 local - KC-46s HOBEY72 (19-46071) and HOBEY71 (19-46061) in W-107, A/A 378.850

1046 - Heard a mention of “1x WILD just rejoined with you guys.” I don’t have any DC ANG freqs loaded, but maybe some Vipers out there aswell?

It is 3 WILD refueling. Wild11, 12, 13. They are on W107 AR . Frequency 288.0000. I have WILDS talking A2A on 238.175

KC46's on 135.725 with GaintKiller asking if there is going to be anymore activity in W107.

2 PACK tanker passing the NJ Coast. Picking A2A on 235.8500

 

[mdmonitor]

1140- Another PAX MQ-4 is up. Score 46 (#168457) operating over the MD Eastern Shore.

1145- T-Bolt flt (F-22s 149th FS VA ANG) working in W386. Freqs: 238.1/312.2/350.05

 

[john8436]

1234 hrs Local: Interesting formation of 3 KC-135's out of Macdill AFB just over Shaw AFB heading NE at about 28000 feet. Only one has a callsign inputed as FLASH52. Wondering if they are picking up anyone.

 

[jsoergel]

Wonder what these guys from TAW-1 are up to?

Both TAW-1 T-45C
Base hopping from NAS Meridian, MS (KNMM) to McGhee Tyson ANGB, TN (KTYS) to Andrews AFB.

SHAD-109 #165463 (Wonder what SHAD stood for)
BOBCAT-26 #165605

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SHAD is a fish - all their local sorties use fish callsigns linked to the areas they will be using. Usually they do not use those callsigns off-station, but it’s possible they forgot to change it on ADSB.

 

[Mark]

Navy GLF-5 #166377 VV101 inbound from France.. Lots of US aluminum in France

Today here comes the other Navy GLF5 VV100 #166376 out of LFRC airport in Cherbourg France..
Airport was seized by US Army from Germany on June 27 1944.. No regular flight service out of it.
Nice about the GLF5's is you can skip the big crowded airports

WV ANG 130th AS doing some paradrops down in Peru.. Looks like they took 2 of their C-130J's down there.

Peru, US partners for static line jump

The 130th Airlift Squadron, West Virginia Air National Guard, hosted a joint static line parachute training jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during Resolute Sentinel 2024 at Base Aerea La Joya, Peru, June 3, 2024. The jump consisted of U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen...

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[frank3si]

C-32 SAM067/98-0001 just off from KILG at 4:52 EDT, headed east.