Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[AirScan]

1315 EDT- Busy afternoon up in Viper. FEAR 31 B52s (x2) and SILVER 31 CF18s (x2) entering the airspace. BISON and PACK tankers working the area. 227.700 active TAC frequency. Still trying to find the BISON boom freq. Last night on 340.425 OMEGA 10 AR with USMC AV8B tail 165592 (missed the callsign).

 

[nodak1crdet3]

1315 EDT- Busy afternoon up in Viper. FEAR 31 B52s (x2) and SILVER 31 CF18s (x2) entering the airspace. BISON and PACK tankers working the area. 227.700 active TAC frequency. Still trying to find the BISON boom freq. Confirmed last night on 340.425 OMEGA 10 AR with USMC AV8B 165592 (missed the callsign).

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FEAR 31 x 2 (MT B-52's)
369.150 A/A, 11:55am.
300.125 possible Encrypted traffic from them.

Thanks for the callsign. I never heard them use it as they passed thru the area.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[frank3si]

Hearing blue angel flight x7 traffic on 284.25

Likely Oceana-bound for this weekend's shows.

 

[reconrider8]

Likely Oceana-bound for this weekend's shows.

Pretty sure they are. It caught my attention when Blue Angel 1 and the dude sounded just like they do when you hear him on the radio "Turnnnnnnnn righttttt!!!!"

 

[apex31]

Nice footage of DEMON91,92 (177th FW F-16s 87-0238 87-0250) departing London, Ontario, early Monday morning for their flight back to ACY. Arrived RWY31 full stops around 0800 local. Also included flight leads TIS-B pinging over Lebanon, PA.

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[VbSpotter]

Pretty sure they are. It caught my attention when Blue Angel 1 and the dude sounded just like they do when you hear him on the radio "Turnnnnnnnn righttttt!!!!"

Speaking of lol, BERT10 (Fat Albert) landed at KNTU Oceana around 12:50 this afternoon.

 

[hrspotter]

OT - A good amount of MARS traffic on HF tonight for those who have HF capability. 4540 khz USB, callsigns 1PB, 1CR, 1MR, 1DR, 1XY (NTC), 1PB, TX2, 1DI (control?), 1HA, 1PQ, AFW1C, AFA1EO, 1DS. Intermittent data bursts in MIL-STD-188-110A.
Net closed 2323Z.

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Friday, September 20, the President will travel to Wilmington, Delaware, with arrival about 2:15PM.

Over the weekend or next week look for an interesting aircraft in the area as Biden will welcome His Highness President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the White House on September 23rd.

 

[Tech792]

1018L- Receiving weak, one-sided conversation on 139.6 (am), poss MD A-10's

 

[Mark]

White top chopper inbound KILG..
Nighthawk-31 direct from Quantico...

 

[apex31]

305th AMW KC-46s inbound McGuire following their support of a B-2 BTF in Australia. RCH031 (21-46088) RCH032 (20-46074) RCH033 (19-46007)

 

[apex31]

1310 - NATN13 KC-46 (21-46090) off McGuire heading east. Maybe quick trip up to Pease to stage for CAP work this weekend?

1334 - Not passing above 7,000ft 280kt. Low and slow...

 

[RichardKramer]

305th AMW KC-46s inbound McGuire following their support of a B-2 BTF in Australia. RCH031 (21-46088) RCH032 (20-46074) RCH033 (19-46007)

@1250L heard RCH033/CP 237.150; A1, 32 pax inboound passing just S of my qth.

 

[AirScan]

1330 EDT- MT B52s back at the Fort Drum Range, FEAR 41 (x2) on 226.900.

 

[Tech792]

1415L- PACK 41 & 42 on "interplane" 235.85, passing over NJ doing multiple evolutions of AR training, "clear to contact"

 

[Mark]

0945 local "HORNET-100" ZDC UHF Southbound FL-280 assume CF-18 Hornet Demo for Oceana airshow

News File photo.

 

[hrspotter]

1637L - Warbird Thunder (the callsign) SNJ-2/T-6 Texan flight of two calling Oceana Tower "flight of 2 texans", inbound to 5L, requesting the hot ramp.

 

[hrspotter]

1637L - Warbird Thunder (the callsign) SNJ-2/T-6 Texan flight of two calling Oceana Tower "flight of 2 texans", inbound to 5L, requesting the hot ramp.

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1710 - N32VA from VA Dept. of Aviation landing 5L at Oceana.
CAP4528 inbound to 5R as well.

1717L - Sounded like AJAX 77 flight of two Hawker Hunters lined up for final on 5R calling Oceana Tower.

 

[hrspotter]

1741L - ARNE 2 calling Oceana tower with PPR, inbound 5R.
1745L - Skyhawk 3741F inbound 5R with the same.
1754L - N8020K Fuji LM-1 inbound 5R.
1800L - N1172D and N140R flight of 2 Cessna O-1s inbound to 5R requesting long landing.

 

[RaleighGuy]

POTUS M1 to Wilmington Friday, and meets with Australian PM who arrived today (but @frank3si didn't photograph)

1:25 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Fort Lesley J. McNair en route to Wilmington, Delaware from Fort Lesley J. McNair
2:15 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives Wilmington, Delaware Delaware Air National Guard Base
4:45 PM THE PRESIDENT hosts a personal meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia Wilmington, Delaware

NEXT WEEK
Thursday, September 26, President Biden will meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine at the White House.