Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[apex31]

Usually Stratcom on B-2 missions will mention if they did non stop round robin trip from US on this. Thinking they may have launched out of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean perhaps.

Would be fitting considering their time spent there during the most recent BTF Australia.

 

[mdmonitor]

1515- DeeCee 91 (KC-135 # 57-1749) off ADW heading west. West Coast/Pacific deployment?

 

[Dutchmil]

Good evening,

Excellent monitoring today here in the Netherlands .... the USS Harry S. Truman is operating in the North Sea,
just within the borders of my listening range. Today 6 Hornets and Growlers diverted due to fuel emergencies
to RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom. The following frequencies were monitored and confirmed:

265.000 REDCROWN
286.500 unknown air-to-air, but could also be tower or departure ....
329.000 HORNET ? rep
341.475 STRIKE
372.375 VFA-11 RIPPER air-to-air maybe TAC-1

Time permitting, I will try to make a recording available later this weekend ....

 

[Mark]

Good evening,

Excellent monitoring today here in the Netherlands .... the USS Harry S. Truman is operating in the North Sea,
just within the borders of my listening range. Today 6 Hornets and Growlers diverted due to fuel emergencies
to RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom. The following frequencies were monitored and confirmed:

265.000 REDCROWN
286.500 unknown air-to-air, but could also be tower or departure ....
329.000 HORNET ? rep
341.475 STRIKE
372.375 VFA-11 RIPPER air-to-air maybe TAC-1

Time permitting, I will try to make a recording available later this weekend ....

Wow.. US Navy in force at Mildenhall.. Very rare
Always thought Lossiemouth in Scotland would be their preferred divert base..

 

[BM82557]

Fyi --

Army Confirms It’s Exploring Requirements For A New Heavy-Lift Helicopter To Replace Chinook

A CH-47 Chinook replacement remains a major unknown when it comes to the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift vision.

www.twz.com

 

[Dutchmil]

And the best thing was AF1 working Maastricht radar tonight inbound to Berlin ....

 

[Mark]

Fyi --

Army Confirms It’s Exploring Requirements For A New Heavy-Lift Helicopter To Replace Chinook

A CH-47 Chinook replacement remains a major unknown when it comes to the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift vision.

www.twz.com

I wish these milnews clickbait sites would quit talking about possible hypothetical future aircraft.
It would take 25 years maybe for the Army to replace the Chinook.. Also about all the excitement about new B-52 engines.
Again maybe in the next decade!. Most of us will be pushing up daisies by then..
Reminds me of old days of Popular Mechanics mag talking about flying cars in the 60's.. Please stop with the distant future Madness

 

[Justmescanneruser]

RTTY on 225.0, not set up to try to decode. Multiple transmissions.

 

[Mark]

RTTY on 225.0, not set up to try to decode. And now it's gone.

That freq is also in the Ham band so maybe amateur radio.. I get a Ham radio FM repeater at times locally here on 225.400.
Another spectacular full moon rising tonight

1.25-meter band - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[RaleighGuy]

And Hagerstown before that, as he is flying from ADW to HGR and should be taking motorcade to Camp David

10/17/2024​	4/0130​	ZNY​	MD​	VIP​	Thurmont, MD, Friday, October 18, 2024 through Sunday, October 20, 2024 Local New ​
10/17/2024​	4/0129​	ZDC​	MD​	VIP​	Thurmont, MD, Friday, October 18, 2024 through Sunday, October 20, 2024 Local New ​
10/16/2024​	4/9879​	ZDC​	MD​	VIP​	Hagerstown, MD, Saturday, October 19, 2024 Local New ​
10/16/2024​	4/9883​	ZOB​	MD​	VIP​	Hagerstown, MD, Saturday, October 19, 2024 Local New ​
10/16/2024​	4/9881​	ZNY​	MD​	VIP​	Hagerstown, MD, Saturday, October 19, 2024 Local New ​

Hagerstown TFRs have been removed, Camp David updated and reissued, guess it will be Marine 1 direct to Camp David.

Date ​	NOTAM ​	Facility ​	State ​	Type ​	Description ​
10/18/2024​	4/0686​	ZNY​	MD​	VIP​	Thurmont, MD, Friday, October 18, 2024 through Sunday, October 20, 2024 Local New ​
10/18/2024​	4/0678​	ZDC​	MD​	VIP​	Thurmont, MD, Friday, October 18, 2024 through Sunday, October 20, 2024 Local New ​

 

[mdmonitor]

That freq is also in the Ham band so maybe amateur radio.. I get a Ham radio FM repeater at times locally here on 225.400.
Another spectacular full moon rising tonight

1.25-meter band - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Mark

I believe that's called the Hunter's Moon.

 

[BM82557]

Somebody on 279.9 at 0742 local, pretty weak at my location

 

[mdmonitor]

0950 Scan 04 (CRJ-7 N804X NGTF) out again today working w/stn Speilberg (123.225) in the Test Track (249.8)

0955- Some MD ANG A-10Cs out and about. A2A 266.6 & 271.4

1010- Langley T-38s (4 X Maul) out inW386 (238.1/255.65).

 

[vgames15]

1018 - Nighthawk 31 single v22 (168297) [05] despite showing on ADSB as 168355 calling Wilmington Tower (KILG). Landing RWY 09 parking at the Boeing Ramp

 

[mdmonitor]

1020- DC ANG F-16s (flt of 4) working A2A 238.175. Might be headed out to W107? ADS-B showing PA ANG KC-135 out in W107.

1030- Some 71st FS F-22s (no call noted) in W386 working with Maul flt (227.2).

 

[FLboy850]

Army special forces join search for missing Navy pilots after crash

The search continued late Thursday for the aviators whose jet crashed in remote terrain Tuesday, the Navy said.

www.navytimes.com

Looks like they’re enroute.

 

[mdmonitor]

1150- Another batch of Langley T-38s (4 X Scar) out in W386 w/some 71st FS F-22s. Freqs: 236.55/238.1/267.7

 

[RaleighGuy]

1208 EDT - AF1 92-9000 just departed Berlin headed to ADW

1212 - SAM46 82-8000 just departed

 

[mdmonitor]

1310- DC ANG F-16s (4 X Angry) off ADW (257.2/270.275). Advises Potomac they are heading for Evers MOA. A2A is 238.175.

 

[mdmonitor]

1445- ???-61 (unid ftr) working ZDC Flat Rock (235.625). Cleared direct to destination.