Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[BM82557]

Long service life --

South Africa’s C-47 Dakotas Set For Retirement After 80 Years Of Service

Amid budget cuts and spares shortages, time is finally up for South Africa’s Dakotas, most of which were delivered in World War Two.

www.twz.com

 

[RichardKramer]

0735- McGuire KC-46s Rummy 71 & 81 inbound to McGuire from the west.

Ron, they called McGuire CP on 134.100 with their inbound message.

 

[mdmonitor]

Rich

134.1 seems to becoming some sort of universal CP freq. Yesterday I heard a UPS flt inbound to Dover working First Ops on that freq.

 

[RichardKramer]

Rich

134.1 seems to becoming some sort of universal CP freq. Yesterday I heard a UPS flt inbound to Dover working First Ops on that freq.

Yea, it's suppose to be used by commercial a/c transporting mil personnel/supplies; but a lot of military a/c have been using it instead of the UHF band.

 

[john8436]

0915 local: Pease KC-46A 18-46053 went to Fairchild the other day as Zombie??. Now is Zombie31 in orbit for Seattle CAP.

 

[TerryPavlick]

Yea, it's suppose to be used by commercial a/c transporting mil personnel/supplies; but a lot of military a/c have been using it instead of the UHF band.

Allotment of VHF Frequencies in the 118-137 MHz band
​

in the United States

126.200 Military Common (Advisory)

134.100 Military Common (Advisory)

 

[AirScan]

The New England Patriots B767-300 has been sitting on the ramp here in Ottawa/CYOW since Wednesday, it arrived as CMB 494 from Paraguay. No idea what it is doing here ?

 

[paradiver]

Follow up from the 920th.

920th RQW successfully conducts civilian medical airlift 350 miles off coast of United Sta

The 920th Rescue Wing successfully conducted a civilian medical airlift operation of a critical patient aboard a cruise ship located more than 350-nautical-miles off the eastern coast of the United

www.920rqw.afrc.af.mil

 

[AirScan]

CMB 494 now enroute to KADW.

 

[john8436]

1315 local; 3 McGuire KC-46A's head eastbound from the west. Wide89 16-46020 from Travis, Force74 20-46074 and Force73 19-46007 both coming from Salt Lake International.

Wide89 id at 25000' I wonder if they are dragging fighters eastbound.

Also Advic13 KC-135R MS ANG into Pease. A KC-46A from 916th ARW AFRC went to Pease yesterday as Advic??. I guess for the CAP.

 

[john8436]

1315 local; 3 McGuire KC-46A's head eastbound from the west. Wide89 16-46020 from Travis, Force74 20-46074 and Force73 19-46007 both coming from Salt Lake International.

Wide89 id at 25000' I wonder if they are dragging fighters eastbound.

Also Advic13 KC-135R MS ANG into Pease. A KC-46A from 916th ARW AFRC went to Pease yesterday as Advic??. I guess for the CAP.

Wide89 is a Pease's Kc-46A. Sorry!!

 

[Mark]

CMB 494 now enroute to KADW.

I guess Pres of Patriots leased his plane out to US Transcom?
Seems Pats have had problems with lease operator Eastern Airlines.
New England Patriots, Eastern Airlines Face Off in Lawsuit | AirlineGeeks.com
Looks like they did stops of several countries down there. Costa Rica,Brazil,Paraguay.

CMB494 U.S. Transportation Command Flight Tracking and History 11-May-2024 (CYOW-KADW) - FlightAware

Track U.S. Transportation Command #494 flight from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l to Joint Base Andrews

www.flightaware.com

 

[Mark]

FORCE-74 inboound McGuire on CP 237.150 alpha 1.
Maybe the FORCE tankers rtb the Hill AFB F-35's from Red Flag Alaska?

OT....The Baltimore bridge demolition is now postponed till Sunday evening...

 

[hrspotter]

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

 

[john8436]

1703 Local: 2 McGuire KC-46As Force71 & Force72 just departed Travis heading back to the east coast.

82-8000 & 92-9000 in the air.

 

[paradiver]

POTUS heads to the beach tomorrow night, while Jill spends some time in Arizona...

1:35 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle, Washington en route to Dover, Delaware

EDT
9:15 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Dover, Delaware en route to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
9:35 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Keck229 & Deed216 Bringing the toys home from SFO

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live - aircraft flight history

globe.adsbexchange.com

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live - aircraft flight history

globe.adsbexchange.com

AF1 over Montana near Billings, but off tracking now??

 

[Mark]

I guess Pres of Patriots leased his plane out to US Transcom?
Seems Pats have had problems with lease operator Eastern Airlines.
New England Patriots, Eastern Airlines Face Off in Lawsuit | AirlineGeeks.com
Looks like they did stops of several countries down there. Costa Rica,Brazil,Paraguay.

CMB494 U.S. Transportation Command Flight Tracking and History 11-May-2024 (CYOW-KADW) - FlightAware

Track U.S. Transportation Command #494 flight from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l to Joint Base Andrews

www.flightaware.com

CMB-494 N36NE departed Andrews towards Texas? and now followed by another
ADW departure Pax type flight CMB-302 N468AX.
Lot of folks on those two planes?

 

[BM82557]

82-8000 pops on and off tracking, currently about 200 miles NW of Saint Paul

 

[mattcawby]

0915 local: Pease KC-46A 18-46053 went to Fairchild the other day as Zombie??. Now is Zombie31 in orbit for Seattle CAP.

ZOMBExx were the CAP tankers, NOBLExx F-15s from Mountain Home.
SAM46 VC-25A 82-8000 was east of Seattle when AF1 was still on the ground, some brief comms on 292.8.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Cherry Point Airshow today...if you weren't there VERY early traffic and getting into the show was a nightmare.



This weekend was the Harrier Demo Team last performance. If anyone wants to order the final show shirt can do so on line until next Friday May 17th, after that it is a wrap.

That's All Folks

stores.inksoft.com