www.audacy.com
OT: The Old Ex USS JFK carrier will be leaving/towed from Philly for Texas scrap yard tomorrow morning.
I remember going out to Delaware river a ways back when they towed it up the river.That drew quite a crowd.
Several times over these past years heard out of town Potus CAP pilots asking what carrier is that down there?
Ex-USS John F. Kennedy set to leave South Philadelphia’s Navy Yard
The ex-USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) aircraft carrier moored at the Philadelphia Navy Yard will commence its final journey Thursday morning to Brownsville, Texas, where it will be scrapped.
I'd appreciate any timing updates if anyone hears anything.
Took a tour of the Kennedy when it was in Phila Naval Shipyard back in the early to mid 90s when it was in for extended maintenance.OT: The Old Ex USS JFK carrier will be leaving/towed from Philly for Texas scrap yard tomorrow morning.
I remember going out to Delaware river a ways back when they towed it up the river.That drew quite a crowd.
Several times over these past years heard out of town Potus CAP pilots asking what carrier is that down there?
Ex-USS John F. Kennedy set to leave South Philadelphia’s Navy Yard
The ex-USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) aircraft carrier moored at the Philadelphia Navy Yard will commence its final journey Thursday morning to Brownsville, Texas, where it will be scrapped.
Hopefully the weather is clear - will try to spot it with the roof cam once down in the lower Delaware BayAccording to this official site, this is happening today (the date on this release was yesterday, so current):
Ex-USS John F. Kennedy to Commence Final Transit, Jan. 15
UPDATE: The move was scheduled to happen on Wednesday but has now been delayed until Thursday, officials told Action News.
AND: Navy officials originally planned for the ship to leave Philadelphia on Wednesday, but high winds in the region led to a one-day postponement. The trip to to Brownsville, Texas, is expected to take at least two weeks. Navy officials did not immediately provide a schedule for the ship's departure on Thursday.
I have a meeting west of Philly with three other people to deal with my mother's estate, which will keep me out of New Castle until at least noon tomorrow. Hopefully it will be a slow tow - I'll be very aggravated if I miss this
that was this one
globe.adsbexchange.com
N31EJ was an MQ9 assigned to CBP AMO out of Fort Huachuca. It crashed on decent on 15 May 2023. (Accident General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper N31EJ, Monday 15 May 2023) I've had the ICAO hex in my ADS-B filters and have recently shown it operating in the PA area for about a week or so now. Speeds and altitudes are more consistent with the MD-500 the N500DC registration comes back to. My guess is the MD inherited the old Mode-S code and the databases haven't caught up yet.
its operated by this company .....
hva-inc.com
globe.adsbexchange.com
x.com
Rgr Ron heard more of that conversation later as they asked GOTHAM-63 about the delay.
Judging by that Navy tail number 170754 a brand new one?that was this one
ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live
ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live - aircraft flight history
