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11 Injured in Fire Aboard Amphib USS Iwo Jima

11 Injured in Fire Aboard Amphib USS Iwo Jima


DHS Plan to Shoot Down Drones Near U.S. Airports Draws Criticism

DHS Plan to Shoot Down Drones Near U.S. Airports Draws Criticism

 

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1540 EST-- Acft working on Phillips AAF discrete (126.15). ADS-B showing CN-235 # 09-0643 doing orbits at 9,000 ft in and around the Aberdeen area. CN-235 # 09-0643 belongs to the USAF's 427th Special Operations Sqdn (SOS) at Pope AFB NC.

 

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The new seal for the Navy's next aircraft carrier contains a hint about big changes coming to naval aviation

The recently unveiled seal for the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy features its best-known aircraft, along with a future addition.

www.insider.com

 

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1540 EST-- Acft working on Phillips AAF discrete (126.15). ADS-B showing CN-235 # 09-0643 doing orbits at 9,000 ft in and around the Aberdeen area. CN-235 # 09-0643 belongs to the USAF's 427th Special Operations Sqdn (SOS) at Pope AFB NC.

1720 EST--ADS-B showing 09-0643 over Richmond VA heading south. Probably returning to Pope AFB.

 

[rjsincs]

1420 EST - KING62 C-130 15-5842 leaving KAVP looking for vectors to Dulles

 

[freqhopping]

I just noticed a Royal Navy EH101 flying around the DC area, so I figure something like this must be going on.

 

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BRITAIN’S LARGEST WARSHIP VISITS ANNAPOLIS

Britain’s Largest Warship Visits Annapolis | Chesapeake Bay Magazine

 

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1049 EST-- ADS-B showing US Navy Q-4 off PAX at FL450 and climbing

 

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123 EST--Acft 75 (H-72 # 13-72275 Weide AAF) working at Phillips AAF (126.15) & on ArNG discrete (246.8). Made ref to jumpers away.

1130 EST-- ADS-B showing KC-135R # 61-0307 756th ARS ADW) orbiting off the NJ coast at FL190. Waiting for "chicks" to show up?

1140 EST--ADS-B now showing Blue 73 (KC-135R # 61-0308 2nd ARW McConnell AFB KS) at FL340 off the NJ coast approaching same area as #61-0307. As Blue 73 approaches looks like 61-0308 is bugging out and heading towards ADW. According to ADS-B looks like Blue 73 departed from Pease NH.

 

[Mark]

Bit off topic but noticed a couple of new trainer types flying around Dover area.
Seem they are Vulcanair V 1.0 types bought by the Del State U for their flight program.

DelState gets new planes for student pilots, pays homage to Tuskegee Airmen

Student pilots at Delaware State University will soon be training on 10 new Vulcanair V1 airplanes and a new twin-engine Piper thanks to $3.4 million in funding from the General

www.phillytrib.com

Seems they have ordered 10 of these low cost trainers at about $250k a piece.
So far have logged N978DS and N171DS buzzing around.

 

[mtindor]

Looks like maybe a new C-32A is being tested out of Texas this morning. AE4AEC showing VENUS18.

AE4AEC (VENUS18) and AE5B79 (DAGGR33) were heading through southern Ohio / Parkersburg WV area today from the East.

AE5B79 I guess is a U-28A (modified PC-12). No idea what VENUS18 is, but it's at 30K feet and 400 knots.

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1124 EST-- Tester 956 (prob Tex II # 165956 NTPS) working PAX approach (121.0)

1125 EST--Venus 01 (VC-25 # 82-8000 PPO ADW) doing pattern work at ADW

 

[FIREBOX2914]

VENUS18 is a C-32. Possibly EX N903TB?

 

[Mark]

VENUS18 is a C-32. Possibly EX N903TB?

Sounds like a winner.. Thanks

FAA Registry - Aircraft - N-Number Inquiry

registry.faa.gov

 

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1140 EST--ADS-B showing US Army RC-12 # 89-00269) at FL230 doing orbits between Lancaster & Reading PA.

According to the ADS-B database the RC-12 belongs to the 224th Military Intelligence Btn at Hunter AAF Savannah GA.

 

[Mark]

1140 EST--ADS-B showing US Army RC-12 # 89-00269) at FL230 doing orbits between Lancaster & Reading PA.
According to the ADS-B database the RC-12 belongs to the 224th Military Intelligence Btn at Hunter AAF Savannah GA.

Showed callsign GLARE here today which covers a few Army MIB types.
Army UH-60M and Army UV-18A aircraft also with the GLARE callsign this year.
Seems these units are made up of active and Reserve components so assume on weekend likely a Reserve unit.

By 2015, all Battlefield Surveillance Brigades were reorganized into expeditionary military intelligence brigades

Battlefield surveillance brigades in the United States Army - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Mark]

I see Omega has purchased a couple ex Royal Netherlands KC-10's for US use.
The first will be ex T-264 (480C02) and new reg will be N264DE.

The First Boom-Equipped Tanker For A Private Aerial Refueling Company Has Arrived

The second-hand KDC-10 now in the hands of Omega Air could blaze a trail to a much more active contractor aerial refueling marketplace.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Mark]

Looks like Potus will be kicking it this coming Holiday week down South.
Wish I was there too

9/8850 NOTAM Details

 

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US Navy's Advanced Arresting Gear passes "most demanding test to date"

The US Navy’s new-design aircraft recovery system, Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), has completed its most demanding test event to date with 22 aircraft arrestments in just over 26 minutes at the Runway Arrested Landing Site (RALS) in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The two-day series of testing Oct. 23-24...

navaltoday.com

 

[BM82557]

AE67F3 unid this morning, looks like was in the pattern at MRB, I was out at the time so didn't catch MRB tower -