Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2020

[Mark]

Speaking of cargo planes bad time of the year for the A-124's from Volga Dnepr
UPS and National can help out Lets see if Antonov airlines keep theirs flying.
Volga-Dnepr Grounds Antonov AN-124 Fleet Indefinitely | Airways Magazine

Still one VDA-A124 airborne tonight from Orlando. Working way home I assume.
They do a lot of cargo work out of South America.They actually based one or two out of Houston Tx cause of that.
Aircraft Type ✈ Antonov An-124 Ruslan (quad-jet) (A124) Aircraft - FlightAware


Thanks for the links MB!

 

[Dutchmil]

Good evening,

Three brand-new RAF F-35s departed today from Ft. Worth on their delivery flight to RAF Marham as RRR 9711-9713.
They diverted however to Memphis KMEM with their supporting tanker Voyager RRR 9301 (ZZ332).

They should be departing to the UK after the holiday on Friday November 27.

René.

 

[mdmonitor]

Vermont Air National Guard announces F-35 night flying operations

The Vermont Air National Guard has announced that it is scheduled to begin two weeks of night flying operations starting Tuesday, Dec. 1 through Saturday, Dec. 5, followed by Tuesday, Dec. 8 through Friday, Dec. 11. “Nighttime takeoffs will occur between 4:30-6:30 p.m. and nighttime landings...

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U.S. Air Force shows B-1B’s external weapons carriage capabilities

The U.S. Air Force has revealed that the B-1B Lancer’s expanded carriage capabilities comes one step closer to fruition following an external captive carry flight over the skies of Edwards Air Force Base, California, Nov. 20. On November 24, the service announced that the flight featured a B -1B...

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[jsoergel]

Thanks for that. I was monitoring them working Winnipeg when they were eastbound as a flight of 4 and was wondering where those 2 ended up. Do you happen to remember the approximate time they were over KFFO ?

Can't say I recall. I remember the recordings began in the late morning, but I never checked the individual times.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Happy Thanksgiving to all...Busy morning on the east coast for flights home.

 

[TerryPavlick]

Good evening,

Three brand-new RAF F-35s departed today from Ft. Worth on their delivery flight to RAF Marham as RRR 9711-9713.
They diverted however to Memphis KMEM with their supporting tanker Voyager RRR 9301 (ZZ332).

They should be departing to the UK after the holiday on Friday November 27.

René.

RRR 9301 has departed Memphis and headed towards east coast of US

 

[mdmonitor]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE.

BE SAFE

 

[TerryPavlick]

RRR 9301 has departed Memphis and headed towards east coast of US

Just had a hit on 359.900 - not sure if air/air of RAF ? Make that 359.500 for the frequency. Not sure if related

 

[TerryPavlick]

Just had a hit on 359.900 - not sure if air/air of RAF ? Make that 359.500 for the frequency. Not sure if related

Now confirmed air/air on 359.500 (definitely a British accent)

 

[mdmonitor]

1158- Finally got a hit on him. Ascot 9301 working ZDC Woodstown (125.45) & ZDC Kennedy (125.325). At 1203 had some weak xmissions on 359.5. Too weak to hear anything clearly. They are right on the edge of my UHF reception horizon.

 

[TerryPavlick]

1158- Finally got a hit on him. Ascot 9301 working ZDC Woodstown (125.45) & ZDC Kennedy (125.325). At 1203 had some weak xmissions on 359.5. Too weak to hear anything clearly. They are right on the edge of my UHF reception horizon.

Just switched to Boston on 134.300 (flight of 4 aircraft block 26-27K)....now on 133.425 Boston Center

 

[TerryPavlick]

1158- Finally got a hit on him. Ascot 9301 working ZDC Woodstown (125.45) & ZDC Kennedy (125.325). At 1203 had some weak xmissions on 359.5. Too weak to hear anything clearly. They are right on the edge of my UHF reception horizon.

Yeah they were stronger earlier but have faded now....still following them on LiveATC

 

[jetcrafter]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

A nice milair treat today on a normally dead milair day... I caught the F-35 flight just as I turned on the radios before seeing all of your posts. Thanks to everyone for filling in the blanks I now know what I was hearing!

1728z 359.500 ASCOT 9301 and RAF 9711-13 on boom freq talking refueling and divert airfields nearby. (I have this freq logged before in March and April of 2020 during RAF Coronet flights)
1747z 123.900 ASCOT 9301 switching from ZBW 133.450 to Moncton Center check in the block 250-270 "flight of four".

Again, give thanks for what we do have, not what we're missing by staying home and keeping COVID safe!

 

[Dutchmil]

Hi, happy Thanksgiving !

Short update, they all arrived at Gander this evening. Departing to RAF Marham tomorrow, Friday.

René.

 

[Mark]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Again, give thanks for what we do have, not what we're missing by staying home and keeping COVID safe!

Nice catch Ed and all course seems US Mil stayed home today but wow look at the
Nationwide radar on ADS-B... Looks like old times

 

[jetcrafter]

Hi, happy Thanksgiving !

Short update, they all arrived at Gander this evening. Departing to RAF Marham tomorrow, Friday.

René.

Thanks for the update Rene! Appreciate you and your heads up!

 

[jetcrafter]

but wow look at the
Nationwide radar on ADS-B... Looks like old times

Thanks Mark. Yes I noticed the increase in flights yesterday and today. Looking promising to some day getting back to a more normal amount of planes in the air.

 

[Mark]

1820 local RCH-845 C-17 #02-1100 Med-Evac 30 min outcall 378.100 Andrews CP
"Two cargo pallets,1 L-Sat and 1 baggage pallet and 27 patients...
RCH845 showed out of Ramstein...
1835 local SAM-289 06-0500 GLF5 coming North from Tampa Intl airport towards Andrews.

The RAF F-35's at Gander CYQX.. Kicking up water,snow inbound.
Briggs Aero (@briggs_aero) / Twitter

 

[freqhopping]

GAF058 A400M outbound from Dulles. Just heard the unmistakeable sound of it, but louder. Passed over at just ~4000ft

It's been otherwise quiet around here today, even at my sister's where the southbound departures pass directly over.

 

[Mark]

Speaking of cargo planes bad time of the year for the A-124's from Volga Dnepr
UPS and National can help out Lets see if Antonov airlines keep theirs flying.
Volga-Dnepr Grounds Antonov AN-124 Fleet Indefinitely | Airways Magazine

No surprise Russian Antonov keeping their A-124 planes flying.. Looks like Mil job for the Aussies.
ADB3582 Antonov Design Bureau Flight Tracking and History 27-Nov-2020 (BNE / YBBN-PHNL) - FlightAware