Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2020

[TerryPavlick]

Wonder who is renting this GLF4 for morning one way trip?

WWI111 Worldwide Jet Charter Flight Tracking and History 29-Sep-2020 (KILG-KBKL) - FlightAware

Track Worldwide Jet Charter #111 flight from New Castle to Burke Lakefront

flightaware.com

Could be advance team for Biden (campaign not USSS) getting there ahead of time. Probably ride back on one of the other planes.

 

[mdmonitor]

1800- SAM 721 (C-37 # 09-0525 AE4A81 89th AS) off ADW heading northeast.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Reports say a military aircraft has crashed near the Salton Sea in California:

Marine F-35B And KC-130J Collide And Crash In Southern California (Updated)

The F-35B pilot ejected safely and everyone on the MC-130J survived after a crash landing.

t.co

 

[freqhopping]

So what could possibly happen that makes it so they can't put the gears down?

 

[freqhopping]

Now seeing another pic showing the the 3 and 4 props completely gone and #1 damaged. Got it down in one piece of what was left, on one engine.

 

[AirScan]

Here's the audio from the collision. (with compliments to LiveATC and the person who supplied the ZLA feed).

RAIDER 50

Listen to RAIDER 50 by Tanker Tracker #np on #SoundCloud

tinyurl.com

 

[BM82557]

This is from a San Diego television station --

Military aircraft collide, crash in Salton City in Imperial County -

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Marine Corps fighter jet collided in mid-air with another plane during a refueling operation in a remote desert area of Southern California Tuesday afternoon. But the pilot ejected and the other aircraft landed safely, the military said. The F-35B jet collided with a Lockheed...

www.kusi.com

 

[mdmonitor]

0800- IAM 4682 (Italian AF C-130 MM62194 33FFE2) off ADW heading northeast. Working ZDC Woodstown (125.45).

 

[mdmonitor]

0915- Mig-1 (T-38 # 68-08154 AE63F4 71st FS LFI) working Giantkiller (350.05). Limey 1 flt & (F-22s 27th FS LFI) Jetty/Getty 1 flt (F-22s 27th FS LFI) working w/Mig-1 on discrete (238.825). Cobra flt (4 X F-22s LFI) working on discrete (292.3)

 

[krokus]

So what could possibly happen that makes it so they can't put the gears down?

With a plowed field, the landing gear could have sunk, while in motion, and had a catastrophic failure. Safer to belly land.

 

[fredva]

So what could possibly happen that makes it so they can't put the gears down?

Maybe a decision to make a belly landing upon seeing they weren't going to make the hard surface runway?

 

[mdmonitor]

0950- SAM 728 (C-40 # 01-0015 AE115D 89th AS) off ADW heading south.

 

[RaleighGuy]

AF1 departs ADW @ 2:50pm with arrival in Minneapolis-St Paul at 4:15 CDT, 7:05 CDT makes the 45 minute trip to Duluth Int'l. Return trip leaves Duluth at 9:25 CDT with arrival in ADW 12:40am EDT

Friday look for the return of 99-0003 (SAM432) from Italy/Croatia carrying Sec'y of State. 98-0002 is on the ground in Malta, just south of Italy where Pompeo is, wondering if it is a BU for his flight or something else. No info on State Dept travel to Malta, though there is an under sec'y in Austria/Belgium/Portugal/Spain/Albania on unknown SAM flight until Oct 4th.

 

[RaleighGuy]

0950- SAM 728 (C-40 # 01-0015 AE115D 89th AS) off ADW heading south.

Looks to be Karen Pence headed to Jacksonville FL for campaign event

 

[mdmonitor]

1055- Air Force 2 (C-32 # 98-0001 ADFEB7 1st AS) off ADW heading southwest.

1124- Glare 12 (MC-12J # 88-00325 AE515E) working at FL240 over Western MD & southwest PA. Working ZOB Imperial (132.125)

 

[RaleighGuy]

1055- Air Force 2 (C-32 # 98-0001 ADFEB7 1st AS) off ADW heading southwest.

ATL bound for noon campaign event, landing Dobbins Air Reserve

 

[mdmonitor]

1330- SAM 777 (C-37 # 99-0404 AE04F9 89th AS) working ADW CP (378.1) w/inbound msg. Departed from Savannah GA.

1330- Donky 78 (E-6B # 163920 AE0412 VQ-4 Det) off PAX heading southwest.

1335- Score 42 (MQ-4 # 168458 AE5C71 VX-20) working at FL510 in Atlantic Test Track. Has been there since mid-morning.

1345- Pioneer 12 (P-8 # 167955 AE2230 VX-1) off PAX heading southwest. Working ZDC Patuxent (133.9)

 

[mdmonitor]

1413- Score 42 (MQ-4 # 168458) working Giantkiller (238.1) advising they are finished in W386 & are RTB PAX. First time I've heard one of the UAVs in comms.

 

[freqhopping]

Maybe a decision to make a belly landing upon seeing they weren't going to make the hard surface runway?

This was a question asked before seeing that most of the engines and props were trashed. Might've been lacking hydraulics to drop the gears and work the brakes.

 

[BM82557]

Video Emerges Of Marine F-35B Crashing In A Ball Of Fire After Colliding With A KC-130J

The pilot of the F-35B successfully ejected before the plane hit the ground and the crew of the KC-130J also thankfully survived.

www.thedrive.com