Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[robert16627]

The following WW2 a/c flew by my house yesterday from the WW2 Reading Weekend air show: Air boss was 119.250
N3155G B25; TB-25-N
N82GA SBD Douglas Dauntless
N54254 FA62 1941 Fairchild M-26 Cornell
N79307 FA62 1943 Fairchild PT-26-B
N29963 T6 1942 NAT-6
N40402 1945 Grumman TBM Avenger
N10601 1944 NA P-51-D Mustang
Some a/a was on 123.450 & 123.425

Just Curious, how easy is it to find out the Air Boss frequency? TIA

 

[RichardKramer]

Just Curious, how easy is it to find out the Air Boss frequency? TIA

At Reading's airport, 119.250 is an alternate app/dep frequency and has been used by the air boss at the WW2 shows for the last couple of years. The easiest way to find the air boss freqs is to get as close as you can to their comms and use your close call/signal stalker mode on your scanner. Sometimes you can get them just by listening to air traffic controllers giving them out. And with all the great people here on RR, someone will post them in one of the forums. Dave Shultz is one of the well-known air boss operaters here in the East; I got to talk to him about show freqs and he sent to me a nice pic of his civil & military radio's set-up at an air show along with a description of them. Here are the freqs he uses as of 2019:
VHF
121.700 - 132.950 - 135.650 - 121.500
UHF
238.150 - 269.900 - 288.700 - 350.300 - 243.000

 

[Madfox]

At 01:18Z approaching Moncton

BLUE31/86-0027 on Coronet East 041, looks like some 48th to KWRB coming up, likely CE042 will then be dragged back home to EGUL not long after as some tails are due back soon: 91-0310,91-0326,91-0329. There was one missing from the last 48th drag back from KWRB, tail 84-0015, not sure if that will return or goes to a different unit.
The first cell of Bengals x6 are still sunning it at Souda Bay, should move soon.

 

[Tech792]

At 01:18Z approaching Moncton

BLUE 31 landed at Lakenheath AFB, UK overnight

 

[mdmonitor]

National security payload scheduled for launch from Virginia's Wallops
Island

National security payload scheduled for launch from Virginia's Wallops Island

Hate to see these guys disappear. Was fun catching those Russian acft when they stopped at ADW.

Putin confirms Russian exit from Open Skies Treaty

The Russian president signed a bill to withdraw from the treaty allowing surveillance flights over military facilities, following the U.S. exit from the pact.

www.defensenews.com

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[mdmonitor]

Some tidbits from PAX River

Navy will use World War II B-25 to train test pilots

DCNewsroom, covering aviation, industry, government, space and stock market news.

dcnewsroom.blogspot.com

First Super Hornet Blue Angel enters flight test

DCNewsroom, covering aviation, industry, government, space and stock market news.

dcnewsroom.blogspot.com

 

[BM82557]

As was said in a movie (I forget which one), They're back!!!! --

FAA Data Shows Strange Pattern Of Military Encounters With Unidentified Aircraft

It's not just what is happening, it's where it's happening, with pronounced concentrations of incidents off the east coast and in southern Arizona.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Dutchmil]

Head's up, base readiness exercise coming up at Barnes this week:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1402223957315670017

 

[mdmonitor]

Site about the Reading WWII Airshow this past weekend. He provides link to the pics.

WWII Air Show

 

[mdmonitor]

0920- SAM 588 (C-37 # 97-0401 AE010E) off ADW heading west.

 

[AirScan]

0800- SAM 18 off ADW heading northeast (Europe).

 

[AirScan]

1037- SLAM 01 (2X F-15s) scramble excercise from BAF. Something about simulated hypoxic pilot at 9000 feet to the west.
1042- departing
1045- to ZBW 256.900 ("SLAM push man prime"). ZBW LiveATC

I'm guessing CAP 1931 is the TOI ?

TIS-B hit on the SLAMS ?

 

[ZNY3347]

Here is the link to the photos I got from WWII Weekend in Reading, PA this past weekend. What an event!

2021 WWII Weekend

Explore this photo album by Connor Ochs on Flickr!

www.flickr.com

 

[mdmonitor]

1111- DeeCee 21 (KC-135R # 57-1487 AE041E 756th ARS) c alling unid on AR777 freq (315.,9)

 

[mdmonitor]

1200- Gaggle of tankers operating off the NJ coast. Earlier, had Team 21 & DC 21 working in AR777, & now have Maine 85 & Topcat 5 working in W107/108 & add in Spur 69 working way up NJ coast, probably heading to McGuire.

 

[AirScan]

Gaggle of tankers operating off the NJ coast.

MOTOWN 2 seemed to be going somewhere then turned around to PSM. Sounded like maybe an unplanned diversion ?

 

[Mark]

1430 local see a SPORT-01 flight (AE18F6) headed SW from Martin State towards Alabama.
Another road trip it seems.

 

[mdmonitor]

1519- Mig flt (T-38 71st FS) & Conan flt (F-22s 27th/94th FS) working in W386 (233.525 238.825, 350.05 & 357.1)

 

[Dutchmil]

ROMA 63 (63-8029) from KWRI to KBGR, with ROMA 74 (62-3544) to follow. Next Coronet coming up.

René.

https://twitter.com/CoronetEast

 

[RaleighGuy]

Travel schedule for tomorrow...

8:10 AM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart the White House en route Joint Base Andrews
The Ellipse
8:30 AM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Joint Base Andrews en route Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom

BST

8:00 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom
8:45 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY deliver remarks to US Air Force personnel and their families stationed at Royal Air Force Mildenhall
9:30 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Royal Air Force Mildenhall en route Cornwall Airport Newquay
10:55 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Cornwall Airport Newquay
11:20 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Cornwall Airport Newquay
11:40 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive in St. Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom