Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[Chris52]

(Backy93) Type - Boeing KC-46A Pegasus on 237.150 talking to Dover ??? Mentions cargo and fuel. Flying over the bay and booming in here.

 

[Mark]

(Backy93) Type - Boeing KC-46A Pegasus on 237.150 talking to Dover ??? Mentions cargo and fuel. Flying over the bay and booming in here.

237.150 is McGuire CP 😊

 

[mdmonitor]

1335- SAM 822 (C-37 # 09-0525 AE4A81) inbound to ADW. Departed from Savannah GA.

 

[mdmonitor]

(Backy93) Type - Boeing KC-46A Pegasus on 237.150 talking to Dover ??? Mentions cargo and fuel. Flying over the bay and booming in here.

McGuire is due to receive a bunch of KC-46s so will probably see more of them dropping in and out.

 

[hanzl]

Rgr that now showing as FT71. looks the same pattern as yesterday except a bit slower
down the Jersey Shore. Never catch him on radio flying so low though Dover tower 279.625 lit up with hiss on way in.
FT71 Flight Tracking and History 11-Jul-2021 - FlightAware

Odd shorty Air Res for AR-20NE later today 2300z-2345z. FL210-230 ..Shortest Res have ever seen.

Heard them working Potomac to Dover APP/DEP 257.875 18.08z,via LiveATC.

 

[mdmonitor]

1425- Salty Dog 121 (F-18F # 166449 VX-23) check in w/Giantkiller (238.1) for entry into W386.

 

[Mark]

Checking tape this morning 10:29am local had a FIRST-11 ZDC UHF at FL350 self id as "flight of 5 standard formation" going to FL370
then nothing much heard after that.

The Dover T-38's went home to Langley early this afternoon.
FIRST71 Flight Tracking and History 12-Jul-2021 (KDOV-KLFI) - FlightAware

 

[mdmonitor]

1600- Salty Dog 422 (F-18D # 163986 VX-23) working Potomac (269.625).

 

[GriffissSpotter]

DUNE 51 preparing to enter the Viper airspace. Anyone familiar with that callsign?

 

[brianmanig]

DUNE 51 preparing to enter the Viper airspace. Anyone familiar with that callsign?

Is it DUDE possibly? Looking through the list I use I think that VT used it in the past.

 

[AirScan]

Is it DUDE possibly? Looking through the list I use I think that VT used it in the past.

1608-1630 It sounds like DOOM 51 to me, and sounds like a Bomber. Sporadic comms to "Ice Digger" on 244.500, talking about reception and signals, "switching to signal 2 now".

 

[GriffissSpotter]

1630 - SANDY 01 which I believe is a flight of 4 cleared into Viper all.

 

[jetcrafter]

This guy stopped in to my son's FBO at Portland Maine KPWM after coming up from Alabama and flying over New England. Anyone know what the sensor underneath is?

 

[jetcrafter]

This guy stopped in to my son's FBO at Portland Maine KPWM after coming up from Alabama and flying over New England. Anyone know what the sensor underneath is?

Answered my own question...

Gulfstream C-20A (GIII) - AFRC | NASA Airborne Science Program

airbornescience.nasa.gov

 

[RaleighGuy]

Interesting post that may be helpful to people with locating the FAA freqs/transmitter locations. Through the NITA a copy of the UNCLASSIFIED version of the Gov't Master File has been released and posted online. It is big over 15k pages, but includes FAA VHF and UHF freqs and transmitter locations. There are also some Air National Guard freqs listed, but no LE or other military assignments that I have seen.

NTIA Government Master File of Federal Frequency Assignments

From the ColdWarComms Group. There is a classified section which (for obvious reasons) is not included. It's a huge document, over 15k pages. (You can view it from the link without downloading it, though.) https://www.governmentattic.org/41docs/NTIAgovtMasterFile_2021.pdf

forums.radioreference.com

 

[AirScan]

1715- DOOM 51 on 244.500 to Ice Digger, "we have 10 minutes left of playing time".

1720- DOOM 51 on 244.500 now to Barkeater, "thanks we got a lot of JP(?) testing done but we are out of playtime leaving your area climbing out of FL180 and switching to Boston Center".

 

[GriffissSpotter]

1723 - DOOM 51 cleared back to Barksdale AFB, proceeding direct SYR currently.

 

[RaleighGuy]

At 6:40PM EDT, the Vice President departed Michigan en route Washington, DC 99-0003
Meanwhile RCH867T 05-5143 C17 holding for landing at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport due to VIP movement.

AF1 heads to Phily tomorrow afternoon, travel schedule below.

1:00 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews from South Lawn
1:20 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2:05 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Philadelphia International Airport

4:10 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Philadelphia, Pennsylvania en route Joint Base Andrews
4:55 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews
5:15 PM THE PRESIDENT returns to the White House on South Lawn

 

[Mark]

1620 local VAMPIRE-91 dropping down assume from the NW for Oceana ZDC UHF.
1629 VAMPIRE-91 at 16k down to 5k req 300knots.
Sounds like a Navy visitor from VX-9 China Lake.Kind of surprised going to Oceana vs Pax River NAS.

2000 local RCH-494 C-5M 85-0007 that delivered the two CH-47 choppers to Australia off Hawaii but looks like rtb Hawaii
on ADSBX. Having tough time getting back to Dover.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

At 2000 a flight of what I’m assuming are A-10s, checked in with Fort Drum on 226.900 and I found A-A on 273.250, I’ll update with callsigns and number of aircraft when able.

Update - Thanks to AirScan, it’s SANDY 01, likely from Selfridge ANGB.