Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[mdmonitor]

0854- Couple of HMX-1 acft (no calls noted) working on 273.95 & 318.9

0905- Mynr 79 (E-6B # 164387 AE0414 VQ-4 Det) off PAX heading east. Working ZDC Atlantic City (133.125).

 

[mdmonitor]

0938- Two HMX-1 acft working on 143.825. Mention working with controller on 118.35.

 

[RichardKramer]

0938- Two HMX-1 acft working on 143.825. Mention working with controller on 118.35.

118.350 Phila SW ATC (Du Pont area).

 

[mdmonitor]

118.350 Phila SW ATC (Du Pont area).

Rich

Thanks. Thought it might be Philly area.

 

[mdmonitor]

1040- Nighthawk 31 flt (3 X MV-22) working 273.95. Probable familiarization flt to Philly area. Mention flying over Aberdeen Md on way back. Mentioned working on 124.1. Caught a few short xmissions (no calls) on that freq after that. Not sure if it was them or not.

 

[Mark]

TEAM-71 flight up on ZBW ACK.. Maybe waiting for the B-1's or just playing with JEDI-11 C-17?
Listening to: ZBW Boston Center (ACK17) | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | LiveATC.net
TEAM-71 flight over to Moncton 123.900. Listening to: CYQI Moncton Center Low/High | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | LiveATC.net
1135 TEAM-71 flight back on ACK 133.450.No mention of any receivers

 

[morfis]

Prob forgot to change it on mode s.. Maybe SAM 647?
See OLIVE-49 RC-135U #64-14849 heading for Europe out of Lincoln.
Supposedly only two of these in USAF fleet. RC-135U Combat Sent > U.S. Air Force > Fact Sheet Display (af.mil)
Things may be heating up over there with Ukraine and Poland.

The u-boat refuelled from LAGER681 over Scotland/England then went over France. Special clearance or else it had no live chaff/flares
Destination was Souda Bay but I went out and didn't follow whether that is where it went.

The two bones that departed Fairford today back to the US should be followed by the other two tomorrow.

CVame back in to a flurry of all stations 30 character FDMs from ADVISORY around 1500. Most were repeated singly

 

[mdmonitor]

Earlier this morning, I heard another unid acft calling 378.1. I find it strange that a base as large & busy as Andrews does not have a working VHF or UHF Command Post freq. Are we missing something????

 

[mdmonitor]

1145- PLF 106 (Polish AF GLF-5 # 0002) looks to be inbound to Dulles.

 

[Mark]

Earlier this morning, I heard another unid acft calling 378.1. I find it strange that a base as large & busy as Andrews does not have a working VHF or UHF Command Post freq. Are we missing something????

Andrews KC-135 Ops 351.200 is only UHF that works..
TEAM-71 flight says going back up to AR-80 then will rtb McGuire.
1155 local TEAM-71 says 71,72 will split and TEAM-73 will stay with JEDI-11 on way back to McGuire.
ROMA-73 57-2606 off Bangor WB at FL 220.

 

[yow777]

Seems two of the B-1's TDY at RAF Fairford UK are returning to US this morning as ARTY-11 flight.

I've got ARTY 01/02, 2 x B-1's now working Montreal Center (Ottawa/Montreal area) 3NM non standard trail.

 

[Mark]

The B-1's did a more Polar route eh! Maybe that ROMA-73 tanker is for them?
Seems most airlines have been looping North on westbound flights from Europe.
Guess jetstream really going hard easterly this weekend. Notice checking some direct typical westbound airline flights
over the Atlantic are doing 380 knots while Eastbound flights doing 570 knots.

 

[yow777]

The B-1's did a more Polar route eh! Maybe that ROMA-73 tanker is for them?

Could be. ROMA 73 is up on the same frequency but no indication that they are linked yet. Not heard any Air/Air comms.

 

[mdmonitor]

1235- SAM 564 (C-40 # 02-0042) off ADW heading northeast.

1249- BRS 046 (Brazilian Military Embraer 135 #2582) working ZNY Millville (134.325)>ZNY Big Flat (133.475) heading west. Departed from NYC.

1254- Wide 16 (K-135R # 58-0072) working ZDC Guard Dog (135.525) coordinating flt route back to Pittsburgh.

1304- Executive 1 Foxtrot (C-32 # 98-0002) off ADW heading west.

 

[mdmonitor]

1320- Wide 16 working Steel Ops (311.0) w/30 min inbound msg.

 

[nodak1crdet3]

11-14-21
341.750 A/A. No callsign yet. Probably the B-1's.
ROMA 73 passing to the north of me.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK1

 

[yow777]

341.750 A/A. No callsign yet. Probably the B-1's.

I did hear some brief comms on 341.750 as they were passing my area so I think you are correct.

 

[JetWash]

418PM local
Hearing air-air on 235.4. CAP fighters? Also 235.625 ZDC Flat Rock

 

[Mark]

11-14-21
341.750 A/A. No callsign yet. Probably the B-1's.
ROMA 73 passing to the north of me.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK1

Looks like ROMA-73 was just going home to Iowa from previous Altrav the other day.
Due to bumpy wx they stayed low at FL 22k the entire way.

Their routing today so look for the other 2 B-1's Monday afternoon.

SR Airband & Aviation 📡✈🌍 on Twitter: "#ARTY01 flt [x2 B1-B's] 1525z Working GANDER CTR 132.400 & 120.400, cleared to destination [KDYS] via 5108N6301W > YBG > GIJ > OKM" / Twitter

 

[Mark]

Nice big USAF article on the new McGuire KC-46A tankers..
Three more KC-10's to Boneyard by end of this year then about 1 per month

KC-46 Arrivals Herald End of KC-10 Era at McGuire Even as Capacity Questions Persist - Air Force Magazine