Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[ZNY3347]

1340 - BATON55 (EC-130J, 01-1935) looking to work KLNS (124.1)

 

[freqhopping]

N326JG contacting approaching on 125.525.

 

[mdmonitor]

Alot of low level activity at ADW, DOV & PAX. Must be taking advantage of the sunny wx to get in some proficiency training/hours.

 

[mdmonitor]

N326JG contacting approaching on 125.525.

Nice catch. Rats, he's working Potomac (119.7) and will be landing on rnwy 28 which means I won't be able to see him land. If he used rnwy 33L/R he would've come right over my house.

 

[BM82557]

Fyi guys --

Photo Emerges Of Shadowy Intelligence Gathering "Ghost Plane" In Somalia

The modified Beechcraft King Air has a unique configuration and doesn't officially exist or belong to any real operator.

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[Chris52]

Chris,

Alot of times, when they use Shado callsign (it's usually Shado 22), they are on a non-TACAMO mission. Either coming into PAX from their home base at Tinker AFB OK or going back to Tinker after their TDY to PAX. Sometimes I think the Shado flts are for maintenance checks or crew proficiency. The one you saw could've been heading back home to Tinker.

Thank you for responding sir and noted.

 

[Chris52]

A lot of low level activity tonight in the Pax River area being heard on a number of frequencies

 

[mdmonitor]

1750-Backy 24 (KC-46 # 18-46056 AE5FA377th ARS SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NC ) & Royal 51 (C-17 # 07=7175 AE146D 3rd AS DOV) setting up to do some AR training in AR 636 (238.9).

 

[RaleighGuy]

1750-Backy 24 (KC-46 # 18-46056 AE5FA377th ARS SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NC )

I thought "Backy" was SC?

 

[Mark]

I thought "Backy" was SC?

No it is North Carolina Tobacky Course see a lot of Amish growing tobacco up in Lancaster County Pa.
Sort of a sidleline cash crop for them..

 

[FIREBOX2914]

Was at ADW this afternoon. A USMC KC-130T departed at Navy Alpha X-Ray 315 and returned immediately as an IFE. Odd that its using a VR-53 Callsign. Not even sure when it arrived at IAD.

Photo for show an tell.

165315_AX315_2.23.21 by usertim1683, on Flickr

 

[IQ_imbalance]

237.15MHz 0156UTC 24 Feb 2021: REACH800 (C5M) to BRICKYARD

 

[freqhopping]

Was at ADW this afternoon. A USMC KC-130T departed at Navy Alpha X-Ray 315 and returned immediately as an IFE. Odd that its using a VR-53 Callsign. Not even sure when it arrived at IAD.

VMGR-452 is transitioning to J models. Some of their other planes have already gone to AMARG or the Navy.

 

[Mark]

For real late nighters Vandenburg doing Minuteman III test tonight 11:47 PM Pacific time.
May see some odd aircraft out monitoring this launch off California coast towards Hawaii and beyond.
Large launch window so may see well into Weds morning here local.
Unarmed Minuteman III test missile scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base | American Military News

 

[mdmonitor]

0805- SAM 797 (C-32 # 98-0003 ADFEB9) off ADW heading west.

 

[AirScan]

BLUE 65-66-67 on the way. Should be crossing onto US airspace around 13:30 EST.

 

[mdmonitor]

0905- W386 cranking up this morning. Iron flt (T-38s 71st fs) working Giantkiller (238.1).

 

[mdmonitor]

0935- Iceman flt &Marlin flt (71st FS) also working in W386 on discrete (255.65)

0940- P-25 bursts on 141.55. Also have Convoy 4443 calling CP on 141.55.

0945- SAM 744 (C032 # 98-0002 ADFEB8) off ADW heading south.

0950- Getting data bursts on 225.1. Score 46 (MQ-4 # 168458 VX-20) off PAX.

0955- SAM 775 (C-37 # 06-0550 AE206D) off ADW heading west.

0958- Salty Dog 123 flt (F-18s VX-23) working Bay Watch (270.8) advising they are leaving the restricted area. Working ZDC Casino (285.4) ident as two Super Hornets & requesting flt following to W107.

 

[Tech792]

1000- Hearing 238.175 weak....have this as DC ANG?
1011- TEAM 31 entering W107 135.725

 

[mdmonitor]

1015- T-Bolt flt (F-22s 149th FS VA ANG) in W386 working with the 71st FS T-38s.]

1019- Bobcat flt (4 X F-22s 27th FS) working Giantkiller (238.1) departing W386. Nacho flt (F-22s 27th/94th FS) also clearing out of W386.