Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[mdmonitor]

1312- DeepC 13 (EP-3E, # 157325 VQ-1 NAS Whidbey Island WA) working PAX A/D (121.0) for landing.

1340- SAM 46 (C-32 # 09-0016 AE4AE8) off ADW heading south

 

[mdmonitor]

1400- SAM 46 orbiting at FL160 over Harcum VOR just east of Richmond.

1428- SAM 46 leaves orbit and heads back to ADW.

 

[mdmonitor]

1500- AF1 (VC-25 # 82-8000) heading home to ADW.

 

[MMID303]

AWOKE13 in Central Pa. No information available. Ideas?

 

[bruinsaviator]

Any information on BLUE82 crossing northeast Ohio?

 

[GriffissSpotter]

Any info on BLUE 81 and BLUE 82?
BLUE 82 is dragging some sort of fighter jet... they called into ZBW as BLUE 82 flight.
17:16 - They are trailing 2 miles currently.

 

[mdmonitor]

1455- SAM 372 (C-37 # 11-0550 AE4DDD) land at ADW. Departed from Ft Stewart GA.

 

[freqhopping]

AWOKE13 in Central Pa. No information available. Ideas?

E-6B 163918

 

[yow777]

Any info on BLUE 81 and BLUE 82?
BLUE 82 is dragging some sort of fighter jet... they called into ZBW as BLUE 82 flight.
17:16 - They are trailing 2 miles currently.

GAF Tornados going to Bangor. RETRO 31.

 

[vgames15]

1233 local.. eyeballed an Osprey coming out of
KILG westbound prob along rte 40.

Two came in around 0830am and left around 0930 and two more came in around 1100 and left around 1200

 

[BM82557]

Fyi --

F-22 And F-35 Datalinks Finally Talk Freely With Each Other Thanks To A U-2 Flying Translator

Beyond linking up F-22s and F-35s, the U-2 and its gateway payload also connected naval and ground assets, and more.

www.thedrive.com

and whoops!!

Russian Cruise Missile Spins Out Of Control Before Crashing Into Sea Near Launching Destroyer

Weapons trials for the newly modernized Udaloy class destroyer didn’t go entirely to plan.

www.thedrive.com

 

[freqhopping]

Russian Cruise Missile Spins Out Of Control Before Crashing Into Sea Near Launching Destroyer

Weapons trials for the newly modernized Udaloy class destroyer didn’t go entirely to plan.

www.thedrive.com

Like a bottle rocket without the stick.

 

[connorochs]

Anyone else see the 12 KC10’s over North Dakota?? Wow!

 

[Mark]

The Va ANG at Langley got one of their F-22's back after Jan 2020 mishap #05-4085.
DVIDS - Images - VaANG maintainers rebuild F-22 Raptor after collapse on JBLE flight line [Image 9 of 9] (dvidshub.net)

 

[Mark]

Anyone else see the 12 KC10’s over North Dakota?? Wow!

See two Minot Buffs EB and one KC-10 westbound.
AR-20 Eastbound Res tonight 0330z-0430z not sure if related about 2 hours from now.
May be more than two Buffs? See if any SPUR tankers show up soon in NE.
2040 local BUFFS seem on course for AR-20. No polar route yet anyway.

 

[connorochs]

See two Minot Buffs EB and one KC-10 westbound.
AR-20 Eastbound Res tonight 0330z-0430z not sure if related about 2 hours from now.
May be more than two Buffs? See if any SPUR tankers show up soon in NE.
2040 local BUFFS seem on course for AR-20. No polar route yet anyway.

12 of them were up on radar earlier before passing by the bombers

 

[AirScan]

See two Minot Buffs EB and one KC-10 westbound.

If they keep going like they did last week they will be flying right over my location. Anyone have the current Minot BUFF A-A freqs ?

 

[Mark]

If they keep going like they did last week they will be flying right over my location. Anyone have the current Minot BUFF A-A freqs ?

Prob use usual AR-20 341.750 for tankers.. Not sure on A/A. I will prob be ZZZ by then

 

[AirScan]

12 of them were up on radar earlier before passing by the bombers

Wow. Don't see that everyday. No one is going to run out of gas over there.



Link - KC-10A Armada.

 

[Mark]

Wow. Don't see that everyday. No one is going to run out of gas over there.

Looks like a Travis KC-10 Air elephant walk exercise
Assume a practice Buff scram tanker exercise?