Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[Mark]

Interesting that two kc-135s from Ohio EDDIE 41,42
tanked two C-17s that departed Oceana NAS RCH 311 and RCH-312.. Must be heavy hot loads.

From yesterday on these two C-17's showed that near Halifax after tanking they turned sharply Southeast.
Seems they went on down to DGAA Airport in Accra Ghana. Rated nicest airport in Africa.
Right on the Coast so maybe some offshore US Navy action going on down there.

 

[wbagley]

King Charles leaves Belfast to go to London on KITTYHAWK 21R to join his mother's coffin which will soon depart for RAF Northolt from Edinburgh on ZZ177, an RAF C-17.

Her Majesty The Queen’s Coffin will depart St Giles’s Cathedral for Buckingham Palace tomorrow, Tuesday 13th September 2022.

Having travelled from St Giles’ Cathedral, Her Majesty’s Coffin will depart in a Royal Air Force aircraft from Edinburgh Airport in the early evening, arriving into RAF Northolt.

The Princess Royal accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence will travel with the Coffin on its journey.

At Edinburgh Airport, The Coffin will be conveyed onto the aircraft by a Royal Air Force Bearer Party and a Guard of Honour will be found by The Royal Regiment of Scotland. There will be a Royal Salute as the Coffin arrives. The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland will also be present on the apron.

As the aircraft leaves, the Guard of Honour will give a final Royal Salute. The Band will play one verse of the National Anthem.

At RAF Northolt, the Bearer Party and Guard of Honour will be formed by The Queen’s Colour Squadron (63 Squadron RAF Regiment). The Bearer Party will convey the Coffin to the State Hearse.

The Guard of Honour will present arms on the arrival of Coffin and remain in that position until the State Hearse has departed the airfield.

Her Majesty The Queen's coffin will return to London | The Royal Family

 

[Larry51]

1243- Local new chopper working ADW tower (118.4) trying to get some Thunderbird footage. Confirms that ADW TFR is until 2:30.

1248- Mussel 1 & 2 (UH-1s 1st Helo Sqdn) working on discrete (225.875)

1258- Hearing an unid acft (no call noted) working on 235.4 which I have as the NSAS Langley Ops freq.

I show 235.4 as VAW-123 (NAS Norfolk) air-to-air. I have other freqs for NASA Langley Ops if you need them.

 

[pro106import]

Wild11 and others with long lasting exercise down south of me
238.175
339.725
255.000 with Giant Killer... heading back to base now - WILD11 Standard flight of 2

 

[MUTNAV]

See QUAKES arriving Hawaii.. Not dragging anyone so assume will be picking up someone soon
to drag back East.

Those DC area late night Falcon Virgo exercises have become so routine and predictable anymore I wonder why they bother sometimes.
Ready 1 Cessna CAP bird or a small pax jet.
Ready 1 Coast Guard Chopper or two out of DCA
Ready Two F-16's COSMIC from Atlantic City or Andrews "Angry"based. Hardly realistic when you know what is coming.
After one hour and a half or so call it a night

Sometimes it's important to practice things until you get it right...

It also reminds me of (for some reason) something I was told by a special ed teacher long ago.

I had asked about how doing finger painting was useful for her 5 students, each with very different needs.

She replied that
the first child is working on identifying colors,
the second with following directions,
the third was learning how to deal with "dirty" fingers and not getting upset,
the fourth was working on focusing on their work and not interfering with others.
The fifth was learning to deal with sensory overload issues and not wanting to touch the paints.

Basically one really thorough exercise that covers all of the bases is pretty good.

Upon reflection, what we (and they) should be concerned with is the weird things that could happen that they HAVEN'T thought of and practiced (like when a hijacked airliner is used as a weapon against a building (pretty sure it wasn't thought of as a serious threat before it happened)).

Thanks
Joel

 

[Mark]

SAM-948 #98-0002 off to Northeast headed across Pond.. Strange time of day for that.
Guess someone wants a late night landing somewhere.

 

[mdmonitor]

1345- Wild 11 working Potomac (348.725) & ADW tower (349.0). His left main landing gear light is not illuminating so not sure about status of landing gear. Another Wild visually sees all 3 gear down. Wild 11 eventually landed safely.

 

[mdmonitor]

1415- KAF 3202 (Kuwaiti AF C-17 KAF 342) off NJ coast, maybe going to DOV.

 

[AirScan]

King Charles leaves Belfast to go to London on KITTYHAWK 21R

According to this website the KRH callsign would be SPARROWHAWK. Looks like the Queen's casket was on KFR 01R. Were the KRF callsign would be KITTYHAWK.

I'm guessing the KRH SPARROWHAWK is only used for the current King or Queen and KRF KITTYHAWK for "other" Royal Family missions ?

 

[wbagley]

According to this website the KRH callsign would be SPARROWHAWK. Looks like the Queen's casket was on KFR 01R. Were the KRF callsign would be KITTYHAWK.

I'm guessing the KRH SPARROWHAWK is only used for the current King or Queen and KRF KITTYHAWK for "other" Royal Family missions ?

I'm led to believe from your link that SPARROWHAWK signifies a civilian royal/VIP charter, KITTYHAWK means an RAF aircraft performing royal/VIP transport.

And, the King's flight today was a chartered Jungle Jet (Embraer), so I believe you are right, the callsign was SPARROWHAWK. Since the late Queen's plane was from the RAF her callsign was KITTYHAWK.

Maybe the 'R' signifies that a monarch is onboard?

 

[Hbright]

0855 - TFR published for tonight at KILG 1745-2145 local 2/6436 NOTAM Details
Maybe he is coming home to vote in Delaware Primary election.

Looks like POTUS is taking 09-0016 to ILG tonight. It is listed as MC1 (AF1) on ACARS.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Looks like POTUS is taking 09-0016 to ILG tonight. It is listed as MC1 (AF1) on ACARS.

Still no official word on the trip

 

[N4TX]

FlightRadar24 crashes as 6m log on to follow Queen's last flight

Popular aircraft tracking service FlightRadar24 crashed under the weight of the six million people who attempted to log onto the service as the late Queen was brought to London from Scotland.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[mdmonitor]

1635- Pack 81 (KC-46 # 17-46029 NH ANG) off the NJ/DE coast. Calling on AR 636 primary (238.9). Lo and Behold--Pack flt is actually two acft Pack 81 & Pack 82 (KC-46 # 16-46013) doing enroute AAR over Virginia Eastern Shore.

1645- Chaos 99 (KC-46 # 21-46059 97th AMW Altus AFB OK) working ADW CP (378.1). Request air stairs in rear of plane to unload pax.

 

[mdmonitor]

1715- Ditty 73 (E-6B # 164387 VQ-4 Det) inbound PAX. Working Shado Ops (310.15).

 

[RaleighGuy]

Looks like POTUS is taking 09-0016 to ILG tonight. It is listed as MC1 (AF1) on ACARS.

Updated schedule released, just a quickie in and out of Wilmington...

6:05 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Washington, DC en route Wilmington, Delaware
6:40 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive in Wilmington, Delaware
7:55 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Wilmington, Delaware en route Washington, DC
8:40 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Joint Base Andrews en route the White House

 

[Mark]

SPICE-98 E-4B #74-0787 doing fairly low passes over Lake Michigan down to 10k feet.

 

[N4TX]

US B-52 bomber emits emergency code while flying in British skies

A nuclear-capable American bomber jet flew over England on Tuesday while relaying a blaring siren.

nypost.com

B-52 squawks 7700, Brits notice.

 

[wbagley]

B-52 squawks 7700, Brits notice.

Apparently, an engine failure requiring the dreaded seven-engine landing at RAF Fairford.

 

[Mark]

Kind of rare when a B-1 (AE6C06) shows up on ADSBX.. Dyess bird flying locals around Texas.
Maybe coming our way come Saturday Andews airshow