Sticky Thread For MilAir 2015

[BM82557]

Guys,

Posted yesterday on another list---was wondering if u guys in WVA/PA have any ideas?

A very interesting aircraft, "IFR200" has been circling between Martinsburg, WV & Chambersburg, PA for hours. Due to its unique identifier, I couldn't find it by searching, and it's not on FlightAware at all. "IFR200" on flightradar24.com.

At night P-3 159504 WARLK28 has been doing just that. On 11/23 arrived about 21;30 local departing about 05:15 this morning. Last night's orbit was at 13000', some nights he's at 5000' or 8000'. Ongoing SNC Hagerstown contract. Screenshot was taken at 21:59 local on 11/23.

 

[freqhopping]

Anyone have a registration id or callsign on this aircraft? ads-b is AE0441. Took off from AP Hill it looks like.

Alternate hex code for C-32B type. That's probably just where it started getting tracked.

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys,

In case you're interested in some audio on the shootdown of the Russian fighter in Turkey

Some audios at following links.

http://theaviationist.com/2015/11/24/audio-tuaf-warns-ruaf-su-24/

Listen to dramatic moment Turkey warns Russian fighter jet to retreat before shooting it down - Mirror Online

 

[mdmonitor]

RAF Airseeker Aircraft

Guys,

The RAF is now operating several ex-USAF RC-135s, nicknamed Airseeker. The Royal Air Forces's Airseeker electronic

surveillance aircraft the second of three planes bought from the United States at a cost of £650m - operates at high-

altitude relaying intelligence to coalition forces hunting fresh Islamic State targets to bomb.The retrofitted jet, a

converted Boeing KC-135 tanker, started operations for the UK in September.

RAF Serial ZZ664 (hex 43C38C) ex-USAF Serial 64-14833 KC-135R

Images at following link

Photo Search Results | Airliners.net

RAF Serial ZZ665 (hex 43C39C) ex-USAF Serial 64-14838 KC-135R

Images at following link

Photo Search Results | Airliners.net

They are assigned to RAF 51 Sqdn currently operating out of RAF Mildenhall until RAF Waddington's runway is re-surfaced.

The deployed location is Cyprus.


The following at the moment is still a KC-135R and will be converted in due course.

RAF Serial ZZ666 ex-USAF Serial 64-14830 KC-135R

Ron
Maryland

 

[freqhopping]

GAF017 3E8763 inbound to Dulles. 125.8
Airbus of some sort.

 

[Mark]

NASA 439 into Dover today back from St Johns flights.
Mainly to clear Customs probably before moving on back to home station Wallops.
NASA439

NASA's C-130H Hercules Takes Off for Newfoundland | NASA

 

[Tech792]

11/29/15- 82-8000 just went overhead 1140 local....apparently en route overseas. Chatting about the bumpy ride at FL310 on 292.8

 

[SiuDude2]

11/29/15- 82-8000 just went overhead 1140 local....apparently en route overseas. Chatting about the bumpy ride at FL310 on 292.8

...he was chatting with SAM44, 09-0015.

An E-4B (73-1677) is currently over the DelMarVa, headed Northeast. The callsign is EDGE 22.

 

[FIREBOX2914]

...he was chatting with SAM44, 09-0015.

An E-4B (73-1677) is currently over the DelMarVa, headed Northeast. The callsign is EDGE 22.

A Uk Forum is reporting AF1, SAM44, & BRETT22 (E-4B 73-1677) due into Ramstein.

 

[Mark]

PHOENIX 11,12 doing missed approaches with Dover AFB runway 32 all on UHF only around 7:05PM
Not sure who they were,maybe T-38's from Langley?

 

[SiuDude2]

A Uk Forum is reporting AF1, SAM44, & BRETT22 (E-4B 73-1677) due into Ramstein.

AF1 and SAM44 both landed at Paris Orly.

BRET22 (previously identified as EDGE22) hooked up with a tanker east of Nantucket. The tanker was either SPUR60 (58-0030), or 61 (59-1498), KC-135s, from the Maine ANG. BRET22 landed at Ramstein about 3 hours ago.

BRET22 departed Warner Robbins, GA, where they have a 12,000 runway so I'm not sure why they did a mid-air refueling, other than for practice.

 

[mdmonitor]

German Air Force at Dulles

Two or three times a week, a massive turbo-prop German transport plane lands at Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC. Washington is the command center for German military operations in the US and Canada - a major operation, considering that over 1,500 soldiers are currently active in the region. In Norfolk, the German Navy works with NATO partners on training missions. In Tampa, a German attaché is stationed at CENTCOM, the US central command for the Middle East. In Arizona, German fighter pilots train alongside US pilots. Ammunition, fatigues, equipment, airplane parts and everything else that enters the US for the German military enters through Dulles, where the German military has a private tarmac and its own staff.

READ MORE:

German Missions in the United States - German Air Force

 

[BM82557]

P-3

Back from Thanksgiving break tonight, low considering the weather conditions -

 

[Mark]

09:10 am local Odd sounding callsign at first this morning sounded like Blangle7 which
was his short hand callsign for Blue Angel 7 trying ZDC Sea Isle no joy 281.450
Couple of times he did chime in with full callsign but mostly used Blangle 7..

 

[Mark]

Should hear some odd coms out in the usual offshore warning areas soon.
U.S., British, French forces partner for inaugural Trilateral Exercise at JBLE

The RAF came via Bermuda so nothing heard up this way..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOTQldn6YbE

There was a VANDY 71 T-38 doing missed appchs at Dover last night 11:30pm local.

 

[mdmonitor]

1424 EST- Scan 84 (Dash 8 N984HA NGTF)-working w/unid grnd stn Speilberg on Northrop discrete (123.225).

Also earlier had Dubai 4 (unid) working on 132.55. Don't know who he is or what he's doing

 

[FIREBOX2914]

1424 EST- Scan 84 (Dash 8 N984HA NGTF)-working w/unid grnd stn Speilberg on Northrop discrete (123.225).

Also earlier had Dubai 4 (unid) working on 132.55. Don't know who he is or what he's doing

Dubai 4 landed at GED/Georgetown.

 

[freqhopping]

Should hear some odd coms out in the usual offshore warning areas soon.
U.S., British, French forces partner for inaugural Trilateral Exercise at JBLE

The RAF came via Bermuda so nothing heard up this way..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOTQldn6YbE

Monday night I saw RRR2142 ZZ330 on Flightradar24 heading down the coast and into either Oceana or Langley.

 

[Mark]

French arriving at Langley in their Rafales from 2/30 Normandie-Niemen and 1/7 Provence
Poor quality video seems from old cellphone..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90HWIO5VIvs

Heard some coms from 3 Langley F-22's this afternoon callsign DEATH 1,2 and 3.
Figure on some unusual callsigns during this exercise.

 

[mdmonitor]

ACY- Atlantic City NJ (KACY)
ADW- Joint Base Andrews MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
DAA- Davison AAF, Ft Belvoir VA (KDAA)
DCA- Reagan National Airport/CGAS Washington, Wash DC (KDCA)
DOV- Dover AFB DE (KDOV)
GK- Giantkiller (FACSFAC, Virginia Capes)
LFI- Joint Base Langley VA (KLFI)
MTN- Martin State Airport, Baltimore (KMTN)
NGTF-Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore (KBWI)
NTPS-Naval Test Pilot School, PAX
PAX- NAS Patuxent River MD (KNHK)
PTC- Potomac Area TRACON
WRI- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)
ZBW- Boston ARTCC
ZDC- Washington ARTCC
ZNY- New York ARTCC


1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EST))

((Some acft idents from local Mode-S collectors))

0856- Venus 55 (C-37B #11-0550 99th AS ADW)-w/PTC approach (136.525).
0857- Blackjack 1 & 2 (MH-65Ds, CGAS Wash)-intercept training on CGAS discrete (157.05).
1023- Colt flt (2 X A-10Cs, 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-w/Raven SOF (275.7) declaring an IFE and advising that Colt 2 will stay with him and he will burn down to 6,000 lbs before landing. Also on sqdn discrete(271.4).
1026- Musel 8 (UH-1 1st Helo Sqdn ADW)-land at Musel Beach.
1028- Score 85 (poss P-8A #167951 VX-20 PAX)-w/BW (305.2). Also w/GK (238.1)
1037- Wardog flt (A-10Cs, 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-w/ZDC Calvert (281.4)
1040- ???? flt (id as flt of 2)-land at ADW (349.0)
1042- Acft 053 (prob KC-130, VX-20 PAX)-w/acft (42 unid ftr) refueling on test discrete (379.725). At 1317 53 working w/21 (poss Salty Dog 421 VX-23 PAX).
1142- Army 301 (UC-35 # 01-0301 OSACOM ADW)-land at ADW.
1150- Lightening 64 flt (F-35 JSF PAX-British accent)-w/BW (354.8 & 256.5) advising they are w/Salty Dog 420 (F-18C #163434 VX-23 PAX).
1153- T-Bolt flt (2 X F-22s, 149th FS VA ANG LFI)-check into W386 (238.1). Another T-Bolt sortie (238.1 & 249.8) in the early 1300 hour. Afternoon sortie (flt of 3) working on W386 common (312.2)
1202- Reach 252-w/Brickyard (WRI CP-134.1) w/inbound msg.
1230- Dubai 4 (unid)-working w/ZDC Cape Charles (132.55).
1247- Scan 04 (N804X Dash-8 NGTF)-working on Northrop discrete (123.225).
1319- unid ftr (call missed)-w/ZDC Bucks Elbow (371.9) cleared direct to destination.
1323- Acft 800 (poss FBI acft, Manassas VA)-calling Base (136.275 AM)--also w/unid acft discussing changing locations.
1352- SPAR 854 (C-21A)-depart ADW.
1402- DeeCee 51 (KC-135R # 59-1469 756th ARS ADW)-patterns at ADW.
1403- Limo 214 (FBI Manassas VA)-w/PTC (125.65) reporting mission complete and RTB Manassas.
1424- Scan 84 (Dash 8 N984HA NGTF)-working w/unid grnd stn Speilberg on Northrop discrete (123.225).
1438- Deft flt (2 X F-22s, 71st/94th FS LFI)-check into W386 (238.1)
1439- Mig 3 flt (F-22s, 71st/94th FS LFI)-check into W386 (238.1). On sqdn discrete (236.55)
1624- Venus 95 (C-32 #98-0001 1st AS ADW)-land at ADW.
1625- Army 1778 (C-37B # 904-1778 OSACOM ADW)-depart ADW.
1629- PAT 009 -w/ZDC Cape Charles (132.55).
1630- Guard 162 (UH-60A # 89-26162 MD ARNG C/1-169 AVN (AA) Weide AAF)-patterns at Weide (126.2)
1631- Tester 08 (T-38C # 61-0825 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (354.8) exiting restricted area and RTB PAX.


2. HF: ((Times UTC, Freqs KHz))

08912.0 1244Z CBE (USCGC Tahoma WMEC 908 Kittery ME) USB/ALE sounding.
08912.0 1515Z R26849 (ArNG UH-60L VA ArNG Sandston VA) USB/ALE sounding
15867.0 1610Z BGR (Maine ArNG AASF#1, Bangor International Airport ME) USB/ALE calling R26671 (ME ArNG UH-60L)
15867.0 1730Z R08797 (CH-47F # 09-08797 Co B 2/211th Avn GSAB Iowa ArNG Davenport IA) USB/ALE calling DAV (Iowa ArNG AASF #3, Davenport IA).

Ron (mdmonitor1@verizon.net)
Baltimore MD (390747N 763711W)
VHF/UHF: BC-895XLT/RS Pro-2045 w/Diamond D-130J discone (in attic)
HF: Icom R75 & Sangean ATS 909 w/45-ft PAR EF-SWL (in attic)