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[Waltz41]

2302 - Empire 71 to Willow Grove tower.....two fast movers flew right over the house, thought it was just one, then i saw them do a landing break, they were loud!!! sure as heck wasn't a regular c-9 or a-10 here! i flipped on the scanner just at the end, just caught the call sign. Checked one source, doesn't match up (U.S. customs and civil air patrol). Anyone?

 

[TinEar]

Falcon Virgo 07-07 recordings. I'm lucky that I can catch almost all of it loud and clear.

Working with Potomac 135.525
DIAL working clearance with Potomac at the start 350.25

260.9
139.7

DIAL calling National Guard Ops 234.8
121.5
DIAL flight heading back to Langley 138.0
CAP flight 2598 returning to Davison AAF 126.3

Also noticed from my recordings that a CEF-05B landed at ADW over night. Had a Brit accent.

Very nice recordings Travis. Thanks very much for posting those. The funniest part was the DIAL pair thinking the DC-ANG Ops was going to answer them and send them text messages at that time of night. When I heard flight leader tell his #2 to switch to 234.8 and give them a call I started smiling and when he started calling "Capitol Guard Ops" there I was chuckling out loud knowing they wouldn't answer him.

That CEF-05B you mentioned was the Czech Air Force A319 with tail 2801 I mentioned in my log above that came in around 0300 to Andrews.

2302 - Empire 71 to Willow Grove tower.....two fast movers flew right over the house, thought it was just one, then i saw them do a landing break, they were loud!!! sure as heck wasn't a regular c-9 or a-10 here! i flipped on the scanner just at the end, just caught the call sign. Checked one source, doesn't match up (U.S. customs and civil air patrol). Anyone?

Nope, don't know who that was Brian and I didn't have my radios on anything but the Command Post freqs at that time. I don't show that callsign for anything other than what you show.

2329: TOPCAT 5 (KC-135E, 108th ARW McGuire) to TORCH Control on 303.0 with a Blackjack report...
T: Charlie for India, Lima, Alpha 7
U: 35(000)
V: 0350(Z)
W: Sierra

 

[Mateo]

Not much else has happened this evening other than a ton of Air Force and Navy transports and Airevac units into/out of Andrews

Heh. The 1700-1800 hour was moderately slow - JOSA 609 departing, MARINE 474 arriving, SPAR 45 departing, SAM 1292 with a radio check, and EXECUTIVE 1 FOXTROT (C-32 seen) arriving. Due to low clouds, and rain out to the east, the 757 was the only one that I got a visual on.

The only interesting one was ANIMAL 01 departing to the west and calling ATC on 257.2. It was a fighter type, since I certainly heard it fly over DCA, but was well above the cloud base by the time it passed. The only reference that I see for the call is the WI ANG F-16 unit at Madison.

 

[TinEar]

Heh. The 1700-1800 hour was moderately slow - JOSA 609 departing, MARINE 474 arriving, SPAR 45 departing, SAM 1292 with a radio check, and EXECUTIVE 1 FOXTROT (C-32 seen) arriving. Due to low clouds, and rain out to the east, the 757 was the only one that I got a visual on.

The only interesting one was ANIMAL 01 departing to the west and calling ATC on 257.2. It was a fighter type, since I certainly heard it fly over DCA, but was well above the cloud base by the time it passed. The only reference that I see for the call is the WI ANG F-16 unit at Madison.

I heard the ANIMAL 1 flight also. With ZDC-Yorktown 319.1 at 1718 he was climbing from FL 190 to 270. Then, at 1726, he was handed off to ZDC-Moorefield 371.9 and checked in at FL 270 and that was the last I had in my notes for him because I switched my attention to Executive 1 Foxtrot trying to rustle up a reply from SAM Command on both 378.1 and 141.55 and then with Tower on 118.4 by 1733.

 

[Mark]

2302 - Empire 71 to Willow Grove tower.....two fast movers flew right over the house, thought it was just one, then i saw them do a landing break, they were loud!!! sure as heck wasn't a regular c-9 or a-10 here! i flipped on the scanner just at the end, just caught the call sign. Checked one source, doesn't match up (U.S. customs and civil air patrol). Anyone?

Checking tape this am as I zonked out early last night I
caught VAMPIRE 71 with WG tower right before 11pm flt of 2 with Tower 340.200 looking for
overhead runway 33.. Navy no doubt.
Probably FA/18's from VX-9 China Lake NAWS.
Milcom poster had VAMPIRE 71 also with Denver Center yesterday Eastbound direct Offutt.

Mark

 

[bigred10]

2302 - Empire 71 to Willow Grove tower.....two fast movers flew right over the house, thought it was just one, then i saw them do a landing break, they were loud!!! sure as heck wasn't a regular c-9 or a-10 here! i flipped on the scanner just at the end, just caught the call sign. Checked one source, doesn't match up (U.S. customs and civil air patrol). Anyone?

Loud they were...I was already asleep when they came thundering over the house. First instinct was to run to the window and I caught a glimpse of the 2nd aircraft landing. I was going to guess F/A-18's and Mark confirmed that in his post. I hope they stick around for the weekend and fly some missions.

 

[Waltz41]

Mark......That's them...thanks!! Sure as heck sounded like Empire!! I've got to get better at this scanner stuff! My wife and I were just finishing watching ER, and thats when they came screaming overhead.

I have to go back, i quick grabbed my video cam and got them on turned approach (just looks like red blinking lights at night, but hey it's cool)...the scanner was going in the background.....I'll listen again. But anyways....Mystery solved!!! Thank you very much. And yes, hopefully they'll do something, maybe some Warren Grove work. If anyone hears anything about them, please post, hopefully i'll be able to get a few pics.

 

[CitationJet]

Re: CEF05B

Hi Travis,

CEF05B was Czech AF A319 2801.

Best regards,

Tony

Also noticed from my recordings that a CEF-05B landed at ADW over night. Had a Brit accent.

 

[Mark]

Waltz41 wrote: and thats when they came screaming overhead.

Yeah that would have woken me up as well.I'd give my right you know what to
get occasional FA/18's flying over my house doing carrier approaches.
Maybe not every night but sure would be nice once in a while! LOL


REACH 464A KC-10 #86-0030 with McGuire CP 0755 local arriving.
1610 local WARHOG 3 A-10's arriving home at WG from week at Florida Avon Park bombing range.
They stayed at MacDill AFB while down there.
good weather timing on their return after Exercise Atlantic Strike V while there.May be more on way home later.

Mark
Maryland (nowhere near a NAS base)

 

[Waltz41]

There was a C-5 from Travis here at Willow Grove today. In about 1200 and departed about 1445. Just caught the tail of it. Anyone hear anything on it? Just curious.

 

[TinEar]

There was a C-5 from Travis here at Willow Grove today. In about 1200 and departed about 1445. Just caught the tail of it. Anyone hear anything on it? Just curious.

Brian, someone on another board said it was REACH 6011. If so, that would make it a C-5B, tail 86-0011 from the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover.

 

[Mark]

0940 I hear the Jersey DEVIL's flt of 4 #11-#14 headed South prob to Pax River on ZDC 285.400
and now Baywatch 270.800 and 256.800,A/A 138.425 working area 4006.
DEVIL 3+4 switch to Victor 15 142.250. Guess they are doing 2 on 2 Air Combat Intercepts.
1020 DEVIL 11 and DEVIL 13 rtb Atlantic City 327.125 and with tower 239.000 barely heard.
1026 BICEP's up on A/A 138.875 working ground attacks.
1300 ASCOT 5724 RAF C-130 arriving Norfolk NAS on 349.500 from Bangor.Thick Scottish accent.. "Hootman" LOL

Ref below: Yes BM that was BICEP 1 and DEVIL 1 NJ ANG also working down towards Pax way.

Mark

 

[BM82557]

Activity 04212007

1013 - ...target... -- 138.875
1014 - unid ac stating "2 F-16 C PLUSES holding at 31 DELTA HOTEL 7 at 15000' - 138.875
The following sounded like guidance coordinating a ground attack
1016 - target coordinates - N3806.xxx W7621.021 at 12' , something about targeting pod - 138.875
1017 - "follow the finger of the river down" - 138.875
1020 - "boat with a dark wake" - 138.875
1021 - " I see a dock with a group of buildings" - 138.875
1024 - "the target was destroyed, you are cleared back to the wheel" - 138.875
1027 - new target coordinates, different FAC speaking - 138.875
1028 - description of target location mentioning 2 large breakwaters - 138.875
1031 - "single GD or GP 12 (couldn't quite make that one out), I'll be in in 30 seconds" - 138.875
1033 - "take your time, rejoin the fighting wing" - 138.875
1036 - activity continues on 138.875

 

[freqhopping]

Spent the day at Summit Point Raceway and saw some military aircraft pass directly over.
First in the morning I saw a flight of two UH-60s heading north at somewhere around 10k ft I guess. No luck picking up any of their comms. A little later I heard what sounded like OCEAN suffixed with 52 and then saw a C-130 heading south. Seems to have left from Martinsburg. Had him with TRACON 126.1 then 120.45. RI ANG I suppose.

In the afternoon a flight of three CH-47s, ARMY-70085 headed into Martinsburg..

 

[Waltz41]

Brian, someone on another board said it was REACH 6011. If so, that would make it a C-5B, tail 86-0011 from the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover.

Well....it definitley had TRAVIS on the tail. It's hard to see here, but this is all I was able to get before it took off. I did talk to a few others though and I asked them as well, and they said Travis.

 

[TinEar]

Well....it definitley had TRAVIS on the tail. It's hard to see here, but this is all I was able to get before it took off. I did talk to a few others though and I asked them as well, and they said Travis.

So much for the REACH 6011 ID then. He was obviously wrong - unless the aircraft has transferred from Dover to Travis. The Dover ID was based solely on his callsign recovery so I think he must have mixed it up with something else. I can't read the tail number in that picture but it sure doesn't look like 0011.

 

[andy3315]

The Two F-18 Are Supper Hornets An E And F Model The Call Sign Is Vampire 71 There Is Also Two Barksdale A-10's Call Sign Ruckus 71That Went To The Guard Ramp Not Sure If They Were Working With the 111th Haven't Seen Them Up, The C-5 From Travis Was Picking Up Some Stuff From The Marine Hanger Not Sure But I Was Told Two Big Long Boxes So Who Knows, I Will Say This Have Been A Good Weekend For Willow Grove Since I Can Remember When. Hopefully It Stays That Way.

 

[Mark]

Yakota C-130

Went to beach this nice weekend Saturday and passing Dover saw this old C-130
parked at end of ramp..Was still there coming home today.
C-130 #62-1834 and Scramble database has as from 36th AS Yakota Japan.
A long way from homebase.I wonder if retiring or transfering maybe or just passing thru.
YJ tail code I guess stands for Yakota Japan..DOH!

Mark

 

[CitationJet]

04.23.2007 am

Hi,

A few from this morning's commute...

1405Z 118.950 Potomac DEP - EVAC 80055 (C-17A 98-0055 62nd AW McChord) - deps ADW to 17000' dir LDN.
1408Z 118.950 Potomac DEP - NAVY 7C 606 (UC-12B NAS Oceana NFD) - deps DAA 1000'-2000' to 5000' dir GRUBY.
1411Z 118.950 Potomac DEP - PAT 4377 (C-12U 84-24377 2-228th AVN) - deps DAA 1.200'-3000'.

 

[TinEar]

Hi,

A few from this morning's commute...

1405Z 118.950 Potomac DEP - EVAC 80055 (KC-135T 319th ARW Grand Forks) - deps ADW to 17000' dir LDN.
1408Z 118.950 Potomac DEP - NAVY 7C 606 (UC-12B NAS Oceana NFD) - deps DAA 1000'-2000' to 5000' dir GRUBY.
1411Z 118.950 Potomac DEP - PAT 4377 (C-12U 84-24377 2-228th AVN) - deps DAA 1.200'-3000'.

I'd make EVAC 80055 a C-17A (98-0055) from the 62nd Airlift Wing at McChord AFB WA.
Very busy day already today with perfect flying weather. It's so perfect though that I don't want to spend it inside listening to scanners. Time to drag one scanner and my trusty old mag antenna out to the picnic table.