[MilCom] Patrick AFB Area Log - Friday, 23 July 2004

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        Friday, 23 July 2004        

DOS 117: UH-1N, US State Dept, Intl Narcotics Mission, Patrick AFB.
9:00am, 12:15pm: Local work.
[133.75, 335.8]

ASCOT 4749: C-130, Royal Air Force, UK
10:35am: Departs to CYQ.
[124.35, 133.75, 132.65, 124.8]

N696US: NA-265 Sabreliner, United Space Alliance, Houston TX (Space Shuttle 
Contractor)
9:46am: Lands Space Coast RAP.
[132.65, 118.9]

MAKO 11: F-16C, Homestead JARB, AFRC 482FW 93FS "Makos"
10:05am: Strafing at Range; working Placid MOA.
[292.2, 285.725, 138.125]

SHARK 21: F-16C, Homestead JARB, AFRC 482FW 93FS "Makos"
10:25am: Working at Range and Placid MOA.
[292.2, 139.8, 138.125]

NASA 969: T-38N #65-10329, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
11:17am: Lands NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility.
[132.65, 128.55]

FRED 18: C-5A, Travis AFB
11:23am: Inbound to NASA-KSC SLF.
[132.65]

N21NG: LJ-35A, Northrop Grumman JSTARS Integ Facility, KMLB.
11:45am: Lands Melbourne IAP.
[132.65, 118.2]

KARMA 41
11:50am: Inbound MacDill AFB f gas-n-go; will return later and RON; rqsts 
crewbus for lunch transport.
[311.0]

SODA 81: KC-135E, McGhee-Tyson 134ARG 151ARS
1:15pm: Area transition; poss dep from X68 or XMR.
[132.65, 124.8]

TEAL 72: WC-130, Keesler AFRC 403W 53WRS "Hurricane Hunter"
2:15pm: Inbound MacDill.
[311.0]

MAKO 11: F-16C, Homestead JARB, AFRC 482FW 93FS
2:25pm: Work at Avon Park Bombing Range.
[292.2, 285.725, 307.1, 138.125]

MAKO 21-24: F-16Cs, Homestead JARB, AFRC 482FW 93FS
2:58pm: Work at Avon Park Bombing Range and Placid MOA.
[292.2, 285.725, 307.1, 139.8, 138.125, 303.15]

NASA 909: T-38N #65-10351, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
3:10pm: NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility.
[132.2, 132.65, 128.55]

BOGEY 17, etc: F-5s, Several flights of 2-ships.
3:20pm-4:30pm: Area transition, Northward, probably coming from NAS-KW. My 
guess is these are VFC-13 birds. One flight might have been given "Direct 
Maxwell."
[317.6, 360.7]

PELICAN 71A: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-45 "Pelicans"
3:43pm: Comms with Fiddle (NAS Jax); also air-air with CARDFILE 71B.
[285.0; 303.0]

KATT 615: T-1A Laughlin
3:44pm: To NAS-Key West.
[349.0]

GUNFIGHTER 27: F-14, Oceana NAS VF-101 "Grim Reapers"
4:02pm: Northbound; FL 370; probably RTB Oceana.
[323.1, 319.0, 256.875, 267.5]

NAVY 1E 054: HH-57, Whiting Field TW-5
4:38pm: Lands Patrick AFB.
[132.65, 133.75]

MUSTANG 01: P-51, Kissimmee A/p
4:30pm: Transition through Avon Park Bombing Range airspace.
[126.15]

NAVY 1E 117: HH-57, Whiting Field TW-5 
4:57pm: Lands Patrick AFB.
[132.65, 133.75]

CARDFILE 71B: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-45
5:02pm: Air-air with PELICAN 71A re dropping "smokers" on buoy, very low 
level; some secure comms.
9:06pm: Thanks RaginCajun for their work; bids farewell.
9:33pm: "ETA Jax 0230z."
[303.0, 285.0]

CORSO 79: C-130E, PR-ANG 156AW 198AS San Juan "Flying Bucaneros"
8:20pm: "Direct Nassau."
[134.0, 133.475, 132.15, 133.4]

KING 21: HC-130, Moody AFB 71RQS
9:35pm: Lands Patrick.
9:52pm: Departs, RTB Moody.
[132.65, 133.75, 124.8, 383.0, 139.3]
Probably picked up Moody pararescue crew who worked with Patrick troops in 
rescue of injured Chinese fisherman off Puerto Rico.

MADFOX 16: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-5 "Mad Foxes"
9:20pm: "Direct NAS Jax."

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