[MilCom] Patrick AFB Area Log - Sun, 20 Mar 2005

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Patrick AFB Area Log - Sun, 20 Mar 2005
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Busier Sunday than usual. My conjecture is that many of these acft were 
participants in the Punta Gorda air show; I know that some were.

TERRA 5: Northrop Grumman JSTARS Ground Station, Melbourne IAP
   7:57am: Comms with T-3 (E-8 acft on ground).
[231.75]

GATOR 50: T-43A, Randolph AFB
   9:25am: Departs Patrick AFB to Randolph.
[335.8, 289.4, 133.75, 132.65, 124.8]

VIKING 03: C-130H, Minn-St Paul, AFRC 934AW "Flying Vikings"
   10:10am: Departs Patrick to Pittsburgh.
[133.75, 132.65, 124.8]

REACH 754T
   10:55am: Lands Patrick; rqsts 75K# fuel; RONs.
[372.2, 132.65, 133.75]

PUJOE 22: T-6A Texan II, Moody AFB 479FTG "Peugots"
   10:24am: Departs Daytona Beach to Gainesville.
[255.4, 307.0]

GOLDFINCH 711: P-3C
   10:32am: Comms with Fiddle at NAS Jax: "Ops normal; KB at this time."
[285.0; possibly 277.8]

LIMA TANGO 621: P-3C, NAS Jax VP-62 "Broad Arrows"
   10:43am: Comms with Oakgrove: "We are at position India, turning to a 
point east of Patrick. Parrot check sweet sweet. Look for us to come in off the 
coast of Jax in about three hours."
[364.2]

HORSE 909: C-130E, Little Rock 314AW
   12:15pm: Comms with MacDill Lightning Ops. "We were off at 1550z. Let 
Little Rock know we will be there in 2.5 hours. We were doing the air show at 
Punta Gorda."
   12:28pm: "We are inbound IFE for #2 engine shutdown."
[311.0]
   
DERBY 57: C-130H, Louisville KY-ANG 123AW
   12:42pm: Departs Patrick, does low approach over Shuttle Runway en route 
to destination.
[133.75, 133.8, 132.65]

COAST GUARD 1098: MH-68A, Cecil Field HITRON-10
   1:33pm; Area transition.
[132.65, 127.075]

GUNFIGHTER 01: F-14, Oceana VF-101 "Grim Reapers"
   1:40pm: Area transition.

BOBCAT 20: T-45C, Meridian NAS TW-1
   3:05pm: Northbound.
[285.5, 269.25]

ROPER 44: T-38, Beale 9RW
   3:30pm: Area transition. Poss RTB from Punta Gorda show?
[291.7]

ROPER 11: T-38, Beale 9RW
   3:30pm: Area transition. Poss RTB from Punta Gorda show?
[291.7]

KING 76: HC-1130P #65-0976 Patrick AFB 920RQW 39RQS
   4:12pm: Lands Patrick.
[133.75, 321.0]

TITAN 04: C-130F, Cherry Point MCAS VMGR-252
   5:55pm: Touch-and-goes at Patrick.
[133.75]

OMAHA 71, poss 71B
   6:15pm: Comms with Hammer.
[282.425]

ROMAN 55: F/A-18, Oceana VFA-106 "Gladiators"
   6:20pm: Northbound.
[285.5, 319.0, 346.25, 279.6]

RIVER 07: F/A-18, New Orleans USNR VFA-204 "River Rattlers"
   7:36pm: Northbound, en route to Pensacola via Lakeland.
[285.5, 269.25]

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