[MilCom] Call Sign Help

[Duane Mantick]

Can't help you on those specific callsigns but I can
tell you that here in west-central Indiana if you keep
that dispatch freq. in your scanner, there is no end
of variety to what you'll hear calling Wright-Pat. I'd
say just about anything that flies goes in/out of
there now and then.  And they can be from just about
anyWHERE, too.

Case in point -  years ago a good friend and I were
over there visiting the USAF Museum.  Whilst up in the
cafeteria, a couple flight-suited guys walked in, both
with just a bit of grey in the hair, and one of whom
had a B1-B patch on that I *think" might have ID'ed
him out of Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota.  The other
had a "KC-135 - MiG Bait" patch on.  Both either
Majors or Colonels, can't recall.  Overheard in the
conversation was that they had been visiting the XB-70
Valkyrie and the B1-B jockey says to the tanker
jockey, "man, I'd give my left (private body part) to
fly that thing!"  :-)  :-)

For those who are fortunate enough to live close
enough to Dayton, Ohio and can visit the USAF Museum,
a scanner can be a useful tool as it hasn't been
uncommon for either incoming or outgoing aircraft to
buzz the museum complex.  Got some video of an F-117
that way once.......

I believe that there is at least one member of this
group who lives in the area and can help you quite a
bit with Wright-Pat stuff........

Duane

--- John Denney <den8yzc at woh.rr.com> wrote:

> On Saturday I was driving across Ohio & Indiana to
> see my son in his 
> first college game.  I heard 3 call signs that I
> need a little help with.
> 
> BIRD 1 calling Wright - Pat dispatch on 372.2 -
> advise Randolph we're 
> in the air and will be there early.
> 
> ORCA 70 calling Wright - Pat dispatch several times
> with no 
> reply.  He came out of WP on Sunday afternnon with
> the same call and 
> got clearance to KSUU - Travis AFB
> 
> NEWY or NEWING 82 out of WP on VHF freqs and went
> direct to the Fort Wayne VOR.
> 
> While sitting in the stadium at Butler University
> the Blue Angels did 
> a nice fly over on their approach to the
> Indianapolis International Airport
> coming back from their performance at Mount Comfort,
> IN.
> 
> Any help on the CS would be appreciated....Thanks,
> John.
> 
>
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