[MilCom] Thunderbirds providing CAP?

Greg Brazil baycomm at earthlink.net
Mon Mar 3 16:29:40 EST 2008


Also two Marine F/A 18's from, VMFAT 101, tail code SH did the fly over 
on Saturday.
Anyone going next year, the Helo pad air controller was on 126.4 and I 
did not here him talk to the T-Birds either.
Greg (back in SF Bay Area)

Greg Brazil wrote:
> I was at the race and watched the T-Birds land about 10 minutes after 
> the second fly over.  The only frequency I could remember was 141.85, so 
> I put it in my scanner and no joy on any comms from them.
> Also no visible CAP and I had Nellis tower in the scanner also and no 
> comms from a CAP that I got.  If there was one I don't think it came 
> from Nellis as I flew in to the race by Helo, was at the track about 9 
> AM & nothing took off from Nellis except a G-V type (C-20?), C-17 & a 
> C-130 that I saw.
> Greg (SF Bay Area) in Las Vegas for the race.
> 
> Brandon Thetford wrote:
> 
>> Usually isn't always so there probably is another unit flying the CAP...
>>
>> Brandon
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> On Behalf Of Duane Donovan
>> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 3:48 PM
>> To: Milcom at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [MilCom] Thunderbirds providing CAP?
>>
>> I am watching the NASCAR race from Las Vegas. The
>> Thunderbirds did the flyover, usually the flyover is
>> also the CAP. The Thunderbirds don't carry any
>> weapons.  Useless CAP.
>>  Duane KF4ELJ
>>
>>
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