[MilCom] MilAir from WMass Tue/Wed 06/07 Jan 09

[JohnFB]

Tue

1510Z : PACK 61 [62-3506 KC-135 NH] & PACK 62 [64-14836 KC-135 NH] wkg FORCE 21 [87-0123 KC-10 NJ] on 238.900 AR212 - set-up for rendevous

Side note: PACK 62's older brothers [64-14840 to 849] became RC-135s, so I'm always happy to ID this particular tanker.

1514Z : OPEC 23 [poss KC-10 NJ] wkg HATMAN 01 [F-15 104FW] on 295.800 AR631 - return of old friend .... HATMAN was Hog driver who converted.  Singleton took token 3K fuel, then did some contacts for boomer training.  Went off to Yankee Laser afterwards for about 20min.

1544Z : OPEC 23 wkg DC 21 [62-2556 KC-135R] on 228.000 AR777 - set-up for timing .... later rqstd switch to 2ndry 315.900

1557Z : MAINE 91 [58-0107 KC-135R] wkg ZBW ATC on 123.875 - holding Syracuse 08/75 radial waiting for fighters.

1559Z : MAINE 91 wkg HUNTRESS on 260.900 - chk in

1606Z : REHEAT 01 [F-15 104FW] wkg Bradley A/D and ZBW - heading down to W105 probably.

1615Z : REHEAT 01 wkg GK on 338.100 - chk in

REHEAT was up again later in the afternoon, RTB Barnes around 2125Z ....

2125Z : REHEAT wkg HAWK OPS on 303.000 - a/c 499 with codes (Either he meant a/c 78-0469 or there's a 78-0499 that I missed when I did my 'count')

1616Z : COBRA [F-16 174FW] interplane on 138.300 - go to wedge
1616Z : COBRA wkg HUNTRESS on 228.900 - chk in
1617Z : COBRA interplane/TAC on 254.200 - PYTHONs on 139.700
1617Z : COBRA wkg PYTHON on 139.700 - chk in and establish timing

1618Z : POLO 99 [C-5 NY] wkg FORCE 21 on 295.800 AR631

1639Z : RCH 802 wkg ZBW ATC - direct THUMB Nantucket

2159Z : RCH 598 [07-7173 C-17A] wkg HUNTRESS on 364.200 - sweet & sour chk

2330Z : RCH 6023 [C-5B MA] wkg Casino Royale on 252.100 - should be @ KCHS in 2H15M and we're not going to McDill, can you call Charleston?  tnx, cya Thursday.

Wed

For Saint:

0000Z : OPEC 28 [poss KC-10 NJ] wkg JEEP 23 & 24 [KC-135R MI] on 324.600 AR204 - set-up for timing ... going to #2 first

0054Z : RCH 696 clg McGuire METRO on 239.800
0057Z : RCH 696 wkg Westover METRO on 274.750 - rqst WX for Dover @ 0144Z and Westover for 0152Z .... gave no PIREP [how rude]

0105Z : RCH 696 clg Dover CP on 349.400 - many calls
0118Z : RCH 696 wkg Dover CP on 349.400 - (vry faint) 4K cargo offload, pax, inbnd 30min

tnx to DelMarVa guys for serial ID's on the heavies.


JohnFB 
Franklin Co. - Western Massachusetts - USA